I'm currently using XCode in conjunction with Unity. When I initiate a build in Unity, it automatically runs XCode. XCode will then steal focus from whatever app I happen to be in. Is there a way of disabling apps stealing focus in OSX?
MacOS – How to stop programs stealing focus when initializing a build in XCode
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Related Solutions
You can find the app that steals focus by saving the following code in a find_focus_stealer.py file and running it via python find_focus_stealer.py in a terminal.
Start running the script – it will print out the name of the active app every 3 seconds. Keep working as usual, wait for the problem to occur, and after a few seconds see the output in the terminal. You’ll have your culprit.
In my case it was a Symantec Antivirus background app (SymUIAgent.app).
#!/usr/bin/python
from AppKit import NSWorkspace
import time
t = range(1,100)
for i in t:
time.sleep(3)
activeAppName = NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace().activeApplication()['NSApplicationName']
print activeAppName
Credits to iMichael_ in this Apple Discussions thread.
I'm an idiot, it can easily be disabled in the behaviors menu.
Best Answer
You can add this to the Info.plist of Xcode to make it launch in the background:
(You might need to get write privileges on the Info.plist if you downloaded Xcode from the Mac App Store)
Source and details about what it can break: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20085680-263/keep-applications-from-stealing-focus-when-opening-in-os-x/