Several years ago I succumbed to a few users who wanted the ability to switch my OS X apps between foreground (regular app) and background (LSUIElement) on the fly. Switching has been possible in both directions since OS X 10.7, using TransformProcessType(). The user interface is, for example, a NSStatusItem (aka “menu extra”).
However, in 10.9, Apple deprecated all Process Manager API *except* TransformProcessType(). The deprecated ProcessInformationCopyDictionary(), in particular, was the only way to determine the *current* process type. (The dictionary it returned could have keys LSUIElement or LSBackgroundOnly.) Without this API, the only way I have to know the current type is to ask NSBundle if Info.plist has LSUIElement when the app launches, and keep track of when I change it. It works, but, I think, not very robust. Does anyone know of a non-deprecated way to determine process type? I’ve reviewed NSRunningApplication pretty carefully but this capability appears to have not survived the “upgrade” from Process Manager :( Jerry _______________________________________________ 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
