Keep NSWindow front

Question

I open a NSWindow from my main NSWindow.

DropHereWindowController *dropHereWindowController = [[DropHereWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:@"DropHereWindow"];
[dropHereWindowController showWindow:nil];

I want this window to stay on top of my main window when dragging a file from the finder to that "DropHereWindow". However when opening the finder (not having the focus any longer) my "DropHereWindow" goes behind my main window.

I tried orderFront, makeKey, makeKeyAndFront but nothing helped. What can I do about it?

Answer 1

Method:

- (void)setLevel:(NSInteger)windowLevel

Sub-class the NSWindow:

[self setLevel: NSStatusWindowLevel];

Or simply use:

[window setLevel: NSStatusWindowLevel];

Available levels:

• NSNormalWindowLevel
• NSFloatingWindowLevel
• NSSubmenuWindowLevel
• NSTornOffMenuWindowLevel
• NSModalPanelWindowLevel
• NSMainMenuWindowLevel
• NSStatusWindowLevel
• NSPopUpMenuWindowLevel
• NSScreenSaverWindowLevel
• kCGDesktopWindowLevel