FB13544993: Menu bar should not hide when in fullscreen space and a LSUIElement/accessory app is activated

[sindresorhus]

• Date: 2024-01-17
• Resolution: Open
• Area: Menu Bar
• OS: macOS 14.2
• Type: Incorrect/Unexpected Behavior

Description

I have an app with a menu bar item (NSStatusItem), and when the menu bar item is clicked, I show the main app window and activate the app. However, when the user is in a fullscreen space for a different app, and they click the menu bar item for my app, my app activates, but then the menu bar immediately disappears. This is not the desired behavior and I get weekly complaints from users about this. The menu bar should not hide in this case.

Reproduce:

• Run the attached project.
• Enter fullscreen in an app.
• Click the “Click Me” menu bar item.
• Notice how the menu bar disappears.

You can also see this behavior in live apps on the App Store:

• Dato (1470584107)
• Fantastical (975937182)

Files

Sample project.zip