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Applescript to place specific window at full screen when there are multiple monitors. Works with some caveats.
set duetApps to {"Mail", "HipChat", "Console", "iTerm"}
set laptopApps to {"Safari", "Google Chrome", "Tower"}
set topApps to {"Sublime"}
-- toggle full screen
on toggleFullScreen()
set isFullScreenAfter to false
tell application "System Events"
try
tell front window of (first process whose frontmost is true)
set isFullScreen to get value of attribute "AXFullScreen"
--log isFullScreen
set isFullScreenAfter to not isFullScreen
set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" to isFullScreenAfter
end tell
end try
end tell
return isFullScreenAfter
end toggleFullScreen
-- turns app fullscreen off
on fullScreenOff(theApp)
tell application theApp
delay 3
activate
delay 3
end tell
tell application "System Events"
try
tell front window of (first process whose frontmost is true)
set isFullScreen to get value of attribute "AXFullScreen"
--log isFullScreen
if isFullScreen is true then
set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" to false
end if
end tell
end try
end tell
end fullScreenOff
-- turns app to fullscreen
on fullScreenOn(theApp)
tell application theApp
delay 3
activate
delay 3
end tell
tell application "System Events"
try
tell front window of (first process whose frontmost is true)
set isFullScreen to get value of attribute "AXFullScreen"
--log isFullScreen
if isFullScreen is false then
set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" to true
end if
end tell
end try
end tell
end fullScreenOn
-- starts an app if not running
on startApp(theApp)
if application theApp is not running then
tell application theApp to launch
end if
end startApp
-- quits an app if running
on stopApp(theApp)
if application theApp is running then
tell application theApp to quit
end if
end stopApp
-- restarts the app
on restartTheAppForError(theApp)
tell application theApp to quit
delay 2
tell application theApp to launch
delay 3
end restartTheAppForError
-- moves the application to the coordinates
on moveApplication(theApp, x, y)
tell application "System Events"
try
set position of first window of application process theApp to {x, y}
on error errorText
log errorText
if ((theApp as string) is equal to "Safari") then
tell application "Safari" to open location "http://www.bwata.com/"
else
tell application theApp to quit
delay 2
tell application theApp to launch
delay 3
tell application theApp to activate
set position of first window of application process theApp to {x, y}
end if
end try
end tell
end moveApplication
on prepConsole()
if application "Console" is not running then
do shell script "open -a Console /Applications/MAMP/logs/php_error.log"
else
fullScreenOff("Console")
end if
end prepConsole
-- gets an app ready to work on
-- starts if not running
-- makes sure it is not fullscreen already
on prepAppForAction(theApp)
if application theApp is not running then
tell application theApp to launch
else
fullScreenOff(theApp)
end if
end prepAppForAction
-- Runs the main process on the list.
on startForScreen(appList, x, y)
-- move apps to location
repeat with anApp in appList
if ((anApp as string) is equal to "Console") then
log anApp
prepConsole()
else
prepAppForAction(anApp)
end if
end repeat
-- move apps to location
repeat with anApp in appList
moveApplication(anApp, x, y)
end repeat
-- make apps go full screen
repeat with anApp in appList
if ((anApp as string) is equal to "Sequel Pro") then
activate
delay 2
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "f" using {command down, control down}
else
fullScreenOn(anApp)
end if
delay 2
end repeat
end startForScreen
startForScreen(duetApps, 2000, 900)
startForScreen(laptopApps, 100, 1500)
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