Mac OS X自定义Dock应用程序

Question

I would like to know how to create a custom dock application in Mac OS X like Dockshelf or uBar:

http://www.thealchemistguild.com/dockshelf/

https://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar

Very importantly, this custom Dock should be visible when other applications go full screen (like the native OS X Dock).

I cannot find this information anywhere. Thanks.

Answer 1

For the dock effect, create a very thin (say for example 2px wide), fully-transparent window with no decorations as your application's main window and fix it to the edge of the desktop (you need to take special care if the user has more than one screen). When the mouse cursor hovers towards that area, reveal your primary user interface (eg your custom dock ).

To hide the menu bar (like the Dock) application, call NSApplication setPresentationOptions: with NSApplicationPresentationHideMenuBar .

Finally to hide the icon call TransformProcessType with kProcessTransformToForegroundApplication .

ProcessSerialNumber psn = { 0, kCurrentProcess };
TransformProcessType(&psn, kProcessTransformToForegroundApplication);

And now you have an application that docks to the screen.