Is there a SwiftUI idiomatic way to selectively remove the defualt (File, Edit, View, Window) menus from the menu bar in a macOS app, while keeping other menus like the AppName menu intact? The app I’m building is a simple utility app, and Edit and View menus are not relevant in this context. Any guidance would be appreciated.
The answers to the following Stack Overflow question may help you:
Btw, I’m aware of the new .commandsRemoved(), available since macOS 13, but that apparently removes all menus.
Four years after the introduction of SwiftUI, the framework still lacks a clean, straightforward, idiomatic way to remove the default system CommandMenu top-level containers – specifically, File, Edit, and View.
Scenario 1: a utility app is designed to disable the zoom button and full-screen mode, doesn’t use tab bar, toolbar or sidebar – the View menu will be empty upon build. Despite this, the View menu remains visible even though it’s completely empty. This is clearly a bug.
Scenario 2: a utility app lacks text entry, and has no need for undo/redo or copy/paste, the Edit menu becomes unnecessary. However, the operating system automatically injects Autofill, Start Dictation, and Emoji & Symbols submenus and commands into the Edit menu. Another clear bug.
Scenario 3: when using Window instead of WindowGroup to present a Scene in a single, unique app window, macOS still provides a Minimize All option if you hold the Option key while clicking on the Window menu, even though the app has, and can only ever have a single window. Although the zoom command is intentionally disabled as mentioned above, it becomes re-enabled as Zoom All when the Option key is held while clicking on Window menu. This is not a bug. This is carelessness.
Why is there a File menu in the System Settings app, which doesn’t deal with files (saving, exporting, printing, etc.)? More perplexing is the presence of a Close All command when the Option key is held down and the File menu is clicked.
A complete lack of attention to detail and quality control on Apple’s part.
If you attempt to remove all commands using .commandsRemoved(), then add back only the necessary ones using .commandsReplaced { CommandGroup(replacing: .help, addition: {}) }, such as .appInfo, .appVisibility, .appTermination, etc., the AppName menu will still remain empty.