Can I make the Top menu bar invisible ? Or dissapear ?

[srmc710]

Oh it's a really simple program. Simple enough to even post right here. It's fully documented on apple's web site. Here are the addresses:
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2062.html
http://developer.apple.com/documenta...es/NSMenu.html
I will post the code in the following post(s?)
There are probably some little things that should be better but I'm just a beginner who looked at the documentation

[srmc710]

//
//  MenuHider.h
//  MenuLikeDock
//
//  Created by Sam McCandlish on Wed Nov 05 2003.
//  Copyright (c) 2003 SamsPrograms. All rights reserved.
//


@interface MenuHider : NSObject {
    BOOL dockLike;
    BOOL visible;
}
    - (IBAction)hideMenu:(id)sender;
    - (IBAction)showMenu:(id)sender;
    - (IBAction)dockLike:(id)sender;
    - (IBAction)notDockLike:(id)sender;

@end

(Edited to make the accidental smilies go away)

[srmc710]

//
//  MenuHider.m
//  MenuLikeDock
//
//  Created by Sam McCandlish on Wed Nov 05 2003.
//  Copyright (c) 2003 SamsPrograms. All rights reserved.
//

#import "MenuHider.h"


@implementation MenuHider

- (void)awakeFromNib {
    dockLike = TRUE;
    visible = TRUE;
}

- (IBAction)hideMenu:(id)sender {
    if (dockLike)
        SetSystemUIMode(kUIModeAllHidden, kUIOptionAutoShowMenuBar);
    else
        [NSMenu setMenuBarVisible:FALSE];
    visible = FALSE;
}

- (IBAction)showMenu:(id)sender {
    SetSystemUIMode(kUIModeNormal, nil);
    [NSMenu setMenuBarVisible:TRUE];
    visible = TRUE;
}

- (IBAction)dockLike:(id)sender {
    dockLike = TRUE;
    if (!visible) {
        [self showMenu:nil];
        [self hideMenu:nil];
    }
}

- (IBAction)notDockLike:(id)sender {
    dockLike = FALSE;
    if (!visible) {
        [self showMenu:nil];
        [self hideMenu:nil];
    }
}

@end

[srmc710]

//
// Prefix header for all source files of the 'MenuLikeDock' target in the 'MenuLikeDock' project
//

#ifdef __OBJC__
    #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
    #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
    #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#endif

[trip dragon]

Neat !
Sooo from all of that I must ask. Can the immpossable be done for all apps ?

Are you m@d l33t enouİh ?

And still be able to use the dock ????

Please and Thankyou

^v^

[rusto]

As far as I can tell this only confirms that you can hide the menu bar only on an application by application basis. In fact the documentation you refer to clearly says:

• As mentioned earlier the SystemUIMode and SystemUIOptions specified are only in effect while the process which called SetSystemUIMode is frontmost.

Download and noodle with this demo (be sure to hide the menu with it then bring some other app forward).

[trip dragon]

Quote: Originally posted by rusto As far as I can tell this only confirms that you can hide the menu bar only on an application by application basis. In fact the documentation you refer to clearly says: As mentioned earlier the SystemUIMode and SystemUIOptions specified are only in effect while the process which called SetSystemUIMode is frontmost. Download and noodle with this demo (be sure to hide the menu with it then bring some other app forward).

It does not work in Panther ! waaaa

oh well

[srmc710]

I have panther and it works for me!

[trevstrotz1]

it did not work for me, but i reall, really want it, could u send it to my email? It is trevstrotz1@hotmail.com

Thanks!

[hayne]

Quote: Originally Posted by trevstrotz1 it did not work for me, but i reall, really want it, could u send it to my email?

It is an extremely bad idea to install software from strangers! (And people that you know only by their nickname on a forum such as this count as strangers) You have no idea what it really does and you are really inviting someone to send you a "trojan horse" or other such malware.
This is especially true of software that asks for your admin password.

[Jean H]

Sorry, pressed the wrong key. Anyway, thanks to lespaulio
04-13-2007, 12:32 AM. After 3 days of 'not' finding the problem solution on my own. THANK you. By the way I have a eMac version 10.3.9 Does all I need :~)
Happy day to all.
Jean H