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Post #836080

2026-03-25 14:48 UTC

Got a user request for templates in Octavo (my Mac app for PDF imposition). Do you guys think I should build on top of the "Stationary Pad" finder flag? Do any of you actually use that? Advantages of using it, it'd handle the open-as-new-document flow for me. But the disadvantage is, I couldn't set a separate icon or extension for the template files. #appkit #macdev #BuildInPublic

Replies (3)

  • @boredzo@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 15:20

    @amyworrall Hmmm, is that true? I remember applications used to have different icons for stationery pads back in System 7. Would be surprised if that functionality got dropped. I have used it a handful of times. Actually now I think of it, I have a Retrobatch document I should make a stationery pad for.

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  • @justkwin@toot.community 2026-03-25 16:21

    @amyworrall I use the stationery pad feature /all/ the time. I have a set of BBEdit text doc stationery pads, each preconfigured for specifics tasks. Then again, I’m weird so you should probably just ignore me (-:

    Open ##1467321

  • @josh@appdot.net 2026-03-25 20:28

    @amyworrall Even Apple has forgotten that exists. Check out the iWork suite.

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