Hello,
If the application has no windows then its primary window will be opened. If it
does have windows then I believe the top-most window for that application is
broth to the top of the stack. In some cases, Mac will keep programs running
even if you quit them at least that was a feature added 5-6 ears ago. It was
designed to reduce the startup time for programs that might get frequent short
usages. I don't know how much it was implemented but just like IOS does not
really expect you to quit an application, but that the application will be well
behaved and save its state when inactive.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Jul 3, 2021, at 07:45, Steve Matzura <numb...@noisynotes.com> wrote:
>
> If you activate an icon on the Dock for an application that's already open,
> what really happens? Does (1) the application's last open window simply
> reopen and focus is placed thereon, or (2) does the application restart?
> Based on what I know, which admittedly (quite often) isn't as much as I think
> I know, the application refocuses--is brought to front, not closed and
> reopened.
>
> TIA
>
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