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Summary:
The documentation for [NSWorkspace desktopImageURLForScreen:] says that it returns the NSURL for the desktop image for the given screen. This is incorrect, when the user sets a folder of pictures the returned URL points to the containing directory. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14099363/get-the-current-wallpaper-in-cocoa.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Write an objc program with the following content:

#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>

#import <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
	NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
	NSWorkspace *w = [NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace];
	NSURL *url = [w desktopImageURLForScreen:[NSScreen mainScreen]];
	NSString *path = [url path];
	printf("%s\n", [path UTF8String]);
	[pool release];
	return 0;
}

2. Compile like "cc current_desktop_path.m -framework AppKit".
3. Execute the a.out binary and see how it returns the path to the directory, not to the current image being displayed.

Expected Results:
The returned path should point to the currently visible image.

Actual Results:
Returns the path to a temporary folder containing aliases to the folder of images.