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-- Toggle "Automatically hide and show the menu bar option using UI" -- Useful for when you want to maximize your screen real estate :) -- Please comment if you have any suggestions for improvements!
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toggle_menu_bar_macos.scpt
-- Toggle "Automatically hide and show the menu bar option using UI"
-- Useful for when you want to maximize your screen real estate :)
-- Please comment if you have any suggestions for improvements!
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preference.General"
tell application "System Events"
delay 1
tell process "System Preferences"
set boxToCheck to "Automatically hide and show the menu bar"
if (exists checkbox boxToCheck of window 1) is true then
click checkbox boxToCheck of window 1
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
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I use BTT to use this script and maximize the window after as an additional action so that you don't have to do that manually.
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