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    on run argv
    (*
    Toggle an application from full screen to non full screen (or the reverse).
    Parameters:
    1: application name(ie, Chrome)
    2: boolean (true/false).
    When true ensure that the application is in full screen mode (if not, make it so)
    When false ensure that the application is NOT in full screen mode (if not, make it so)
    *)
    set theapp to item 1 of argv
    if item 2 of argv is "false"
    set toggleOnFull to true
    else
    set toggleOnFull to false
    end if

    tell application theapp
    activate
    delay 2
    (*
    Initially from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8215501/applescript-use-lion-fullscreen
    *)
    set isfullscreen to false
    tell application "System Events" to tell process theapp
    set isfullscreen to value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of window 1
    end tell
    --display dialog "var " & isfullscreen

    if isfullscreen is toggleOnFull then
    tell application "System Events" to keystroke "f" using { command down, control down }
    delay 2
    end if
    end tell
    end run