showPanel

#!/usr/bin/env sh
# NAME          showPanel
# PURPOSE       Show a hidden panel, by programmatically moving the mouse.
#               This script should be assigned to a keyboard shortcut (via Mint's Settings).
#               I found that super-space did not work (for some reason). Super + Alt did work.
# NEEDS         dash
#               xdotool (sudo apt install xdotool)
#               my 'lock' library
# NB
#               The sleeping and the locking are to stop the tool being trigged too often.

LC_ALL=C
set -o nounset

readonly path_lib='/usr/bin/lib'

# shellcheck source=/usr/bin/lib/lock
. "${path_lib}/lock"

lock_file_lock

xdotool mousemove 1280 0 || lock_file_exitDirtily
# Replace the first integer above with a value representing the horizontal middle of your screen (or indeed a different horizontal position, if you like). Change the '0' to a value representing the top of your screen, if you want to open a panel that lives at the bottom of the screen.

sleep 1
lock_file_exitCleanly

# EOF