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Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by cloudrkt »

fifafu wrote: post #19

In case you are already using my BetterTouchTool app: I have created a little tutorial & example preset here on how to use it for status item management: https://community.folivora.ai/t/bartender-controversy-tutori... You can add feature requests there, it should be pretty simple to extend BTT to support the remaining required features. I have also recently been approached by shady companies trying to buy my app (I'd…

I found an old Leap Motion device in a storage box with USB devices last week. The support you provided for it was great and had me waving at my desk all day.

Even though the Leap Motion is now unsupported, I still enjoy using BTT daily.

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by fifafu »

cloudrkt wrote: post #61
fifafu wrote: post #19

In case you are already using my BetterTouchTool app: I have created a little tutorial & example preset here on how to use it for status item management: https://community.folivora.ai/t/bartender-controversy-tutori... You can add feature requests there, it should be pretty simple to extend BTT to support the remaining required features. I have also recently been approached by shady companies trying to buy my app (I'd…

I found an old Leap Motion device in a storage box with USB devices last week. The support you provided for it was great and had me waving at my desk all day. Even though the Leap Motion is now unsupported, I still enjoy using BTT daily.

Haha, yes Leap Motion was a lot of fun and I think the BTT integration landed me my first job (@Siemens) after university. That must have been almost 10 years ago -- yep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDJKFtLDx4k

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by brtkdotse »

hbn wrote: post #14

Apple really needs to just build this functionality into macOS already. You shouldn't need to pay someone else to shove icons into a drawer. And on the new MacBooks with a notch through the center of the menu bar, it always seems like the icons on the right and the menus for the focused app on the left are ever encroaching towards that space.

I’ve tried switching from Windows to MacOS three times over the past few years and each time I run up against the wall of having to research, choose and purchase small utilities to fix things that I never in a million years would’ve guessed would be an issue.

Windows management.

File handler.

Menu bar organizers.

The list goes on.

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by evv »

michalf6 wrote: post #22

Use Ice instead: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice

yeah, no reason these days to use proprietary solutions for small problems. I'll check out Ice, it seems much more modern (and maintained) than Dozer: https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer

I just wish somebody would create an open source alternative to Rouge Amoeba's Loopback!

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by duxup »

throwaway48476 wrote: post #24
duxup wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you’re not monitoring all your open source software, I am not sure there’s a whole lot of difference. Sure, someone could fork the original and make a “good” version again, but if you didn’t notice, it went bad… same problem. It might be easier with closed source to some extent, but I’m not sure that means open source has solved it.

The difference is that you can fork if there's a breakdown in the developer user relationship. This is much better than being held hostage if you rely on the software.

To some extent I agree, but in both situations the breach already happened, who knows for how long.

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by iamcreasy »

oidar wrote: post #42
hbn wrote: post #14

Apple really needs to just build this functionality into macOS already. You shouldn't need to pay someone else to shove icons into a drawer. And on the new MacBooks with a notch through the center of the menu bar, it always seems like the icons on the right and the menus for the focused app on the left are ever encroaching towards that space.

They do have it built in - but only for the default menubar items - like battery, wifi, bluetooth - etc. You can shove all of those into the control center. It works well enough for me that I don't think I need bartender anymore.

But then you need to click on control center to see those icons...I just want to know if I am muted with a quick glance.

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by jwells89 »

bloopernova wrote: post #31

Sort of related question: is it possible to display the date in the macOS menu bar in the format 2024-06-05 10:18

The free Itsycal[0] can display whichever date pattern you prefer. It’s what I’ve been using for several years now.

[0]: https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/

Re: Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer

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Post by ilinx »

fifafu wrote: post #19

In case you are already using my BetterTouchTool app: I have created a little tutorial & example preset here on how to use it for status item management: https://community.folivora.ai/t/bartender-controversy-tutori... You can add feature requests there, it should be pretty simple to extend BTT to support the remaining required features. I have also recently been approached by shady companies trying to buy my app (I'd…

I’ve been using it for years! It’s a wonderful app.
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