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<blockquote data-quote="remain" data-source="post: 406271" data-attributes="member: 23182"><p>Well, Mac OS X is the less "path dependent" OS of the two,</p><p>so if OS X's Copy Paste is path dependent,</p><p>then Windows most likely is as well.</p><p></p><p>Actually, I believe the old MacOS was truly not path dependent.</p><p>As for Mac OS X, it all depends on the app.</p><p>Usually, Cocoa apps are path dependent, while Carbon apps "stick" to the file or folder even if it's been renamed.</p><p></p><p>You can easily try this out:</p><p>Save a file in TextEdit (Cocoa app), change the name in the Finder, then save again in TextEdit. </p><p>It would make a new file with the old file name.</p><p></p><p>Repeat these steps in Word (Carbon app). You'll see that it won't create a new file; it will change the name of the file in Word to the new name.It is sort of strange that the Finder's Copy Paste is path dependent, because the Finder is a Carbon app.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, for the Windows thing, if I use my Windows machine anytime soon, I'll try it out and post the result here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remain, post: 406271, member: 23182"] Well, Mac OS X is the less "path dependent" OS of the two, so if OS X's Copy Paste is path dependent, then Windows most likely is as well. Actually, I believe the old MacOS was truly not path dependent. As for Mac OS X, it all depends on the app. Usually, Cocoa apps are path dependent, while Carbon apps "stick" to the file or folder even if it's been renamed. You can easily try this out: Save a file in TextEdit (Cocoa app), change the name in the Finder, then save again in TextEdit. It would make a new file with the old file name. Repeat these steps in Word (Carbon app). You'll see that it won't create a new file; it will change the name of the file in Word to the new name.It is sort of strange that the Finder's Copy Paste is path dependent, because the Finder is a Carbon app. Oh yeah, for the Windows thing, if I use my Windows machine anytime soon, I'll try it out and post the result here. [/QUOTE]
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