How to bring NSWindow to front and to the current Space?
SwiftCocoaSwift Problem Overview
I'm using this code to bring up my window:
[self.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
[self.window setOrderedIndex:0];
But often it will be beneath other windows or displayed in other Space desktop that I last open it in. How do I make it always appear "in front" to the user?
Update I found the answer from previously asked question; make the window show up to the top of other windows: [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
But how to move the app to the user's current Space?
Swift Solutions
Solution 1 - Swift
To bring your app to the front:
[NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
Swift:
NSApp.activateIgnoringOtherApps(true)
Swift 3:
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
Solution 2 - Swift
Perhaps you want:
[self.window setCollectionBehavior: NSWindowCollectionBehaviorCanJoinAllSpaces];
Experiment with the other collection behaviors... I found NSWindowCollectionBehaviorMoveToActiveSpace was a bit buggy in 10.5 but it might be better now.
Solution 3 - Swift
The syntax seems to be a little different with Swift 2:
NSApplication.sharedApplication().activateIgnoringOtherApps(true)
Solution 4 - Swift
Swift 5.0 +
NSWindow.orderFrontRegardless()
Solution 5 - Swift
> But how to move the app to the user's current Space?
You don't. Spaces hold windows, not applications. (That's why the collectionBehavior property is on NSWindow, not NSApplication.)
Solution 6 - Swift
Swift 3.0
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
Solution 7 - Swift
If you want to your app to come to the front, even if its minimised and have it activated (given active focus), then use both of these:
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
NSApp.windows.first?.orderFrontRegardless()
If you only want to bring it to the front, without giving it focus, just use:
NSApp.windows.first?.orderFrontRegardless()