Add API for interacting with TouchBar in Mac

[varunkumar]

• VSCode Version: Code - Insiders 1.17.0-insider (f7962f0, 2017-09-20T05:10:59.524Z)
• OS Version: Darwin x64 16.7.0
• Extensions:

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
EditorConfig	Edi	0.10.1
beautify	Hoo	1.1.1
vscode-docker	Pet	0.0.18
code-settings-sync	Sha	2.8.3
quokka-vscode	Wal	1.0.66
npm-intellisense	chr	1.3.0
regex	chr	0.1.0
vscode-eslint	dba	1.3.2
vscode-instant-markdown	dba	1.3.0
gitlens	eam	5.2.0
tslint	eg2	1.0.9
vscode-npm-script	eg2	0.2.1
vscode-great-icons	emm	2.1.16
vscode-styled-components	jpo	0.0.8
vscode-ai	ms-	0.1.1
debugger-for-chrome	msj	3.3.0
vetur	oct	0.9.10
proto	pet	0.0.2
vscode-versionlens	pfl	0.19.1
polymer-ide	pol	0.6.0
testcafe-test-runner	rom	1.2.0
google-input-tools	var	0.0.3
vscode-import-cost	wix	2.5.0
JavaScriptSnippets	xab	1.5.0
ReactSnippets	xab	1.4.0

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This is a feature request. I would like to have a first class API to play with TouchBar. Perhaps, a subset of whatever Electron offers. I feel its very restrictive to have access to TouchBar via contribution points only. I wrote an extension which uses completionProvider and I want my suggestions to show up on TouchBar. This is not possible currently with the support added in #14653

[felipenmoura]

I find it very important.
I really like VSCode and it has become the first editor to offer support for the touchbar, what is awesome.
It's still a long way to the top, though!

I just wrote a plugin that adds features to the touchbar while you are coding.
I would like to add some comments on it:

• The Extensions APIs are very verbose and have some extra, unnecessary complexity.
• The Extensions APIs are "half documented". I barely could do what I wanted based only on the documentation. I always had to "guess" some commands or find a comment in stackoverflow.
• The support for the touchbar is still very limited. I know there are already some issues related to this, but I will mention it anyways:
  • Some times the icons appear "cropped" showing only half the button. Restarting the VSCode fixes it.
  • Cannot change buttons colors
  • Cannot change buttons sizes (neither images/icons sizes)
  • Too many buttons are "breaking" the touchbar layout and making the last ones disappear (they should be "scrollable").
  • There should be a menu to customize the buttons.

In case any of you want to take a look and point me in a better direction or perhaps, even add some feature, the repo is at: https://github.com/NascHQ/nasc-vscode-mac-touchbar
And the plugin itself is at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=felipe.nasc-touchbar

Keep the good work :)

[sergeysova]

Some progress?

[Sijoma]

+1

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