Launch, show, or hide often-used apps via the F-keys
Jul 17, '06 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: baudburn
This set of scripts (4kb) can be used to launch, show, or hide nearly any application with the touch of a button via QuickSilver. I bind them to my function keys -- for instance, F1 shows or hides Mail.app, F3 shows or hides iChat, etc.).
Installation:
- Install Quicksilver.
- Enable 'Access for assistive devices' in the Universal Access pane of System Preferences.
- Install the above scripts (also mirrored on macosxhints) by unpacking them, and copying the ones you want to use to ~/Library/Scripts.
- In the Quicksilver preferences window, enable triggers for each script.
That's it -- enjoy the one-key access to your often-used applications. If you need a bit more detail, you can read my original blog entry.
[robg adds: This also works with Butler (and probably LaunchBar or any other utility that can assign hotkeys); I put the scripts directly into Butler's AppleScripts Smart Items, and they worked as described.]
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