macOS Alert message display when application in startup in hidden mode.

hi all,

i m start my application whenever my mac os started or any user is logged in.

i m placing a alert message on awakeFromNib and applicationShouldHandleReopen function.

i want when application started from startup in hidden mode these alert message should not display,and when user wants to open app from Application than alert message display.

please help me to do this.

thanks in advance.

can u please explain me more how can i do this?

Hansr said:

How about just a singleton for a simple boolean control variable appStartedHidden and then implement the two states?

Which part don't you understand?

singleton and appStartedHidden

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i m auto start my application using login window.

now please help me for this.

i mean to say how and where use this?

"singleton for a simple boolean control variable appStartedHidden"

Hansr said:

Okay the application itself should have singleton class which is initiated upon starting the program. That class will know whether the application was opened and directly hidden or not. Each part of the application can then query the singleton class for the state the application was opened in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern

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have u any example for this.