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Asked: May 21, 20262026-05-21T14:48:39+00:00 2026-05-21T14:48:39+00:00

so if you have 2 windows and you click on the one that is

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so if you have 2 windows and you click on the one that is not active – it will activate and click event will not be propagated to window elements

if you right click or try to scroll with mouse over non-active window it will get events without being activated

why is that and can this behavior be changed?

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    2026-05-21T14:48:40+00:00Added an answer on May 21, 2026 at 2:48 pm

    You must override NSView’s - (BOOL)acceptsFirstMouse:(NSEvent *)theEvent to return YES in order to receive clicks when your app is inactive.

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