I would like the dock to automatically hide whenever I launch certain applications such as Photoshop. the rest of the time, however, I would like it unhidden.
You can easily hide/show the dock with (option+command+D), so I figure you would somehow be able to connect an applescript or something to a specific app, causing the dock to hide when the app is launched, and then show when you quit the app, or even if you switch to a different app. Come to think of it, each app should have a dock "hide" or "show" preference in its .plist or something. Perhaps there is a haxie or some software that does this?