…as Finder refreshing/updating has been fixed in 10.4.

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Fixed in what way? I upgraded from Panther to Tiger. Maybe I haven't tested it enough but I haven't noticed any change in folder refreshes.

And unfortunately there's still no simple/official way to sort all folders first and then all files by name, size, etc. Every advancement in the way folders works still leaves this very handy feature lacking.

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The update problem hasn't been completely fixed in 10.4. I work daily with a mixed network of Windows and OS X computers and I constantly run into the problem of the Finder not properly updating Samba folders. If I open a folder on a remote Windows machine using Samba, and then the files in that folder are modified from the Windows machine, the Samba folder isn't always updated by the Finder. I've tried every trick and setting I can think to fix this problem, because it is very annoying, but the only one that is 100% effective is to create a new file or folder in the Finder and then delete it, it forces the Finder to flush its cache and reread the folder.

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Yes, as the poster above stated, this issue has been fixed in 10.4.

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This is easier (from an old hint):

try
  tell application "Finder" to update items of front window
end try

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i found this little app rather useful prior to 10.4. Really useful to sync what you see with what you are doing at the CLI.

FinderSync

http://www.manyetas.com/findersync.html

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Those of you still on Panther should check out the Nudge contextual menu plugin. It provides the same functionality.

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I think this is the same hint as this:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040520143650679

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