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Applescript to minimize all application and finder windows
Monday April 23rd 2007, 1:53 am
By Theron Parlin
Tags: Software, applescript, minimize

I created an applescript, Minimize, that will minimize all application and finder windows. The best way to use it is to assign a Quicksilver trigger to it. Do so by calling it via osascript and run it in a shell.

  1. Open Quicksilver, then type (command-’) to open the custom triggers section
  2. Add a new command by clicking the plus sign at the bottom of the window
  3. Type . (dot) to put it into edit mode
  4. Type ‘osascript /path/to/minimize.scpt’
  5. Hit tab and choose “run command in shell.”
  6. Assign a trigger to it (I use shift-command-w)

trigger.jpg

Download Minimize (right click, save link as)

Note: If you don’t want to do this using an applescript, you can do the same thing with a couple of extra steps: command-tab to the finder, then hit option-command-h followed by option-command-m.