The appearance of a new empty script window is up to you. To set the appearance of new script windows:

1. Create a new script window and set it up the way you want it — size, language, view options, open or closed state of the result drawer, as well as (if you wish) contents, description, libraries, and expressions. Also, if you like, open the Apple Event Log and set up its view and mode settings as you prefer them. Then:

2. Choose Window > Set Default Script Size & State.

A dialog appears, telling you what features your script window has, and giving you a chance to decline to save any of them (except the size and state, which are always saved) as part of the default script window setup.

From now on, new script windows (and their corresponding Apple Event Log tabs) will have these same characteristics.

To open a new script window that ignores your saved defaults (without destroying those defaults):

• Hold down the Option key and choose File > New Script (No Defaults).

To revert to Script Debugger’s default appearance for new windows:

• Choose Window > Reset Default Script Size & State.

Setting the default script appearance causes the model script window to be compiled and saved (in ~/Library/Preferences/Script Debugger Preferences). Script Debugger opens a copy of this saved file as your new window from then on. (This fact may cause your model window to become “dirty” when you set it as the default, because it was compiled and therefore changed internally even if it contains no code.) Resetting the default script size and state throws away this saved model window.