On Fri, May 13, 2016, at 04:46 AM, Dave wrote: > Hi All, > > I’m using: > > [myRunningApp activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | > NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)]; > > To activate an Application. Is there any way to tell when the Application > is actually active? I have the need to cycle through an Array of App > Bundle IDs and make each Application Active, one after the other, leaving > the last one in the list as the Active App. > > If I do this in a tight loop then it seems to just activate the last on > in the Array without activating the preceding apps. I tried adding a > delay between each Activation call, and although this sort of works, it > still out an App once in a while. I was thinking if there was something I > could monitor to make sure the App has activated and is stable before > sending the next Activate. > > Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated.
Activation is an inherently asynchronous and failable action. After all, what if two apps send -activateWithOptions: simultaneously? You might consider subscribing to NSWorkspaceDidActivateApplicationNotification and cycling to the next app in the list upon receipt, but the best you can do is best-effort. --Kyle > > All the Best > Dave _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
