How to hide application icon programmatically?

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Show/Hide Application Icon in Dock

Is there away to toggle an Application Icon in the OS X Dock? Specifically I was hoping to be able to use the 'deafults' command to toggle something within the given application.

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If you want to remove the icon when the application is not running: Click and hold (drag) it from the...

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I accidently pressed "hide" on my bbm icon?

i have a blackberry curve, and recently i went to move my bbm icon further up, and by accident i pressed "hide" instead of "move". I can get to it when i press "switch application" but i want it to be on my home screen again...

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Scroll to the grayed out icon Press the Menu key and select Hide (which will unhide it)

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Is there any way to hide dock icons in Snow Leopard?

I would like to be able to hide the dock icon of one running application while leaving the menu bar icon in place.

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Open the Info.plist file in the Contents folder of the app bundle in Property List Editor, add an item...

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Myspace Blackberry Application Icon Missing?

i downloaded the myspace blackberry application. yet there is no icon for me to open it with. yes the application did download successfully. i can see it in my application list. i've tried hard battery pulls while on and off, i've tried reinstalling...

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Did you check under the Download folder? Other than that...uninstall. Go to your Home Screen, hit the...

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APPLICATION ICON. Driving me nuts. Help?

My samsung galaxy SII came with no application icon in the home page ( main screen) instead it says ' menu' icon. I found the application icon inside settings though and was wondering if there was any way i could put the application icons in the main...

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Does touching the "Menu" icon in the bottom four icons take you to the Apps screen and then...

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I cannot get an application to close by clicking on the 'x' icon in upper right corner of page.?

I cannont get an application to close by clicking on the 'x' icon in the upper right corner of the page. Also, I can't get the application to minimize. When I click on either the close icon or the minimize icon the application freezes. When I open task...

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When that happened to me I just pulled the plug :p. don't make it any harder. I feel ur pain pal, xp...

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Hide network connection icon in system tray?

What I would like to do is get rid of one of my connections icons in the system tray. - It is for Xbox Live, so most of the time it is not connected, therefore leaving an icon in the system tray telling me. There's no option to not show the icon when...

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You can't remove an item that has been added to the toolbar. If you never need to use it I would suggest...

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I have a second laptop- A macbookpro that I know nothing about! I need to hide the safari Icon & can't?

I need to first hide this Icon, then even renaming it would be preferable. I have pertinent reasons for doing this ( has to do with saved passwords/divorce....). I am so clueless on a mac I can't even manage to hide the Icon, when I press hide it does...

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Pull it off the dock, usually that removes it. Be careful of placing it in the trash. Apples are awesome...

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How important is the application icon for your app?

What are the best practices for web developers for creating an easy to recognize app icon when building your app? How does the app user wants the icon to be? Is it important to have a good app icon besides a good application? How can we make an app icon...

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Well, a direct answer to the question is "Yes, Very Important" as user looks at the app icon...

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How can I remove the Dock Icon for a Mac Application without closing it?

I downloaded an Application that runs in my menubar, but it also has a useless icon in the dock. I have tried modifying the LSUIElement in the Info.plist file using Xcode, which is what countless sites across the internet suggest, but it still shows...

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Give this guy a try: http://foggynoggin.com/dockdodger ;)

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