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diff --git a/scripts/emacs_toggle.applescript b/scripts/emacs_toggle.applescript
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+
+## this scirpt works together with Quicksilver
+## copy/link this file to ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Action
+## and set a toggle event on Quicksilver preference
+#
+## http://brettterpstra.com/2011/01/22/quick-tip-applescript-application-toggle/ 
+#
+#
+#Version 1.0 toggle emacs front
+
+set appName to "Emacs"
+set startIt to false
 tell application "System Events"
-    tell application process "Emacs"
-        if visible then
-            set visible to false
-        else
-            set visible to true
-            tell application "Emacs" to activate
-        end if
-    end tell
+    if not (exists process appName) then
+        set startIt to true
+    else if frontmost of process appName then
+        set visible of process appName to false
+    else
+        set frontmost of process appName to true
+    end if
 end tell
+if startIt then
+    tell application appName to activate
+end if
+
+## version 2.0 - using emacs daemon and client
+##set appName to "Emacs"
+##set startIt to false
+##tell application "System Events"
+##    try
+##        -- we look for <= 2 because Emacs --daemon seems to always have an entry in visibile-frame-list even if there isn't
+##        set frameVisible to do shell script "/usr/local/bin/emacsclient -e '(<= 2 (length (visible-frame-list)))'"
+##        if frameVisible is not "t" then
+##            -- there is a not a visible frame, launch one
+##            do shell script "/usr/local/bin/emacsclient -c -n"
+##            set startIt to true
+##        else if frontmost of process "Emacs" then
+##            set visible of process "Emacs" to false
+##        else
+##            set frontmost of process "Emacs" to true
+##        end if
+##    on error
+##        -- daemon is not running, start the daemon and open a frame          
+##        do shell script "/usr/local/bin/emacs --daemon"
+##        do shell script "/usr/local/bin/emacsclient -c -n"
+##        set startIt to true
+##    end try
+##end tell
+##
+##-- bring the visible frame to the front
+##if startIt then
+##    tell application "Emacs" to activate
+##end if