![]() ![]() Now, create the file ~/.myeditorchoice with emacs on the first line. If it is a file path, then the editor designated in ~/.myeditorchoice will open the file. If it is an editor choice, then the script will store the selected editor in the file ~/.myeditorchoice. The parameter passed will be either emac, sublime, vim, or a file path. Lines 34–51 will process the parameters when given. When you select an editor, the menu will refresh to promptly show the change. The file ~/.myeditorchoice keeps the choice between executions. This will place a ✔, heavy-check-mark, emoji in front of the currently selected editor. Lines 18–31 creates a menu separator, -, and lists the three editors that I use the most: Sublime Text, Emacs, and Vim. Therefore, a second parameter would be param2=. You can repeat the param keyword with increasing ending number for as many parameters as the script or program in the bash command needs. IO.readlines(Dir.home + "/.m圜urrentFiles").each " will give the file path or the editor to use, the terminal=false tells BitBar not to run the command in a terminal, and the refresh=true tells BitBar to refresh just this plugin after executing. It allows me to select which editor to user. # List of files that I'm currently working on. In that file, place this code: #!/usr/bin/ruby The script’s name is currentFiles, it will refresh once an hour, and it is a Ruby script. In the BitBar directory, create a file named currentFiles.1h.rb. The letter can be s for seconds, m for minutes, h for hours, and d for days. The refresh rate is a number followed by a letter. When creating a plugin, give it a unique name, the refresh rate, and then the extension that represents the script type. I decided that Ruby would be an easy language to write the script. One plugin that I could not find is an easy file editing plugin that will allow me to select from a list of files and select which editor to use to edit them. Since all plugins are script files, you can edit them to be exactly what you want it to be. Once refreshed, the menu bar should look something like the above. The Rocket program is the easiest way to add emoji icons to the script. On line 32, you will see this text: echo "BitBar Plugins" Ĭhange it to this emoji instead: echo "□" To change the BitBar Plugins, open the bitbar-plugin-installer.1d.php file in the BitBar directory with an editor. If you're like me, I prefer little to no text in the menu bar. The first box is for VirtualHostX Vagrant machine and the second is a specialize WordPress machine that I use to develop plugins and themes for WordPress. As you can see, I have two Vagrant machines defined.Ĭlicking on the menu bar icon shows the status of the two boxes. With the new plugin installed, you can see how many Vagrant machines you have in the menu bar. Click on BitBar Plugins and select the Dev/Vagrant/ script as shown. Since I use Vagrant, I'll install the Vagrant plugin. You now have one plugin installed that shows all possible plugins from the BitBar repository. Since I know this one is safe, click install. ![]() BitBar, therefore, is simply ensuring you know the plugin is safe. Since plugins are just scripts, they could have code designed to compromise the system. BitBar Confirming Plugin InstallationĮvery time you install a new plugin, BitBar will ask if you want to install the plugin. Click the button +Add to BitBar on the website and it will get installed directly. ![]() You can then install the plugins from BitBar itself and not have to go to the website. This plugin installs a BitBar menu of all available plugins that will update once a day. Navigate to the Tools category on the left and the first plugin should be the BitBar Plugins Installer. You can click the Get Plugins… menu entry to download some plugins. When you click on BitBar, you'll see the default menu. This is only shown if there are no plugins installed. BitBar Running Without Pluginsīitbar will load and place the text BitBar in the menu bar area. Just create a directory in the Documents directory called BitBar. Once you launch BitBar, it will ask the directory with the plugins. You can also download BitBar directly from it’s GitHub download page. With Homebrew installed, type the following in a terminal: brew cask install bitbar If you don’t have Homebrew already, you can read this tutorial about using Homebrew. The easiest way to install BitBar is by using Homebrew. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to install this free application, find and use the pre-built plugins, and how to write your own. It isn’t always easy, however, to customize the presentation of the information.īitBar is a tool for customizing your menubar with information that you want to know. They are also great for calculations, predictions, and many such things. They keep us up to date with news, products we like, technology advances, and so much more. ![]()
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