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# makeStandardActivatePopoverGestureRecognizer()

Returns a gesture recognizer, configured to invoke the [`showPopover(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopoverTouchBarItem/showPopover(_:)) method.

```
func makeStandardActivatePopoverGestureRecognizer() -> NSGestureRecognizer
```

## Discussion

Use this method to create a gesture recognizer that you then attach to a custom [`collapsedRepresentation`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopoverTouchBarItem/collapsedRepresentation) view.

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