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Use keyboard to control application menu in Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Is it possible to use the keyboard to control application menus in Mac OS 10.6 and later? I have tried CtrlF12 but it's not working for me. I am running OS X Lion.
Also is this acceptable use in OS ...
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Unknown Menu Bar Item that won't go away
I just started noticing this menacing and unknown icon in my menu bar. It's a red exclamation mark in a blue circle with a green arrow. Here's an image:
If I click it, whether I press Cmd or not ...
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Screen sharing icon stuck in the menu bar
I have a problem with the screen sharing icon being stuck in my menu bar. I've restarted my computer, killall'd my Dock and done anything else that's come to mind, but I can't get the item to go away.
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Why is my Skype menu bar icon black?
I noticed one day that the Skype icon in my Mac OS X menu bar was black.
Skype notes when I'm online, but what specifically does the black color indicate?
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How to show Ethernet status in the OS X menubar
I see there is an option to Show Wi-Fi Status in the menubar. How do I show the Ethernet Status there?
Sometimes my Ethernet cable gets pulled out and would be nice to have an icon to quickly check ...
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OSX Menu bar doesn't appear til opening an application
When I boot my MBP, the menu bar doesn't appear. When I open Mail.app or Safari, the menu bar appears. I've searched for a bit, and nothing seems to talk about this. Is there a way to fix this?
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Removing location menu bar in OS X
I have the location menu bar entry which looks like an compass arrow pointing north east.
This is not a third party application but a privacy service setting. I can usually move and remove entries ...
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Kubuntu - missing menu bar at the top, and task bar at the bottom
I have pressed something, and top menu bar and task bar at the bottom of the KUbuntu screen, has disappeared, it looks like some fullscreen mode or something got turned on.
Any ideas how to switch ...
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Hide the menus from the menu bar in OS X
So, this is my question: how do I hide some (or all) of the menus from my menu bar in OS X. A lot of the applications I use have very large menus that I never or very rarely actually use (I know the ...
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Menu Bar that shows Evernote note list
Is there a mac application that shows a list of note titles from an Evernote notebook from a menu bar icon on Mac OS X? I use Evernote for task-management, and would like a way to quickly see all the ...
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How to show the menu bar on secondary desktops (spaces) on Mac OS X Lion?
I added additional Desktops (previously known as Spaces) via Mission Control on Lion. On each additional desktop the menu bar is missing. The menu bar is only visible/accessible from the primary ...
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New Growl in App Store: Hide menubar icon?
I love growl – using it for years. I switched to a new Mac with OS X Lion and installed growl from the App Store (1,99 $ or so)
Now I have this growl menubar icon up left besides the date and ...
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How can I stop “AAM Update Notifier” from automatically starting?
I’ve just found the name of a process that can't be removed from my menu bar in OS X.
Its name is "AAM Update Notifier" and I was able to quit it using Activity Monitor. How can I make sure it ...
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Increasing System Menu Font Size for OS X Lion
My father-in-law recently picked up an iMac (with OS X 10.7 - Lion) and loves it. However, his eyesight isn't that great and would like to find a way to increase the font size of the system menu bar ...
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Disable the activation of the menu bar when Alt is pressed in Windows 7
In Windows 7 how can I disable the function that activates the menu bar when Alt is pressed?
Are there some registry values to modify this behaviour?
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IP in Menu Bar with Color Coding for OS X
I'm looking for a utility to show my IP in the menu bar, and have it color coded. I want to specify colors for different IP ranges, so I can use it to know quickly if I am connected via VPN or not.
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Keep menu bar even in full screen mode?
Is it possible to keep the menu bar on top of everything and not hide when you open a full screen program? I know you can drag your mouse up and it reveals, but I would like it to stay there all the ...
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Google tasks menu bar app for mac os x
Is it there any free widget/program for mac os x that connects with google tasks and clicking on the menu bar allows to add more tasks and view info?
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Any idea what app thus menulet icon is connected to? [closed]
4th from the right, looks a bit like a target.
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How to change the VPN icon on menu bar in OS X?
The change in status for the default VPN icon on the menu bar is very subtle. I think it's just whether the bars are solid grey (not connected) or translucent (connected). I can't tell whether I am ...
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How to change the menubar color on a mac?
How one is supposed to change the menubar color on MAC OS X 10.6 without having to pay a buck off?
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Is there any Twitter app for Mac to update my status, no timeline?
I'm looking for a Twitter client for Mac that could just update my status, no need for timeline, mentions or groups support. Just an icon on the menubar and/or key combination that will give me a ...
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Snow Leopard - Add application to System tray instead of the dock
I have lots of apps in the dock right now and I wish to move some of them to the top system tray where options like Bluetooth, Spotlight, Sound, and Airport (Wifi) are displayed. How can I do this in ...
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Control ITunes from the OSX Menu Bar?
I'm looking for a free application that will let me control iTunes from the menu bar on OSX. Just simple controls, play, stop, pause, etc, doesn't have to be anything fancy.
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Recommendations wanted for smoother font on Macbooks with smaller screens
Personally I find the font used for the menu bar on my 13" Macbook Pro a bit too blocky looking, as show in the screen shot below. On the screen shot you can see that the W for example is very blocky.
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OS X Snow Leopard menubar icons appear/disappear in 8 second cycle
I just bought a new Mac Mini, and used Migration Assistant to move a user from an iMac to it. All went well, except a very strange behavior... the default OS X menubar icons like time, spotlight, etc ...
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In Ubuntu, my apps no longer have the system menu bar (not the panels!)
So, I booted up my box today after the weekend, and my apps no longer have the System Menu Bar at the top. It kinda sucks 'cause that's an easy way to maximize windows.
How do I get it back? And I'm ...
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Can you disable menu bar transparency in Mac OS X?
Depending on the wallpaper I select in Mac OS X 10.6, the menu bar is semi-translucent. Ironically, on black backgrounds, this looks best, as it comes out a simple, flattish gray. On any background I ...
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Top menu bar disappeared in redhat
My Redhat EL4 lost its menu bar on top. It just disappeared when I logged in one day. I tried to restart it several times but still is not coming back.
Is there any setting or configuration to get ...
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ubuntu: position of menu icon on the top menubar changes randomly
The position of icons in the menubar on the top of the ubuntu desktop changes randomly from time to time.
For example I had the user icon (the one with the logoff/shutdown sub menu) somewhere in the ...
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Use only icons for Ubuntu 9.10 gnome menu
How can I get replace the "applications places system" buttons with just icons?
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How do I make OS X display the date in the menu bar?
I'd like to have today's date displayed in the menu bar alongside the day-of-the-week and the time (i.e. Mon, Dec 31, 9:59 PM). Is there a way to do this? I'm on OS X 10.5.
EDIT: I found one ...
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How do I show the Empathy icon in the menu bar's notification area?
I removed the default mail notification drop down since I only use an IM client, and don't want to have to go through an extra menu to get to it. After removing it, I tried the Empathy preferences and ...
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Can I change the order of non-apple icons on the menu bar of my MacBook?
I am rather OCD and like my icons in a particular order.
I can just hold command + to move and change the order of apple icons in the menu bar but that does not work for the other icons.
I realize ...
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Auto-hide OS X menu bar?
Is there a way to auto-hide the OS X menu bar, like is possible with the Dock?
There was an application "Menufela" that did this for Tiger, but I'm not aware of anything similar for Leopard/Snow ...
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Microsoft Access 2003 menu bar is missing under toolbar customize
Last time I was trying to hide the menu bars in my existing database.
I added code in my module which I found on the internet. But now when I start Access I can't find the menu bars where I can ...
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Is there an app that can make another app run solely from the menubar?
I've got an app that I need to leave running, but I never do anything with - it's essentially a server. I'd like some way to either hide it completely from the dock and (if possible) put it up in the ...
