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FileSorter is an AppleScript library to sort a list of files and folders according to the order arranged in Finder. This library help to utilize Finder as a user interface for customizing sorting order of a file list.

The sorting method is automatically changed depending on a kind of a Finder window of icon view, list view and column view.

• OS X 10.9 or later
  • Developed and tested on macOS 10.14.6

• SortEngine
• XList
• XText
• OpenHelpBook

• 3.2.1 -- 2020-04-29
  • Fixed : sorting orders for modification date or creation date are reversed.
• 3.2 -- 2020-01-31
  • OS X 10.9 or later is required.
  • Removed dependency of ModuleLoader
  • OpenHelpBook.scptd is used to display a help book instead of HelpBook.osax.
• 3.1.6 -- 2016-09-15
  • Fixed compatibility with ModuleLoader 3.0
  • Updated the help book bundle structure.
    • Mac OS X 10.6 or later is required.
• 3.1.5 -- 2016-02-02
  • When the returned value of resolve_container() of a delegate object is missgi value, Finder's insertion location will be reffered.
• 3.1.4 -- 2013-11-15
  • Improved implementation/
• 3.1.3 -- 2013-05-23
  • Support XList 1.6.
• 3.1.2 -- 2011-06-14
  • Fixed error with Cover Flow View.
• 3.1.1 -- 2010-11-14
  • Improved compatibilty with Mac OS X 10.4.
    • When "target_items_at" returns a list of HFS pathes, sorted_items will return a list of HFS pathes instead of a list of aliases.
• 3.1 -- 2010-10-22
  • ModuleLoader 2.1 is required.
  • Remove a dependency on ShowHelpBook.
  • Fixed an error when Finder's front window is in search mode.
    • When front Finder window is in search mode, resolve_container will return a reference to the Finder window.
• 3.0.4 -- 2009-11-06
  • Fixed an error when Finder window's view is not arranged icon view.
  • If passed file list is a list of HFS paths, the result is a list of paths instead of a list of aliases.
• 3.0.3 -- 2009-08-11
  • Fixed an error when the delegate's target_item_at returns missing value and reference Finder's view is list view.
• 3.0.2 -- 2009-07-28
  • Fixed a problem that when delegate's target_items_at returns a list of HFS paths, getting icon positions are failed.
  • Fixed a problem that when delegate's target_items_at returns missing value, error occurs for list view or column view.
• 3.0.1 -- 2009-04-14
  • Fixed sorting orders for modification date or creation date are reversed.
• 3.0 -- 2008.02.05
  • First release with English documents.