more playing around spyder scripts

let's bounce.

SpyderScripts/minimize_all.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Minimize All Windows - Python Version
+Requires: pip3 install pyobjc-framework-Cocoa pyobjc-framework-Quartz
+
+This uses native macOS APIs which should be more reliable than AppleScript.
+"""
+
+import time
+from Cocoa import NSWorkspace, NSRunningApplication
+from Quartz import (
+    CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo,
+    kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly,
+    kCGNullWindowID
+)
+import subprocess
+
+def get_all_windows():
+    """Get all visible windows from all apps"""
+    window_list = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(
+        kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly,
+        kCGNullWindowID
+    )
+    return window_list
+
+def minimize_window_via_applescript(app_name):
+    """Use AppleScript to minimize the frontmost window of an app"""
+    script = f'''
+    tell application "{app_name}"
+        activate
+    end tell
+    delay 0.8
+    tell application "System Events"
+        tell process "{app_name}"
+            set frontmost to true
+            delay 0.4
+            keystroke "m" using command down
+        end tell
+    end tell
+    '''
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(['osascript', '-e', script], timeout=5, check=False)
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to minimize {app_name}: {e}")
+        return False
+
+def main():
+    # Apps to skip
+    skip_apps = {'Finder', 'SystemUIServer', 'Dock', 'Electron', 'MSTeams', 'nxdock'}
+    skip_keywords = ['Helper', 'Agent']
+    
+    # Get all running applications
+    workspace = NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace()
+    running_apps = workspace.runningApplications()
+    
+    processed_apps = set()
+    
+    for app in running_apps:
+        app_name = app.localizedName()
+        
+        # Skip if already processed
+        if app_name in processed_apps:
+            continue
+            
+        # Skip system apps and problematic apps
+        if app_name in skip_apps:
+            continue
+            
+        # Skip apps with certain keywords
+        if any(keyword in app_name for keyword in skip_keywords):
+            continue
+            
+        # Skip if not a regular app
+        if not app.activationPolicy() == 0:  # NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular
+            continue
+            
+        print(f"Processing: {app_name}")
+        minimize_window_via_applescript(app_name)
+        processed_apps.add(app_name)
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+    
+    # Handle Finder windows separately
+    print("Processing: Finder windows")
+    finder_script = '''
+    tell application "Finder"
+        try
+            set allWindows to every Finder window
+            repeat with aWindow in allWindows
+                set miniaturized of aWindow to true
+            end repeat
+        end try
+    end tell
+    '''
+    subprocess.run(['osascript', '-e', finder_script], check=False)
+    
+    print("Done minimizing all windows")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

SpyderScripts/minimize_all_best.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Minimize All Windows - Simplified and Improved
+
+osascript <<EOF
+tell application "System Events"
+    set allApps to name of (every process whose visible is true)
+end tell
+
+repeat with appName in allApps
+    -- Skip problematic apps
+    if appName is not in {"Finder", "SystemUIServer", "Dock", "Electron", "MSTeams", "nxdock"} and ¬
+       appName does not contain "Helper" and ¬
+       appName does not contain "Agent" then
+        
+        try
+            -- Activate the app
+            tell application appName
+                activate
+            end tell
+            delay 1.0
+            
+            -- Make sure it's frontmost and send keystroke
+            tell application "System Events"
+                tell process appName
+                    try
+                        -- Ensure the process is frontmost
+                        set frontmost to true
+                        delay 0.3
+                        
+                        -- Send Command+M to minimize the frontmost window
+                        keystroke "m" using command down
+                    end try
+                end tell
+            end tell
+            delay 0.3
+        on error
+            -- Skip apps that cause errors
+        end try
+    end if
+end repeat
+
+-- Handle Finder windows
+tell application "Finder"
+    try
+        set allWindows to every Finder window
+        repeat with aWindow in allWindows
+            set miniaturized of aWindow to true
+        end repeat
+    end try
+end tell
+EOF
+
+echo "Done minimizing all windows"

SpyderScripts/run_script.zsh

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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+# Script to execute an AppleScript or action script file
+# Usage: ./run_script.zsh /path/to/your/script.scpt
+
+# Check if a script path was provided
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: No script file specified"
+    echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/script.scpt"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_PATH="$1"
+
+# Check if the file exists
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Script file not found: $SCRIPT_PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Execute the script using osascript
+osascript "$SCRIPT_PATH"
+
+# Capture the exit status
+EXIT_STATUS=$?
+
+if [ $EXIT_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Script execution failed with status: $EXIT_STATUS"
+    exit $EXIT_STATUS
+fi
+
+echo "Script executed successfully"