[PD] how to tell if pd is in the background/foreground

[Rich E]

I think [active] will tell you if the current patch is in the foreground or
background, but I needed something a little deeper.  Actually, a guy from
the wacom developer team sent me some example code on how to do this at an
'AppleEvents' level and I already have a wacom object of os x how I need it
(disconnected from the cursor, even when pd is in the background).
Supposedly this "isn't nice" to other apps, but hey, pd is more important
than them anyway :)

cheers,
Rich

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:49 AM, PSPunch <shima at pspunch.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Rich,
>
> I maybe misunderstanding, but maybe [active] or its source code may help
> you.
>
> --
> David Shimamoto
>
>
>  Hi all,
>>
>> Anyone know how to tell (on OS X) if pd is in the background or foreground
>> from C?  I'm messing with Thomas' [wacom] external, trying to get it to keep
>> the tablet disconnected from the cursor, but it resets every time pd goes to
>> background.  So, if I can figure out from the external when pd goes back to
>> the foreground, I can reset it there, at least.
>>
>> regards,
>> Rich
>>
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