Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 49)

C H A P T E R 2
Finder Objects
Object Class Definitions
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DEFAULT VALUE CLASS RETURNED
Reference.
EXAMPLES
This script turns on the Calculate Folder Sizes property of the Views
control panel:
tell application "Finder"
set calculate folder sizes of view preferences to true
end tell
This script turns on file sharing for the local computer.
tell application "Finder"
set file sharing to true
end tell
The next example selects all the unselected items in the active window.
tell application "Finder"
repeat with x in front window
set selected of x to not selected of x
end repeat
end tell
NOTES
Although Startup Disk and Trash are properties of the desktop object, you can
also refer to them as if they were properties of the Finder. Thus, the Finder
interprets both of these statements are references to whatever disk is currently
the startup disk:
startup disk
startup disk of desktop