Chapter 28. Location Manager Control Panel

Location Manager is a control panel that allows the user to establish and switch between various named computer and networking configurations. The (minimally) scriptable control panel is located in startup disk:System Folder:Control Panels. Figure 28-1 shows the Location Manager window. You can use it to set up and name a configuration or location that controls several characteristics of your system, including:

  • AppleTalk and TCP/IP settings

  • The default printer

  • File sharing (whether it is on or off)

  • The set of Extension files that loads when the computer boots up

  • Internet settings (such as the default browser, FTP, and telnet apps)

  • Remote Access

  • The time zone for the computer’s internal clock

Location Manager window
Figure 28-1. Location Manager window

You can switch between settings using an AppleScript, but not much more. The Examples section at the end of the chapter checks the current location (a property of the Location Manager program), and then changes the location to a different one.

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