MacThemes Forum / [Theme]Black Mac OS X

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 5:17 am

Hi Everyone, I made a black theme but I cannot make the window text white, if anyone would like to help, feel free to post
So now I am releasing it with the same text, black, with a white drop shadow. Enjoy

SArtFile:
http://rapidshare.com/files/191117606/SArtFile.bin

Attention! SArtFile.bin is on V2, if you had applied the first one, please update it.

Extras2.rsrc:
http://rapidshare.com/files/191097954/Extras2.rsrc

Modded White Menubar Icons:
http://rapidshare.com/files/194889532/modded_icons.zip

Screenshot:

Put SArtFile.bin in:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources

Put Extras2.rsrc in:
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/
Versions/A/Resources/

But Modded Icons in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras

Remember to Back up!

Restart all your apps, (Including finder) or log out and back in to see changes.

Thanks to lostgame for helping

Last edited by jivhg (Feb 6, 2009 3:10 pm)

Lucas · Jan 29, 2009 5:21 am

Pretty cool..

Yet- Needs new traffic lights

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 5:24 am

ill thow them in when I update it. Gotta go to class really soon

Traffic Lights are in SArtFile right?

Last edited by jivhg (Jan 29, 2009 5:39 am)

Gele · Jan 29, 2009 5:41 am

Why don't work? I put the 2 files in: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources and /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/
Versions/A/Resources/ but don't work, why?

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 5:42 am

Did you log in and out?

Im still fixing some where for instance, when You have a finder window open, and open a second one, the bottom returns to defaults.

Updated SArtFile.bin,

fixed bottom images

If anyone is willing to design icons, please contact me so we can talk

Last edited by jivhg (Jan 29, 2009 6:11 am)

NoSmokingBandit · Jan 29, 2009 7:54 am

Thats pretty sweet!
Do you know how to mod the scrollbars? If you can take the black ones from iMovie 08 and replace the blue ones it will make the theme look near perfect.

LarLar125 · Jan 29, 2009 9:15 am

yeah, im with NoSmokingBandit, but the HUD images in Pages 09 would look really neat as well. maybe a metal-ish style for the traffic lights? other than that, nice work. i like how you kept the style of the menu intact, and just changed the color. if that makes sense....

btw, traffic lights and scrollbars are in Extras2.rsrc

alex_dlc · Jan 29, 2009 9:52 am

you really really really need to mod the about this mac window and make it HUD.
http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16783903

and also, you cant see the number in the Spaces menubar icon. also the title for the finder window dosnt seem to work well.

also, this isnt sumthing wrong but just sumthing that would look good http://blog.iconaholic.com/2007/11/leop … r-buttons/

i think this should be moved to WIP

why not post a link to the full sized preview image?

Last edited by alex_dlc (Jan 29, 2009 10:08 am)

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 1:37 pm

I could really use some help making the scrollbars, and traffic lights

But personally, I looove the traffic lights.

Im not sure, but I am thinking of stopping making this if I don't get any help to make a simple HUD one with help of course...

Last edited by jivhg (Jan 29, 2009 1:43 pm)

pjdark · Jan 29, 2009 4:25 pm

Great to see a black theme! Thanks jivhg!

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 5:17 pm

Your welcome

TheYoungHustla · Jan 29, 2009 5:18 pm

Yea this is not working for me, even though I want it so bad.
I've logged out numerous times and shut down, restarted numerous times and it isn't working unlike the other themes I've had in the past.

Last edited by TheYoungHustla (Jan 29, 2009 5:47 pm)

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 6:00 pm

Are you sure that you DELETED the previous SArtFile?

Try deleting it from the folder. And copy it to an external HD

hazard99 · Jan 29, 2009 6:21 pm

Is there anyway to blend some aspects of this and Metal Muku together, and if so, what programs do I need? I really want to keep metal muku's window buttons and scroll bars, but I really want this xD.

Last edited by hazard99 (Jan 29, 2009 6:22 pm)

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 6:22 pm

Depends, what do you want in muku and what do you want in this?

hazard99 · Jan 29, 2009 6:23 pm

jivhg wrote:
Depends, what do you want in muku and what do you want in this?

The scroll bars and window buttons (the Traffic lights) from metal muku .

Edit: So it looks fantastic, but I wanted to know if this is supposed to carry over to applications. Adium and Firefox are in the normal metal frame. Also, my time and date is in black, but your preview shows it in white. Is there anything I need to do to change it?

Last edited by hazard99 (Jan 29, 2009 6:39 pm)

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 6:33 pm

Then use the metal muku artfiles and this one's SArtFIles and extras2.rsrc

TheYoungHustla · Jan 29, 2009 6:35 pm

my only problem is the date. I DELETED the Extras2.rsrc file and input yours, but I can't see the date; like in your Preview
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7471/picture2zc7.png

Last edited by TheYoungHustla (Jan 29, 2009 6:40 pm)

hazard99 · Jan 29, 2009 6:53 pm

TheYoungHustla wrote:
my only problem is the date. I DELETED the Extras2.rsrc file and input yours, but I can't see the date; like in your Preview
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7471/picture2zc7.png

I have the same exact problem too. For now, I'm using iStat menu which allows you to change the color of the font for the time.

jivhg · Jan 29, 2009 8:51 pm

To make the time white, i used iStat menu

Styler · Jan 29, 2009 10:47 pm

jeah really cool... i was waiting a long time for a real black theme.. and that seems to be the right way..

i dont use it yet, because of the known issues .. but i will regard this thread.. and when the minor mistakes are repaired, i will use it for sure..

so big big thx for this evolution

TheYoungHustla · Jan 29, 2009 11:20 pm

yea, the only problem is changing the system text from black to white...I tried finding some resolutions, but they apparently didn't fix it.

elidas · Jan 30, 2009 1:33 am

this is pretty cool, but I kinda like the default. you should make a aqua one

hazard99 · Jan 30, 2009 7:50 am

does SIlk let you change the color of fonts? I'm not on my computer or anywere near it to check for my self.

keikenhate · Jan 30, 2009 8:20 am

hazard99 wrote:
does SIlk let you change the color of fonts? I'm not on my computer or anywere near it to check for my self.

i dont think yu can do it with silk

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