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Feature request: configurable period for menubar status icon (today / week / month) #291

@CharlieKR

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@CharlieKR

Summary

The menubar status item currently always shows today's spend. It would be great to let users pick which period the icon displays — e.g. Today / This Week / This Month / Last 6 Months — matching the period segments already present in the popover.

Motivation

  • For lighter users, the daily figure is often $0–$1 and not very informative at a glance.
  • A monthly running total is more useful for budget awareness against subscription/credit caps.
  • The popover already supports period switching, so the data path exists.

Proposed UX

  • Add a "Menubar metric" picker in Settings (Today / Week / Month / 6 Months).
  • Persist via UserDefaults, e.g. CodeBurnMenubarPeriod ∈ {today, week, month, sixMonths}.
  • Optionally suffix the value with the period (e.g. \$42 / mo) when not Today, to avoid confusion.

Workaround today

None via prefs — only CodeBurnMenubarCompact is exposed. Users have to open the popover to see monthly totals.

Thanks for the great tool!

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