newtonscript - How do I set custom buttons when using protoApp instead of newtApplication? -

i'm developing newton os app in newtonscript , protoapp proto fits application type better newtapplication proto (i.e. newtapp). protoapp provides title & status bar close box, how insert custom buttons in status bar (since shows clock)?

i found this thread on newtontalk, paul guyot says:

you don't need use protoapp. can use protofloater instead. can add nicer newtonos 2.x-like status bar replace ugly clock/battery picker of protoapp , put close box on bar. trick steal bar newtapp framework, i.e. use newtstatusbarnoclose. did several projects, it's documented in doc (the fact can use newtstatusbar[noclose] instead of protostatusbar) , can take advantage of buttons handling code (to align them automatically on left , on right).

it turns out suggestion of using newtstatusbar instead of protostatus is documented in newton programmer's guide (2.0) on page 7-19:

note
new status bar protos newtstatusbarnoclose , newtstatusbar, preferred way add status bar applications. these protos, described in “newtapp applications” (page 4-1), simplify adding buttons , automate hiding close box when application moved background.

and, paul's suggestion of using protofloater instead of protoapp dead-on, although, ended using protodragger. had manually add prototitle & protostatusbar:

mainview := {     _proto: protodragger,     viewflags: vapplication + vvisible + vclickable,     appsymbol: kappsymbol,     viewjustify: vjparentfullh + vjparentfullv,     viewbounds: {left: 16, top: 16, right: -16, bottom: -16},     stepchildren: [         {             _proto: prototitle,             title: kapptitle         },         {             _proto: newtstatusbar,             menuleftbuttons: [],             menurightbuttons: []         },     ], };