Info.plist and bindings

[Eimantas Vaičiūnas]

Hi list!

I'd like to bind certain Info.plist value to a checkbox in my app's
preferences. What's the common approach to doing this? Or is it not
recommended for some reason?

All the best,
Eimantas

[Jim Dovey]

Not recommended. Changing your info plist inside the app invalidates
your code signature, and you should be code signing your app.

Sent from my iPhone

[Eimantas Vaičiūnas]

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Jim Dovey <jimd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not recommended. Changing your info plist inside the app invalidates
> your code signature, and you should be code signing your app.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

How does one handle the "App is an agent" setting. Usually found as
"Display app in dock" setting in preferences.

// E.

[Paul]

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Eimantas Vaičiūnas <enc....@gmail.com> wrote:

How does one handle the "App is an agent" setting. Usually found as
"Display app in dock" setting in preferences.

Declare yourself as an NSUIElement / LSUIElement / LSBackgroundOnly in the Info.plist, and then promote your app with either -[NSApplication setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular] or TransformProcessType(). You can transition from a UI element / background app to a full-blown GUI app with a dock icon, but not the other way around. Once you have a Dock icon, you're stuck.

See these documents for more details:

<https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSApplication_Class/Reference/Reference.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000012-SW83>

<https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Carbon/Reference/Process_Manager/Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000208-CH1g-F08201>

Like others said, don't modify your Info.plist. It will break your code signature, and in some cases you won't have write access either.

  - Paul

[Eimantas Vaičiūnas]

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Paul <shado...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Eimantas Vaičiūnas <enc....@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> How does one handle the "App is an agent" setting. Usually found as
>> "Display app in dock" setting in preferences.
>>
>
> Declare yourself as an NSUIElement / LSUIElement / LSBackgroundOnly in the
> Info.plist, and then promote your app with either -[NSApplication
> setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular] or
> TransformProcessType(). You can transition from a UI element / background
> app to a full-blown GUI app with a dock icon, but not the other way around.
> Once you have a Dock icon, you're stuck.

Stuck as in going back to background mode requires app restart or just
"stuck" stuck?

> See these documents for more details:
> <https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSApplication_Class/Reference/Reference.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000012-SW83>
> <https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Carbon/Reference/Process_Manager/Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000208-CH1g-F08201>
> Like others said, don't modify your Info.plist. It will break your code
> signature, and in some cases you won't have write access either.

Thanks a lot! I will try these.

// E.

[Paul Marks]

On Sep 22, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Eimantas Vaičiūnas wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Paul <shado...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Eimantas Vaičiūnas <enc....@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> How does one handle the "App is an agent" setting. Usually found as
>>> "Display app in dock" setting in preferences.
>>>
>>
>> Declare yourself as an NSUIElement / LSUIElement / LSBackgroundOnly in the
>> Info.plist, and then promote your app with either -[NSApplication
>> setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular] or
>> TransformProcessType(). You can transition from a UI element / background
>> app to a full-blown GUI app with a dock icon, but not the other way around.
>> Once you have a Dock icon, you're stuck.
> Stuck as in going back to background mode requires app restart or just
> "stuck" stuck?

As the documentation states, they're one-way transforms. The only way to become a background app again is to relaunch. So I meant you're "stuck" in the foreground state once you make the transition.

- Paul

[Eimantas Vaičiūnas]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Paul Marks <shado...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As the documentation states, they're one-way transforms. The only way to become a background app again is to relaunch. So I meant you're "stuck" in the foreground state once you make the transition.

Thanks for the clarification!

// E.