>>On 7/10/09, RJay Hansen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I've been working on a script to copy tiff files from our RIPs to our
>>>  Platesetters. I've got it working correctly with a "choose folder"
>>>  command, but I want to add an option to choose multiple files rather
>>> than
>>>  just a folder of files. The problem I'm having with this is that as
>>> soon
>>>  as you select the first file, the Finder temporarily locks up while it
>>>  works on drawing a preview of the tiff file. These are huge 1-bit tiff
>>>  files and it's taking a good 30+ seconds to show the preview before
>>> the
>>>  user can select the rest of the files and let the script continue.
>>>
>>>  Is it possible to disable the preview so the user can choose the files
>>>  they need without waiting for a preview they don't need to be
>>> displayed?
>>
>>Only if they've elected to open a Finder window, selected hit CMD+J,
>> cylcled
>>through the three views (icon, list, and column), deselected Show icon
>> preview
>>in each view, and clicked on Use as Defaults for their favored view. I
>> use
>>Always open in list view, with Show icon view deselected, as the default
>> for
>>all Finder windows.
>
> If you don't want all the information in a Finder window, just use
> "choose from list:"
>
> set imgFolder to choose folder
> set imgList to list folder imgFolder
> set filestoCopy to choose from list imgList with multiple selections
> allowed
> --

Thanks for the answers. Most of this would involve three specific folders
so setting the Finder view on those windows wouldn't be a big deal. I may
try the choose from list idea though to see how it works.

RJay