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Keeping it running while in other apps

Open mark248am opened this issue 8 years ago • 8 comments

Is there a way to keep KnightTouchBar always running in the touch bar no matter what application i am in? (preferably without sound)

mark248am avatar Jan 21 '17 20:01 mark248am

Unfortunately (I think), the NSTouchBar class documentation explicitly states the following:

On supported MacBook Pro models, the Touch Bar, above the keyboard, shows instances of the NSTouchBar class from the front-most app. (source)

Unless Apple changes how the TouchBar works, this is not possible.

AkdM avatar Jan 21 '17 20:01 AkdM

No, only the forward app is shown on the touch bar.

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mhankosky avatar Jan 21 '17 20:01 mhankosky

out of curiosity, how does BetterTouchTool get around it?

mark248am avatar Jan 21 '17 20:01 mark248am

@mark248am can you give an example?

AkdM avatar Jan 21 '17 20:01 AkdM

Well with BetterTouchTool or TouchSwitcher they control what is displayed in the Touch Bar while in other applications. For example with BetterTouchTool I have my own set of buttons that show up when I am in Chrome https://twitter.com/mark248am/status/821081846310113281

Wouldn't the same idea work here? Have KnightTouchBar over ride the default system buttons?

mark248am avatar Jan 21 '17 21:01 mark248am

That's interesting, I am going to work on it as soon as I have time.

AkdM avatar Jan 21 '17 21:01 AkdM

@AkdM @mark248am Is this still the case with touchbar applications? Not being able to run in the background whenever?

956MB avatar Jul 04 '20 07:07 956MB

well I know im a couple years late but the Touch Bar pet is able to also get around it and is able to be upfront the whole time but you can hit the x to close out of it.

Greyk4 avatar Aug 31 '20 14:08 Greyk4