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Keyboard shortcut to toggle auto-hide unity launcher

rated 0 times [ 9] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2462 / 2 Years ago, thu, april 21, 2022, 7:03:20

I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to toggle the auto-hide option for the unit launcher. Based on the answer on How to programmatically change the launcher's hide behaviour I tried to make a python script to do the job. Then I should just figure out how to run that with a keyboard shortcut.

My script looks like this:

#!/bin/python

AUTOHIDE=$(dconf read /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode)

if (AUTOHIDE==1):

   dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode 0

else:

    dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode 1

But running the script from a terminal (doing 'python scriptname.py' ) doesn't work. I get a "invalid syntax" error at $ sign.

You have to know that I have almost no knowledge of python (or writing scripts in general). (I've just spent a few hours searching the web for help and examples).

So the actual questions:

What did I do wrong?

Did I chose a way to complicated approach for this and how can I do it more easily in that case?

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answered 2 Years ago brellked · Accepted Answer

If you want to do it Pythonic way.

#!/bin/python

import subprocess

AUTOHIDE = subprocess.check_output (["/usr/bin/dconf", "read", "/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode"])

if (AUTOHIDE==1):

   subprocess.call (["/usr/bin/dconf", "write", "/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode", "0"])

else:

   subprocess.call (["/usr/bin/dconf", "write", "/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode", "1"])

you have to execute the programs by creating a subprocess.

And this is the bash script version

#!/bin/bash

AUTOHIDE=$(dconf read /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode)

if [[ $AUTOHIDE -eq 1 ]]

then

   dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode 0

else

   dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-hide-mode 1

fi

The shortcut can be assigned like this.