SUGGESTION: Touch-Bar support for Mac-Book Pros

The latest generation of MacBook Pros (2016 onward) have a Touch Bar at the top of the keyboard which adapts to whatever task you are doing.

It would be great to see some functionality for this within Logos. One things that springs to mind is highlighting, but I'm sure there are more.

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Brad

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Gregory Lawhorn

You've got my vote!

In the meantime, check out Better Touch Tool (https://www.boastr.net).

I just got a new Macbook Pro yesterday, and found Better Touch Tool while searching for a way to use the touch bar with Logos. You can create custom buttons. I have four: Open my library, open my Bible, open the copy verse pane, and open a search window. You can give it a set of instructions for a single item. For instance, there are three steps to open the ESV: go to the command bar, type "open esv", and press the ENTER key.

BTW, one of my minor annoyances with the new MacBook is the touch pad is so big that I keep accidentally moving the mouse while typing. Better Touch Tool can "disable" the touch pad while you type, and reactivate it half a second after you stop, or whatever time you set.

Brad

...BTW, one of my minor annoyances with the new MacBook is the touch pad is so big that I keep accidentally moving the mouse while typing. Better Touch Tool can "disable" the touch pad while you type, and reactivate it half a second after you stop, or whatever time you set.

Just give it time, Gregory. You'll soon be far more annoyed by hitting the Siri button on the Touch-Bar when attempting to hit the delete key. [:)]. The touch pad issue will probably fade in perceived severity in the same way that you quickly forget a paper cut as soon as you break your leg. [;)].

I've had mine since December, and I still like it, despite a few frustrations. I'm looking forward to checking out the Better Touch Tool you mentioned. Thanks!

Gregory Lawhorn

Yes, I've had that pleasure a few times. I removed Siri and replaced her with the notification center. I'm still trying to adjust to the arrow keys; I'm used to being able to simply feel where they are, and they're so flush with the case that I have to look. Other than that, I'm pretty pleased.

Jacob Hantla

I would like to echo this request. It would be great to have touch-bar support.

Jacob Hantla

I'm using my MacBook Pro everyday and there is such a difference between apps that make good use of the touch bar and those that don't. The Touch Bar is seriously a very powerful tool. Please lets make use of it

Brad

Agreed, Jacob. Well put.

Ben

Check this out. (And not that it was written in January. The app is no longer in Alpha but quite stable, apparently.)

https://medium.com/productivity-freak/what-if-you-could-really-customize-your-new-touch-bar-ea42ec66f42c

JeremyS

hey greg, sorry to dig up an old thread but just wondering if you could explain how you set up the actions for Logos in BTT.. i see how to configure BTT but not how to make it execute commands like "open esv"

Gregory Lawhorn

Hi Jeremy,

I'll walk you through the process of setting up Better Touch Tool with Logos.

1. Click on the + button on the left side of the BTT window, below the "Select Application" pane. Choose "Select apps from running apps" and choose Logos.

2. Click on + Touch Bar Button toward the bottom of the main portion of the BTT window.

3. The name you give will be used on the TouchBar, so "Open ESV" or even just "ESV" would be good.

4. Click in the field to the right, "Custom Keyboard Shortcut," and press Option+Command+L. This places the cursor in the Command Line field in Logos. (You might want to go to Logos and try that shortcut first, just to make sure, but that's how my Mac is set up).

5. Click "Attach Additional Item" at the bottom of the BTT window. You'll see a new line appear below the first shortcut, with an arrow pointing to it.

6. Click "Predefined Action," choose "Utility Actions", and then choose "Insert/Type/Paste Custom Text."

7. To open the ESV, type open esv in the popup box, and click save.

8. Click "Attach Additional Item" again.

9. Click in the "Custom Keyboard Shortcut" field, and press the Return key.

So in brief, you've told BTT to go to the Command Bar in Logos, type in "open esv," and press return.

That's it - jump over to Logos and give it a try. You might need to click the BTT icon to open up the TouchBar items for Logos.

Let me know if you have any difficulties.

JeremyS

perfect! thank you!

just a couple questions..

1) do you know how to make it open something to a new window? i tried to "attach additional action" and selected "shift down" then another action which was typing 'enter' then a final action "shift up". but apparently that wasn't the same as holding shift while hitting enter in the command bar

2) any idea how to type an arrow key? it doesn't seem to register the keystroke.

thanks!