Keep NSWindow front

Question

I open a NSWindow from my main NSWindow.

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Answer 1

Swift 4.0, Xcode 9.0

You can set the level property of your NSWindow to floating. For example, if you are subclassing NSWindow, you can set it in the override init.

self.level = .floating

You also can get NSWindow from your NSWindowController by self.window?.

There are different levels:

NSNormalWindowLevel

The default level for NSWindow objects.

NSFloatingWindowLevel

Useful for floating palettes.

NSSubmenuWindowLevel

Reserved for submenus. Synonymous with NSTornOffMenuWindowLevel, which is preferred.

NSTornOffMenuWindowLevel

The level for a torn-off menu. Synonymous with NSSubmenuWindowLevel.

NSModalPanelWindowLevel

The level for a modal panel.

NSMainMenuWindowLevel

Reserved for the application’s main menu.

NSStatusWindowLevel

The level for a status window.

NSPopUpMenuWindowLevel

The level for a pop-up menu.

NSScreenSaverWindowLevel

The level for a screen saver.