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Menu Master

Menu Master - 1.4.3

haxie to modify/add new menu item shortcuts

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Current Version: 1.4.3
Release Date: 2008-08-28
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 343
Downloads (all versions): 16,669
Price: $12.00

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Product Description:

Menu Master is a haxie that allows you to change or remove menu shortcut keys in any application with ease. It takes about 15 seconds to learn how to use Menu Master, and saves you lots of time later because you can use the shortcuts you defined and do not bother remembering which ones the developer of the software invented for you. Additionally, you can set shortcuts to any menu item that had no shortcuts, or remove shortcuts from menu items. Menu Master gives you a complete control over your menus, all just for affordable US $10.

Features:
  • Assign new shortcut keys to menu items in any application (switch languages quickly with new shortcuts, for example);
  • Redefine existing shortcut keys in the menu items to the ones you like and remember;
  • Remove unneeded shortcut keys (Cmd+Option+D anyone?);
  • Easy to configure as it comes in usual Preference Pane form, accessible through System Preferences.
And to save you from reading the manual, here's how you use Menu Master:
  • Pull down the menu you want to change;
  • Select the menu item you want to redefine shortcut for;
  • Press the new shortcut combination while keeping the menu item selected, or press Delete key to remove a shortcut;
  • That's it! Menu Master will now remember your change and automatically do it every time you start that application.
Note: Menu Accelerator is a 10.4+ only feature.

What's new in this version:

  • Note: The price of Menu Master has increased from $10 to $12.
  • This is a free update.
  • Potentially addressed an issue with the Script Menu Menu Extra if you have different items that only appeared when a specific application was frontmost.
  • Added support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard v10.5 and later.
  • Dropped support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Menu Master now requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger v10.4.11 or later.
  • No longer loads Objective-C dynamically.
  • Removed calls to many deprecated APIs.
  • No longer scans menu items if their titles are NULL or zero length due to an issue cause by the inefficiency of Cocoa menus.
  • Potentially addressed an issue with Adobe applications losing custom menu shortcuts when switching documents or not listing all their menu items in the Menu Accelerator window. This required a lot more work than it should have.
  • Includes APE 2.5.
  • Includes SCR 1.5.
  • Plea: If you've bought Menu Master around three years ago and have never paid for it again (we've not charged for an update of Menu Master) we kindly ask if you wouldn't mind paying a voluntary upgrade fee. This fee is completely voluntary, is not required, and Menu Master itself has no knowledge of whether you have volunteered or not. There are no perks to volunteer and we only ask that only registered users volunteer. To volunteer, please go to http://www.unsanity.com/store/add/menumaster_vuf

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher

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Menu Master CommentaryFinal version 1.4.3 is available - Version: 1.4.3b4, 8/28/2008 05:46AM PST

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zunipus
I've notified VT. The Unsanity site has the final version of 1.4.3 available. For those concerned it does NOT include the Silly Menu Animations feature. I personally will be hanging onto 1.4.3b4 for occasional silliness despite the bombing and readability problems.
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Menu Master Reviewsilly - Version: 1.4.3b4, 8/27/2008 12:24PM PST

Bobby June
silliness: great
readability of silly menus: bad
no silly adjustable slider (opacity, randomness, include your own): bad
no global off button for silliness: bad

so, let's see. three bads and one great?? hmmm, i call that a win FOR silliness. it's so refreshing and software expanding that it wins hands down.

all dev'ers should consider these types of enhancements. it's kinda why i went mac in '95. cooler.

keep ya'dome up, haxieboy. to be a leader, you gotta take heat. stay up! but do it right - a-duh, some peeps won't want it so a-drrr, put an off button!!!



*anyone got sites where i could get more animations for the menus? i'd love to load my own, even tho haxieboy has some great starts. thanks....
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Menu Master CommentaryMenu Master Is Watching You! - Version: 1.4.3b4, 8/27/2008 05:32AM PST

zunipus
I love the Silly Menu Animations. The images are lovely with fun variety. They remind me of my newbie days when I enjoyed tricking out Mac OS with a zillion different appearances and sound sets. When I'm tired of them I simply turn them off. The only thing I would add is a slider in the Preferences pane to allow me to fade the image contrast into a standard white background in order to allow readability.

However:

WHY IS MENU MASTER WATCHING ME?

Periodically, when I access one of the menus activated in Menu Master, my iSight camera on my MacBook will turn on and watch me. Apple happily built in a green light which goes on when the camera is active. The point of spying on me is what? I certainly don't see any rendition of myself in the animations.

I did some testing via Little Snitch to see if some phoning home was going on. The answer is no, thank goodness.

A couple other points about this beta version:

- Despite the 'Help' button, there is no help.

- Also, Safari bombed while I was writing this commentary. Safari does not bomb on my MacBook, period. Therefore, I have to believe Menu Master is the culprit as it is active in my Safari menus. I've also had MM bomb out the SystemUIServer process. I suspect further bombs are in store. This is all being reported to Unsanity. If I get any bombs with the animations turned off I will further post.

System: MacBook 2 GHz, 3 GB RAM, MOSX 10.4.11. (I'd be on Leopard 10.5.4 right now, except it is even more buggy than 10.4.11. 10.5.5 please!)
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