Finder.zoomWindow

Syntax Finder.zoomWindow (pathToFolder, zoom)

Params pathToFolder is the path name of the folder whose window you wish to zoom in or out.

zoom is a boolean value indicating whether to zoom the window out (if true) or in (if false).

Action Changes the zoomed state of the window displaying the folder at pathToFolder, if necessary, to in or out, depending on the value in zoom. It opens the window if necessary.

Returns True

Examples Finder.zoomWindow ("System Folder:", true)
» true

Zooms System Folder's window open if it isn't already.

Finder.zoomWindow ("System Folder:", false)
» true

Zooms System Folder's window in (to its original, un-zoomed size) if it isn't already.

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

Notes With Scriptable Finder, you can set the window's zoomed property to true or false using Finder.set ()

This verb emulates the behavior of the zoom icon in a Macintosh window, acting as a toggle. Zooming behavior is slightly different between System 6 and System 7.

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