On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:39 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/03/14 23:20, Devin Asay wrote: >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 12/03/14 23:10, Devin Asay wrote: >>>> On Mar 12, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Richard Miller <w...@together.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there any way for a LC app to run in the background on a Mac, so the >>>>> user won't see it listed when they cycle through their open programs? I >>>>> know how to make it invisible, but it still shows up when you Apple >>>>> Key-Tab through running apps. >>>>> >>>> Richard, >>>> >>>> You have to edit the info.plist file for the app and insert a LSUIElement >>>> key: >>>> >>>> This creates a faceless application (one that doesn't appear in Force Quit >>>> list or in the Dock): >>> And what happens when your standalone starts creating merry hell, and you >>> have no way of quitting the thing? >>> >>> Sounds a bit risky. >> Actually, the app is not exactly "faceless"' that was a poor choice of >> words. You can still quit the app by clicking into the interface > > Um? If the app is running invisibly, how does one click into the interface? Right, that's why I said "faceless" was a poor choice of words on my part. An app configured like this still has a visible interface; it just doesn't appear on the Force Quit list or the dock. Devin Devin Asay Learn to code with LiveCode University http://university.livecode.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
