In macOS can I show the program name in the title bar?
If I have a terminal window open and edit a file with vi, or cat a file.
And I have textedit open with that or a similar file.
The windows look very similar.
The terminal doesn't say terminal in the window, though does at least say 'bash' at the top, or would say vi if I opened vi). Though the textedit window does not even say that.
I have to click a textedit window and look to the top of the screen, to see that it's textedit.
I don't need the whole menubar attached to the window. But there is a program called MenuEverywhere which would in theory help me since apparently it does at least attach the program name to a window.
But when I try to install it it says
You can't use this version of the application 'menueverywhere' with
this version of macOS.
I am on 10.12.6
macos macos-sierra
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
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If I have a terminal window open and edit a file with vi, or cat a file.
And I have textedit open with that or a similar file.
The windows look very similar.
The terminal doesn't say terminal in the window, though does at least say 'bash' at the top, or would say vi if I opened vi). Though the textedit window does not even say that.
I have to click a textedit window and look to the top of the screen, to see that it's textedit.
I don't need the whole menubar attached to the window. But there is a program called MenuEverywhere which would in theory help me since apparently it does at least attach the program name to a window.
But when I try to install it it says
You can't use this version of the application 'menueverywhere' with
this version of macOS.
I am on 10.12.6
macos macos-sierra
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03
add a comment |
If I have a terminal window open and edit a file with vi, or cat a file.
And I have textedit open with that or a similar file.
The windows look very similar.
The terminal doesn't say terminal in the window, though does at least say 'bash' at the top, or would say vi if I opened vi). Though the textedit window does not even say that.
I have to click a textedit window and look to the top of the screen, to see that it's textedit.
I don't need the whole menubar attached to the window. But there is a program called MenuEverywhere which would in theory help me since apparently it does at least attach the program name to a window.
But when I try to install it it says
You can't use this version of the application 'menueverywhere' with
this version of macOS.
I am on 10.12.6
macos macos-sierra
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
If I have a terminal window open and edit a file with vi, or cat a file.
And I have textedit open with that or a similar file.
The windows look very similar.
The terminal doesn't say terminal in the window, though does at least say 'bash' at the top, or would say vi if I opened vi). Though the textedit window does not even say that.
I have to click a textedit window and look to the top of the screen, to see that it's textedit.
I don't need the whole menubar attached to the window. But there is a program called MenuEverywhere which would in theory help me since apparently it does at least attach the program name to a window.
But when I try to install it it says
You can't use this version of the application 'menueverywhere' with
this version of macOS.
I am on 10.12.6
macos macos-sierra
macos macos-sierra
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
edited Dec 30 '18 at 17:04
Tetsujin
15.5k53262
15.5k53262
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
asked Dec 29 '18 at 3:06
barlopbarlop
15.5k2388147
15.5k2388147
I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03
add a comment |
I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03
I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03
add a comment |
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To rename your Terminal window, you can try to copy/paste the following command in the Terminal:
echo 'echo -n -e "33]0;TERMINAL07"' >> ~/.bash_profile;source !$
It will insert a new line in your ~/.bash_profile (so it will be permanent) that rename your Terminal title, then source the file to make it effective.
You can later edit your ~/.bash_profile to change the title as you wish.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 17:27
YoricYoric
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good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
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To rename your Terminal window, you can try to copy/paste the following command in the Terminal:
echo 'echo -n -e "33]0;TERMINAL07"' >> ~/.bash_profile;source !$
It will insert a new line in your ~/.bash_profile (so it will be permanent) that rename your Terminal title, then source the file to make it effective.
You can later edit your ~/.bash_profile to change the title as you wish.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 17:27
YoricYoric
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good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
add a comment |
To rename your Terminal window, you can try to copy/paste the following command in the Terminal:
echo 'echo -n -e "33]0;TERMINAL07"' >> ~/.bash_profile;source !$
It will insert a new line in your ~/.bash_profile (so it will be permanent) that rename your Terminal title, then source the file to make it effective.
You can later edit your ~/.bash_profile to change the title as you wish.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 17:27
YoricYoric
3096
good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
add a comment |
To rename your Terminal window, you can try to copy/paste the following command in the Terminal:
echo 'echo -n -e "33]0;TERMINAL07"' >> ~/.bash_profile;source !$
It will insert a new line in your ~/.bash_profile (so it will be permanent) that rename your Terminal title, then source the file to make it effective.
You can later edit your ~/.bash_profile to change the title as you wish.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 17:27
YoricYoric
3096
To rename your Terminal window, you can try to copy/paste the following command in the Terminal:
echo 'echo -n -e "33]0;TERMINAL07"' >> ~/.bash_profile;source !$
It will insert a new line in your ~/.bash_profile (so it will be permanent) that rename your Terminal title, then source the file to make it effective.
You can later edit your ~/.bash_profile to change the title as you wish.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 17:27
YoricYoric
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good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
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good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
good for terminal, but that doesn't solve the fact that textedit doesn't identify that it is textedit. And my comment on my question says that textedit is most poorly named.
– barlop
Dec 31 '18 at 0:26
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I see no tag for OSX 10.12 / Sierra. I don't know if macOS is the correct tag for OSX 'cos technically Mac OS may be the thing before OSX, but anyway. I guess maybe there is a tag issue 'cos there's no general OSX tag.
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 3:08
What about just changing the theme of your Terminal slightly?
– JMY1000
Dec 29 '18 at 9:59
@JMY1000 the textedit window is the one most poorly named
– barlop
Dec 29 '18 at 13:11
Two notes: 1) OS X was renamed to macOS with the release of Sierra. 2) MenuEverywhere was last updated in 2012 & is unlikely to still work.
– Tetsujin
Dec 30 '18 at 17:03