diff --git a/MTMR/KeyPress.swift b/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
index 80d4d1c..2e72323 100644
--- a/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
+++ b/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ protocol KeyPress {
     func send()
 }
 
+struct GenericKeyPress: KeyPress {
+    var keyCode: CGKeyCode
+}
+
 extension KeyPress {
     func send () {
         let src = CGEventSource(stateID: .hidSystemState)
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index c6c976f..46e8b95 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -92,14 +92,15 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
         guard let item = self.items[identifier] else {
             return nil
         }
+        let action = self.action(forItem: item)
         
         switch item.type {
         case .staticButton(title: let title):
-            return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: title) { _ in
-                
-            }
+            return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: title, onTap: action)
         case .appleScriptTitledButton(source: let source, refreshInterval: let interval):
             return AppleScriptTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, appleScript: source, interval: interval)
+        case .exitTouchbar:
+            return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: "exit", onTap: action)
         }
         
         switch identifier {
@@ -148,18 +149,32 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             return nil
         }
     }
+    
+    
+    func action(forItem item: BarItemDefinition) -> ()->() {
+        switch item.action {
+        case .exitTouchbar:
+            return { self.dismissTouchBar() }
+        case .hidKey(keycode: let keycode):
+            return { HIDPostAuxKey(keycode) }
+        case .keyPress(keycode: let keycode):
+            return { GenericKeyPress(keyCode: CGKeyCode(keycode)).send() }
+        case .appleSctipt(source: let source):
+            guard let appleScript = NSAppleScript(source: source) else {
+                print("cannot create apple script for item \(item)")
+                return {}
+            }
+            return {
+                var error: NSDictionary?
+                appleScript.executeAndReturnError(&error)
+                if let error = error {
+                    print("error \(error) when handling \(item) ")
+                }
+            }
+        case .none:
+            return {}
+        }
+    }
 
 }
 
-extension CustomButtonTouchBarItem {
-    convenience init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, title: String, HIDKeycode: Int) {
-        self.init(identifier: identifier, title: title) { _ in
-            HIDPostAuxKey(HIDKeycode)
-        }
-    }
-    convenience init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, title: String, key: KeyPress) {
-        self.init(identifier: identifier, title: title) { _ in
-            key.send()
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarItems.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarItems.swift
index 2f93810..a1adf35 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarItems.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarItems.swift
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ extension NSTouchBarItem.Identifier {
 }
 
 class CustomButtonTouchBarItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem {
-    let tapClosure: (NSCustomTouchBarItem) -> ()
+    let tapClosure: () -> ()
 
-    init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, title: String, onTap callback: @escaping (NSCustomTouchBarItem) -> ()) {
+    init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, title: String, onTap callback: @escaping () -> ()) {
         self.tapClosure = callback
         super.init(identifier: identifier)
         self.view = NSButton(title: title, target: self, action: #selector(didTapped))
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CustomButtonTouchBarItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem {
     }
 
     @objc func didTapped() {
-        self.tapClosure(self)
+        self.tapClosure()
         let hf: HapticFeedback = HapticFeedback()
         hf.tap(strong: 6)
     }