Mac Theme Program

Regular Visitor From : England OS :  Leopard 10.5.6

What does everyone (Mac users) use to change the theme of your Mac, the menu bar, I only know of ShapeShifter, is that it?

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 7th 2009, 5:52 pm

for 10.5.x youll have to wait for Facade to come out. You can use something like the versitas suite to change some stuff but in the end just sit tight untill Facade comes out. Shapeshifter was for 10.4.x wink

Regular Visitor From : England OS :  Leopard 10.5.6

But how do people using 10.5.x have custom themes already, do they do it manually? If so how?

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 7th 2009, 7:09 pm

manually with packages like Versitas or iLeopard wink

there are a few others out there... theres about two floating around InsanelyMac... idk what the names of them are tho :/ Kaer is one of my favs. iMilk is out for 10.5.x as is ileo. google is your friend

Regular Visitor From : England OS :  Leopard 10.5.6

I just found that out on MacThemes, thanks

Could anyone tell me before I go ahead and try manually installing a Theme, what should I backup if anything goes wrong on my Mac?

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 8th 2009, 12:12 am

Neil wrote:: I just found that out on MacThemes, thanks

Could anyone tell me before I go ahead and try manually installing a Theme, what should I backup if anything goes wrong on my Mac?

u have those instructions on readme's.. but anyways it's something like this :

from veritas suite beta :

.for safety backup these files

extras/extras2.rsrc in /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources1/ and
SArtfile.bin in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources2/

ps : don't be affraid.. i don't have a real mac and it worked flawlessly... i'm just getting some kernel panics here and there ... mostly at boot f.e.

Regular Visitor From : England OS :  Leopard 10.5.6

Yeah I've backed them up, and using Veritas, im very pleased with it smile

I still love the normal Leopard theme however but i'm sticking with Veritas for a while smile

and I found that another theme call Kaer has an uninstaller if I can't change it back wink

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 8th 2009, 2:47 am

This thread got me thinking... I think i'll reinstall leopard on my desktop, since I can now have it dual-boot with win 7 tongue

Regular Visitor From : England OS :  Leopard 10.5.6

Leopard ftw smile

Thats got me thinking too lol, Windows 7 is free, right? Maybe I should try out Boot Camp smile

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 8th 2009, 3:11 am

Neil wrote:: Leopard ftw

Thats got me thinking too lol, Windows 7 is free, right? Maybe I should try out Boot Camp

Yes, the current beta (ultimate version btw) is free until about June
Meaning, it expires then

Subject: Re: Mac Theme Program February 8th 2009, 6:53 am

there will always be a "free" version of it :PPPP