A menu extra is the menu item and associated code that shows in the OS menu bar. A common synonym of menu let is also used for third party software that uses this user interface idiom.
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Is it possible to show custom icons in the Scripts menu?
You know that "scripts" menu you can show in the right side of the menu bar? It's very useful. I'm talking about this menu:
I've set some custom icons for the files in the scripts folder using the ...
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How do I prevent a menu extra from appearing at login?
Recently I reinstalled OS X 10.6.8 and afterwards I removed my DVD drive since it was no necessary. However, upon booting the 'eject' menu extra appears. Dragging it off does not help as it reappears ...
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How can I remove this icon from the menu bar?
I am seeing attached icon in the top right menu bar. I tried deleting MenuExtras by going to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extrasbut it didn't help, please help to hide or remove it.
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“Menulet” for RemoteDesktop (Screen Sharing) no longer appears
My system is OS X Lion 10.7.4
The menu icon ('menulet') for Remote Desktop that used to appear when another host had connected
via Screen Sharing is no longer appearing.
In Googling, it appears that ...
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How do I move a third-party application's menulet from one location to another in the menu bar?
I bought QuickCal 3 from the Mac App Store recently. Now, when I boot my Mac, the QuickCal menu icon shows on the menu bar, and where it wants to by default, I suppose.
Since QuickCal has the ...
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How do I get rid of a menu extra that I installed?
I am on a limited functionality school account with no access to System Preferences. I am a curious child, and I opened the folder Mac HD -> System -> Library -> CoreServices ->Menus. I copied all ...
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What are these mysterious menu bar icons?
What do these two icons represent? What is the functionality behind them? I am running On OS X Lion (10.7).
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How can I have a fixed order of the menu-extras?
Like the OSX menu items for wifi, battery... I would like to be able to have a permanent order of the third-party menu bar items.
I do not want to mix OSX with third-party menubar items, I simply ...
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Is there a way to get the OSX battery icon to display both percentage and time?
I am working on a 2006 MacBook with Snow Leopard.
The battery level indicator has the option to show Time or Percentage remaining. I would like to show both.
Is there a way to enable this?
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Can ...
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What are your favorite menulets (or Menu Extras as Apple calls them)? [closed]
Yes, I know, it's another list, but here goes:
What is your favorite menulet and what is it used for?
Please one post one menulet per answer.
Add a link to the developer's website, if possible.
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