System menus

[Paul Claude]

As always, I think freedom is beautiful; and it would be also beautiful to
have the "possibility" of using the full potential of a programming language
brilliant as Revolution.

On other hands, "hacking" the system may be a way to increase its power; I
don't think Apple really feel hurt by this, considering that all the
applications I mentioned before are advertised by Apple itself on Apple's
official site. Take a look at:

http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail&
-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=66163&-search

you will find a beautiful Apple's page dedicated to the "hackers" of
MenuCalendarClock.

If a new program is useful and good, Macintosh users are satisfied and Apple
is happy too (in spite of the menubar has been violated...).

on 20-02-2006 16:22, Richard Gaskin at ambassador at fourthworld.com wrote:

> It may be worth noting that there is no sanctioned API for that, as
> Apple considers those menus to be exclusively for their own use:
> 
>      Reserved for use by Apple, the right side of the menu bar
>      may contain items that provide feedback on and access to
>      certain hardware or network settings.
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuide
> lines/XHIGMenus/chapter_16_section_4.html>
> 
> 
> Third-party programs which make such menus for themselves do so by
> violating Apple's design mandate and effectively "hacking" the system.
> 
> --
>   Richard Gaskin
>   Managing Editor, revJournal