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Prevent macOS screen recording indicator from flashing #130

@joshstrange

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@joshstrange

This is for reporting bugs/issues and not feature requests (Feature requests should go in Discussions, this helps me track bugs more effectively)

Describe the bug
When running Dayflow I regularly see macOS's recording indicator in the top bar flash as I switch between windows on different displays. As in, Chrome is "active" on Monitor 1 and I click on my IDE on Monitor 2.

To Reproduce (it's ok if you're not sure how to replicate)
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Run Dayflow
  2. Click on a window on monitor 1
  3. Click on a window on monitor 2
  4. See indicator flash

Expected behavior
I understand this indicator cannot be hidden but a way to prevent the flashing would be nice.

Screenshots
This was actually pretty hard because I couldn't screen record due to that causing the indicator to stay on:

IMG_2085.MOV

Additional context
Maybe there is a way to have a "fake" recorder always going so that when you switch the recording to the active window (my assumption of what's happening) it doesn't stop/start the recording.

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