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Re: Scripting Finder's Information Window
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Re: Scripting Finder's Information Window


  • Subject: Re: Scripting Finder's Information Window
  • From: Emile Schwarz <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:02:25 +0200

Peter, the list,

your 'trick' works fine (I think) unless you have the "Inspector" window open.

To open the Inspector window, use Command-alt-i (instead of the regular Command-i).

Having the Inspector window open allows you to get informations about the selected item (whatever the selection is).

HTH,

Emile

PS: that may be the reason why Jonathan 'overthinking'it...

Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 09:43:00 -0500 From: Peter Bunn <email@hidden> Subject: Re: Scripting Finder's Information Window To: "AppleScript Users Mailing List" <email@hidden> Message-ID: <email@hidden> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Jonathan Levi wrote:
>How can I script the Finder to select a file's icon in the General
>Information Panel of the Information Window? Here's what I've done so far:
    

It appears as if you're 'overthinking' this...

Might the following work?

Peter B.

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set this_item to choose file without invisibles

tell application "Finder"
	activate

	open the information window of item this_item

	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Finder"
			keystroke tab
		end tell
	end tell

end tell
  
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