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[Note: Unsure if this still works in 2019.] If using MadMapper – see [this link](http://blairneal.com/blog/applescript-to-automatically-fullscreen-madmapper-for-installations/) for an AppleScript that will open MadMapper and have it enter fullscreen – and enter “OK” on a pesky dialog box.

#### Fix for menu bar appearing when auto-launching apps

When launching fullscreen applications on Mac via a launch agent, as a login item or other automation, the menu bar might still appear even if your app is set to fullscreen.

You can often fix this by:
* Editing your application's `Info.plist` file and changing the `LSUIPresentationMode` to `3` or `4` (`4` hides elements but still allows them to appear by moving the mouse to the screen edges, `3` hides them completely unless you CMD+TAB out of the app).
* Using a utility like [jAppleMenuBar](https://github.com/kritzikratzi/jAppleMenuBar) ([source](https://forum.processing.org/one/topic/osx-menu-bar-still-visible-in-present-mode.html))

## Alternate resources:
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The original outdated version of the article from 2012 is [here](http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/)
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