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    <p>Your posted script doesn't really work that well, since it gets <em>every</em> process (this can be fixed by just getting the visible application processes) and the items for the repeat loops are dynamic, which can result in windows that are not minimized (this can be fixed by explicitly getting the UI items). With that said, I think the majority of the delay is when the application first starts up, so you might try running your script from the <strong>Scripts Menu</strong> instead.</p> <p>As for the whose clause, it could go something like:</p> <pre><code>tell application "System Events" set theResults to get buttons of (windows of (application processes whose visible is true)) whose description is "minimize button" -- a list of visible applications, containing a list of windows, containing a list of (one) buttons repeat with anApp in theResults if contents of anApp is not in {} then -- windows are open repeat with eachWindow in (items of anApp) click first item of eachWindow -- only the one minimize button end repeat end if end repeat end tell </code></pre>
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    1. COThanks, this is very helpful. I do however get the following error when I run it: `Can’t get item 1 of {}`. To get around this, i wrapped the `click first item of eachWindow` with `if contents of eachWindow is not {} then` and an `end if`. And also, if I display the contents of theResults, I notice that ALWAYS has the same list of windows in it, whether they are already minimized or not, so I think visible property is true even for a minimized window, but (I think) it would only be false for windows that are hidden.
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    2. COThis script solves the bugs I was seeing before where some, but not all the windows would get minimized, so now they ALL get minimized (thanks for a good side effect). It is faster than my original script, since it does not repeat thru background processes as well. If I save it as an application though, it is still taking 5 to 15 seconds before it even starts running. If I run it from the Scripts Menu, then it runs just as fast as when I click play in the AppleScript Editor.
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    3. COJust some more questions, out of curiosity ... #1 Can you create an Alias to a script in the Scripts Menu and have it Run the script instead of opening it up in AppleScript Editor? #2 Can the two repeat loops somehow be combined into one line with a whose clause something like `click first item of eachWindow whose (some combination the two repeat loops)` #3 Can an AppleScript be imported in either Automator or Xcode and be converted to an application that will run faster than an application created by AppleScript?
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