In Windows, pressing Windows-D will show the desktop. How to implement that in for OS X?
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1OSX has Exposé that is triggered by F11 .. however I don't think that there is an API for it. – Peter M Feb 14 '12 at 03:02
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The user can change those shortcuts, so that method is unreliable. – danielbeard Feb 14 '12 at 03:06
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why the downvotes? What's wrong with this question? – user4951 Feb 15 '12 at 07:16
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This will hide all other applications than the sender.
-[NSWorkspace hideOtherApplications]
Link to documentation: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSWorkspace_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000391-hideOtherApplications
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If you want to programatically trigger Exposé here is a blog that seems to go down the only usable path: Triggering Dashboard, Exposé and Spaces Here is a SO question that goes down this path: calling-app-expose-in-lion
Another solution is this SO question: expose-effect-in-a-mac-application which may be a better way of doing things
