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PATH Documentation > Mac OS 8 and 9 > Files > Finder Interface

The Finder is an application that works with system software to keep track of files and manage the user’s desktop. Your application uses the Finder Interface to work with the Finder


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		Finder Interface Reference This document contains the most up-to-date information available for the Finder Interface APIs.


		Macintosh Toolbox Essentials (Chapter 7 - Finder Interface) This System 7 document discusses the Human Interface Toolbox and includes code samples and conceptual overviews as well as reference material. See Chapter 7 for information about the Finder Interface.

		Inside Macintosh: More Macintosh Toolbox (Chapter 9 - Desktop Manager) This document discusses portions of the Human Interface Toolbox and includes code samples and conceptual overviews as well as reference material. See Chapter 9 for a description of Desktop Manager routines that the Finder uses to manage the desktop database. Note that most programs do not need to access the information in the desktop database; neither do they need to use Desktop Manager routines to manipulate that information.

		Desktop Icons Reprinted with permission by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., this chapter from Learning Carbon describes the kinds of icon that are used on Mac OS X, illustrates what goes into icon design, explains the technical details of icons (such as sizes and masks), describes how to get a file or application to appear with your icon, and explains how to add application and document icons to an application.