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christoph wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 20, 2025 1:33 pm

You could take some inspiration from the sample stack 'Yosemite Style Window Creator'
Go to Help>Sample Stacks and search for windowShape

Thank you!

Its a start

Michael

Klaus wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 18, 2025 5:58 pm

Nope, it's true!

Only after Livecode 10

When macOS went from 10,x to 11 the "modern" window was introduced without a grey titlebar

Mic

Klaus wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 18, 2025 12:28 pm

Yes, what do you exspect in that case?
Then it is up to us, the developers, to provide this functionality somehow, if neccessary.

Go to first post in this thread, Klaus

macOS 13.8

Modern windows no longer have the top bar

I you choose to have no topbar you also loose window controls and rounded corners

Mic

Klaus wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 18, 2025 11:43 am

Hi Mic,

what version of LC are you referring to?
I thought that LC, like any other macOS app, will "borrow" the windows and many of the controls from the underlying OS?

Best

Klaus

9.6.3

Klaus wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 18, 2025 11:08 am

A Livecode 10.0.2 stack.

Thank you Klaus

I was not aware that 10 had this kind of window.

I do not have version 10

Mic

Hi there

Has anyone constructed a modern OSX window, they want to share?


Thanks
Mic

Kaffee und Kuchen für dich, Klaus
Mic

Thank you Klaus Made your script work! :D Made this alteration: macStatusMenuSet "el_menu", "enabled", TRUE —> macStatusMenuSet el_menu, "enabled", TRUE. (no quotes on el_menu) Could not make the icon work. Tried different versions of Long ID with and without quotes, but just got a black square. NOW...

Hi again

I possible, could anybody be kind and give me an example of this?

Thanks
Mic

You mean you want your LC app to stay in the menu bar or better said you want your LC app to display a menu in the status bar on Mac? If that's the question then yes. ;) Have a look at 'mac status menu' in the dictionary. Thank you matthiasr, but the dictionary is not very helpful. Could you point ...

Hi

The topic says it all:

Can a livecode app be a menuitem app on Mac?

Thanks
Mic

Always nice when you tune in Bernd!

Added you code

I know Stam

As I said it was in the simplest form for you to elaborate on...

Mic