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# activeAlways

The owner receives messages regardless of first-responder status, window status, or application status. The [`cursorUpdate(with:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSResponder/cursorUpdate(with:)) message is *not* sent when the [`cursorUpdate`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTrackingArea/Options-swift.struct/cursorUpdate) option is specified along with this constant. This value specifies when the tracking area defined by an [`NSTrackingArea`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTrackingArea) object is active.

```
static var activeAlways: NSTrackingArea.Options { get }
```

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