I recently got into macOS development [0] and Swift, and I'm currently working on an app where I want to support the Touch Bar. I don't have the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, so I was stuck with having to launch the simulator from inside Xcode. I built this app to make it easier to code and design for the Touch Bar. Not everyone has or even wants Xcode installed, for example, designers, non-developers, or developers making apps with Electron (which now supports the Touch Bar). This app bundles the Touch Bar simulator at build time so users don't need to have Xcode installed. It also adds a handy screenshot button. I'm happy to entertain other useful features. Note that it requires macOS 10.12.2 or later. It's of course open-source. Contributions welcome! :)
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@sindresorhus you had me at "I recently got into macOS development [0] and Swift..." - thats great, how long have you been learning?
@thisdickie@sindresorhus The icon made me think it'll open photo booth. Screenshot-ing the touchbar didn't intuitively cross my mind. But then I'm not a developer, so it could be just me.
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@sindresorhus@arunpattnaik I think maybe you're thinking that that button is on a real touch bar as well...it's not...that's just for this app to grab a screenshot of the touch bar. (There is a screenshot button you can add to the system button area, but that's another story).
Looks great!
QAs and Designers could use this simulator to test Touch Bar support without installing Xcode and stuff.
Screenshot button also would be useful for them 😉
Well done!
This standalone build of the Touch Bar Simulator is a really welcome addition. Using, trying, and developing with the Touch Bar now is within everybody's reach! #sharingiscaring
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Very Dope🚬🚬🚬
I love the creativity
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This is super cool! It even automatically adjust buttons after I opened Sketch 3. Two suggestions: 1) Allow user to pin the touch bar on the bottom of screen. 2) Allow user to enable the touch bar take up full width of the screen.
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