bug#48864: [PATCH] Allow ‘ns-hide-emacs’ to bring only the selected frame forward

[Matt Beshara <m@mfa.pw>]

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Hi there,
I have attached a patch which adds a new capability to the=20
=E2=80=98ns-hide-emacs=E2=80=99 function in the NS port.  Specifically, it =
causes=20
the =E2=80=98ns-hide-emacs=E2=80=99 function to respond to being called wit=
h the=20
argument 'activate-front in a similar way to how it responds when=20
called with 'activate.  The difference is, instead of layering=20
every Emacs frame in front of every other application=E2=80=99s windows,=20
it only brings the selected frame forward.  I have uploaded a=20
small video of the new functionality in action here:=20
https://mfa.pw/activate-front.mp4

Please let me know if any modifications would need to be made to=20
this patch before it could be accepted.

Thanks for your time,
Matt


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From: Matt Beshara <m@mfa.pw>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 13:06:47 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] =3D?UTF-8?q?Allow=3D20=3DE2=3D80=3D98ns-hide-emacs=3DE2=3D=
80=3D99=3D20to=3D20?=3D
 =3D?UTF-8?q?bring=3D20only=3D20the=3D20selected=3D20frame=3D20forward?=3D
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=2D--
 src/nsfns.m | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/nsfns.m b/src/nsfns.m
index d14f7b51ea..f6ad1f7b9d 100644
=2D-- a/src/nsfns.m
+++ b/src/nsfns.m
@@ -1953,8 +1953,11 @@ Frames are listed from topmost (first) to bottommost=
 (last).  */)
        doc: /* If ON is non-nil, the entire Emacs application is hidden.
 Otherwise if Emacs is hidden, it is unhidden.
 If ON is equal to `activate', Emacs is unhidden and becomes
=2Dthe active application.  */)
=2D     (Lisp_Object on)
+the active application.
+If ON is equal to `activate-front', Emacs is unhidden and
+becomes the active application, but only the selected frame
+is layered in front of the windows of other applications.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object on)
 {
   check_window_system (NULL);
   if (EQ (on, intern ("activate")))
@@ -1962,6 +1965,12 @@ Frames are listed from topmost (first) to bottommost=
 (last).  */)
       [NSApp unhide: NSApp];
       [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps: YES];
     }
+  else if (EQ (on, intern ("activate-front")))
+    {
+      [NSApp unhide: NSApp];
+      [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication]
+        activateWithOptions: NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps];
+    }
   else if (NILP (on))
     [NSApp unhide: NSApp];
   else
=2D-=20
2.24.3 (Apple Git-128)


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