Not long after I posted about how OS X users might employ Automator to manage separate location-based workspaces, Mac Devcenter reader Mark Hunte got in touch with a more refined and elegant solution to the problem.

Here’s how Mark suggests doing things, again in Automator but with a twist of Applescript:

From the “Finder actions”

1. Get Specified Finder Items. (Select the “work” folder)

and then:

(Select the “road” folder)

Pay attention to the order, its important later. (Work first, Road second)

From the “Automator actions”

2. Run Applescript

on run {input, parameters}

	display dialog "Where are You Today?" buttons {"Work", "Road", "Cancel"} default button 3
(*The order is the same as above - Work first Road second *)
	set the button_pressed to the button returned of the result
	if the button_pressed is "Work" then
		set input to item 1 of input
	else if the button_pressed is "Road" then (*again The order is the same as above - Work first Road second *)
		set input to item 2 of input
	else

	end if

	return input
end run

From the “Finder actions”

3. Open Finder Items (open with: Default Applications.) Save as application. and put in Login items.