Is it possible date to be visible in menu bar?
I can fix date only to be visible in window mode, but in that mode I cannot fix 24 hour time. I can see option 24 hour-clock in both mode - window and menu, but its working only in meny bar. And date is working only in window view. Any solution?
Message was edited by: Maksima
Actually, it does not seem to affect the common other views where Time is used, such as the examples you gave. This is probably because most of these views use the Short format, which was not modified. What was modified was the Medium format, which does not seem to be used very often (I could not find another case other than that time in the menu).
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Suggested edit to hint: Tip - Date and Time in the Menu Bar
The user tip, located here, massively overcomplicates the procedure for showing the date and time in the menu bar.
The simpler way is to do:
1. Click >System Preferences...>International>Formats.
2. Next to "Dates", click the "Customize" button.
3. Arrange the date the way you want it to appear in the menu bar (don't worry about time at this point).
4. Select everything in the date format box and copy it (⌘C).
5. Next to "Times", click the "Customize" button.
6. Select the "Medium" format.
7. Paste the time format into the box (⌘V), and customize it to appear as you wish.
8. Click OK.
That's it. No Terminal, nothing complicated.Any chance you figured out how to do this for Snow Leopard?
I did this before, and when i migrated i could see that the change i made in Tiger, carried over, (that is there was a date in my medium clock setting) but it doesn't show in the clock in my menu bar...
Is there a fix?
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
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Date, time and other possible items are not available in menu bar
My menu bar is not visible at the top right corner of the screen. Spotlight has also disappeared. This is true for all users and even when I reboot.
System caches have been cleared, prebindings rebuilt and all applications using the sidebar have been deleted from the system.
Is there any way of recuperating the menu bar without re-installing OS X?
Thanks in advance for your help.Francine,
Thank you for your suggestion. I have done what you suggest and, unfortunately, the log has hundreds of errors.
I attach the logsto see if you or any other kind genious can help!! Thanks
SYSTEMUISERVER.CRASH LOG
Date/Time: 2007-06-07 17:22:53.812 +0200
OS Version: 10.4.9 (Build 8P2137)
Report Version: 4
Command: SystemUIServer
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
Parent: WindowServer [72]
Version: 1.4.4 (192.12)
PID: 266
Thread: Unknown
Link (dyld) error:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ICANotifications.framework/Versions/A/ICANoti fications
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ICANotifications.framework/Versions/A/ICANoti fications: file to short
SYSTEM LOG
Jun 7 17:21:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 loginwindow[80]: sendQuitEventToApp (NotificationExec): AESendMessage returned error -1712
Jun 7 17:21:12 Roberto-Zachmann-2 shutdown: reboot by roberto:
Jun 7 17:21:12 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: lstat("/Library/StartupItems/NortonAutoProtect.kextcache/NortonAutoProtect.kext cache"): Not a directory
Jun 7 17:21:13 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Stopping DHCP/NAT daemon...
Jun 7 17:21:13 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: authentication service (473) did not complete successfully
Jun 7 17:21:14 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Unloading Network module...
Jun 7 17:21:14 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Unloading ConnectUSB module...
Jun 7 17:21:14 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Unloading Monitor module...
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: [Parallels] Parallels VM observer thread stopped
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Unloading Hypervisor module...
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: [Parallels] Parallels Workstation Hypervisor exited.
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Shutdown complete.
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: The following StartupItems failed to properly start:
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: /Library/StartupItems/NortonMissedTasks
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: - SystemStarter internal error
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: /Library/StartupItems/NortonAutoProtect
Jun 7 17:21:16 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[456]: - SystemStarter internal error
aped[72]: NotificationExec[540] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
Jun 7 17:21:55 localhost kernel[0]: BInterface: family specific matching fails
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: ParallelsConnectUSB(0x6e91380)::start() Control service not started!
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IOUSBInterface: match category IODefaultMatchCategory exists
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IOUSBInterface: family specific matching fails
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: ParallelsConnectUSB(0x6e91500)::start() Control service not started!
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IOUSBInterface: match category IODefaultMatchCategory exists
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IOUSBInterface: match category IODefaultMatchCategory exists
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: ParallelsConnectUSB(0x6e99a80)::start() Control service not started!
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IOUSBInterface: family specific matching fails
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: ParallelsConnectUSB(0x6e91d80)::start() Control service not started!
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: ParallelsConnectUSB(0x6e91d80)::start() Control service not started!
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:00:aa:9a
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:00:aa:9b
Jun 7 17:21:55 localhost mDNSResponder-108.5 (May 9 2007 15: 07:55)[33]: starting
Jun 7 17:21:56 localhost memberd[41]: memberd starting up
Jun 7 17:21:56 localhost lookupd[49]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Thu Jun 7 17:21:56 2007
Jun 7 17:21:57 localhost kextd[27]: kextdwatchvolumes: couldn't set up diskarb sessions
Jun 7 17:21:57 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk0s2 hfs 684506F7-1A8B-3BCF-A060-0C500160CF10 B_U /Volumes/B_U
Jun 7 17:21:57 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk2s3 hfs B6A22685-376C-38C2-A062-B40F86648A1F media /Volumes/media
Jun 7 17:21:58 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk1s2 hfs 70822F8A-B53B-3665-94A9-018D01233BA8 Macintosh HD /
Jun 7 17:21:59 localhost configd[37]: No AirPort Driver found.
Jun 7 17:22:00 localhost lookupd[69]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Thu Jun 7 17:22:00 2007
Jun 7 17:22:00 localhost DirectoryService[51]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.6)
Jun 7 17:22:01 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link Up -- 00:17:f2:00:aa:9b -- called by interruptOccurred() --
Jun 7 17:22:01 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: -- Auto-Neg Advertise Reg (04d) = 0xde1, Link Partner Ability Reg (05d) = 0x45e1, Gig Advertise Reg (09d) = 0xe00, Gig Link Partner Ability Reg (10d) = 0x4000
Jun 7 17:22:01 Roberto-Zachmann-2 configd[37]: setting hostname to "Roberto-Zachmann-2.local"
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: disk3: alignment error.
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: disk3: alignment error.
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: disk3: alignment error.
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: disk3: alignment error.
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: disk3: alignment error.
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 retrospectcd.util: [65]: ...ret = -2\n
Jun 7 17:22:02 Roberto-Zachmann-2 retrospectcd.util: [65]: File system unrecognized; a mount is not possible.\n
Jun 7 17:22:03 Roberto-Zachmann-2 SystemStarter[44]: lstat("/Library/StartupItems/NortonAutoProtect.kextcache/NortonAutoProtect.kext cache"): Not a directory
Jun 7 17:22:03 Roberto-Zachmann-2 configd[37]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-net work
Jun 7 17:22:03 Roberto-Zachmann-2 configd[37]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jun 7 17:22:03 Roberto-Zachmann-2 lookupd[80]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Thu Jun 7 17:22:03 2007
Jun 7 17:22:03 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Loading Hypervisor module...
Jun 7 17:22:04 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: [Parallels] Parallels Workstation Hypervisor started.
Jun 7 17:22:04 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Loading Monitor module...
Jun 7 17:22:04 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: [Parallels] Parallels VM observer thread started
Jun 7 17:22:04 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Loading ConnectUSB module...
Jun 7 17:22:05 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Loading Network module...
Jun 7 17:22:05 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Loading Virtual Ethernet module...
Jun 7 17:22:09 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link down -- 00:17:f2:00:aa:9a -- called by enableHardware() --
Jun 7 17:22:06 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Staring DHCP/NAT daemon...
Jun 7 17:22:09 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: -- Auto-Neg Advertise Reg (04d) = 0xde1, Link Partner Ability Reg (05d) = 0x0, Gig Advertise Reg (09d) = 0xe00, Gig Link Partner Ability Reg (10d) = 0x4000
Jun 7 17:22:08 Roberto-Zachmann-2 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Jun 7 17:22:09 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: comparallels_kextPvsvnic0: Ethernet address 00:01:23:45:67:89
Jun 7 17:22:09 Roberto-Zachmann-2 mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Jun 7 17:22:09 Roberto-Zachmann-2 kernel[0]: comparallels_kextPvsvnic1: Ethernet address 00:10:32:54:76:98
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 pvsnatd[215]: en2: DHCP for 10.37.129.2-10.37.129.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 configd[37]: target=enable-network: disabled
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 bootpd[228]: interface en0: ip 192.168.2.1 mask 255.255.255.0
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 bootpd[228]: interface en1: ip 192.168.1.4 mask 255.255.255.0
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 named[229]: starting BIND 9.3.4 -c /etc/com.apple.named.conf.proxy -f
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 named[229]: running
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Restarting InternetSharing...
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Restaring CiscoVPN...
Jun 7 17:22:10 Roberto-Zachmann-2 Parallels: Initialization complete.
Jun 7 17:22:13 Roberto-Zachmann-2 loginwindow[211]: Login Window Started Security Agent
aped[72]: NotificationExec[243] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[244] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[245] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: mcxd[238] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[246] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[247] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[248] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[249] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[250] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[260] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
Jun 7 17:22:54 Roberto-Zachmann-2 crashdump[267]: SystemUIServer crashed
Jun 7 17:22:55 Roberto-Zachmann-2 crashdump[267]: crash report written to: /Users/roberto/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/SystemUIServer.crash.log
aped[72]: NotificationExec[273] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: TechToolProtecti[297] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
aped[72]: NotificationExec[299] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
Jun 7 17:23:53 Roberto-Zachmann-2 mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformSendUDP sendto failed to send packet on InterfaceID 01810A00 en0/4 to 192.168.2.1:49203 skt 9 error -1 errno 12 (Cannot allocate memory) 1574215691
Jun 7 17:24:08 Roberto-Zachmann-2 mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformSendUDP sendto failed to send packet on InterfaceID 01810A00 en0/4 to 192.168.2.1:49205 skt 9 error -1 errno 12 (Cannot allocate memory) 1574231127
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~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
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Re: suggested edit to hint: Tip - Date and Time in the Menu Bar
Hi Josh
Funnily enough I had to set up a new machine for my daughter a month ago, and used precisely this (GUI) method.
I haven't tried it in Tiger, but am assured by several people it also works there. I believe some people were able to do something similar with 10.3, at least with later versions, but I and many others (on another forum) could not get it to stick.
That led to us investigating which preference files were involved, and the discovery that two were involved: hence the need for the killall SystemUIServer. The Terminal method turned out to be the only reliable method for early versions of 10.3.
Things have moved on, and while the Tip still works I do not think it warrants being a "Featured Tip", at least in the Tiger and Leopard forums. So maybe your new version should appear there.I haven't tried it in Tiger, but am assured by several people it also works there.
Yes, I did it originally in Tiger.
I believe some people were able to do something similar with 10.3, at least with later versions, but I and many others (on another forum) could not get it to stick.
That led to us investigating which preference files were involved, and the discovery that two were involved: hence the need for the killall SystemUIServer. The Terminal method turned out to be the only reliable method for early versions of 10.3.
OK, so I guess we should put it in the 10.3 forum-or maybe not-I think people who use 10.3 and would be on the forums would either be people supporting, who probably already know how to do this-or how to find out, or users who don't really want to mess with Terminal--but we should probably remove it from the Leopard and Tiger forums.
Things have moved on, and while the Tip still works I do not think it warrants being a "Featured Tip", at least in the Tiger and Leopard forums. So maybe your new version should appear there.
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*'''Temporarily display the Menu Bar''': press the ALT key or the F10 key and make your selections from the temporarily displayed Menu Bar
*'''Toggle between the Menu Bar and Firefox button'''. Do one of the following:
**NOTE:
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***Menu Bar '''un-checked''' = Menu Bar off, Firefox button on
**keyboard shortcut: HOLD the ALT key while pressing the letters VTM on your keyboard
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Hi,
I recently upgraded my OS to Maverick 10.9.1 from Snow leopard. My Laptop is a Macbook 13" Aluminium Late 2008.
How do I get the Airplay Icon to appear in the Menu Bar so that I can Mirror whats on my macbook to my Television. This is the only reason that I upgraded to maverick as I was informed in an Apple Store that this is what I needed to do.
I have apple TV,(May 2013) and my Itunes is registered with this TV and works fine, as does my Iphone. I have also updated the apple TV with the latest software.
I have looked at the Display in preferences, and the show Mirroring options in the menu bar when available is ticked. There are no other options.
I can choose Apple tv in my sound options as my Output, so the macbook recognises the Apple TV, but only with sound, not Mirroring.
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Greg SimmsAirPlay Mirroring (which allows you to mirror your screen to the Apple TV) is only compatible with 2011 and newer Macs, being this the reason why you do not see the mirroring icon. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404
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What is for me a glaring omission from both windows and Mac is the option to show the current date. The trick described at http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/22/cybernotes-add-the-date-to-mac-menubar-clock/ however worked perfect. Until now... Unfortunately, it looks like with OSX 10.5.6 this no longer works. The behaviour when you have the date components in the time configured is odd: at first the top-right system menus seems to behave normal, eg when you click the airport option. But when you move the mouse down to select a menu item, the menu closes quickly on you and leaves the air tunes menu marked blue. Similar things happen with Time Machine and other system menus; rendering the top-right menu practically useless. Switching back (via Preferences to -in my case- Dutch system setting) will remove the date from the clock and restore the menu to normal behaviour.
Does anybody know a nice little date utility for in the menu bar that works with 10.5.6 ? Thanks !I have no issues using the trick described in that method. Something is likely wrong with your system. It's also possible that the issue is specific to the Dutch localization.
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Getting Date and Time to Show in the Menu Bar
I have the OS setup to set the date and time automatically and the clock set to "show date and time in the Menu Bar. I have the international set up for the Day of Week, Month, Date and Year, but the menu bar only shows "Fri X:XX:XX PM" is there any way to get it to show me Fri May XX, 2008 X:XX:XX PM"?
Thanks for any help.
JohnI use iClock too. It is much more customizable than the Time & Date clock provided with the system. I have used it for several years and it has been very stable for a third-party application.
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Also, as long as you're reading, maybe you could suggest how I can change the preferences in mail to check spelling as I type; this is also gray...
Thanks!Mike
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My finder modification dates have gone haywire after doing the menu date change.Where exactly are you viewing these dates?
I still have the problem after deleting the system prefs plist.I think Scott gave you the wrong preference list. These formats are stored in an invisible preference file: "~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist " (that's the one in your Home Library folder). But there are four formats. The Menu Bar Clock uses the second one, you may have inadvertently changed one of the others.
Open the Terminal (from /Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste the following into the Terminal window followed by a return:
defaults read -g AppleICUTimeFormatStringsCopy and paste the result from the Terminal window to a post here. For reference, this is what I get:
<pre>{
1 = "h':'mm' 'a";
2 = "d MMM, h':'mm':'ss' 'a";
3 = "h':'mm':'ss' 'a z";
4 = "h':'mm':'ss' 'a z";
}</pre>where you can see the second format is modified to have the date as well as the time. If any of #1, #3 or #4 differ from mine, I can give you a command to set it right.
You can find more detail in this User Tip: Date and Time in the Menu Bar (10.3, 10.4) and if you are interested in how things have changed, this is the equivalent for 10.2 and 10.1: Date and Time in the Menu Bar (10.2). -
How do you display BOTH the time and DATE in the menu bar?
Greg
Here is one way: Date and Time in the Menu Bar (10.3, 10.4).
If you are not keen on the command line, you could try this from macosxhints: 10.4: Easily add the date to the menubar which I think some people have used successfully.
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