macOS menubar application: main menu not being displayed
This is my workaround solution for now:
As I wrote in the question, if I click on another app and come back to my app, the menubar is being displayed. I am simulating this when I try to show the preference window:
NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
if (NSRunningApplication.runningApplications(withBundleIdentifier: "com.apple.dock").first?.activate(options: []))! {
let deadlineTime = DispatchTime.now() + .milliseconds(200)
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: deadlineTime) {
NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
}
}
This is not a perfect solution. If I don't find a better solution, I will file a bug.
Based on the fix (or workaround) from OP. The key is really to toggle out and back to focus (thanks @Daniel!).
Some small improvements:
No force unwrapping, no need to set ActivationPolicy and call activate twice.
NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
NSRunningApplication.runningApplications(withBundleIdentifier: "com.apple.dock").first?.activate(options: [])
OperationQueue.current?.underlyingQueue?.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(200), execute: {
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
})