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Old August 1st, 2002, 02:22 PM
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Looking for a good tool or script...

That I can use to hide all applications... similar to the Windows button on the task bar...
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Hold Command(Apple key) and Option(alt) and click the Finder icon in the Dock...it'll hide all other apps. Press any other icon in the Dock and that will the the only showing app
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ASM 2 (Application Switcher Menu) can do what you ask (hide all other applications except the Finder) and run in single application mode, with global settings and per-application exceptions.
http://asm.vercruesse.de/

Also, Lite Switch X can do a single-application mode. Both utilities are indispensible for X.
http://www.proteron.com/liteswitchx/

I hope Apple licenses both applications and includes them both with the next OS release, or at least incorporates similar functionality.
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I use Keyboard Maestro. I created a key command that not only hides all open apps but also closes all finder windows so I have only my desktop in view. Get it at Version Tracker ($20).



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