[djohnson]

Ok, anyone know how to have a window appear when you click on the icon in the dock? All windows will be closed at this point. I figure it needs either a connection in IB or a makeKeyAndOrderFront statement somewhere in the code... Thanks!

[alephnull]

I assume that you mean that all of the application windows were explicitly close (as opposed to minimized) and that you would like clicking on the icon to open up a new window. Have you tried the NSApplication delegate method -applicationDidBecomeActive? Then instantiate the new window in that method. Or maybe that is not the aspect of the problem you are concerned with?

[Uncle Skeleton]

As I understand it the preferred place for this code is:
- (BOOL)applicationShouldHandleReopen:(NSApplication *)theApplication hasVisibleWindows:(BOOL)flag

Sent by theApplication to the delegate prior to default behavior to reopen (rapp) AppleEvents. These events are sent whenever the Finder reactivates an already running application because someone double-clicked it again or used the dock to activate it.

[djohnson]

Here is what I am looking for: The program has been running and all windows have been closed. When you click on the icon, the main window opens up. Nothing is minimized.

Uncle Skeleton: I checked out the documentation on that and it looks like it is what I need. Where would you place that function? Also, do I need to make any connections in IB?

[djohnson]

Ok I have it now running that function. Now I am stuck on trying to open the main window.... I have tried the following:

[[theApplication mainWindow] makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
[[theApplication keyWindow] makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];

They were all tried in the following:

if(flag == NO)
{
//open the mainwindow
}

return;

Suggestions?

[djohnson]

Solution:

I created a connection between the class and the window in IB.

IBOutlet NSWindow *mainWindow;

Then in the above function, I did the following:

[mainWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];

Now it works fine! Thanks!