Re: NSWindow - makeKeyAndOrderFront problem
Re: NSWindow - makeKeyAndOrderFront problem
- Subject: Re: NSWindow - makeKeyAndOrderFront problem
- From: Matthew Lindfield Seager <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:27:59 +1100
On Monday, March 1, 2010, Andreas Mayer <email@hidden> wrote:
> Try dragging something onto the iTunes source list. iTunes will import it, but will not activate itself.
Apples & Oranges... iTunes is (was?) a library application more than a
player. It also has origins in audio, not video. Then again I think
the "correct" behaviour is dictated by the principle of least
surprise...
If I've told a video player to start playing files on open I would
generally expect the player to bring itself to the front after
specifically dropping a media file onto it.
With an audio player I'd be a little surprised if it took over my
computer (unless the app requires visual interaction). I don't need
the app to be frontmost to hear it through the speakers.
The right choice for you and your users can't be answered definitively
by a mailing list.
For more "guidance" see what other popular or Apple apps do (e.g.
QuickTime Player, etc) or do some usability testing with some target
users.
Matt
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