I can't wait to write a nyan cat app for the TouchBar. Hopefully the next XCode ...

JonathonW · on Oct 28, 2016

Xcode has a Touch Bar simulator and it actually works system-wide-- so if you're developing for the thing and need to get a feel for how Apple's using it, you can.

You do have to update macOS, though-- it's not included in the 10.12.1 build released a few days ago. The build you'll need is linked on Apple's developer site: https://developer.apple.com/macos/touch-bar/

xenadu02 · on Oct 28, 2016

It does, as specified on the linked page :)

azr79 · on Nov 6, 2016

thank me later: https://github.com/avatsaev/touchbar_nyancat

a13n · on Oct 28, 2016

PacMan!

clapinton · on Oct 28, 2016

If they approve it to be on the AppStore...

pokstad · on Oct 28, 2016

Mac apps can be distributed ad hoc as they always have

beefsack · on Oct 28, 2016

I'm having a little trouble figuring out if this comment was sarcastic or not. Regardless, I think it illustrates pretty clearly why a lot of us are really uninterested in the TouchBar.

epistasis · on Oct 28, 2016

I'm not sure why a particular entertainment application would explain disinterest in the feature.

On rough days, I turn on `nyan-mode` [1] in Emacs. I don't think the existence of nyan-mode should turn anybody off from Emacs.

[1] https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/NyanMode

TeMPOraL · on Oct 31, 2016

Nyan Mode creator here. If someone borrows me a new Mac for development and testing, I'll happily make it work on the touch bar :).

imron · on Oct 28, 2016

It also illustrates pretty clearly why the TouchBar is going to take off - all sorts of silly little apps and games that keep people amused for hours.