Re: Detecting non-responsive app

FROM : Craig Hunter
DATE : Sat Aug 26 16:54:54 2006

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> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:10:57 +0200
> From: Drew McCormack <<email_removed>>
> Subject: Detecting non-responsive app
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> Is there any way to determine if the active app is not responding (ie
> beachballing) from within a Cocoa app?
>
> Drew
>



Hi Drew, check out the developer app "Spin Control" included with 
developer tools -- it does exactly this.  The about box and help menu 
has some details that might prove useful to you -- apparently the app 
flags apps that appear unresponsive to the Window server via 
CoreGraphics.  This might be one way to proceed (or just use Spin 
Control itself).

Craig

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