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Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by somehnguy » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 3:39 AM UTC

Tagbert wrote: post #28

somehnguy wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rectangle user for years, great app. Today I got frustrated enough to find AltTab ( https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ ), huge improvement to my workflow already. Sometimes when cmd+tab'ing between apps it'll bring the selected window to the foreground, and sometimes it won't. They'll regain focus for typing, but are hidden behind another window for whatever reason. Fully open windows too, not minimized or anything.…

Do you use cmd + ` (tilde key) to cycle through windows within an app? Its the key just above Tab and that's probably why it was chosen.

Yes, that combination to cycle between windows of an app never gives me any trouble. It's when cycling between different apps (cmd + tab) that I run into issues.

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by somehnguy » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 3:41 AM UTC

fragmede wrote: post #45

somehnguy wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rectangle user for years, great app. Today I got frustrated enough to find AltTab ( https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ ), huge improvement to my workflow already. Sometimes when cmd+tab'ing between apps it'll bring the selected window to the foreground, and sometimes it won't. They'll regain focus for typing, but are hidden behind another window for whatever reason. Fully open windows too, not minimized or anything.…

contexts.app for windows style alt-tab behavior

Looks nice. I don't really have any use for the extra features though, AltTab does what I wanted and is free.

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by krackers » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:02 AM UTC

jwells89 wrote: post #46

teeray wrote: post #8

Why is this not functionality that is built into the OS at this point? Is there anyone that loves 10,000 taskbar apps visible at all times?

Menubar apps as they exist now haven’t ever really been a consideration for Apple for UX/UI design purposes. For somewhere between the first third and half of OS X’s existence it wasn’t even possible to have persistent third party status bar items without some hackery that made the system think third party apps were first party menu extras. Even today the API they use is intended primarily for ephemeral status bar it…

>without some hackery that made the system think third party apps were first party menu extras.

Good old MenuCracker

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by dcchambers » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:23 AM UTC

FWIW it appears the latest version on SetApp (5.0.48) is unaffected by this, so feel free to continue using it (and disable auto-updates) if you want, but this whole things feels pretty icky so I went ahead and uninstalled. Looking into alternatives. Really wish Apple would address this problem natively.

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by rcarr » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:29 AM UTC

I believe you might be able to replicate the functionality using BetterTouchTool but it might be a bit of hassle to do, not 100% sure though.

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by DavideNL » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:35 AM UTC

dcchambers wrote: post #64

FWIW it appears the latest version on SetApp (5.0.48) is unaffected by this, so feel free to continue using it (and disable auto-updates) if you want, but this whole things feels pretty icky so I went ahead and uninstalled. Looking into alternatives. Really wish Apple would address this problem natively.

You could just use "Little Snitch", block internet for Bartender, and keep using the latest version for a while.

Meanwhile, keep an eye out on how things develop...

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by garyrob » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:44 AM UTC

Given the proximity of this development to WWDC, it seems like there's a chance Apple has acquired Bartender and has incorporated its functionality into the next MacOS release.

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by nymiro » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:53 AM UTC

This rendered Hidden Bar and Bartender obsolete for me, just reduce icons padding. You can still complement with Hidden Bar. I wish I had written down the original author to give credit:

``` defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding -int 6 defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 6

##After running these commands, you need to log out and log back in ```

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by _rs » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:54 AM UTC

garyrob wrote: post #67

Given the proximity of this development to WWDC, it seems like there's a chance Apple has acquired Bartender and has incorporated its functionality into the next MacOS release.

Given the shady replies on Reddit, I don't think so, that isn't how Apple operates

Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner

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Post by Brajeshwar » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 5:00 AM UTC

In my habit of sticking to a minimalist and essentialist lifestyle, I've been trying to stay within the Native Apps and reduce third-party apps wherever I can either get rid of or replace them, even if I have to add additional effort.

I've been using Bartender for a very long time. I got rid of it about a year ago. These days, I think and ponder over multiple times before introducing a Menubar App.

- Of course, do I feel the pain if I don't have this one?

- Can this be hidden altogether?

- Is the icon monochrome? Colored icons are outright rejected.

Between the Control Center and the limitations I set for myself, I've survived so far. Let's see where this goes.