The menu-bar item
While a recording runs, Frame Job puts an item in the menu bar. For a display or a window the panel is off screen, so this item is the recording’s control, wherever you’re working.
- Where
- The menu bar, while a recording runs
- Agent tools
record_screen
What it shows
Section titled “What it shows”The item appears when the recording starts, and shows the elapsed time as m:ss, then h:mm:ss past an hour. Hover over it and its tooltip says which state it’s in.
| State | The menu bar shows | Tooltip | Its menu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | A coral ● and the running time | “Frame Job is recording” | Pause Recording, Stop Recording |
| Paused | ❚❚ and the time, held still | “Frame Job’s recording is paused” | Resume Recording, Stop Recording |
It needs no permission. It appears for an agent’s recording too, so you can pause or stop one. It comes down the moment the recording ends, before the recording has landed.
Pause, resume and stop
Section titled “Pause, resume and stop”Click the item for its menu.
- Pause Recording pauses. The row then reads Resume Recording.
- Stop Recording stops the recording, running or paused, and adds it to your project.
The time keeps ticking while the menu is open, so you can read it before you decide. Start, pause and stop has the other places to do this. If you choose Quit Frame Job while the panel is hidden for a screen recording, Frame Job opens this menu instead of quitting.
The keyboard mark
Section titled “The keyboard mark”While a recording records shortcuts, a ⌨︎ mark follows the ● or ❚❚, and the menu starts with a greyed-out Recording keyboard shortcuts row. Both show whether the recording is running or paused, and they hold for a recording an agent started with shortcuts on.
A fixed width
Section titled “A fixed width”The item is sized once, so the other items in your menu bar don’t shift as the seconds tick, when the hours appear, or at a pause. It’s sized for times up to 9:59:59, and a little wider when it shows the keyboard mark. Past 9:59:59 the label is wider than that.
If macOS hides the item
Section titled “If macOS hides the item”macOS can drop the item from a crowded menu bar or behind the notch. File ▸ Stop Recording and File ▸ Pause Recording still work once you switch to Frame Job.