Mac question

Question

I don't understand why in Mac is not possible to open all windows

Mac does not support programmatic activation of windows.

First of all, I would like to inform you that the user has to touch the screen to active a session on iOS/MacCatalyst. Please watch the Apple's Window Management in Your Multitasking App video around 4:50. Therefore, you cannot bring an existing window to the foreground programmatically.

for example,

As you can see, I have a main application running in Fullscreen, I also have 3 windows of visual studio code opened.

Answer 1

Hello,

As you can see, I have a main application running in Fullscreen, I also have 3 windows of visual studio code opened.

It is possible to open multiple windows at the same time on Mac.

The functionality limited by Mac is the inability to activate one window from another through the API. For example, you cannot activate one VS Code by clicking the button of another VS Code. This activation means placing focus on another window.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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Answer 2

in the IOS/MacCatalyst world, there is no concept of overlapping windows. Because MacCatalyst apps run in a security sandbox, they do not have full access to UIKit.