It seems like macOS 27 beta 2 has some issues with NSStatusItem buttons added to the menu bar - this creates difficulties for some menu bar extra apps.
- NSStatusItem buttons does not receive mouse hover/movement events - FB23329983
On macOS 27, views inside an NSStatusItem button no longer receive hover or mouse-movement events. The same code works correctly on macOS 26. What I tried:
- An NSTrackingArea attached to a subview of NSStatusBarButton
- An NSTrackingArea attached directly to the status-bar button
- Replacing NSStatusItem.view with a custom view
- Embedding an NSHostingView and using SwiftUI onHover/onContinuousHover
- NSStatusItem button highlight cannot be set programmatically. - FB23330269
The following code no longer has any effect (does not provide the highlight capsule):
NSStatusItem.button?.highlight(true)
- NSStatusItem window occlusionState no longer reflects hidden menu bar visibility - FB23349447
The following no longer works:
statusItem.button?.window?.occlusionState.contains(.visible)
These changes may be related to some of the touch related changes or maybe it's about how menu items are now seemingly more "managed" in a way that their position, visibility may change in a way that is transparent/undetectable to the app.