add a commandline flag to unhide any windows

terminator

@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 if OPTIONS.new_tab:
                     dbg('Requesting a new tab')
                     ipc.new_tab_cmdline(optionslist)
+                elif OPTIONS.unhide:
+                    print('requesting to unhide windows')
+                    ipc.unhide_cmdline(optionslist)
                 else:
                     dbg('Requesting a new window')
                     ipc.new_window_cmdline(optionslist)

terminatorlib/ipc.py

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
         window = self.terminator.get_windows()[0]
         window.tab_new()
 
+    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME, in_signature='a{ss}')
+    def unhide_cmdline(self,options=dbus.Dictionary):
+        dbg('unhide_cmdline')
+        for window in self.terminator.get_windows():
+            if not window.get_property('visible'):
+                window.on_hide_window()
+
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
     def new_window(self):
         """Create a new Window"""
@@ -216,6 +223,10 @@ def new_tab_cmdline(session, options):
     """Call the dbus method to open a new tab in the first window"""
     session.new_tab_cmdline(options)
 
+@with_proxy
+def unhide_cmdline(session,options):
+    session.unhide_cmdline(options)
+
 @with_proxy
 def new_window(session, options):
     """Call the dbus method to open a new window"""

terminatorlib/optionparse.py

@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ icon for the window (by file or name)'))
             help=_('Comma separated list of methods to limit debugging to'))
     parser.add_option('--new-tab', action='store_true', dest='new_tab',
             help=_('If Terminator is already running, just open a new tab'))
+    parser.add_option('--unhide', action='store_true', dest='unhide',
+            help=_('If Terminator is already running, just unhide all hidden windows'))
+
     for item in ['--sm-client-id', '--sm-config-prefix', '--screen', '-n',
                  '--no-gconf' ]:
         parser.add_option(item, dest='dummy', action='store',