Verbs Used with Windows
In addition to properties, Finder windows respond to a specific set of verbs or commands. Some of these have been incorporated into our previous scripts:
get: used to access the current values of a window property
set: used to apply a new value to a window property
open: causes a window to display in the Finder
close: causes a window to close
With these commands we’ve been able to manipulate the size, position, and display of Finder windows. Now we’ll add another command for controlling windows to our vocabulary: select
Although the select verb can be applied to other scriptable objects, it can be used to make a window active so that it moves in front of any other open windows:
select: causes a window to come to the front
Delete the previous script from the script window, and then enter, compile, and the following script:
tell application "Finder" to select the last Finder window
The Finder window that was behind the front Finder window now moves to the front of the open windows.
NOTE: you could accomplish the same result by using the set verb to change the value of the index property of the last Finder window:
tell application "Finder" to set the index of the last Finder window to 1