Question

I’ve created an application which initially stores and restores window size and location in the app delegate’s applicationWillFinishLaunching: or applicationDidFinishLaunching.

Later I have replaces it with calling [NSWindow setFrameUsingName:] and such to store and load window location and size.

Both storing and loading works just fine (with custom code and with setFrameUsingName)

But now the problem: when I have enabled Fullscreen mode on the application and logout with the option “restore windows“. It will launch the application in the separate window to become fullscreen but then my code is called again to set the window size: in effect displaying a small window in the big fullscreen screen.

It seems the lifecycle almost ends with the windowDidEnterFullScreen: call.
The applicationWillFinishLaunching: is called way before the window is put in full screen and the NSWindow‘s styleMask doesn’t show fullscreen there yet.

Anyone able to help me?

Answer 1

The problems where caused by an fade-in animation during application launch.
Make sure you don’t start animation on the window in applicationWillFinishLaunching in the app delegate.