MacThemes Forum / [10.5 Dock] Lucidus Atra

Lokheed · Oct 30, 2007 12:22 am

Last edited by Lokheed (Mar 10, 2010 8:52 am)

willBook · Oct 30, 2007 12:36 am

I replaced the image and restarted and see no change. Any idea why?

Lokheed · Oct 30, 2007 12:44 am

Open up terminal and do the following:

sudo cp scurve-l.png /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/

killall Dock

Jonas · Oct 30, 2007 1:22 am

looks great. Not all can use this though. I need to modify my -xl version. I'm on 24" new iMac, cause this image thing is size specific.

Again, good job

Christian BS · Oct 30, 2007 2:29 am

How do I restart the dock, for the changes to take effect?

Seph · Oct 30, 2007 2:36 am

go to terminal - type: killall Dock

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willBook · Oct 30, 2007 6:13 am

Okay I figured it out. My computer uses the scurve-m.png file. I bet that's also why some people have different vanishing points too.

osuns · Oct 30, 2007 6:43 am

it looks very nice!

dabrainiac · Oct 30, 2007 7:43 am

Killer job Lokheed. Will definitely be using this.

Conner · Oct 30, 2007 11:53 am

yeah, could you do this in small, medium, and xl as well? I like it but it doesn't work.

elin · Oct 30, 2007 12:28 pm

Um.. I dont find " /System/Library/CoreServices/" ? I dont even have that folder
Is it hide somewhere? If so, how do I make it show up in finder?

DEMON · Oct 30, 2007 12:51 pm

@elin you could use Onyx to view hidden files and folders.You will have that folder, otherwise you will get a nobelprice for running your computer without an OS

Cocktail is not yet 10.5 ready.

You could also try to hit 'command+shift+g' that will bring up a dialog. Type in the path you want to go to and voila.

willBook · Oct 30, 2007 1:02 pm

But that shouldn't be hidden anyway!
from desktop go into the hardrive that you have your system installed on, then system/library/coreservices
then control+click (or right click)on dock, double click on contents and replace the image. Make sure to make a back up of the original

elin · Oct 30, 2007 1:49 pm

Wow , thanks didnt know about that command+shift+g thing I switched from win to mac , back in january, this year, so there is always new things to learn. thank you again. that solved my problem.

mike · Oct 30, 2007 2:59 pm

This looks cool, but is there anyway of getting something like this that's not for the 3D Self mode. One that replaces the dark dock that comes out when you kill the 3D Shelf?

Lokheed · Oct 30, 2007 4:06 pm

mike wrote:
This looks cool, but is there anyway of getting something like this that's not for the 3D Self mode. One that replaces the dark dock that comes out when you kill the 3D Shelf?

Yeah there is. The files are located in the same place. With the 2D dock, you can even manage the corners

mike · Oct 31, 2007 4:34 am

Lokheed wrote:
mike wrote:
This looks cool, but is there anyway of getting something like this that's not for the 3D Self mode. One that replaces the dark dock that comes out when you kill the 3D Shelf?
Yeah there is. The files are located in the same place. With the 2D dock, you can even manage the corners

I've been able to change the corners, but what's the file for the dark image that fills the inside of the dock?

And by the way, your Akuma looks kick ass, I'm more of a Ken guy

iigloo · Oct 31, 2007 4:54 am

I really like this, but I have one complaint, the edges are to sharp. And it makes the dock look a bit jagged on the left and right edges.
Like this:

This is the original scurve:

And this is your modified one:

So you see yours is much sharper. Now, it's not that big of a deal But I thought that it'd be an easy fix, so I just wanted to point it out Not to be rude or anything. Love this mod of the dock.

Kurt871 · Nov 2, 2007 5:24 pm

iigloo wrote:
I really like this, but I have one complaint, the edges are to sharp. And it makes the dock look a bit jagged on the left and right edges.
Like this:
http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/5677/bild3bl9.png

This is the original scurve:
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6075/bild1wf8.png
And this is your modified one:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/903/bild2fg7.png

So you see yours is much sharper. Now, it's not that big of a deal But I thought that it'd be an easy fix, so I just wanted to point it out Not to be rude or anything. Love this mod of the dock.

Agreed 100% - I would absolutely use it if the jaggies could just get remedied. Thumbs up on the mod all around, though.

chrislee149 · Nov 2, 2007 5:30 pm

Agreed about the sharpness, too. I downloaded it, but immediately reverted the dock because the edges are too sharp. Other than that, it looks nice.

Lokheed · Nov 2, 2007 6:28 pm

Alright guys. Made the necessary changes based on your recommendations.

Kurt871 · Nov 2, 2007 7:06 pm

Lokheed wrote:
Alright guys. Made the necessary changes based on your recommendations.

Thanks for the update, but at smaller sizes the jagged edges remain:

Is it something I'm doing wrong perhaps?

Metropolis · Nov 2, 2007 7:40 pm

It's most likely not you, The Dock app is taking a flat image and tilting it for perspective, this means that it has to alter the image which is going to naturally result in lost/altered pixels. It is most apparent because of the black "stroke" that he gave his image. It may look better if he were to render the image at a higher DPI but I doubt it. Most likely Apple chose the style they did because it hid the pixels better.

Lokheed · Nov 2, 2007 10:12 pm

Metropolis wrote:
It's most likely not you, The Dock app is taking a flat image and tilting it for perspective, this means that it has to alter the image which is going to naturally result in lost/altered pixels. It is most apparent because of the black "stroke" that he gave his image. It may look better if he were to render the image at a higher DPI but I doubt it. Most likely Apple chose the style they did because it hid the pixels better.

And the one pixel white line only exaggerates the jaggies.

dabrainiac · Nov 3, 2007 11:12 am

I'm sorry, I know you posted them somewhere. But where can I get the dock indicators you're using here?

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