Swift 3:
I needed this but dynamically. It's a little long but well worth it (IMHO).
So I decided to enable this only while the command key is down. This is achieved by registering a local key handler in the delegate:
// MARK:- Local key monitor
var localKeyDownMonitor : Any? = nil
var commandKeyDown : Bool = false {
didSet {
let notif = Notification(name: Notification.Name(rawValue: "commandKeyDown"),
object: NSNumber(booleanLiteral: commandKeyDown))
NotificationCenter.default.post(notif)
}
}
func keyDownMonitor(event: NSEvent) -> Bool {
switch event.modifierFlags.intersection(.deviceIndependentFlagsMask) {
case [.command]:
self.commandKeyDown = true
return true
default:
self.commandKeyDown = false
return false
}
}
which is enabled within the delegate startup:
func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ aNotification: Notification) {
// Watch local keys for window movenment, etc.
localKeyDownMonitor = NSEvent.addLocalMonitorForEvents(matching: NSEventMask.flagsChanged) { (event) -> NSEvent? in
return self.keyDownMonitor(event: event) ? nil : event
}
}
and its removal
func applicationWillTerminate(_ aNotification: Notification) {
// Forget key down monitoring
NSEvent.removeMonitor(localKeyDownMonitor!)
}
Note that when the commandKeyDown value is changed by the key down handler. This value change is caught by the didset{} to post a notification. This notification is registered by any view you wish to have its window so moved - i.e., in the view delegate
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Watch command key changes
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
self,
selector: #selector(ViewController.commandKeyDown(_:)),
name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "commandKeyDown"),
object: nil)
}
and discarded when the viewWillDisappear() (delegate) or the window controller windowShouldClose(); add this
<your-view>.removeObserver(self, forKeyPath: "commandKeyDown")
So sequence goes like this:
- key pressed/release
- handler called
- notification posted
The view's window isMovableByWindowBackground property is changed by notification - placed within view controller / delegate or where you registered the observer.
internal func commandKeyDown(_ notification : Notification) {
let commandKeyDown : NSNumber = notification.object as! NSNumber
if let window = self.view.window {
window.isMovableByWindowBackground = commandKeyDown.boolValue
Swift.print(String(format: "command %@", commandKeyDown.boolValue ? "v" : "^"))
}
}
Remove the tracer output when happy. See it in action in SimpleViewer on github.