On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/03/14 23:10, Devin Asay wrote: >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Richard Miller <w...@together.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Is there any way for a LC app to run in the background on a Mac, so the >>> user won't see it listed when they cycle through their open programs? I >>> know how to make it invisible, but it still shows up when you Apple Key-Tab >>> through running apps. >>> >> Richard, >> >> You have to edit the info.plist file for the app and insert a LSUIElement >> key: >> >> This creates a faceless application (one that doesn't appear in Force Quit >> list or in the Dock): > > And what happens when your standalone starts creating merry hell, and you > have no way of quitting the thing? > > Sounds a bit risky. Actually, the app is not exactly "faceless"' that was a poor choice of words. You can still quit the app by clicking into the interface and choosing Quit from the app menu. It just doesn't show up in the dock or on Cmd+tab. In my case I only used it for a couple of dead simple applications that I tested thoroughly before changing the plist. It sounds like Richard has something like that in mind. It turns the app into something called an "agent app". https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/general/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/LaunchServicesKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001431-108256 Devin Devin Asay Learn to code with LiveCode University http://university.livecode.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
