I have created a window using -[NSWindow setCollectionBehavior:NSWindowCollectionBehaviorCanJoinAllSpaces].
It only does half of what I want, though: when I switch spaces, the window also switches spaces (as expected), but my window moves to the back behind all other windows in that space. This is especially bad because my app is active but its window is below all other apps' windows. I tried changing the level to NSFloatingWindowLevel, and that does keep it on top, but then it loses key status (focus) when switching spaces.
I tried NSWindowCollectionBehaviorMoveToActiveSpace
for the collection behaviour but it's definitely not what I'm looking for.
Is there hope? I know there are almost no other APIs that relate to Spaces.
Spaces is a pain. My solution was to register for a change notification like so:
[[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] notificationCenter] addObserver:self
selector:@selector(activeSpaceDidChange:)
name:NSWorkspaceActiveSpaceDidChangeNotification
object:nil];
Then in my WindowController
class:
- (void) activeSpaceDidChange:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
if ([NSApp isActive]) [[self window] orderFront:self];
}
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