From 5719d78fe128ba20439a8b80b66d569b62cd3a55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tommaso Negri Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:15:32 +0200 Subject: update README --- README.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f26f82d..d53548f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ bar screenshot

-All the status bar we tried felt wrong in a way or another, so we decided to make our own. +All the status bars we tried felt wrong in one way or another, so we decided to make our own. Here is what you should know about *bar* before you start: - **Just different** — *bar* doesn't work like most other bars or programs for what matters. -You configure it by changing directly the source code and messing around with Swift files. +You configure it by directly changing the source code and tinkering with Swift files. At the end, everyone will have their own *bar*. - **Dead simple** — *bar* always looks for simplicity, both in usage and in the source code. -It just do the very basics very well, everything else is left out. -It doesn't even include gaps between blocks... -- **Easy to understand** — *bar* codebase is just ~500 lines of Swift, wrapped in a ton of comments. +It just does the very basics very well; everything else is left out. +It doesn't even include gaps between blocks. +- **Easy to understand** — *bar*'s codebase is just ~500 lines of Swift, wrapped in a ton of comments. Everything is explained so you can truly own the codebase and customise it as you see fit. > This is not software you install, run, and forget about. @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Everything is explained so you can truly own the codebase and customise it as yo - **macOS 26** or later - **Swift 6.3** (bundled with Xcode or installed from [swift.org](https://swift.org)) +- **No other dependencies** — `bar` only needs Swift and the macOS SDK. ### Install @@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ echo "first cell" echo "second cell" ``` -Blocks can refresh on an interval or on demand via a Darwin notification: +Blocks can refresh on an interval or on demand via a Darwin notification (using `notifyutil`, which ships with macOS): ```shell notifyutil -p bar.touch. -- cgit v1.2.3