From what i read i understood, there is a Problem with refreshing the Finder Window.
I define the comment column as the sort column, but if the window reopens ist sorted by Name.
Is there a Way to to it?
Thanks for response.
Here ist my example…
tell application "Finder"
tell Finder window 1
set current view to list view
tell its list view options
set properties to {calculates folder sizes:false, shows icon preview:false, icon size:small icon, text size:10, uses relative dates:true} --, sort column:comment column, sort direction:normal}
tell column name column
set properties to {index:1, sort direction:normal, width:20}
end tell
tell column size column
set properties to {index:8, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column modification date column
set properties to {index:6, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:true}
end tell
tell column creation date column
set properties to {index:4, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:true}
end tell
tell column kind column
set properties to {index:5, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:false}
end tell
tell column label column
set properties to {index:2, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column version column
set properties to {index:7, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:false}
end tell
tell column comment column
set properties to {index:3, sort direction:normal, width:100, visible:true}
end tell
set sort column to comment column
tell sort column
set sort direction to normal -- normal | reversed
end tell
end tell
--tell application "Finder" to tell front window to update every item
end tell
tell the front Finder window
--set current view to list view
--set zoomed to false
set f to target
close
end tell
open f
end tell
Model: MacBook
Browser: Safari 537.86.4
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.9)
I haven’t found a way to make the columns’ visibilities take, but on my machine (10.11.3), the size and sort column changes become visible if the window’s closed and opened twice.
tell application "Finder"
-- Set the properties as previously, then:
set f to target of front Finder window
repeat 2 times
close front Finder window
open f
end repeat
end tell
Unfortunately that’s not the solution, the result remains the same.
It seems that when you open a window, the priority of the sort is on the Name column.
set altTarget to path to favorites folder
tell application "Finder"
if front window exists then
set _target to target of front window as alias
if _target = altTarget then set altTarget to path to home folder
tell front window
--set bounds to {0, 44, 1040, 1196} # Must be less than the aggregate column widths.
if current view ≠list view then
set current view to list view
end if
tell its list view options
set properties to {calculates folder sizes:false, shows icon preview:false, icon size:small icon, text size:10, uses relative dates:true} --, sort column:comment column, sort direction:normal}
(*
tell column name column
set properties to {index:1}, sort direction:normal, width:20}
end tell
*)
tell column size column
set properties to {index:8, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column modification date column
set properties to {index:6, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:false}
end tell
tell column creation date column
set properties to {index:4, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:false}
end tell
tell column kind column
set properties to {index:5, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:false}
end tell
tell column label column
set properties to {index:2, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column version column
set properties to {index:7, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:false}
end tell
tell column comment column
set properties to {index:3, sort direction:normal, width:100, visible:true}
end tell
set sort column to comment column
tell sort column
set sort direction to normal -- normal | reversed
end tell
end tell
repeat 2 times
set target to altTarget
set target to _target
end repeat
end tell
end if
end tell
I don’t know what to suggest then. It does work for me, except for making hidden columns visible and vice versa. The items are sorted by comment in the window even when the comment column isn’t visible. However, where several files have the same comment, they’re then subsorted by name, whatever the sort column was before. But you’re apparently using Mac OS 10.9, so maybe the behaviour’s different on that system.
Coming back to post this, I see you’ve extended your reply with a script which doesn’t reopen the window at all! Here’s what I was using:
tell application "Finder"
tell Finder window 1
set current view to list view
tell its list view options
set properties to {calculates folder sizes:false, shows icon preview:false, icon size:small icon, text size:10, uses relative dates:true} --, sort column:comment column, sort direction:normal}
tell column name column
set properties to {index:1, sort direction:normal, width:20}
end tell
tell column size column
set properties to {index:8, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column modification date column
set properties to {index:6, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:true}
end tell
tell column creation date column
set properties to {index:4, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:true}
end tell
tell column kind column
set properties to {index:5, sort direction:normal, width:120, visible:false}
end tell
tell column label column
set properties to {index:2, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:true}
end tell
tell column version column
set properties to {index:7, sort direction:normal, width:72, visible:false}
end tell
tell column comment column
set properties to {index:3, sort direction:normal, width:100, visible:true}
end tell
set sort column to comment column
tell sort column
set sort direction to normal -- normal | reversed
end tell
end tell
--tell application "Finder" to tell front window to update every item
end tell
set f to target of front Finder window
repeat 2 times
close front Finder window
open f
end repeat
end tell
After several tests, I found the Bug.
AppleScript sorts the comment column based on the modification date column.
Its the same pattern. So i think there is no chance for an workaround.
