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TouchBar.AddButton
Adds a simple button.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| TouchBar | 6.5 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| TouchBarRef | The reference number for the touch bar. | $TouchBar | |
| Identifier | The identifier for the new item. | "com.yourdomain.send" | |
| Text | The text of the button. Can be empty to show no text. |
"Send" | |
| Image | The image of the button. Pass container here with PNG for best result. JPEG may not work due to missing transparency. Can be one of the following texts to pick a default image: NSImageNameTouchBarAddDetailTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAddTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAlarmTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioInputMuteTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioInputTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioOutputMuteTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioOutputVolumeHighTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioOutputVolumeLowTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioOutputVolumeMediumTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarAudioOutputVolumeOffTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarBookmarksTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarColorPickerFill, NSImageNameTouchBarColorPickerFont, NSImageNameTouchBarColorPickerStroke, NSImageNameTouchBarCommunicationAudioTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarCommunicationVideoTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarComposeTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarDeleteTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarDownloadTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarEnterFullScreenTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarExitFullScreenTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarFastForwardTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarFolderCopyToTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarFolderMoveToTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarFolderTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarGetInfoTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarGoBackTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarGoDownTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarGoForwardTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarGoUpTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarHistoryTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarIconViewTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarListViewTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarMailTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarNewFolderTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarNewMessageTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarOpenInBrowserTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarPauseTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarPlayheadTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarPlayPauseTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarPlayTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarQuickLookTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRecordStartTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRecordStopTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRefreshTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRewindTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRotateLeftTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarRotateRightTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSearchTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarShareTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSidebarTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipAhead15SecondsTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipAhead30SecondsTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipAheadTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipBack15SecondsTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipBack30SecondsTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipBackTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipToEndTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSkipToStartTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarSlideshowTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTagIconTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextBoldTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextBoxTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextCenterAlignTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextItalicTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextJustifiedAlignTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextLeftAlignTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextListTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextRightAlignTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextStrikethroughTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarTextUnderlineTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarUserAddTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarUserGroupTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarUserTemplate, NSImageNameTouchBarVolumeDownTemplate or NSImageNameTouchBarVolumeUpTemplate. |
"NSImageNameTouchBarMailTemplate" | |
| CustomizationLabel | The customization label. | "Send Email" | |
| visibilityPriority | The visibility priority. Ranges from -1000 for low to 1000 for high. |
0 | |
| fileName | The file name where the script is stored. | Get(FileName) | |
| scriptName | The script name (or ID) to trigger when button is used. Parameter to the script is the identifier. |
"TouchBar SendEmail" | |
| Expression | An expression to execute when button is pressed. | "" | Optional |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Adds a simple button.Examples
Add a back button:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "PrevRecord"; ""; "NSImageNameTouchBarGoBackTemplate"; "Previous"; 0; Get(FileName); "PrevRecordTouchBar" ) ]
Add a next button:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "NextRecord"; ""; "NSImageNameTouchBarGoForwardTemplate"; "Previous"; 0; Get(FileName); "NextRecordTouchBar" ) ]
Add a plus button:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "AddRecord"; ""; "NSImageNameTouchBarAddTemplate"; "Add"; 0; Get(FileName); "AddRecordTouchBar" ) ]
Add a delete button:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "DeleteRecord"; ""; "NSImageNameTouchBarDeleteTemplate"; "Delete"; 0; Get(FileName); "DeleteRecordTouchBar" ) ]
Add button to trigger data viewer:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "DataViewerButton"; "DataViewer"; ""; "DataViewer"; 0; ""; ""; "MBS(\"Menubar.RunMenuCommand\"; 49297)" ) ]
Add button to trigger debugger:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "TouchBar.AddButton"; $t; "DebuggerButton"; "Debugger"; ""; "Debugger"; 0; ""; ""; "MBS(\"Menubar.RunMenuCommand\"; 49260)" ) ]
See also
Example Databases
Blog Entries
Created 1st November 2016, last changed 5th October 2017
Toolbar.Unregister - TouchBar.AssignToApp
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