forceFinderBoundsAndPosition.scpt

README.md

Force Finder Bounds and Position - Stay boy stay!

Create files below and and load:

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.you.forceFinder.plist

Enjoy Finder windows with a static position and size! Adjust to your personal preferences.

com.you.forceFinder.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.you.forceFinder</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
            <string>/Users/you/workspace/forceFinderBoundsAndPosition.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
    <key>ThrottleInterval</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

forceFinderBoundsAndPosition.scpt

tell application "Finder"
	set the bounds of every Finder window to {0, 426, 1440, 896}
	set the position of every Finder window to {0, 426}
end tell

forceFinderBoundsAndPosition.sh

#!/bin/bash

# update window positioning every 2s (rate limit in .sh rather than plist, meh)
while [ 1 ]
do
    osascript ~/workspace/forceFinderBoundsAndPosition.scpt
    sleep 2
done