Adding an icon to Top Menu Bar

[robj]

How can I make an Application that adds an icon to Top Menu Bar?

Which are the first steps I should take?

I don't even know where to start :)

Thanks.

[GorillaPaws]

This (http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Toolbars/Concepts/HowToolbarsWork.html) might be a good place to start. Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to do.

[robj]

This (http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Toolbars/Concepts/HowToolbarsWork.html) might be a good place to start. Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to do.

Thanks for replying :)

I think that I didn't explain myself very well

I have done a little search and now I can call the things with their names ;)

What I actually wanted to do is to add a NSStatusItem to system NSStatusBar.
And to response myself, the way to do it is using something like:


NSStatusItem* item = [[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:65.0];
[item setTitle:@"Test"];

[ziggyonice]

Please consider allowing the user to enable/disable this icon. While having an icon in the menu bar can sometimes be convenient for a commonly used application, it can get to be rather cluttered when there's developers who don't allow their users to remove the icon.