<pre>-- Are modification dates displayed in default Finder list view windows?on mouseUp  answer "The shows modification date of Finder is" && getShowsModificationDate()end mouseUpfunction getShowsModificationDate  put "tell application" && quote & "Finder" & quote & return after scriptVar  put indent(2) & "set response to shows modification date of Finder preferences" & return after scriptVar  put indent(2) & "return (response as string)" & return after scriptVar  put "end tell" after scriptVar  do scriptVar as appleScript  return the resultend getShowsModificationDate</pre>