Finder window to max shortcut?

[GavinBKK]

Is there a KB shortcut to max out all Finder windows to a Dock-aware full screen size?

TIA

[Mikey-San]

No. Mac OS X windows are designed to maximize to the amount of screen space needed to display as much of its contents as possible.

[GavinBKK]

Thanks Mikey. Is it do-able, maybe with a script? I do not find that my Finder windows max out in the way you describe. Actually, not even slightly.

[ThreeBKK]

Well, you could set a keyboard shortcut for the "zoom" command (green plus button). That resizes my Finder window to full screen, and leaves room for the dock. Windows will only go full screen for me if they are displaying enough content. Three or four levels deep into column view is enough to do it.

Pressing option while clicking the green plus button causes all open Finder windows to zoom.

[fracai]

You could write an AppleScript or Automator action to get the screen size and set the target window to some size just under that. Then bind that script to a key combination via Quicksilver or similar.

[GavinBKK]

Quote: Originally Posted by fracai You could write an AppleScript or Automator action to get the screen size and set the target window to some size just under that. Then bind that script to a key combination via Quicksilver or similar.

I could if I knew how...

[capitalj]

Quote: Originally Posted by GavinBKK I could if I knew how...

Every Finder window? Something like this?

tell application "Finder"
	set {d1, d2, d3, d4} to (desktop's window's bounds)
	set margins to {d1 + 10, d2 + 54, d3 - 10, d4 - 148}
	set bounds of every window to margins
	--replace the previous line with the following for just the front window:
	--set bounds of window 1 to margins
end tell

[GavinBKK]

Thanks Capitalj. Where do I get the info that goes in the brackets. Apologies for being thick again...

[capitalj]

Quote: Originally Posted by GavinBKK Thanks Capitalj. Where do I get the info that goes in the brackets.

This line of the script:

set {d1, d2, d3, d4} to (desktop's window's bounds)

gets the screen's boundaries - for example {0, 0, 1680, 1050} is the result for my PowerBook.

This line:

set margins to {d1 + 10, d2 + 54, d3 - 10, d4 - 148}

sets the Finder window size (with tool bar visible) to a bit less than full screen, with room for a maximized Dock. I originally typed "56" and "100" instead of "54" and "148"; I have gone back and corrected that. "56" was a typo, and "100" was because I hadn't actually set my dock to it's maximum size (by keeping the number of icons to a minimum).

d1 + 10 - (0 +10) leaves a 10 pixel margin on the left side
d2 + 54 - (0 + 54) leaves a 10 pixel margin on the top
d3 - 10 - (1680 - 10) leaves a 10 pixel margin on the left side
d4 - 148 - (1050 - 148) leaves a 150 pixel margin on the bottom

I only checked the dimensions of a maximized dock by eye, but 148 pixels leaves what I think is a 10 pixel space between the top of the dock and the bottom of the Finder window.

So to change the size of the margins, change the numbers 10, 56, 10, 148. For example:

set margins to {d1, d2 + 44, d3, d4 - 138}

leaves no margin.

[capitalj]

It just occurred to me - save the script as an application and put it your Finder window toolbar for easy access.

[anika123]

Threebkk's tip #4 seems much more simple - no?

[m021478]

Anyone have any idea about how to make the aforementioned script work properly in a dual monitor setup? My primary monitor has a resolution of 1920x1200 and my secondary monitor is 2560x1600...

Thanks!

[capitalj]

Quote: Originally Posted by anika123 Threebkk's tip #4 seems much more simple - no?

Not really. There is no difference in the amount of time it takes to type a keyboard shortcut for either approach, and it won't take any longer to manually click the application icon in the tool bar than to click the green zoom button, but the button will not do exactly what the OP wants (emphasis is mine):

Quote: Originally Posted by GavinBKK Is there a KB shortcut to max out all Finder windows to a Dock-aware full screen size?

As Mikey-San said in post #2

Quote: Originally Posted by Mikey-San Mac OS X windows are designed to maximize to the amount of screen space needed to display as much of its contents as possible.

It doesn't open every window to fill the screen every time.

[capitalj]

Quote: Originally Posted by m021478 Anyone have any idea about how to make the aforementioned script work properly in a dual monitor setup? My primary monitor has a resolution of 1920x1200 and my secondary monitor is 2560x1600... Thanks!

I don't have dual monitor, maybe these will help? I saw them, but didn't read them through.

Exploring Dual Screens

Get monitor resolution

[J.E. Highley]

Hi all.

I know this conversation is over a year out, but it's still an issue in Leopard for those of us who want full-screen maxin'.

I've been doing this happily with my mac since Panther. It takes some minor work on your part to set it up, but if you're pulling your hair out and need a fix, go to this old post I wrote about it here .

(It's a long thread, but do a text search for: "HERE IS A MAC OSX SCREEN EXPAND FIX")



'Best,

- J.E.Highley
www.rationalbabble.com