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Currently there are the components (more details in the corresponding sections below):</p><ul><li><em>graph</em>: showing a graph,</li><li><em>space</em>: representing a mission control space</li><li><em>bracket</em>: brackets together other items</li><li><em>alias</em>: a default menu bar item</li></ul><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_mojV" id="data-graph----draws-an-arbitrary-graph-into-the-bar">Data Graph -- Draws an arbitrary graph into the bar<a class="hash-link" href="#data-graph----draws-an-arbitrary-graph-into-the-bar" title="Direct link to heading"></a></h3><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add graph </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">position</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">width </span><span class="token keyword" style="font-style:italic">in</span><span class="token plain"> points</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>Additional graph properties:</p><ul><li><em>graph.color</em>: color of the associated graph</li><li><em>graph.fill_color</em>: optional property to override the automatically calculated fill color of the graph</li><li><em>graph.line_width</em>: sets the line width of the associated graph</li></ul><table><thead><tr><th align="center">&lt;property<!-- -->&gt;</th><th align="center">&lt;value<!-- -->&gt;</th><th align="center">default</th><th>description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><code>graph.color</code></td><td align="center"><code>&lt;argb_hex&gt;</code></td><td align="center"><code>0xcccccc</code></td><td>Color of the graph line</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><code>graph.fill_color</code></td><td align="center"><code>&lt;argb_hex&gt;</code></td><td align="center"><code>0xcccccc</code></td><td>Fill color of the graph</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><code>graph.line_width</code></td><td align="center"><code>&lt;float&gt;</code></td><td align="center"><code>0.5</code></td><td>Width of the line in points</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Push data points into the graph via:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --push </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">data point</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>where the <code>data point</code> is a floating point number between 0 and 1.</p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_mojV" id="space----associate-mission-control-spaces-with-an-item">Space -- Associate mission control spaces with an item<a class="hash-link" href="#space----associate-mission-control-spaces-with-an-item" title="Direct link to heading"></a></h3><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add space </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">position</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>The space component overrides the definition of the following properties and they must be set to correctly associate a mission control space with this item:</p><ul><li><em>associated_space</em>: Which space this item represents</li><li><em>associated_display</em>: On which display the <em>associated_space</em> is shown.
The space component has additional variables available in <em>scripts</em>:</li></ul><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">$SELECTED</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">$SID</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">$DID</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>where <em>$SELECTED</em> has the value <em>true</em> if the associated space is selected and <em>false</em> if the selected space is not selected, while
<code>$SID</code> holds the space id and <code>$DID</code> the display id.</p><p>By default the space component invokes the following script:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --set </span><span class="token variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">$NAME</span><span class="token plain"> icon.highlight</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">$SELECTED</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>which you can freely configure to your liking by supplying a different script to the space component:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --set </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token assign-left variable" style="color:rgb(191, 199, 213)">script</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">script/path</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>For performance reasons the space script is only run on change.</p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_mojV" id="item-bracket----group-items-in-eg-colored-sections">Item Bracket -- Group Items in e.g. colored sections<a class="hash-link" href="#item-bracket----group-items-in-eg-colored-sections" title="Direct link to heading"></a></h3><p>It is possible to bracket together items via the command (see <a href="https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar/discussions/12#discussioncomment-1455842" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this</a> discussion for an example):</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add bracket </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">first item name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">..</span><span class="token plain">. </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">n-th item name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>The first item must always be the one listed earliest in the config. It is now possible to
set properties for the bracket, just as for any item or component. Brackets currently only support all background features.
E.g., if I wanted a colored background around <em>all</em> my space components (which are named <em>code</em>, <em>writing</em>, <em>reading</em> and <em>entertainment</em>) I would set it up like this:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add bracket primary_spaces code </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> writing </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> reading </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> entertainment </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> --set primary_spaces background.color</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token plain">0xffffffff </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> background.corner_radius</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token number" style="color:rgb(247, 140, 108)">4</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">\</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> background.height</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token number" style="color:rgb(247, 140, 108)">20</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>this draws a white background below all my space components. I plan to expand the capability of item brackets significantly in the future.</p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_mojV" id="item-alias----mirror-items-of-the-original-macos-status-bar-into-sketchybar">Item Alias -- Mirror items of the original macOS status bar into sketchybar<a class="hash-link" href="#item-alias----mirror-items-of-the-original-macos-status-bar-into-sketchybar" title="Direct link to heading"></a></h3><p>It is possible to create an alias for default menu bar items (such as MeetingBar, etc.) in sketchybar. The default menu bar can be set to autohide and this should still work.</p><p>It is now possible to create an alias of a default menu bar item with the following syntax:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add </span><span class="token builtin class-name" style="color:rgb(255, 203, 107)">alias</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">application_name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">position</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>this operation requires <em>screen capture permissions</em>, which should be granted in the system preferences.
This will put the default item into sketchybar.
Aliases currently are not clickable but can be modified with all the options available for simple items.</p><p>The command can be overloaded by providing a <em>window_owner</em> and a <em>window_name</em></p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --add </span><span class="token builtin class-name" style="color:rgb(255, 203, 107)">alias</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">window_owner</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain">,</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">window_name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">position</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>this way the default system items can also be slurped into sketchybar, e.g.:</p><ul><li>&quot;Control Center,Bluetooth&quot;</li><li>&quot;Control Center,WiFi&quot;</li></ul><p>Or the individual widgets of <a href="https://github.com/exelban/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stats</a>:</p><ul><li>&quot;Stats,CPU_Mini&quot;</li><li>etc...</li></ul><p>All further default menu items currently available on your system can be found via the command:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --query default_menu_items</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div><p>You can override the color of an alias via the property (HEAD only):</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_I0IT language-bash theme-code-block"><div class="codeBlockContent_wNvx" style="color:#bfc7d5;background-color:#292d3e"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_jd64 thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_mRuA"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">sketchybar --set </span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><span class="token plain"> alias.color</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">=</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&lt;</span><span class="token plain">rgba_hex</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">&gt;</span><br></span></code></pre><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="copyButton_eDfN clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_W9eQ" aria-hidden="true"><svg class="copyButtonIcon_XEyF" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_i9w9" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div></article><nav class="pagination-nav docusaurus-mt-lg" aria-label="Docs pages navigation"><div class="pagination-nav__item"><a class="pagination-nav__link" href="/SketchyBar/config/items"><div 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