A check box for hiding shader properties from the inspector

I'd very much fancy a check box for hiding a property from the inspector. I find myself wanting properties that I'd like accessible through script, but not through the inspector. Here are some example use cases when I'd want this.
-If I were making a global cubemap manager I wouldn't want cubemap slots in the inspector, but rather script to control it
-If I had some gameplay feature that changes materials. Like things get desaturated when they are near the player. I'd want some hidden float for shaders that may come near the player.
-If you had a weather system that could effect spec, gloss, and darken the diffuse a bit. I'd want those properties hidden.