It is just me or has this been happening more and more with mac apps. The unarchiver, Transmition, uTorrent..
>more and more
It's been like 18 years since uTorrent... and that was Windows only, unless I'm crazy.
Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
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Re: Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
#152For about 4 years now, I've used Dozer [0] to hide and organize menu items. It's been mature and stable the whole time. It had many of the features still on the development roadmap for Ice. You can drag-and-drop icons, hide and reveal with clicks or keyboards, and have two levels of hidability. [0] https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer
Same here. Only if the original author didn't abandoned the project.
There is an Apple Silicon build under Releases. It's work fine. It doesn't ask for extra permissions.
Re: Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
I didn’t know Bartender was sold. I thought it was fishy to need screen recording permissions but I assumed it was because of “security” features of the new macOS/m series chip/whatever so I just let it go because I trusted the Bartender dev. Uninstalled. What a shame.
Ice (and other menu bar managers) require the same permissions - your assumption was correct and Bartender has needed those permissions for a while.
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#154Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do these apps require screen recording permissions to work? Just curious.
To get information about other apps' icons
Dozer [0] doesn't require any special permissions. I guess this is needed by Bartender because it creates a little pop-out menu that shows the icons somewhere else?
[0] https://github.com/aonez/Dozer/releases/tag/v4.2.1-silicon
Re: Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
#155It is just me or has this been happening more and more with mac apps. The unarchiver, Transmition, uTorrent..
Do you mean Transmission the open source BitTorrent app for macOS? What’s the problem with it?
Re: Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
#156Offtopic, but am I the only person surprised how badly Apple stalled when it comes to window management and UX on MacOS? I feel that today, as a power user/professional, MacOS wouldn't be usable without applications like Bartender, external window manager such as Rectangle/Divvy etc. I feel strong attraction coming from yabai, but disabling SIP is too much for me. Personally I'm reaching the point where I'd migrate t…
I use Mac for work, Linux/Gnome for personal use, and have used Windows up to and including 11 both personally and professionally in the past (although a lot less recently). In terms of the desktop environment, I feel Mac is severely lacking behind. I know there are very mixed opinions on Gnome, but to me the Gnome UX feels extremely well thought out in comparison. The apple ecosystem might be very well integrated, b…
This is entirely a skill issue. I don't mean that dismissively, let me teach you the Mac way to close apps.
You hit ⌘-Tab, this brings up a list of every app you have open. Keep the thumb on the ⌘. More tabs go right, ` goes left. For every app you want to close, hit Q. When done, release ⌘.
My preferred way to launch an app is ⌘-Space and the first few letters of its name. This can have some frustrating delays of a second or two, but it will for the most part remember what you've opened. Other users are much more dock-oriented, I keep it hidden on the side and use it seldom.
Re: Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
And who are you to slander a named person and publicly question his reputation, for selling his own business that he created to somebody else? Your behaviour is not proportional to what has happened. It is an icon utility.
> And who are you A paying customer of Bartender. > to slander It is not slander to say you distrust someone. > a named person Ben’s name was already public. Bartender was published under “Surtees Studios”, after all. Ben has also appeared in at least one podcast. Trusting Bartender meant trusting Ben, the developer, the person. > for selling his own business that he created That’s not what’s in question. No one is b…
> It is not slander to say you distrust someone.
Of course it is slander to say that somebody's reputation is damaged. Especially when it's not a public figure. Just that somebody's name is public, doesn't make them a public figure. And you even continue. Step out of the mob frenzy for a while and try to look at how you are behaving from a higher perspective. Is it right of you to treat a person like that, because he sold his own business? It matters little you once purchased a product from him. Software change owners all the time.
Until there is definite proof of malevolence you should calm down, as should the other hackers. This business has the possibility of becoming a great embarrassment for Hacker News in the future.
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And who are you to slander a named person and publicly question his reputation, for selling his own business that he created to somebody else? Your behaviour is not proportional to what has happened. It is an icon utility.
Which part of the statement is slander?
Saying that somebody has a damaged reputation.
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
> And who are you A paying customer of Bartender. > to slander It is not slander to say you distrust someone. > a named person Ben’s name was already public. Bartender was published under “Surtees Studios”, after all. Ben has also appeared in at least one podcast. Trusting Bartender meant trusting Ben, the developer, the person. > for selling his own business that he created That’s not what’s in question. No one is b…
> It is not slander to say you distrust someone. Of course it is slander to say that somebody's reputation is damaged. Especially when it's not a public figure. Just that somebody's name is public, doesn't make them a public figure. And you even continue. Step out of the mob frenzy for a while and try to look at how you are behaving from a higher perspective. Is it right of you to treat a person like that, because he…
> Of course it is slander to say that somebody's reputation is damaged.
Of course it is not. Reputations are, by definition, opinions. And opinions are subjective.
> because he sold his own business?
If you’re not going to engage in good faith and will just keep repeating the exact same argument after its inaccuracy has been pointed out to you, I don’t see the point in continuing the conversation.
Engage with the words, not the strawman in your head.
> you should calm down
I am calm. Again, you’re projecting what you want to see, not the reality.
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which part of the statement is slander?
Saying that somebody has a damaged reputation.
That is called an opinion. It is subjective yet demonstrable by all the people voicing their unhappiness. That’s what a reputation is: the beliefs and opinions generally held about someone.