Better Label tool

Hi,

i want to donate an older app i wrote at some time in the past. But i use it yet today, because its less intrusive unlike Apple’s finder label feature used from Lion up.
The tool i present you, is a color label tool, to label your important files; and i know how it is to repeat over again right-clicks to label items. Annoying, especially for those who have bought costly older software who doesnt work on newer Mac Os builds, because Rosetta isnt supported anymore. So now you have a chance to label your files also on older systems with ease! For further info, “Usage” is written in the Help-section of the comments at the beginning of the script itself.

You have a selection of 7 spectacular colors to choose from!! :lol:

Instructions to build this app

  1. Save the below script as Application with name “Labels -en” or another meaningful name, on the Desktop
  2. Right-click on it. Navigate inside to: Contents:Resources:
  3. Here (inside folder Resources) create a new Folder and name it: Labels
  4. Put 8 images with the suffix “icns” into the folder created in step 3. (Labels)
    i suggest you to use 500x250 pixel sized icns and assign to them names in numerical order following this sequence:
    0.icns == white, 1.icns == orange, 2.icns == red, 3.icns == yellow, 4.icns == blue, 5.icns == violet, 6.icns == green, 7.icns == grey
#Labels -en
#Finder
#0,07
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#HELP:
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#a) Drag "Labels-en.app" into Finder's window toolbar
#b) Drag files onto "Labels-en.app" to change the color of the label
#c) select files and click "Labels-en.app" to highlight your files with the current (visible) label color
#
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#TIP:
#1= org, 2= rot, 3= gelb, 4= Blau, 5= vio, 6= gruen, 7= grau
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#Original Code Developed by Joy, 07.08.12 
# this is -free software- use at your own Risk
# Visit me on: http://gothicage.deviantart.com/
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property lb_id : {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
property all_lbs : {"NULL", "ORANGE", "RED", "YELLOW", "BLUE", "VIOLET", "GREEN", "GREY"}

on run
	set psx to ((path to me as text) & "Contents:Resources:" as text)
	set get_code to my find_cu_lb(psx & "Labels:")
	--set current label 	
	tell application "Finder"
		set sel to the selection
		repeat with a in sel
			try
				set label index of a to get_code
			on error
				set label index of a to 0
			end try
		end repeat
	end tell
end run

on open
	activate me
	set ch to choose from list all_lbs with prompt "Choose a label..."
	if ch is false then return
	set ch to ch as text
	--label code to assign
	set dd to 0
	repeat with a in all_lbs
		set dd to dd + 1
		if ch is in a then
			set get_code to item dd of lb_id
			exit repeat
		end if
	end repeat
	
	set psx to ((path to me as text) & "Contents:Resources:" as text)
	set change_icon to my find_cu_lb(psx & "Labels:")
	
	--send icon back into stock
	set retr_lab to (psx & "Labels:" & change_icon & ".icns" as text)
	set cmd to "mv '" & POSIX path of (psx & "droplet.icns" as text) & "' '" & POSIX path of retr_lab & "'"
	do shell script cmd
	--change droplet icon
	set retr_lab to (psx & "Labels:" & get_code & ".icns" as text)
	set cmd2 to "mv '" & POSIX path of retr_lab & "' '" & POSIX path of (psx & "droplet.icns" as text) & "'"
	do shell script cmd2
	
	tell application "Finder"
		--update apps label state
		update (path to me)
		--alias psx
		set sel to the selection
		repeat with a in sel
			set the label index of a to get_code
		end repeat
	end tell
	return
end open

on find_cu_lb(psx)
	--find missing code
	set lf to list folder psx without invisibles
	set dd to 0
	--rewrite natural order
	if "0.icns" is in lf then
		set cc to -1
	else
		set cc to 0
	end if
	repeat with a from 1 to 7
		set ch1 to character 1 of (get item a of lf)
		set find_cd to a + cc
		set ch1 to ch1 as number
		if find_cd = 1 and ch1 is 1 and a is 1 then
			set change_icon to 0
			exit repeat
		else if find_cd ≠ ch1 then
			set change_icon to find_cd
			exit repeat
		else if find_cd = 7 and ch1 is 7 then
			set change_icon to 0
		else if find_cd is 6 and ch1 is 6 then
			set change_icon to 7
		end if
	end repeat
	
	return change_icon
end find_cu_lb