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by javawizard 83 days ago
> I know software quality has been going down in recent versions of macOS

Note that this particular problem has existed for well over a decade. It's atrocious, but let's not pretend it's anything new.
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paxys 83 days ago
The macbook notch has existed for a decade?
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javawizard 83 days ago
No, menu bar items being hidden when there are too many of them has happened for a decade.

The notch has just made menu bar space more scarce than it used to be.

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data-ottawa 83 days ago
If you opened an app like Xcode with a lot of menus options, it would extend beyond across the screen and cover up your menu bar icons.

If I open Xcode today on a 14" MacBook, two menu items extend past the notch, and they still hide your menu bar icons.

This has been the case for a long long time, and it's always been an obvious failure case.

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simonh 83 days ago
Menu bar icons overflowing. The notch just makes it a problem quicker, and in an exciting new way.
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