objective-ccocoafocusnswindownspanel

set NSWindow focused

I have an app winth one window and one panel, attached to this window.

steps:

  1. deactivate my app (app opened, but without the focus)
  2. click on a button on panel (panel is focused now, but main window is not)

How to set focus to the main window (parent window) from the panel?

Solution

  • It is not clear what you mean by focus, and whether what you call main window is a main window as defined in Cocoa. Assuming it is a Cocoa main window and focus is the same as key status,

    [[NSApp mainWindow] makeKeyWindow];

    or

    [[NSApp mainWindow] makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];

    If it is not a Cocoa main window, you need to have a reference to it and send it -makeKeyWindow or -makeKeyAndOrderFront:.