best working version yet

works for all windows excecpt for spyder it seems.

SpyderScripts/minimize_all.py

@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ def minimize_window_via_applescript(app_name):
 
 def minimize_finder_windows():
     """Minimize all Finder windows using Finder's native scripting"""
-    # First, get count of Finder windows to know if we need to do anything
+    # First, get count of non-collapsed Finder windows
     count_script = '''
     tell application "Finder"
-        return count of Finder windows
+        set visibleWindows to (every Finder window whose collapsed is false)
+        return count of visibleWindows
     end tell
     '''
     try:
@@ -86,19 +87,17 @@ def minimize_finder_windows():
         window_count = int(result.stdout.strip()) if result.stdout.strip() else 0
         
         if window_count == 0:
-            print("Finder: No windows to minimize")
+            print("Finder: No visible windows to minimize")
             return
         
         print(f"Finder: Minimizing {window_count} window(s)")
         
-        # Minimize each window one by one (more reliable than batch)
+        # Finder uses "collapsed" not "miniaturized" for minimizing windows
         minimize_script = '''
         tell application "Finder"
-            repeat with aWindow in (every Finder window)
-                try
-                    set miniaturized of aWindow to true
-                    delay 0.2
-                end try
+            set allWindows to every Finder window
+            repeat with w in allWindows
+                set collapsed of w to true
             end repeat
         end tell
         '''