Prevent apps from stealing focus
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MBP 13 Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
MBP 13 Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
PTRy wrote:
please give us end users the ability to override this in preferences, with an option to "prevent apps from stealing focus" so we can override this.
This is a user to user forum, so nothing you post in this ancient discussion is going to be seen by anybody that can do anything about it. You need to use Apple Feedback or if you have a developer account Apple Bug Reporter to communicate such things.
I can't believe this is still an issue. I use a dual monitor setup, and frequently have WebEx in 1 window, with my note taking app in the other. In the span of a 1-hour presentation, I'm forced to manually steal focus back 7 or 8 times. Talk about annoying! Webex is CONSTANTLY switching itself from window mode to full screen and stealing focus; my note taking is interrupted and my keyboard/mouse lose focus. I have to manually switch webex back to window mode and click into my note taking app every 5-10 minutes. It drives me mad. I wonder how many users have been swayed from using their Macs to buying PCs for work due to Apple's neglect to fix this annoyance? It's more than an annoyance; it's simply unusable in this fashion. Want to give app developers the choice to control focus over other apps? Fine...but please give us end users the ability to override this in preferences, with an option to "prevent apps from stealing focus" so we can override this.
I've been requesting a fix to this via Apple Feedback every year for the last 7 years. This behavior definitely detracts from productivity . For me the sore spot are when I first login, I have to wait until every last application opens before I can do what I logged into do, and periodic processes that I've automated using Hazel, will cause an app to steal focus with no warning.
But yes, I'll request a fix from Apple again next year.
And to think of it this is 2017!!!
Please, Apple give my control back to me.
Can we have at least a "DO NOT DISTURB ME" mode!?!?!?
PS: Imagine my frustration I've about a 100 scripts I need to run everyday for a few hours. This just makes my machine unusable.
Prevent apps from stealing focus