On Feb 24, 2011, at 3:17 AM, eveningnick eveningnick <eveningn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I need to somehow "impact" a particular window for the user, make it bold, >> change it's shadow color or add some kind of a frame around it - to remind >> the user that only this particular window is being 'grabbed'. >> Does WindowServer allow to perform such kind of operations on any level? >> What APIs should i look at? > > Thanks Uli, > but how could i impact windows? Is there a way to decorate another > applications' windows, like drawing a little frame around. or changing the > color of the shadow? Multiple people already mentioned overlay windows. It is now your responsibility to think of ways in which overlay windows can help you. Drawing a frame seems like a rather small logical leap from "use an overlay window." > Maybe there is no direct way, but i am wondering if > some low level features available? As a user of my own application, i would > appreciate when i know for sure which window is being "recorded". Or Window > server does not expose any APIs for manipulating other applications' windows > (except accessibility APIs)? This is correct. Mac OS X is not Windows. You don't get to muck with other apps' windows and objects. --Kyle Sluder_______________________________________________ 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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
