Index: libvo/vo_quartz.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libvo/vo_quartz.c,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 vo_quartz.c
--- libvo/vo_quartz.c	23 Jun 2004 12:48:42 -0000	1.14
+++ libvo/vo_quartz.c	9 Jul 2004 12:04:26 -0000
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@
 
 static uint32_t preinit(const char *arg)
 {
-	int parse_err = 0;
-	
+    int parse_err = 0;
+
     if(arg) 
     {
         char *parse_pos = (char *)&arg[0];
@@ -717,6 +717,20 @@
             else if (parse_pos[0]) parse_err = 1;
         }
     }
+
+    /* this chunk of code is heavily based off SDL_macosx.m from SDL 
+     * it uses an Apple private function to request foreground operation
+     */
+    void CPSEnableForegroundOperation(ProcessSerialNumber* psn);
+    ProcessSerialNumber myProc, frProc;
+    Boolean sameProc;
+
+    if (GetFrontProcess(&frProc) == noErr)
+        if (GetCurrentProcess(&myProc) == noErr)
+	    if (SameProcess(&frProc, &myProc, &sameProc) == noErr && !sameProc)
+	        CPSEnableForegroundOperation(&myProc);
+    SetFrontProcess(&myProc);
+
     return 0;
 }