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[PATCH] Add 'ns-app-badge' to set macOS / GNUstep icon badge

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From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
To: 77496 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#77496: [PATCH] Add 'ns-app-badge' to set macOS / GNUstep icon badge
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 13:42:03 -0400

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On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> FYI, this is backward compatible to at least macOS 10.5 from 2007 so I
> didn't wrap the function with a version check.  GNUstep has had support for
> at least six years (the Emacs documentation says GNUstep is still "alpha"
> anyway, right?).
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This function allows one to visually differentiate multiple running Emacs
>> sessions by icon in the doc or application switcher using the icon badge.
>> For example set the badge to the Emacs version, or add "test" to indicate
>> an instance launched for testing.  It can also be used to indicate pending
>> items for MUAs or whatever someone wants.  This very simple feature has
>> been on my list for a while...
>>
>> -Stephane
>>
>
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