Thanks Richard for jumping in. That's indeed a very valuable information I didn't knew. I will remove this feature.
Tiemo > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag > von Richard Gaskin > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. September 2014 16:56 > An: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: How to create an OS X 10.9 alias by script? > > Tiemo Hollmann wrote: > > quitting and activating the Dock via AppleScript also works, but shows > > just the same behavior. All minimized apps get into front, even the > > dock shows more "action" > > One of the reasons Apple provides no straightforward way for an app to add its > icon to the Dock may be that historically they consider the Dock as user- > controlled element, something they prefer apps don't alter. > > While the current HIG no longer includes an explicit recommendation against an > app adding its icon to the Dock, the App Store submission guidelines do: > > 2.28 Apps that add their icons to the Dock or leave short cuts on > the user desktop will be rejected <https://developer.apple.com/app- > store/review/guidelines/mac/#functionality> > > This seems reasonable enough when we consider how cramped the Dock would > quickly become if every app we installed added its icon there. > > With Exposé, the Applications flyout panel, and the user's ability to move > your icon into the persistent space in the Dock when it's running, there are > plenty of ways users can get to your app when they want to - one less thing to > have to worry about in development. :) > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.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 _______________________________________________ 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
