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What's New? |
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whatsnew |
Menu Bar Only : Bunch is now a menu bar application, no more Dock mode
Visual Stuff : New Preference Pane. [It's pretty.]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/using-bunch/preferences/)
Keyboard Stuff
: Assign a [global keyboard shortcut]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/using-bunch/keyboard-control/) for opening Bunch menu in menu bar mode
: Assign keyboard shortcuts for each Bunch using [shortcut: frontmatter]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/frontmatter/#shortcuts)
: More keyboard shortcuts for internal commands
Frontmatter : Vastly extend the capabilities of a Bunch with metadata at the top of a Bunch file : [Set a custom display title]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/frontmatter/#displaytitle) for any Bunch : Curate the [menu order]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/frontmatter/#sortorder) : [schedule execution]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/scheduling-bunches) days and times : Create [arbitrary variables]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/frontmatter/#arbitrarykeys) for use in logic and scripting, and more
Subfolders : Bunches can be organized in subfolders, which will create submenus in the main Bunch menu
Speed Stuff : Option to [execute Bunch items in parallel]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/sequence/) for faster execution of Bunches
Dialog Stuff : Add [interactivity]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/interactivity/) with multiple-choice dialogs and snippet branching : You can also [assign variables on the fly using dialogs]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/#variables) (text input, select dialog)
Debugging Stuff : A Bunch Log [with customizable log levels]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/using-bunch/bunch-log)
Snippet Stuff : << [Embedded snippets]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/snippets#embeddedsnippets) : Indent snippets 4 spaces/1 tab to have them [wait for all apps in the Bunch to launch or quit]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/snippets/#waitingsnippet) : Snippets can have a delay and run on close
Command Stuff : New commands like [log]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/log/), [sleep]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/sleep/), [notify]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/notify/), [stay awake]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/awake/), [audio]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/audio/), [input source]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/input-source/), [screen]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/screen/), and more. : Use the [(display) command]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/commands/display/) to create Single Site Browsers, tail log files, or display any file in a customizable window
Shell Script Stuff : Improved shell script parsing and execution : [Task monitors]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/scripts/shell-scripts/#monitoring-scripts) for shell scripts launched by a Bunch
Spotlight Stuff : [Full Spotlight search]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/spotlight-searches#spotlightsearch) : [Tag search]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/spotlight-searches#tagsearch) for files to open : [Launch files in their default app]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/apps/#defaultapp) by using "Default" as app name
Variable Stuff
: Use ${variables} inside of Bunches (like you would in Snippets), populated by frontmatter keys or manually when calling a Bunch from a Bunch. [Documentation]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/variables/)
: Set variables [with script results]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/variables/#script)
: Allow [global variable assignments]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/variables/#global) that persist across launches and are available in all Bunches
: Variable placeholders allow [default values]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/variables/#defaultvalues) and [built-in transforms]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/variables/#transforms) (url encode, raw newlines, etc.)
Super Nerdy Stuff : If/Else [logic parsing]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/logic/)
More Stuff
: "New Bunch With Open Apps" command
: Syntax for [opening Finder windows in tabs]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/apps/#findertabs)
: Complete rewrite of [keystroke functionality]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/keystrokes/) for macOS 10.15+
: - Repeating syntax for key commands {@n (right)10}
: - You can now type strings within key combo syntax by surrounding with double quotes, e.g. {@n (tab)3 "typing an email\\n\\n-Brett" @$d}
: - Allow [sending global keyboard shortcuts]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/keystrokes/#sending-global-key-combinations) (not tied to specific app)
: Command-Click a Bunch in the menu to open it in your editor of choice
: [New formats for comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/bunch-files/comments/), // and block comments /* ... */
: Expanded [AppleScript dictionary]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/integration/applescript/)