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SketchyBar v2.21.0

Open popup menus from grouped bar items.

Before you upgrade to v2.21.0

`--query default_menu_items` returns menu items sorted by their position in the macOS bar.

Behavior changedQuery bar settings and item state from scripts.
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Automatic configuration reloads are limited to approximately once per second to avoid hotload loops.

Behavior changedReload bar configuration when its files change.Inferred
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What changed in v2.21.0

Brackets can host popups, text gains `scroll_duration`, and `--load-font <path>` loads custom fonts. Scripts receive `BAR_NAME` to identify their bar instance.

SketchyBar v2.21.0 for macOS, available from the project's release and installation links.

New things you can do

Fixed and improved

Bracket items can host popups; assigning an item repeatedly to a popup no longer causes the reported memory corruption.

ImprovedOpen popup menus on demand from the status bar.
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Scripts receive `BAR_NAME`, containing the bar instance name for setups with multiple bars.

ImprovedUpdate status-bar items from scripts when desktop events occur.
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Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.

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