Another feature added to hide script

[Kirk McElhearn]

This is fun... :-)

I figured it would be useful to add a quit feature to the script, using the
-q option. Here's my current version of the entire script. Watch out for
line breaks. Anyone who wants a copy, e-mail me off-list and I'll send a
text file.



#!/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, as
well
# as bring any application to the front or toggle hidden and visible
applications.
# Script written by Eugene Lee, Kirk McElhearn and Simon Forster.
#
# Syntax is as follows:
# 
# hide [appname]    - hides specified app
# hide -x [appname] - hides all apps but specified app; if no app is
specified, Terminal remains visible
# hide -a [appname] - hides all apps but Finder; if an application is
specified, it remains visible as well
# hide -f           - hides Finder
# hide -v [appname] - brings specified app to the front, whether it is
hidden or visible already
# hide -t           - toggles visible/hidden apps
# hide -s           - shows all apps
# hide -q [appname] - quits specified app
# 
# Applications whose names contain spaces must be quoted, i.e., 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 "q" then tell me to tell application arg2 to
quit
            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

    




 
 
Kirk
 
        My latest book: How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther
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