apple-expose

Is there a way to programmatically extend Apple's Expose

I'm looking for some pointers on how to reproduce the Apple Expose effect in my own app. Is there an API for Expose? If not how can it be replicated from scratch? ...

Preventing an application from being moved between spaces

Working on an application that contains legacy Carbon code (mixed with some Cocoa). It is a full screen app (not technically, it just draws itself as though it were) that hides the dock and application menu bar when active. What I'd like to do is prevent the application from being allowed to move between Spaces. Basically, if the user a...

How can I know if the user is in Exposé mode?

Is there a way to find out if the user is in the Exposé mode? (i.e., all windows are being shown.) Thank you. ...

Position boxes like in Exposé

Hi! Does anyone know a way to locate rectangles to best fit a certain area? The rectangles can be scaled up to a certain limit, but they should keep their proportions. I basically want to rebuild Mac OS' Exposé: Picture Thanks, eWolf ...

The logic behind MacOS's Exposé

This is just for curiosity. Exposé has two functions, among others, that rearrange windows on the desktop, one shows all the open windows so the user can see windows that are hidden below others, and other function in which moves all the windows to the sides letting the user interact with the desktop. I just wonder if someone knows...

How can I check whether Exposé is being activated or not?

Hi, I'm creating an application that emulates MacBook's multi-touch Trackpad. As you may know, on MacBook's trackpad if you swipe 4 fingers up, it triggers the Show Desktop. if you swipe 4 fingers down, it shows the Exposé. However, if the Show Desktop is being activated and you swipe 4 fingers down, it will come back to the normal ...