Something weird..it is Mac OS X or my Mac Pro?

[Tangerine]

Something weired happen when I'm using Mac OS X. When I customize a folder, I choose a color background for the color. But when I close and open it, it doesn't remember the color and it just change to some other color. eg: I put a dark purple color background for the folder background, when close and re-open it become green.

What is going on? Is my Mac OS all fudge up? Or is my Mac Pro acting up?:confused:

[mad jew]

Weirdness. Have you tried restarting? Do you have any other theme changing hacks installed? :)

[Tangerine]

Yeah I try restarting, I try using another user account and it still does it. The only application that I can think of is Shapeshifter, but I'm not using it. How do I get rid of it? Eithor that or I think Mac OS permission is messup.:(


Ok I uninstall Shapeshifter and it still not render the problem. I think I may have to re-install Mac OS X. This really sucks.

[mad jew]

If it comes to a reinstall, do an Archive & Install (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120). It's quick and relatively painless. It technically doesn't require you to back up, but do so all the same. :)

[Tangerine]

Ok I have try re-installing Mac OS X Archive and Install preserved user account. no good. Then I try Archive and Install not preserved user account and still same problem.

Umm...Is this a Mac OS X bugs? Can someone verify this for me? Created a new folder, then customize it with a solid color such as moroon. Close it and open it again. Does it change into another color? I don't know what’s going on. Would it make any different if I wipe the entire drive to re-install OS X. This is really bugging me. :(


Thanks!

[OldCorpse]

Ok I have try re-installing Mac OS X Archive and Install preserved user account. no good. Then I try Archive and Install not preserved user account and still same problem.

Umm...Is this a Mac OS X bugs? Can someone verify this for me? Created a new folder, then customize it with a solid color such as moroon. Close it and open it again. Does it change into another color? I don't know what’s going on. Would it make any different if I wipe the entire drive to re-install OS X. This is really bugging me. :(


Thanks!

How do you customize the color? Could you go through the steps and post them here? I assume you're not talking about giving it a colored label?

[Tangerine]

How do you customize the color? Could you go through the steps and post them here? I assume you're not talking about giving it a colored label?


Oh sorry. No, not a color label. Solid color background for the folder. Get Info on the folder, then select color and choose a solid color for it.

[zephead]

I just tested this and it seems to work fine for me (MB CD 2GHz).

edit: Ack, no it doesn't. I thought he meant color labels. :o

[SMM]

As you traverse through the folder food chain, the 'colored' parent color will change to grey with your chosen color in a ring around the arrow. When you move back up the tree and get back to the parent, it will once again glow in its newly colored horizontal bar.

[Tangerine]

Maybe this will explain better what's going on...And what I'm trying to do.


Open a folder, use view option to customize it. I choose snap to grid, show icons info, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak01.jpg



Then I choose a background color for it, which is a solid color Maroon. After the color been choose, I close everything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak02.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak03.jpg



Then this is what I got. Not only does it not remember my color I have choose for it, but it change to a different color. Also I notice it doesn't even show the folder have snap to grid option. :(



Maybe someone with a Mac Pro try this? I have try re-installing Mac OS X but it doesn't make the problem go away. I'm only using the Arhive and Install method though. I don't want to choose the last option if I have to, which is earase the entire drive and install press.

[akadmon]

Maybe this will explain better what's going on...And what I'm trying to do.


Open a folder, use view option to customize it. I choose snap to grid, show icons info, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak01.jpg



Then I choose a background color for it, which is a solid color Maroon. After the color been choose, I close everything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak02.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak03.jpg



Then this is what I got. Not only does it not remember my color I have choose for it, but it change to a different color. Also I notice it doesn't even show the folder have snap to grid option. :(



Maybe someone with a Mac Pro try this? I have try re-installing Mac OS X but it doesn't make the problem go away. I'm only using the Arhive and Install method though. I don't want to choose the last option if I have to, which is earase the entire drive and install press.


Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I fail to see why it is so important to you to have a certain bg color when viewing a particular folder.

[Eric5h5]

Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I fail to see why it is so important to you to have a certain bg color when viewing a particular folder.

Most unhelpful reply ever. ;) If a feature exists, it's reasonable to expect it to work properly. Which it does on my G5, so I have no idea what the problem is. (Which makes this the second-most unhelpful reply ever....)

--Eric

[Peace]

Eric I tried the same thing on my iMac C2D and it did the same thing so I'm guessing it's OS X not you computer.

Unfortunately the problem is if you customize one single folder color you will need to do the same to all other folders since you might have another folder customized to "Use for all folders"

[IJ Reilly]

Have you set the background color for any other windows? Note the options "this window only" and "all windows." You might try setting all windows to white, and working from there.

[2ndPath]

I see the same behaviour on my MBP. I guess it's a bug in OSX.

Edit: I did some more tests: Whenever the folder settings window is openend while the folder is open, the background switches the color next time the folder is opened.

[dpaanlka]

Definitely a bug, and has to be a recent one, as this did NOT happen in the past when I've used it.

[IJ Reilly]

Definitely a bug, and has to be a recent one, as this did NOT happen in the past when I've used it.

Doesn't happen to me now. Could it be a bug in the Intel version of OSX?

FWIW, this information is maintained in the invisible .DSStore file.

[Eric5h5]

Yeah, as I said I have a G5, and I'm using 10.4.8, so if it's a bug it must be only the Intel version. Which makes sense, as it looks like a byte-swapping bug. The maroon color is RGB 128,0,64 and it's getting switched to RGB 0,128,64, which is green, obviously. If that's the case, then if you choose lemon, it should stay lemon. (Since lemon is 255,255,0.)

--Eric

[IJ Reilly]

Yeah, as I said I have a G5, and I'm using 10.4.8, so if it's a bug it must be only the Intel version. Which makes sense, as it looks like a byte-swapping bug. The maroon color is RGB 128,0,64 and it's getting switched to RGB 0,128,64, which is green, obviously. If that's the case, then if you choose lemon, it should stay lemon. (Since lemon is 255,255,0.)

--Eric

Very nicely spotted! You should fill out a bug report and send it to Apple.

:)

[zephead]

:o If i had read the post closely enough, I would've noticed the OP was talking about folder backgrounds and not color labels. So yeah, the same thing happens on my CD MB.

[Tangerine]

Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I fail to see why it is so important to you to have a certain bg color when viewing a particular folder.


You know, part of the reason I like Mac OS X is the ability to Customize anything you want. Just because you don't use the feature, and find it useless. This doesn't mean everyone else don't use this feature.


BTW, does people on Intel Mac get the same window result as me? Beside from the different color change, I have also notice that the Snap To Grid icon isn't showing after the customize. I know it's there but it invisible. If you click on one of the item in the windows it appear again. I'm just glad it's Mac OS X itself and I don't have to earase my Hard Drive. Thank you for all the helpful reply. :)



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/TKTDIVISION/bak03.jpg

[Lixivial]

I've noticed this bug ever since I grabbed my MacBook and have never been able to reproduce it on my PowerPC iMac. I have the folders background set to a baby blue, but on occasion the shared folders -- or even local folders -- will change to a purplish blue.

My baby blue color is a custom color set at RGB 187, 206, 225 and the color it reverts to is RGB 114, 89, 224

MacBook is my local root, and Media is an AFP share from the iMac. On the iMac these both appear just fine. I think Eric5h5 has an intriguing hypothesis. And I have no haxies installed, and am using a modified resource file to get rid of the brushed metal -- it does this with or without that modified resource file.

[Eric5h5]

I think Eric5h5 has an intriguing hypothesis.

It was an intriguing hypothesis, but your RGB numbers pretty much killed it. :( Alas, poor hypothesis, we barely knew ye....

--Eric

[smartalic34]

I've noticed this bug ever since I grabbed my MacBook and have never been able to reproduce it on my PowerPC iMac. I have the folders background set to a baby blue, but on occasion the shared folders -- or even local folders -- will change to a purplish blue.

My baby blue color is a custom color set at RGB 187, 206, 225 and the color it reverts to is RGB 114, 89, 224

MacBook is my local root, and Media is an AFP share from the iMac. On the iMac these both appear just fine. I think Eric5h5 has an intriguing hypothesis. And I have no haxies installed, and am using a modified resource file to get rid of the brushed metal -- it does this with or without that modified resource file.

I just reproduced this problem on my MBP, with no haxies, mods at all. Switches back and forth between two colors when you re-open windows...

[Lixivial]

It was an intriguing hypothesis, but your RGB numbers pretty much killed it. :( Alas, poor hypothesis, we barely knew ye....

--Eric

I think you've found part of the bug, if not the bug. See, what's odd about this is that for me it's related to "This Window Only" being set. Secondly, it will flip back and forth between two colors -- usually the two reversed colors -- ONLY when the View Options inspector window is shown. Otherwise it stays at one or the other.

And when I manually set "This Window Only"'s color, it usually reverts to some other color. It seems that if I manually set the window's color and keep the "This Window Only" it jumps to some arbitrary color, but if I haven't set a color in there, and it's pulling from the iMac, it reverses the R and G of what it's supposed to be.

Here's a video demonstrating this (http://whitem.ath.cx/tmp/finder_bug.mov) (I'd recommend an opt-click and "Download Linked File" as it is a 1280x800 res movie). The windows jump around rather quickly and the video is highly compressed as I wanted to keep file sizes down. Mainly all that you should see here is that when the inspector window is open, the colors flip. When the inspector window isn't open, it maintains the previous color. When a color isn't set in "This Windows Only" (pulling from the network share .ds_store) it flips the R and G. When a color is manually set, then, it flips between two arbitrary colors. (I just noticed that the crayon picker was on my secondary display in this video, but this is set near the end of the video).

I am inclined to believe you oughta write up a bug report and file it to https://bugreport.apple.com

[Tangerine]

I think you've found part of the bug, if not the bug. See, what's odd about this is that for me it's related to "This Window Only" being set. Secondly, it will flip back and forth between two colors -- usually the two reversed colors -- ONLY when the View Options inspector window is shown. Otherwise it stays at one or the other.

And when I manually set "This Window Only"'s color, it usually reverts to some other color. It seems that if I manually set the window's color and keep the "This Window Only" it jumps to some arbitrary color, but if I haven't set a color in there, and it's pulling from the iMac, it reverses the R and G of what it's supposed to be.

Here's a video demonstrating this (http://whitem.ath.cx/tmp/finder_bug.mov) (I'd recommend an opt-click and "Download Linked File" as it is a 1280x800 res movie). The windows jump around rather quickly and the video is highly compressed as I wanted to keep file sizes down. Mainly all that you should see here is that when the inspector window is open, the colors flip. When the inspector window isn't open, it maintains the previous color. When a color isn't set in "This Windows Only" (pulling from the network share .ds_store) it flips the R and G. When a color is manually set, then, it flips between two arbitrary colors. (I just noticed that the crayon picker was on my secondary display in this video, but this is set near the end of the video).

I am inclined to believe you oughta write up a bug report and file it to https://bugreport.apple.com


Holy crap! That’s the exact same thing happen on my Mac Pro. The funny thing is, it only happen if you set it to "This Windows Only" It work normal with "All Windows" setting. And if you have the "View Option" window open, while closing the folder it switch the color back and fourth. It switches to the wrong color, then back to the right color again. Opening it without the View Option window open will result in the wrong color and doesn't switch back to the right color.

That's a great video btw, maybe you should send it to Apple to have them fix the bugs.

[Eric5h5]

I am inclined to believe you oughta write up a bug report and file it to https://bugreport.apple.com

You seem to be in a better position to do that...no Intel Macs here. Strange that something so easily reproducible would have made it into release though. I guess not that many people use window colors?

--Eric

[iDavidLeeRoth]

It works for me....


Thank you very much for informing me about this feature.... I'm brand new to OS X!


http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2176/picture4vc9.png

[Tangerine]

It works for me....


Thank you very much for informing me about this feature.... I'm brand new to OS X!


http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2176/picture4vc9.png


My Eyes! :eek:

[Max Payne]

My Eyes! :eek:

Thank god he didn't choose yellow :p

[IJ Reilly]

Also, single window screen shot:

cmd-shift-4-space

[Eric5h5]

My Eyes! :eek:

Man, why doesn't that bug kick in when you really need it? ;)

--Eric

[Lixivial]

You seem to be in a better position to do that...no Intel Macs here. Strange that something so easily reproducible would have made it into release though. I guess not that many people use window colors?

I didn't wish to take credit from you, as it was your hypothesis (and I truly believe it's part of, if not the bug) that found the root cause of this. And it could well be that Apple is already aware of this issue and are waiting until Leopard's Finder to patch it; doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I can see it. There are a few UI related bugs I've submitted that are still "Open"

Thank you very much for informing me about this feature.... I'm brand new to OS X!

What a curious picture to take. Was that Transmit SN legitimately acquired? Does MR honor the 5th amendment? :p :D

[Tangerine]

What a curious picture to take. Was that Transmit SN legitimately acquired? Does MR honor the 5th amendment? :p :D

Haha, I just notice that too now. Bittorrent? :D

And Lixivial, did you submit this bug? But yeah, hope you're right that when Leapard come it be a Rock Solid OS!

[iDavidLeeRoth]

Haha, I just notice that too now. Bittorrent? :D

And Lixivial, did you submit this bug? But yeah, hope you're right that when Leapard come it be a Rock Solid OS!

Usenet.


I just used green to show that it works. I set it back to white immediately.:apple: :apple:

[Tangerine]

Usenet.


I just used green to show that it works. I set it back to white immediately.:apple: :apple:

Your must not be an Intel Version of the Mac then? But light green work fine on mine too. Some colors work and some don't. It's weired like that.

[Lixivial]

And Lixivial, did you submit this bug?

Yes, I backed up my Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc and reset them to the default (so that I could rule out my UI modifications as being the problem), and took an uncompressed, slowed down video to submit to Apple.

It also took a while to figure out just how to describe the issue in a way that was reproducible. I guess we'll see what happens, but I don't hold any hopes for it being fixed in Tiger.

[iDavidLeeRoth]

Your must not be an Intel Version of the Mac then? But light green work fine on mine too. Some colors work and some don't. It's weired like that.

Yeah, I have a 24 inch Intel.

[ladeer]

I found this thread after I googled "mac folder background color change" because I, too, experienced this problem (and was very scared by it, since I just bought the FIRST apple computer of my life last night, which was a MacBook 2.0Ghz).

Thanks guys for letting me know that I am not the only one!

(Intel C2D)

[joekix]

tried it and it worked fine on my mbp c2d. also thanks because i never knew about this feature.

[djstarrock]

If you want maroon for instance the colour it changes to make it that colour and it will change back to maroon that should fix it for now.

[Legolamb]

Nifty bug. I must have caught it from you;) I even played around with the icon size, thinking that smaller would solve any memory problems. Definately report it and hope they name it after you!