site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com On Jul 18, 2005, at 11:34 , Allan Hoeltje wrote: There's got to be a better way to get what you want. Regards, Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon at Large Institute for General Semantics ----------- My wife 'n kids 'n dog are gone, I can't get Jesus on the phone, But Ol' Milwaukee's Best is my best friend. ----------- _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-kernel mailing list (Darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-kernel/site_archiver%40lists.a... Is it possible for a KEXT to launch a Cocoa application? What I want is for my KEXT to determine which user is logged-in and then open the app in that user's space as if the user double clicked the app. That's mixing metaphors in a really bad way. You (the Editorial You) don't want an extension to have any clue about identities of users, or even about users. The only reason your extension should deal with UIDs is for security issues. Kernel operations should be performed to facilitate some user-level activity, and then only if there is no other way. Think of the kernel as a programming interface to the hardware, not as an environment in which to build fancy applications. One thing to consider is how you would tell that the user has logged in in such a way that he can stand having a Cocoa app launched. He might be remote, or he might be running X windows only. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com