[X-Unix] 0th Annual Shell X-Unix Scripting Contest (was Re: [X4U] Terminal Comand to Hide App Layers)

[Stroller]

On Mar 26, 2004, at 9:10 pm, Kirk McElhearn wrote:
>>
>> As a joke, maybe we should have a impromptu shell script writing 
>> contest
>> and see who can pump out the best command-line tool to hide/show a 
>> faced
>> application in OS X.  Code may be judged on the number of features, 
>> ease
>> of use, robustness, and other nonsensical bits.  All submissions may 
>> use
>> commands available in shipping versions of OS X, especially those in 
>> the
>> the Developer Tools CD.  If it didn't come with OS X, it cannot be 
>> used.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> Sounds interesting, but since there are already a few versions of this 
> one,
> maybe we should find another task. And I think one of the criteria 
> should be
> brevity as well - elegance in code is always nice.

Can we have a category for scripts which contain no Applescript..? I 
would have been glad to make more positive contributions to this thread 
today, but I have never gotten around to learning Applescript, and 
don't seem to be able to wrap my head around it.

Stroller.