Subclassed NSWindow for PrefWindow to activate it after showing.

RedditBar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

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 		E9CF1F5C1849685C0004AE02 /* PrefController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E9CF1F5B1849685C0004AE02 /* PrefController.m */; };
+		E9F64A2E185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E9F64A2D185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.m */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
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 		E9F64A2B185D51C100D6CA16 /* RedditBar.entitlements */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xml; path = RedditBar.entitlements; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E9F64A2C185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = PrefWindow.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E9F64A2D185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = PrefWindow.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
 				E9341913184A1A1A00D03488 /* StateModel.m */,
 				E9CF1F5A1849685C0004AE02 /* PrefController.h */,
 				E9CF1F5B1849685C0004AE02 /* PrefController.m */,
+				E9F64A2C185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.h */,
+				E9F64A2D185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.m */,
 				E9CF1F35184961020004AE02 /* MainMenu.xib */,
 				E9341919184A47DE00D03488 /* Prefs.xib */,
 				E90E74B2184FAA0F00F38929 /* Localizable.strings */,
 				E9A129B1184BD24000F50D1D /* RedditItem.m in Sources */,
 				E9CF1F2D184961010004AE02 /* main.m in Sources */,
 				E9CF1F5C1849685C0004AE02 /* PrefController.m in Sources */,
+				E9F64A2E185E1E2900D6CA16 /* PrefWindow.m in Sources */,
 				E9B6773E184B73DC00850559 /* Reddit.m in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;

RedditBar/AppDelegate.m

     [prefWindow setParent:self];
     [prefWindow setState:currentState];
     [prefWindow showWindow:self];
+    [[prefWindow window] makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
 }
 
 -(IBAction)showAbout:(id)sender {

RedditBar/Base.lproj/Prefs.strings

 
-/* Class = "NSWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
+/* Class = "PrefWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
 "1.title" = "RedditBar Preferences";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "10"; ObjectID = "0SD-Tf-uZS"; */

RedditBar/Base.lproj/Prefs.xib

         </customObject>
         <customObject id="-1" userLabel="First Responder" customClass="FirstResponder"/>
         <customObject id="-3" userLabel="Application"/>
-        <window title="RedditBar Preferences" allowsToolTipsWhenApplicationIsInactive="NO" autorecalculatesKeyViewLoop="NO" restorable="NO" oneShot="NO" releasedWhenClosed="NO" wantsToBeColor="NO" animationBehavior="default" id="1">
+        <window title="RedditBar Preferences" allowsToolTipsWhenApplicationIsInactive="NO" autorecalculatesKeyViewLoop="NO" restorable="NO" oneShot="NO" releasedWhenClosed="NO" wantsToBeColor="NO" animationBehavior="default" id="1" customClass="PrefWindow">
             <windowStyleMask key="styleMask" titled="YES" closable="YES"/>
             <windowPositionMask key="initialPositionMask" leftStrut="YES" rightStrut="YES" topStrut="YES" bottomStrut="YES"/>
-            <rect key="contentRect" x="196" y="240" width="340" height="339"/>
+            <rect key="contentRect" x="196" y="240" width="340" height="323"/>
             <rect key="screenRect" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="1920" height="1058"/>
             <view key="contentView" id="2">
-                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="340" height="339"/>
+                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="340" height="323"/>
                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                 <subviews>
                     <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="0mi-88-o94">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="299" width="200" height="22"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="283" width="200" height="22"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" state="on" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="xlI-hU-MqM">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </textFieldCell>
                     </textField>
                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="f72-fM-yQc">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="304" width="96" height="17"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="288" width="96" height="17"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" alignment="right" title="Username: " id="GTO-OP-MYS">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </textFieldCell>
                     </textField>
                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="JMQ-a6-DKC">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="270" width="96" height="17"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="254" width="96" height="17"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" alignment="right" title="Password:" id="m11-YF-fEa">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </textFieldCell>
                     </textField>
                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="qFP-pd-32c">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="104" width="96" height="17"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="88" width="96" height="17"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" alignment="right" title="Items:" id="FNJ-RL-DXT">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </textFieldCell>
                     </textField>
                     <secureTextField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="ARP-lb-J16">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="267" width="200" height="22"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="251" width="200" height="22"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <secureTextFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" usesSingleLineMode="YES" id="We7-pG-rAt">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </connections>
                     </button>
                     <scrollView horizontalLineScroll="10" horizontalPageScroll="10" verticalLineScroll="10" verticalPageScroll="10" hasHorizontalScroller="NO" usesPredominantAxisScrolling="NO" id="8ew-wY-1Yh">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="20" y="129" width="300" height="100"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="20" y="113" width="300" height="100"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                         <clipView key="contentView" copiesOnScroll="NO" id="ENU-Jw-8fO">
                             <rect key="frame" x="1" y="1" width="298" height="98"/>
                         </scroller>
                     </scrollView>
                     <button id="XZM-90-hQ8">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="236" width="280" height="25"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="220" width="280" height="25"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" state="on" inset="2" id="vW5-Cp-Bm1">
                             <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
                         </connections>
                     </button>
                     <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="MAv-jO-hIv">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="99" width="57" height="22"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="120" y="83" width="57" height="22"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" state="on" borderStyle="bezel" alignment="right" title="10" drawsBackground="YES" id="0SD-Tf-uZS">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         </connections>
                     </textField>
                     <stepper horizontalHuggingPriority="750" verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="jxz-fQ-M1L">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="182" y="96" width="19" height="27"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="182" y="80" width="19" height="27"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <stepperCell key="cell" continuous="YES" alignment="left" maxValue="100" id="Gba-jV-Ouh"/>
                         <connections>
                         </connections>
                     </stepper>
                     <progressIndicator canDrawConcurrently="YES" horizontalHuggingPriority="750" verticalHuggingPriority="750" maxValue="100" displayedWhenStopped="NO" bezeled="NO" indeterminate="YES" controlSize="small" style="spinning" id="vz0-tR-n1f">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="304" y="240" width="16" height="16"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="304" y="224" width="16" height="16"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                     </progressIndicator>
                     <button id="fRR-M9-szp">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="75" width="304" height="18"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="18" y="53" width="304" height="18"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                         <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Show Subreddit after Title" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" state="on" inset="2" id="nFK-xi-2F3">
                             <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>

RedditBar/PrefWindow.h

+//
+//  PrefWindow.h
+//  RedditBar
+//
+//  Created by Thomas Buck on 15.12.13.
+//  Copyright (c) 2013 xythobuz. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+@interface PrefWindow : NSWindow
+
+@end

RedditBar/PrefWindow.m

+//
+//  PrefWindow.m
+//  RedditBar
+//
+//  Created by Thomas Buck on 15.12.13.
+//  Copyright (c) 2013 xythobuz. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "PrefWindow.h"
+
+@implementation PrefWindow
+
+-(BOOL)canBecomeKeyWindow {
+    return YES;
+}
+
+@end

RedditBar/RedditBar-Info.plist

 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>204</string>
+	<string>218</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>

RedditBar/de.lproj/Localizable.strings

 "Use Subreddits list" = "Zeige Subreddit Liste";
 
 /* Pref Checkbox State 1 */
-"Use Subscriptions" = "Zeige Abbonements";
+"Use Subscriptions" = "Zeige Abonnements";
 
 /* Pref API Error */
 "Wrong Username or Password!" = "Falscher Nutzername oder falsches Passwort!";

RedditBar/de.lproj/Prefs.strings

-/* Class = "NSWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
+/* Class = "PrefWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
 "1.title" = "RedditBar Einstellungen";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "10"; ObjectID = "0SD-Tf-uZS"; */
 "32T-3T-EcY.title" = "Ausschneiden";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "Items:"; ObjectID = "FNJ-RL-DXT"; */
-"FNJ-RL-DXT.title" = "Länge:";
+"FNJ-RL-DXT.title" = "Links:";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "Username: "; ObjectID = "GTO-OP-MYS"; */
 "GTO-OP-MYS.title" = "Benutzername: ";

RedditBar/en.lproj/Prefs.strings

-/* Class = "NSWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
+/* Class = "PrefWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
 "1.title" = "RedditBar Preferences";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "10"; ObjectID = "0SD-Tf-uZS"; */

RedditBarTests/de.lproj/Prefs.strings

-/* Class = "NSWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
+/* Class = "PrefWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
 "1.title" = "RedditBar Preferences";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "10"; ObjectID = "0SD-Tf-uZS"; */

RedditBarTests/en.lproj/Prefs.strings

-/* Class = "NSWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
+/* Class = "PrefWindow"; title = "RedditBar Preferences"; ObjectID = "1"; */
 "1.title" = "RedditBar Preferences";
 
 /* Class = "NSTextFieldCell"; title = "10"; ObjectID = "0SD-Tf-uZS"; */