Renaming folder names in lauchpad.

I can't seem to find a way to rename the folder name in lauchpad. I tried clicking it once, but it didn't work. Help.

Ok just click and hold till the folder dance,then click the folder to open it then click the name of the folder once and the letter become edit the you can delete them and type what you want...If you ever use a iphone is just the same.

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    set whichFile to choose file with multiple selections allowed repeat with aFile in whichFile tell application "Finder" set filename to name of aFile set name of aFile to ((characters 7 thru -1 of filename) as string) end tell end repeat
    Thank You!

    Here:
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    Hi. Macophile just starting to tread the waters of Applescript, trying to use Automator but don't think it will do what I need.
    I have many images stored with-in folders that I would like to extrapolate a given number of characters from the folder name and Add Text to the files within those given folders.
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    Folder name is C00100_Descriptive
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    C00100Descriptive01
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    Awesome, you're quite welcome, glad to hear it worked for ya!! Here's another version of the script that will rename the thumb files as jpg...
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    title="Copy this code and paste it into your Script Editor application.">on run
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    open (theItems)
    end run
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    set newFileName to folderNameStart & "_" & fileName
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  • How to rename files by folder name in applescript

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    I'm pretty new to this whole Java thing (even though
    I've been attempting to do it for a while!) so was
    wondering if you could point me in the right
    direction.
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    Here it is again but I didn't do anything different, and it works for Rudegar. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
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    OS X: How to change user account name or home directory name
    Summary Learn how to change your user account name and home directory name (which should match) by using the advanced procedure described below.  
    Products Affected
    Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.6, OS X Lion, Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.4
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    Use the Users & Groups pane (Accounts pane in Mac OS X v10.6.8 or earlier) in System Preferences to create a new user with the Account name or Short Name that you used in the previous step.
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    After verifying that your data is as expected, you can delete the original user account via the Users & Groups pane (Accounts pane in Mac OS X v10.6.8 or earlier).
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    For Mac OS X v10.2: Fill in the New Password and Verify fields.
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    Drag the contents of this folder to the Trash.
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    Change the name to match the new user's short name.
    Close the Info window.
    Open the Keychain Access application, located in the Utilities folder.
    From the Edit menu, choose "<new_name> Settings". For the user Jacques, this would appear as: "jacques Settings".
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    Disable the root user.
    If everything is working correctly, you do not need to log back in as root to empty the Trash. The folders you put there occupy a negligible amount of disk space.
    Depending on what software you have installed, you may wish to rename other files and folders that may have been created under the original user short name to match the new user short name.
    Once you are certain that everything is working properly, you may want to delete the Home directory (folder) of the original user, which should be empty. For instructions on how to do this, see this article.
    Additional Information Note: Although you can change your Home name in Mac OS X v10.3 or later, you  usually shouldn't.  
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