Re: Background app that can display windows

FROM : John Pannell
DATE : Thu Jun 22 20:08:43 2006

Hi Ben-

I think the key you are looking for is LSUIElement (and the value is 
1), not LSBackgroundOnly

HTH!

John

On Jun 22, 2006, at 11:34 AM, Ben Phipps wrote:

> I have an app that needs to run as a background process.  It has 
> preference UI that can be accessed from a prefPane, but requires no 
> UI for normal functionality.  From time to time, it may be 
> necessary to present a window or panel to the user to provide him 
> with some information.  Similar to the way the bluetooth daemon 
> works, or when sync services asks you about conflicts.  Setting the 
> LSBackgroundOnly in the Info.plist appropriately runs the app 
> without a dock icon, but it seems to suppress any windows that I 
> want to display.  Does anyone know how to work around this?  Thanks,
>
> Ben
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