Customizing window sizes in finder?

hi , I waswondering if anyone can help me here. ..
Everytime I open a folder, i resize a window to my preferable size and everytime
i open that folder again, finder didnt remember the size. I know it seems trivial, but I want all my window sizes to be remembered . is this possible?!
Thank you all / alexis

Yeah, that is a bit annoying - especially since the Finder remembered in pre-OSX systems. Mine doesn't even remember the view options half the time.
If you keep your windows the same size, maybe you could attach an AppleScript that sets the window bounds to the Finder toolbar (in that case, perhaps modify one of the scripts at Apple's toolbar site).
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In an earlier message under Mac OS X Panther it was recommended that I post a new message in the AppleScript forum.
I'm looking for a way to automate the repetitive task of resizing Finder windows and resetting view options. For example resetting a hundred folders to the same window size and screen position with the same view options. This requires manually adjusting each window one by one.
A solution could be an AppleScript that would automate this task.
The following is the earlier message:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1283081#1283081
I mistakenly deleted all the preference files for the Finder window options on my 17 inch PowerBook (.DS_Store Files).
This has returned all Finder windows to default settings for window sizes and view options.
I use custom widow sizes for all my folders that nicely fit the 17 inch screen on my PowerBook, leaving enough desktop space on the right for the hard drive icons and the Dock that I always keep vertical on the right.
I have a 12 inch PowerBook as well. And it has it's own custom window size that fits it's much smaller screen. It has always been a complaint of mine to have to manually reset windows whenever I needed to transfer folders with Bluetooth file exchange.
Resetting Finder window sizes and view option has always been a time consuming problem. Now to have to do it over again for hundreds of windows is a huge task that is way to manual.
The Finder is customizable. There must be a way to set the options for one window and be able to use those adjustments for other windows without having to re adjust each setting manually.
There was an application called Finder Window Manager. Maybe someone knows of another application that can do this of task or another way around this issue.
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Photoscene,
I think if you repost this to the AppleScript link, someone there will have a solution for you (in the form of an applescript that you can run)...
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=724
Give it a shot (I'm not clever enough to give you a good script yet, but someone there will be!)
Bob

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