Re: Background app that can display windows

FROM : Ben Phipps
DATE : Thu Jun 22 21:35:24 2006

Thanks, worked like a charm.

Ben


On Jun 22, 2006, at 11:08 AM, John Pannell wrote:

> 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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