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I have set up my Mac (10.6.4) to display random image from iPhoto on desktop.
From time to time I would like to know which image is displayed (I have a lot of them), but I could not find a way how to do it.
Something like right click > show file (like iPhoto has) would be great.
Željko Filipin
Posted 2010-11-09T11:54:41.797
Reputation: 4 067
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The following Applescript should work:
on run
tell application "System Events"
tell current desktop
set desktopProperties to (get item 3 of (get properties as list) as text)
end tell
end tell
tell application "Finder"
reveal desktopProperties
end tell
end run
In Snow Leopard, to turn this into a useful action, open up Automator.app and from the template menu select Service.
In the top bar, make it read: Service receives No input in any application. Then drag Run Applescript from the Library pane beneath it and paste the above Applescript code into that window (replacing the default template code).
Save it as a suitably named workflow (e.g. Show Wallpaper). This will then appear as an action in the Services menu of all applications, or you can assign it a keyboard shortcut in the System Preferences\Keyboard Shortcuts pane under Services.
References:
Kenners
Posted 2010-11-09T11:54:41.797
Reputation: 41
The code you have provided always opens default wallpaper
/Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/Aurora.jpg. – Željko Filipin – 2010-11-09T15:49:19.423Noted. I've amended the above Applescript so that it should now work. – Kenners – 2010-11-09T19:20:52.633
I am still getting Aurora.jpg every time. – Željko Filipin – 2010-11-10T08:29:08.720
Now it points to file in iPhoto Library, but to the wrong file. – Željko Filipin – 2010-11-10T11:00:19.327
Looks like it is a known problem. The article you link to says (in the comments)
there is no way to get the current random wallpaper. – Željko Filipin – 2010-11-10T11:03:37.580