[O] OS X quick-access to Emacs

[Ken Mankoff]

Hi Lists,

Cross-post to Org and mu4e because Org and mu4e are my primary uses of Emacs.

I've created a BitBar plugin for quick-access to Emacs, such as a new *scratch* 
buffer or a new "Compose Email" buffer. I thought these might be useful to 
others, hence this post.

1) Download and install BitBar: https://getbitbar.com/
2) Add my Emacs plugin: 
https://github.com/mankoff/bitbar-plugins/blob/master/System/emacs.24h.sh
3) Customize to add new Emacs behaviors.

Example use case: I'm not in Emacs, and am on a Desktop w/ no Emacs frame, and 
want to compose a new email.

Prior to this setup, I needed to CMD+TAB to Emacs (or click on the icon in the 
Dock), then C-x 5 2 to bring up a new frame, and then some key combo to compose 
new email.

Now: Mouse to taskbar, click 1x on Emacs unicorn emoji, and 1x on Email icon.

Hope this is helpful to someone,

  -k.

P.S. If you come up with other interesting uses, please post back here.

P.P.S. Some obvious additions:
1) Alert if Emacs is front app and you are not clocked in.
2) Show clock status if you are clocked in
3) Show subset of Org Agenda in menu