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Randman · Dec 25, 2004, 07:18 AM

It might look a little busy, but I have the room on my PB17 and I use everything up there regularly.

From left, I have Fruit Menu to add the Finder icon and modify menus, F10 (best app launcher that I've tried), Slim Battery Monitor, Konfabulator, Sound, WinSwitch, Bluetooth, Menu Meters (Hall of Fame app), iSync, AirPort (using iColon to colorize AP and BT), Eject button and CalendarClock.

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 07:31 AM

Riiiiiight...

TheGUiTom · Dec 25, 2004, 08:01 AM

Turned off ShapeShifter...
Left to right:
Quicksilver, Adium, Konfabulator, Dragthing, DeskShade, MenuMeters, Bluetooth, Sound, iSync, International, Clock, WinSwitch.

Randman · Dec 25, 2004, 08:02 AM

Demo: You don't have to post if you don't have anything to contribute.

TheGUiTom · Dec 25, 2004, 08:04 AM

Is it me you're talking to?

Randman · Dec 25, 2004, 08:07 AM

No, it was the smart-alec comment above yours. Sorry for the confusion, you posted quickly. Merry Xmas.

crooner · Dec 25, 2004, 08:10 AM

Originally posted by TheGUiTom:
Is it me you're talking to?

No, no. Tom, you're fine.
He's talking to Demograph, who contributed what I interpreted as a distinct Dr. Evil "riiiiight."

Demo, did I nail it?

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
Demo: You don't have to post if you don't have anything to contribute.

Umm... better?

zakhm-e-dil · Dec 25, 2004, 11:59 AM

Komisar · Dec 25, 2004, 12:15 PM

TheGUiTom · Dec 25, 2004, 12:28 PM

It would be nice if you all could tell us what menu bar things you have in it...

Komisar · Dec 25, 2004, 12:41 PM

ok i have adium volume airport and time

crooner · Dec 25, 2004, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Komisar:
ok i have adium volume airport and time

and a partridge in pair tree?

(sorry)

Komisar · Dec 25, 2004, 01:11 PM

No i only run that menu extra when i am using photoshop

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by zakhm-e-dil:

That help menu is dangerously close to getting cut off.

Komisar · Dec 25, 2004, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by demograph68:
That help menu is dangerously close to getting cut off.

Will it be saved? Tune in to next weeks episode of "The MenuBar" to find out!

TheGUiTom · Dec 25, 2004, 01:57 PM

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by Komisar:
Will it be saved? Tune in to next weeks episode of "The MenuBar" to find out!

LOL!

Gerrit Vanoppen · Dec 25, 2004, 02:26 PM

Minimal, like the rest of my GUI : Butler / Menumeters (memory, processors, disk activity) / MenuCalenderClock.

Stradlater · Dec 25, 2004, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by demograph68:

Umm... better?

Why bother wasting space with the sound icon up there? There are FKeys for that

Stradlater · Dec 25, 2004, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by demograph68:
That help menu is dangerously close to getting cut off.

In case you weren't wholly joking: I think menuextras are hidden, no menuitems.

Stradlater · Dec 25, 2004, 06:59 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
...Eject button...

Curious; is there any extra benefit of placing the eject button here instead of pressing the designated button on your PB17"?

I thought this eject menuitem was just for computers with multiple drives, or no keyboard button...both of which can even be handled without menuExtra intervention. Does the Eject button offer extra features?

Hi I'm Ben · Dec 25, 2004, 06:59 PM

WOW!

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Why bother wasting space with the sound icon up there? There are FKeys for that

Hmm... I'm damned if I know. 'cause it looks darned purty!"

demograph68 · Dec 25, 2004, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by Hi I'm Ben:
WOW!

ZXspectrum · 01:13 PM

MaxMenus/MenuCalendarClock/You Control(3)/MenuMeters/Airport/Path Finder/DeskShade2.0/You Control Desktops Beta 1/BurnoutMenu2.0/IC-Switch/You Control(2)/Butler(3)/StickyBrain3.0/SlimBatteryMonitor/Konfabulator/Synergy

cmove · Dec 25, 2004, 08:03 PM

Yes !

mdc · Dec 25, 2004, 08:26 PM

aion (world clock) clock (analog) battery, bluetooth, airport, winswitch (two people icon)

skellington · Dec 25, 2004, 10:19 PM

My menubar ^_^
xscope is very important application.

mrtew · Dec 25, 2004, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Why bother wasting space with the sound icon up there? There are FKeys for that

I keep mine up there so I can SEE what my volume is set at. I use the keys to adjust it. I don't want a surprise BEEP when everyone is sleeping and I want to know if I'm muted when I don't hear anything when I try to play a mp3 etc.

PTH pasteboard, Meteorologist, MM Network Monitor, AppleClock, ChangeDesktop, AirPort, Volume, iChat, MM CPU monitor, MM DiskLight, MM Memory Monitor.

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Randman · Dec 26, 2004, 02:00 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Curious; is there any extra benefit of placing the eject button here instead of pressing the designated button on your PB17"?

I thought this eject menuitem was just for computers with multiple drives, or no keyboard button...both of which can even be handled without menuExtra intervention. Does the Eject button offer extra features?

It doesn't matter when I have my external keyboard hooked up, but when mobile, I remapped the eject key to other features I'd use more often. Honestly, I thought about taking it off since I often use cntl-eject anyway.

Macanoid · Dec 26, 2004, 04:43 AM

Meteorologist
Salling clicker
Shadowclipboard (best clipboard ever!)
Deskshade
Bluetooth
Date& Time
Airport

Blacktiger · Dec 26, 2004, 03:06 PM

Hey, did you know that if you hold down the shift key while changing the volume it won't make that annoying sound?

Anubis IV · Dec 26, 2004, 03:07 PM

Adium, Meterologist, Desktop Manager, GMailStatus, Airport, MenuMeters (Bandwidth), MenuMeters (CPU usage), Battery, Date/Time.

TheSpaz · Dec 26, 2004, 03:23 PM

Hey did you know that you can disable the volume beeping sound in the Sound control panel?

Fusion · Dec 26, 2004, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by skellington:
My menubar ^_^
xscope is very important application.

I have owned xScope for quite awhile now and I had no idea you could do that! Thank you!

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Why bother wasting space with the sound icon up there? There are FKeys for that

Because when you are in a lecture or presenting, it is nice to visually see if the sound is off. You could just turn it off, but if it was already on mute, it would make that annoying sounds and you would get a bunch of looks.

Originally posted by Blacktiger:
Hey, did you know that if you hold down the shift key while changing the volume it won't make that annoying sound?

Then again, you could just do that! Most useful piece of information I have seen all day. Thank you!

Originally posted by TheSpaz:
Hey did you know that you can disable the volume beeping sound in the Sound control panel?

I take that back, that was even more useful! Thank you everyone for the awesome tips!

theJoKell · Dec 26, 2004, 04:46 PM

I have way too much stuff, I know:

Komisar · Dec 26, 2004, 06:18 PM

The menubar couldn't handle the weight so it cracked!

theJoKell · Dec 26, 2004, 08:22 PM

Originally posted by Komisar:
The menubar couldn't handle the weight so it cracked!

Haha. Figured it'd be better than having a very wide pic... Although others didn't think so.

Burk3 · Dec 26, 2004, 11:30 PM

clicky

Komisar · Dec 27, 2004, 12:42 AM

I have a question.. Is it possible to overlap with the text... Can you actually have a menu extra that overlaps the help menu?

mrtew · Dec 27, 2004, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by Komisar:
I have a question.. Is it possible to overlap with the text... Can you actually have a menu extra that overlaps the help menu?

No, the menu extras just disappear as the real menus get too close. Switch your resolution to 640 and you can find that out REAL quick!

Hi I'm Mike · Dec 27, 2004, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by mrtew:
No, the menu extras just disappear as the real menus get too close. Switch your resolution to 640 and you can find that out REAL quick!

thanks johnny!

.saNNic. · Dec 27, 2004, 01:44 AM

Nothin' special here............

slava · Dec 27, 2004, 03:27 AM

No frills here as well.

MetalSnake · Dec 27, 2004, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Why bother wasting space with the sound icon up there? There are FKeys for that

:O How can you set FKeys to do something like set the volume?

edit:
from left to right: Process Wizard, DragThing, Net Monitor, Apple Script Menu, Classic, Change Desktop, Monitor Settings, Volume, iChat, Keyboard, Clock

Komisar · Dec 27, 2004, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by MetalSnake:
:O How can you set FKeys to do something like set the volume?

<Long a*s Image snipped>

edit:
from left to right: Process Wizard, DragThing, Net Monitor, Apple Script Menu, Classic, Change Desktop, Monitor Settings, Volume, iChat, Keyboard, Clock

Just cut off the end next time and only post that

MetalSnake · Dec 30, 2004, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by MetalSnake:
[B]How can you set FKeys to do something like set the volume?

No answer?

Stradlater · Dec 30, 2004, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by MetalSnake:
No answer?

The volume keys are coupled to the FKeys of PowerBooks by default. The official Apple Pro Keyboard has dedicated volume keys in FKey-position.

Technically, however, you could assign any FKey to do a task like this through scripting using a program like FLaunch.

Apfhex · 03:07 AM

I try to not let my menu bar grow any fatter than this, or else I'd probably have a bunch more crap up there (maybe if I ever get a 30" Cinema Display

).

The weather app is WeatherMenu. The Sound and Monitor menu extras are probably not necessary, but do prove useful sometimes, and I like having them there.