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property image_extension_list : {"tif", "tiff", "gif", "png", "pict", "pct", "jpg", "jpeg", "bmp"}
property video_extension_list : {"avi", "mov", "mpg", "mpeg", "wmv", "mp4", "m4a"}
property audio_extension_list : {"mp3", "wav", "aac"}
property archive_extension_list : {"zip", "sit", "tar", "tgz", "gz", "bzip2"}
property documents_extension_list : {"doc", "docx", "pdf", "txt", "xls", "xslx", "ppt"}
property diskAlignLeft : true
property otherAlignLeft : false
property margin : {50, 60, 0, 0} -- {left, top, right, bottom}
property xPadding : 50
property yPadding : 50
arrangeIcons()
to arrangeIcons()
set myDisk to {}
set myFolder to {}
set myImage to {}
set myVideo to {}
set myAudio to {}
set myArhive to {}
set myDoc to {}
set myOther to {}
tell application "Finder"
set myDisk to every disk of desktop
set myFolder to every folder of window of desktop
set myFiles to every file of window of desktop
repeat with this_item in myFiles
if (the name extension of the this_item is in the image_extension_list) then
set the end of myImage to this_item
else if (the name extension of the this_item is in the video_extension_list) then
set the end of myVideo to this_item
else if (the name extension of the this_item is in the audio_extension_list) then
set the end of myAudio to this_item
else if (the name extension of the this_item is in the archive_extension_list) then
set the end of myArhive to this_item
else if (the name extension of the this_item is in the documents_extension_list) then
set the end of myDoc to this_item
else
set the end of myOther to this_item
end if
end repeat
set myScreen to bounds of window of desktop
end tell
set (item 1 of myScreen) to (item 1 of myScreen) + (item 1 of margin)
set (item 2 of myScreen) to (item 2 of myScreen) + (item 2 of margin)
set (item 3 of myScreen) to (item 3 of myScreen) - (item 3 of margin)
set (item 4 of myScreen) to (item 4 of myScreen) - (item 4 of margin)
if (diskAlignLeft) then
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myDisk)
else
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myDisk)
end if
if (otherAlignLeft) then
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myFolder)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myImage)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myVideo)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myAudio)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myArhive)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myDoc)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, myOther)
else
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myFolder)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myImage)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myVideo)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myAudio)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myArhive)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myDoc)
set myScreen to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, myOther)
end if
end arrangeIcons
to arrangeIconsLeft(myScreen, iconsArray)
tell application "Finder"
set iconSize to icon size of the icon view options of window of desktop
set myX to (item 1 of myScreen)
set myY to (item 2 of myScreen)
repeat with this_item in iconsArray
if (myY + iconSize + yPadding) > (item 4 of myScreen) then
set (item 1 of myScreen) to (item 1 of myScreen) + iconSize + xPadding
set myX to (item 1 of myScreen)
set myY to (item 2 of myScreen)
end if
set the desktop position of this_item to {myX, myY}
set myY to myY + iconSize + yPadding
end repeat
end tell
if not (myY = (item 2 of myScreen)) then
set (item 1 of myScreen) to (item 1 of myScreen) + iconSize + xPadding
end if
return myScreen
end arrangeIconsLeft
to arrangeIconsRight(myScreen, iconsArray)
tell application "Finder"
set iconSize to icon size of the icon view options of window of desktop
set myX to (item 3 of myScreen)
set myY to (item 2 of myScreen)
repeat with this_item in iconsArray
if (myY + iconSize + yPadding) > (item 4 of myScreen) then
set (item 3 of myScreen) to (item 3 of myScreen) - iconSize - xPadding
set myX to (item 3 of myScreen)
set myY to (item 2 of myScreen)
end if
set the desktop position of this_item to {myX - iconSize, myY}
set myY to myY + iconSize + yPadding
end repeat
end tell
if not (myY = (item 2 of myScreen)) then
set (item 3 of myScreen) to (item 3 of myScreen) - iconSize - xPadding
end if
return myScreen
end arrangeIconsRight
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