How to make windows of new folders open in my size?

Question

In OS X 10.8.2, I create a new folder by right-clicking in the Finder and selecting New Folder. When I open this folder, the size of the window is not the size of the foremost window. The window size inherited by the new folder is always the system default window size, and apparently can not be changed by any means.

Is there a preference, possibly through Terminal, to have the windows of newly created folders open in my preferred window size?

Answer 1

I mostly use column view and have removed all folders except the home folder from favorites, so the root folder of most windows is ~ or /. When the default dimensions or view options for them change, I reset them by running this script with FastScripts.

tell application "Finder"
    if number of windows is 0 then return
    tell Finder window 1
        set toolbar visible to false
        set sidebar width to 0
        set statusbar visible to false
        set current view to column view
        set bounds to {474, 250, 1318, 750}
        tell its column view options
            set shows icon to false
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

FinderMinder watches what windows you open and changes their dimensions. The windows appear at the previous position for a split second though.

Answer 2

I finally came up with a nearly perfect solution based on Lauri Ranta’s script.

1. I modified the code slightly.
2. I did include some additional actions in Automator.
3. I called up the AppleScript code in Automator.
4. I saved the Automator script as “create new folder”.

<<< Not enough points to show Image of script >>>

In Service Preferences I activated “create new folder”, and assigned the keystroke Cmd-Shift-M.

Keying Cmd-Shift-M in the Finder now creates a new folder with the characteristics set up in the AppleScript.

I could assign Cmd-Shift-N in Service Preferences to “create new folder”, but it did not replace the OS X default action of Cmd-Shift-N.

I like to hear from anybody who can get Cmd-Shift-N to work with “create new folder”.