Re-add hide-desktop.py as a LaunchBar action

hide-desktop.py

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+launchbar-actions/HideUnhideDesktop.lbaction/Contents/Scripts/hide-desktop.py

launchbar-actions/HideUnhideDesktop.lbaction/Contents/Info.plist

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+	<string></string>
+	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+	<string>ch.entropy.launchbar.action.hide-desktop</string>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>Hide/Unhide Desktop</string>
+	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+	<string>1.0</string>
+	<key>LBAbbreviation</key>
+	<string>hide</string>
+	<key>LBDescription</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>LBAuthor</key>
+		<string>Marc Liyanage</string>
+		<key>LBTwitter</key>
+		<string>@liyanage</string>
+		<key>LBWebsiteURL</key>
+		<string>http://www.entropy.ch</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>LBScripts</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>LBDefaultScript</key>
+		<dict>
+			<key>LBResultType</key>
+			<string>unknown</string>
+			<key>LBScriptName</key>
+			<string>hide-desktop.py</string>
+		</dict>
+	</dict>
+	<key>LBTextInputTitle</key>
+	<string>Shorter Name</string>
+	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
+	<string>Copyright © 2016 Marc Liyanage</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>

launchbar-actions/HideUnhideDesktop.lbaction/Contents/Scripts/hide-desktop.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Maintained at https://github.com/liyanage/macosx-shell-scripts/
+#
+
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import argparse
+import logging
+import Foundation
+import subprocess
+
+class Tool(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self.args = args
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.args.action == 'toggle':
+            self.toggle()
+        elif self.args.action == 'show':
+            self.show()
+        elif self.args.action == 'hide':
+            self.hide()
+        elif self.args.action == 'auto':
+            self.auto()
+
+    def show(self):
+        self.set_hidden_state(False)
+
+    def hide(self):
+        self.set_hidden_state(True)
+
+    def toggle(self):
+        self.set_hidden_state(not self.is_currently_hidden())
+
+    def auto(self):
+        try:
+            self.hide()
+            raw_input('Desktop hidden, hit Return to unhide:\n')
+        except BaseException:
+            pass
+        finally:
+            self.show()
+
+    def set_hidden_state(self, new_state):
+        if new_state == self.is_currently_hidden():
+            return
+
+        if new_state:
+            cmd = 'defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false'.split()
+        else:
+            cmd = 'defaults delete com.apple.finder CreateDesktop'.split()
+
+        subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+        subprocess.check_call('killall Finder'.split())
+
+    def is_currently_hidden(self):
+        finder_settings = Foundation.NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().persistentDomainForName_("com.apple.finder")
+        if 'CreateDesktop' in finder_settings:
+            return not finder_settings['CreateDesktop']
+        return False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def main(cls):
+        action_default = 'auto' if sys.stdout.isatty() else 'toggle'
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Hide/show Desktop contents, for presentations / screen recordings / screenshots')
+        parser.add_argument('action', nargs='?', default=action_default, choices=['hide', 'show', 'toggle', 'auto'], help='Action to perform')
+
+        args = parser.parse_args()
+        cls(args).run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    Tool.main()