[Bug 34958] New: Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

Bug #: 34958
           Summary: Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to
                    change it
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.6
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Mac OS X
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: trivial
          Priority: P2
         Component: winemac.drv
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

So that instead of 'Wine' near the black apple icon will show up the executable
name. Also an option to change this name into a custom text string would be
useful if we don't like the default executable name (for example, GOG.com and
Steam use Wine to run some of their games on Macs, this feature might of use to
them).

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

WineBuG  changed:

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[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

Ken Thomases  changed:

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         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #1 from Ken Thomases  2013-11-20 11:53:29 CST ---
The title of the application menu in the menu bar is not under program control.
 The Mac frameworks use the "bundle name" for that title and ignore the title
set programmatically or, for a more conventional Mac app, in the MainMenu.nib.

In Wine, the bundle name comes from the loader/wine_info.plist.in file in the
sources.  So, you can patch it for a custom build of Wine, but you can't change
it dynamically based on what executable Wine is running.  Since it can't be
dynamic, the official sources must use an appropriate generic name.  "Wine" is
the obvious choice.

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

--- Comment #2 from WineBuG  2013-11-20 12:39:33 CST ---
(In reply to comment #1)
Can't at least the location of the menu bar name be moved to standard
'MainMenu.nib'? It would be then much easier to change it without compiling...

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

--- Comment #3 from Ken Thomases  2013-11-20 12:43:43 CST ---
No, for two reasons:

1) Wine is not a bundled app so it doesn't have a MainMenu.nib.

2) As I said in my first reply, the MainMenu.nib has no effect on that menu
title.  The frameworks ignore the menu title which is set in the NIB and use
the bundle name.

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

--- Comment #4 from WineBuG  2013-11-20 12:47:24 CST ---
(In reply to comment #3)
So maybe a special registry key where one would be able to change this default
name?

I'm not saying this should be high priority, but such an option would be nice.

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

--- Comment #5 from Ken Thomases  2013-11-20 12:57:01 CST ---
It can't be done via registry key.  It's not under program (i.e. Wine's)
control at runtime.  By Apple's design, it's taken from a hard-coded feature of
the built program.

[Bug 34958] Support for the menu bar app name and adding a way to change it

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34958

Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Austin English  2013-11-26 14:56:28 CST ---
Closing.