Whenever you type in a command, there is a macro on the touch bar that displays the manpage for whatever command you are currently typing.
Is it possible to add (e.g.) a macro to compile a project or refresh a python webserver?
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There is no way to customize it yet. Seems to be ample space to place them around the "Play" icon.
The new shortcut is Command-Dim Brightness. It even makes sense in the following way:
Assuming that you take advantage of the touch bar, and it displays the system controls instead of the function keys then the hand gesture is exactly the same as before when you would have pressed Command-F1 since the Dim Brightness button is where F1 would be:
The annoying thing is that if you have an application-aware touch bar configuration, then you have to bring up the system controls touch bar configuration first.
This is why, in some cases, the Display Menu (in the App Store) which adds a status item in your menu bar (and includes a Mirror Screen choice) is a good option.
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BetterTouchTool has the ability to create widgets on the Touch Bar. BTT cannot add widgets to the existing app controls, but can provide a secondary Touch Bar layout which can be switched to using your own defined shortcut or other trigger.
BTT provides normal buttons which can perform any action when tapped (whether standard actions provided by BTT or custom shell or AppleScript). BTT provides widgets which can run AppleScript or shell scripts, displaying the result on the bar in the button and colouring the button appropriately, or taking other action.