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Workaround for a bug of Photos App about setting location.
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Workaround for a bug of Photos App about setting location. | |
Original thread: | |
"when I enter a location for a picture, Photos changes it to a different location" | |
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251905264 | |
See also: | |
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251905264?answerId=254499375022#254499375022 | |
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251905264?answerId=254501019022#254501019022 | |
Contributors: | |
YOCKOW https://discussions.apple.com/profile/YOCKOW | |
Stephan-S https://discussions.apple.com/profile/Stephan-S | |
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tell application "Photos" | |
activate | |
try | |
set selectedImages to (get selection) | |
set numberOfImages to (count of selectedImages) | |
set imagesDescription to "" | |
if numberOfImages ≤ 0 then | |
error "Please select an image." | |
else if numberOfImages = 1 then | |
set imageTitle to the name of first item of selectedImages | |
if (not (exists (imageTitle))) or (imageTitle is "") then | |
set imageTitle to the filename of first item of selectedImages | |
end if | |
set imagesDescription to "\"" & (imageTitle as string) & "\"" | |
else | |
set imagesDescription to numberOfImages & " images" | |
end if | |
set dialogMessage to ("New location for " & imagesDescription & ":") | |
set response to display dialog dialogMessage default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button "OK" with icon note | |
set newLocationString to text returned of response | |
if ((button returned of response) = "OK") and (newLocationString is not "") then | |
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "," | |
set latitudeLongitude to every text item of newLocationString | |
if (count of latitudeLongitude) is not 2 then | |
error "Invalid Location." | |
end if | |
repeat with theImage in selectedImages | |
set the location of theImage to latitudeLongitude | |
end repeat | |
display alert "New location set to: " & newLocationString | |
end if | |
on error errorMsg number errorNumber | |
display alert errorMsg as critical | |
end try | |
end tell |
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