[X-Unix] Hiding apps from the command line

[Simon Forster]

On 26 Mar 2004, at 16:12, Kirk McElhearn wrote:

> So how can we get it to work if two args are not supplied? That's a 
> waste...
> It has something to do with the tell Finder bit.

I took your hint from a post a few mins ago:

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#!/bin/sh
# This script lets you hide a specified application, the Finder, all
# applications but the Finder, or all applications other than a 
specified
# application.
# Syntax is as follows:
#
# hide -o [appname] - hides all other apps
# hide -a           - hides all apps but Finder
# hide -f           - hides Finder
# hide -v [appname] - shows specified app
# hide -t           - toggles shown apps
# hide -x           - shows terminal
# hide [appname]   	- hides specified app
#
# For applications whose names contain spaces, they must be quoted,
# ie, hide "microsoft word".  This command is case-insensitive.

osascript <<END
	set arg1 to "$1"
	set arg2 to "$2"
	tell application "Finder"
		if arg1 begins with "-" then
			if arg1 contains "o" then set visible of every process whose visible 
is true and name is not arg2 to false
			if arg1 contains "a" then set visible of every process whose visible 
is true and name is not "Finder" and name is not arg2 to false
			if arg1 contains "f" then set visible of process "Finder" to false
			if arg1 contains "v" then tell me to tell application arg2 to 
activate
			if arg1 contains "t" then
				set theVisible to name of every process whose visible is true
				repeat with theProcess in every process
					if theVisible contains name of theProcess then
						set visible of contents of theProcess to false
					else
						set visible of contents of theProcess to true
					end if
				end repeat
			end if
			if arg1 contains "x" then tell application "Terminal" to activate
		else if exists application process arg1 then
			set visible of application process arg1 to false
		end if
	end tell
END



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Seems to fix it on my system. Watch out for stray line breaks though.

Simon Forster
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