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Created November 16, 2016 15:23
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Lock or Unlock the OSX dock
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OSX Dock LockerUnlocker
-- Version 1.0.2
set currentStatus to "0"
try
set currentStatus to do shell script "defaults read com.apple.dock contents-immutable"
end try
if currentStatus is equal to "0" then
tell application "Finder" to display alert "Lock the icons in the Dock?" buttons {"Cancel", "Lock"}
else
tell application "Finder" to display alert "Unlock the icons in the Dock?" buttons {"Cancel", "Unlock"}
end if
copy the result as list to {theButton}
if theButton is "Lock" then
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool true"
tell application "Dock" to quit
else if theButton is "Unlock" then
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false"
tell application "Dock" to quit
end if
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