These constants define launch options you can pass to launchAppWithBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifier: and openURLs:withAppBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifiers:.
Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

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public enum NSWorkspaceLaunchOptions
Public Enumeration NSWorkspaceLaunchOptions
public enum class NSWorkspaceLaunchOptions

Member | Description |
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NSWorkspaceLaunchAndPrint | Print items instead of opening them. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchInhibitingBackgroundOnly | Causes launch to fail if the target is background-only. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchWithoutAddingToRecents | Do not add the application or documents to the Recents menu. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchWithoutActivation | Launch the application but do not bring it into the foreground. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchAsync | Launch the application and return the results asynchronously. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchAllowingClassicStartup | Start up the Classic compatibility environment, if it is required by the application. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchPreferringClassic | Force the application to launch in the Classic compatibility environment. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchNewInstance | Create a new instance of the application, even if one is already running. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchAndHide | Tell the application to hide itself as soon as it has finished launching. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchAndHideOthers | Hide all applications except the newly launched one. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
NSWorkspaceLaunchDefault | Launch the application asynchronously and launch it in the Classic environment, if required. Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |

- Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)