<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Bill;</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>when I run that script (saved as an application) iPhoto launches and doesn't come to the front, BUT when I switch to iPhoto, there's no window, and no way to get one: every menu item relating to opening/getting the albums is greyed out...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>maybe iPhoto doesn't "like" being told to hide during launch??</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>net</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 2, 2005, at 9:14 AM, Bill White wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0px"><BR> Jim, this is easy to do with a simple AppleScript. Paste the following into a new Script Editor window and save it as an application (or even just a compiled script as LaunchBar will run the script for you):<BR> <BR> --<FONT color="#9900CC"><I> this will launch iPhoto in the background<BR> </I></FONT><B>tell</B> <FONT color="#004400">application</FONT> "<FONT color="#000077">iPhoto</FONT>" <B>to</B> <FONT color="#004400">launch<BR> </FONT><BR> --<FONT color="#9900CC"><I>this will hide it after it launches<BR> </I></FONT><B>tell</B> <FONT color="#004400">application</FONT> "<FONT color="#000077">System Events</FONT>"<BR> <BR> <B>repeat</B> <B>until</B> <FONT color="#004400">exists</FONT> <FONT color="#004400">process</FONT> "<FONT color="#000077">iPhoto</FONT>"<BR> <B>end</B> <B>repeat<BR> </B> <BR> <B>set</B> <FONT color="#004400">visible</FONT> <B>of</B> <FONT color="#004400">process</FONT> "<FONT color="#000077">iPhoto</FONT>" <B>to</B> <FONT color="#004400">false<BR> </FONT> <BR> <B>end</B> <B>tell<BR> <BR> </B>It might be overkill for the number of times you’d use it, but it will do the trick.<BR> <BR> HTH,<BR> <BR> -- Bill</SPAN></FONT><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">X4U mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u">http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><A href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984">http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>