Chris CoyierDec 18, 2022
Command Bars https://chriscoyier.net/2022/12/18/command-bars/
Command Bars - Chris Coyier

These are a thing these days. Maggie Appleton put a point on it in a recent article: Command K Bars. She makes the point that they date back quite a way, to “Spotlight” in macOS Tiger. Twenty-two years later, we still have Spotlight: Tools like Raycast and Alfred arguably take this same concept up a […]

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Show threadRob DodsonDec 18, 2022
@chriscoyier I feel like they could potentially be a big accessibility win too. A lot of apps have complex flows, navigating through a few screens to change settings (think: adding a filter in Gmail). Command bars could make that much more straightforward for folks https://robdodson.me/posts/command-palettes/
Command palettes for the web - Rob Dodson

Can focus management lead to a better experience for all of our users?

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Show threadRoss Wintle

@robdodson @chriscoyier

Yeah. I’ve wondered about some browser API for this. Web sites/apps can provide the items in a structured way. Users can configure their own command bar experience: design, shortcut, etc. in the browser.

https://rosswintle.uk/2022/04/i-know-nothing-really-but-could-nav-menus-be-a-browser-api/

I know nothing, really, but could nav menus be a browser API? - Ross Wintle

Why can't nav menus be a standardised, easy-to-develop, accessible-by-default, machine-readable browser API?

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Dec 18, 2022 at 3:56pmWeb
Show threadRob DodsonDec 20, 2022
@ross @chriscoyier oh being able to add items to the menu bar is an interesting idea. My hunch is we would have to clearly demarcate them somehow so they appear separate from the browsers menu items. Also i've never built a native app so I'm not sure how hard it is to add new menu items at runtime or if the OS allows that. But it would be neat!