Add hs.application.hideOtherApplications() function#3863
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Add hs.application.hideOtherApplications() function#3863jake-edmonstone wants to merge 1 commit intoHammerspoon:masterfrom
hs.application.hideOtherApplications() function#3863jake-edmonstone wants to merge 1 commit intoHammerspoon:masterfrom
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Add a module-level function that hides all applications other than the frontmost one by calling `[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] hideOtherApplications]`. This is the programmatic equivalent of Cmd+Opt+H (Hide Others) and provides a direct API for window management workflows that need to isolate a single application, without resorting to keystroke simulation via `hs.eventtap` or iterating all running applications.
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Summary
Adds
hs.application.hideOtherApplications()— a module-level function that hides all applications other than the frontmost one.This calls
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] hideOtherApplications]directly, providing the programmatic equivalent of Cmd+Opt+H (Hide Others).Motivation
Currently, hiding all other applications requires either:
hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "alt"}, "h")— works but is indirecths.application.runningApplications()and callingapp:hide()on each — has race conditions with Safari Web Apps and is slowerA direct API call is cleaner, faster, and avoids edge cases with keystroke simulation.
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Implementation
extensions/application/libapplication.mmoduleLibtable (module-level function, not instance method)