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Is there a way in Mac OS X to stop applications from stealing focus, especially between spaces?
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Mar 15, 20267099 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have certain applications set to open in certain spaces, but would like them to open in the background and not switch the space just so I can watch them open.
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There is also the '-g' option to 'open' that will run programs in the 'background' in that they won't steal focus away from the current app. Try for instance. See here for details: If you want to edit the Info.plist of some application to make this …
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