How to make a toggle button for show/hide applications

Hi Brian,

I too had an issue with using "isFocused"

The link below may help you (possibly).
https://forum.soundflow.org/-1759#post-2

I don't have Soundminer but you could try this to see if it works;

if (sf.ui.soundminer.focusedWindow.title.value.indexOf('Soundminer') === 0) {
    sf.ui.app('com.soundminer.smv5Pro').menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Soundminer v5Pro", "Hide Soundminer"],
    });
} else {
    sf.app.launch({
        path: "/Applications/Soundminer v5Pro.app",
    });
}

Oh... And the way to paste code into a forum post is to put a line of three back ticks ```` , then on the next line add the code you want to display, follwed by another line of 3 back ticks ``` The "back tick" key is the key below the Escape key on a mac keyboard.

Hope that helps.

Hi Dustin –
Thanks so much for this! I'm a bit dumbfounded because I tried the script with Google Chrome and it worked the first couple of instances I tried it, and then, all of a sudden, it didn't.
To clarify: the first portion of the script works like a charm every time [Launch Application + Show Application]. It is the "Hide" (Application) functionality that doesn't seem to work – though, as I mentioned, it worked for a couple of minutes before it stopped.

Take a look at my script below:

if (!sf.ui.app("com.google.Chrome").exists) {

    sf.app.launch({path: "/Applications/Google Chrome.app"})
    throw 0;
}

if (sf.ui.app("com.google.Chrome").getMenuItem('Chrome', 'Show All').isEnabled) { 

    sf.ui.app("com.google.Chrome").appActivate()


} else {

    sf.ui.app("com.google.Chrome").menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Chrome", "Hide Google Chrome"],
    });

}

Am I missing something? Did I write part of the script incorrectly? I'm quite positive the Bundle Identifier and app PATH are both correct.

Thanks again so much for putting this together. Really appreciate your help with everything.
Best,
-MCR

Forgive me, if I bring this up rather than making a new post, I am new here, not sure whats better.

Anyway, I seem to not be able to adapt this script to safari.

I can open it with the button on the deck, but not hide it by pressing a 2nd time. While with Crhome that works. I like the idea of having Programm-Launch Buttons that then show hide the software by pressing them again.

Here is my code:

const application = sf.ui.app("com.apple.safari");

if (!sf.ui.app("com.apple.safari").exists) {
    sf.app.launch({path: "/Applications/Safari.app"})
    throw 0;
} else if (sf.ui.frontmostApp.value["Parent"]['Title'].value === "Safari") {
    application.getMenuItem("Safari", "Safari ausblenden").elementClick();
} else {
    application.appActivateMainWindow();
}

Thanks for any help..