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Might a method exist to set a menu bar applications titles font also font size using an IBAction, (set font also font size for "title")

statusItem = [[[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength] retain];

[statusItem setHighlightMode:YES];
[statusItem setTitle:@"title"];
[statusItem setMenu:statusMenu];
coltcdc
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You can do this for individual menu items. Have you tried NSMenuItem's -setAttributedTitle: method? You can create an NSAttributedString to be any font/color/size you wish, then set the attributed title instead of the regular title.

Frankly, though, you'd better have a good reason to do this beyond "I think it'll look cool" since most users will view that as an annoyance. Especially users with eyesight problems. I'd personally move on to a competing app if such a basic part of the UI was heavily and needlessly customized. Use caution here.

Joshua Nozzi
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  • I currently use setAttributedTitle method to set font, also font size, I prefer to have selectable font sizes set as IBActions – coltcdc Sep 13 '13 at 04:55
  • ...then build the UI needed to offer those selections and re-apply the new attributed titles with the new font when the user changes them. Am I not understanding what it is you're looking for? – Joshua Nozzi Sep 13 '13 at 18:48
  • Possibly pardon me for being vague with my request. I have multiple NSNotifications updating this applications title, on the chance I use setAttributedTitle method, on the chance these NSNotifications update this apps title, this apps title returns to system default font – coltcdc Sep 13 '13 at 23:23