Put App into Menu Bar

[dadidoe]

How is it possible to put app related information into the menu bar, such as the Airport Icon for example?

 

[edadams]

Hi
The menu extras are created to show functionality in top bar. Files are located here-
/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/
Here is a small article on adding eject to menu bar-
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/osx-menuextras/index.shtml
This app will allow you to create items for menu bar-
http://www.sveinbjorn.org/tapir
Ed

 

[dadidoe]

Tapir sounds good but is shareware and isnt too customisable. I need to build this for my own app, how can I do that using Objective C?

 

[edadams]

Like this?-
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/StatusBar/StatusBar.html
Ed

 

[dadidoe]

thanks ed this is what i needed. what do I need to replace the TheItem with though?

 

[dadidoe]

i got it now thanks

 

[edadams]

ok cool My knowledge of Xcode is dangerous

 

[dadidoe]

dangerous in what way

 

[edadams]

dangerous as in, no idea what to do after the first tutorial.... :O