Here is the most useful Applescript I have found yet. It will open two Finder windows stacked above one another in a similar fashion to Rob's preferred Finder set-up as described in his guide. The beauty of this script (or an appropriately modified version of it) is that it can be launched from the dock at any time to give you your own preferred Finder window set-up.
I found the original script on Apple's Applescript site, which is well worth a visit if you haven't been there lately!
This particular script is designed for people who like to have two finder windows in column view stacked one above the other, filling a large portion of the screen. Download the script from my iTools web site.
Read the rest of this article for the source of the script, as well as some comments on tweaking it for your particular machine.
NOTE: This may not work with a direct copy and paste.
property monitor_width : 980This particular script is optimized for my powerbook at 1024x768 resolution with the dock on the right hand side. I have a modified version for my work computer running at 1600x1200. You will need to edit yours to suit your own set-up.
property monitor_height : 768
set the startup_disk to (path to startup disk)
tell application "Finder"
activate
set visible of (every process whose visible is true and frontmost is false) ¬
to false
-- BOTTOM WINDOW
set this_window to make new Finder window
set the target of this_window to the startup_disk
set the bounds of this_window to {0, (monitor_height * 0.55) div 1, ¬
monitor_width, monitor_height}
set the current view of this_window to column view
-- TOP WINDOW
set this_window to make new Finder window
set the target of this_window to the startup_disk
set the bounds of this_window to {0, (monitor_height * 0.06) div 1, ¬
monitor_width, (monitor_height * 0.53) div 1}
set the current view of this_window to column view
end tell
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