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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T07:35:13+00:00 2026-05-14T07:35:13+00:00

When an item is selected in the source list it is highlighted in blue.

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When an item is selected in the source list it is highlighted in blue. When another element on the window is selected, however, the highlight becomes a lighter blue as the source list is no longer focused.

I would like to change the behaviour so the item is always the darker blue, the same behaviour as seen in Finder.

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    2026-05-14T07:35:14+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 7:35 am

    It seems that the source list of Finder never become the fist responder, so, I guess that the first step is to subclass your table view or outline view, and implement the – (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder method

    - (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder
    {
        return NO;
    }
    

    It will make the selection of your source list always stay light blue, and you may use some undocumented methods such as _highlightColorForCell to change the highlight color.

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