How to bring NSWindow to front and to the current Space?

Question

I\'m using this code to bring up my window:

[self.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
[self.window setOrderedIndex:0];

But often it will be

Answer 1

Swift 3.0

NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)

Answer 2

The syntax seems to be a little different with Swift 2:

NSApplication.sharedApplication().activateIgnoringOtherApps(true)

Answer 3

Swift 2.0

NSApp.activateIgnoringOtherApps(true)

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Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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.)

Answer 6

To bring your app to the front:

[NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];

Swift:

NSApp.activateIgnoringOtherApps(true)

Swift 3:

NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)