Hacking Aqua!!!!

Development & Software Hacks

i recently started playing around with rsrc files in OSX

well, i managed removing all brushed metal from the interface, except for the control remote for DVD player.

screenshot of mt desktop here: http://www.mm2x.com/upload/files/whats-wrong.jpg

if you want to know how to do this, get me on AIM: Juniorzombie

i have all the files pre-prepared and ready for download. and ill show you step by step how to do this

simon

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simon_C's picture

no one cares?

no one cares?

Re: no one cares?

simon_C wrote:
no one cares?

Maybe you should just do a write up.

sourapple's picture

it looks cool, but I like the

it looks cool, but I like the brushed metal better still.

Smiththers's picture

Re: no one cares?

drbob wrote:
simon_C wrote:
no one cares?

Maybe you should just do a write up.

well i think it would improve some performance on the slower machines wouldnt it?

simon_C's picture

no, the solid gray tiff that

no, the solid gray tiff that replaced the brushed metal tiff was roughly the same file size.

and Bob, maby i will do a writeup

oh, and i made the apple menu bar at the top look like the solid grey window bar.
looks so much better than the lines

martakz's picture

Probally just easier to write

Probally just easier to write a theme for the Mac OS X skinning prog...

Aren't those usually pretty C

Aren't those usually pretty CPU heavy?

TOM

is there anyway you can make

is there anyway you can make it red? that would be bitchen. i like the way yours looks too. much cooler then the brushed look

simon_C's picture

yeah the skinning progs take

yeah the skinning progs take like 1/8th of your processing power. plus, you gotta pay for em.

my way is free