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Patrick S.
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Re: Bookmacster no longer start
Reply #4 - Oct 26th, 2024 at 8:00pm
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Thanks! I remember now that I indeed did enable the Launch in Background preference a while ago. I also use a software called iBar that manages my menu bar items (I have way too many), and the Bookmacster menulet was hidden from view and I didn't think of looking for it there. But once you pointed that out, I found it. And after clicking on it, Bookmacster opened normally again. So all is good now. Thank you so much for helping me out! And sorry for my poor memory!  Grin
  
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Re: Bookmacster no longer start
Reply #3 - Oct 26th, 2024 at 4:04pm
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BookMacster has a Launch in Background preference.  By design, you should not be able to enable that unless at least you have also switched on the preference to show BookMacster's menulet, or as Apple calls it, Status Item in the right side of the menu bar.  (BookMacster's Status Item looks like its main icon, three bookmarks, as a grayscale image.)

Try this:

• Launch the Terminal app /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app.
• Into the window which opens, copy and paste the following command:

defaults read com.sheepsystems.BookMacster launchInBackground

What does it say?
  

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Re: Bookmacster no longer start
Reply #2 - Oct 26th, 2024 at 12:40pm
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No. There are no signs of the app running apart from the process in Activity Monitor. So no dot below the shortcut icon in the dock, no icon in the app switcher when I do CMD+Tab etc.
  
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Re: Bookmacster no longer start
Reply #1 - Oct 26th, 2024 at 12:36am
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Does BookMacster's icon appear with your running apps in the Dock?  (Running apps are indicated by a dot (small circule) between the icon and the edge of the screen.)

A few seconds after launching BookMacster, does the word "BookMacster" appear next to the apple in the upper left corner of your screen?

How about the row of icons ("status items") along the top of your screen on the right.  Do you see BookMacster's icon in there?
  

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Bookmacster no longer start
Oct 25th, 2024 at 9:00pm
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Since a few days ago, I can no longer open Bookmacster. I deleted the app and downloaded it again but no difference. I can see that it's running in Activity Monitor, but otherwise no sign that the app is running. I'm on Sonoma 14.7. Any ideas?
  
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