edesignuk
Mar 21, 2003, 10:33 AM
Just thought I'd post this for those that do not know how to do this, I know Safari Enhancer will do this but it is not guaranteed to work for v67. So here is how to do it manually.
This info is from a user at macosxhints.com (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030108095526158), so full credit to them:
So Apple released the first beta of their Safari browser today. Unfortunately, like all their other recent iApps, it uses the "brushed metal" look introduced with QuickTime Player 4. This use of the metal appearance actually violates Apple's own Jaguar Human Interface Guidelines:
Avoid using the textured window appearance in applications or utilities that are unrelated to digital peripherals or to the data associated with these devices.
Well, it turns out that Safari looks a LOT better without the silly brushed metal look! Here's how to turn off the heavy metal in the browser. Make a backup of your Safari before trying this!
1. Control-click on Safari to bring up the "Show Package Contents" contextual menu.
2. Navigate into Safari -> Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj
3. Open Browser.nib; You will need the most recent MacOS X Developer Tools package to do this!
4. In the window marked 'Broswer.nib,' select 'Window' and hit Shift-Command-I to bring up the Inspector. The last item in the Inspector is a checkbox labeled "Textured Window." Uncheck that, save, and quit.
Now start up your modified Safari. Now it looks like it should!
This is very easy to do and takes no more than a min or two, and IMO Safari looks much better like it.
edit: After contacting the author of Safari Enhancer, they have updated it to work with v67. You can download it here (http://homepage.mac.com/gordonbyrnes/software/safari_enhancer.dmg). With this you can add/remove brushed metal, as well as various other things, full info can be found here (http://gordon.sourcecod.com/sites/safari_enhancer.php).
This info is from a user at macosxhints.com (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030108095526158), so full credit to them:
So Apple released the first beta of their Safari browser today. Unfortunately, like all their other recent iApps, it uses the "brushed metal" look introduced with QuickTime Player 4. This use of the metal appearance actually violates Apple's own Jaguar Human Interface Guidelines:
Avoid using the textured window appearance in applications or utilities that are unrelated to digital peripherals or to the data associated with these devices.
Well, it turns out that Safari looks a LOT better without the silly brushed metal look! Here's how to turn off the heavy metal in the browser. Make a backup of your Safari before trying this!
1. Control-click on Safari to bring up the "Show Package Contents" contextual menu.
2. Navigate into Safari -> Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj
3. Open Browser.nib; You will need the most recent MacOS X Developer Tools package to do this!
4. In the window marked 'Broswer.nib,' select 'Window' and hit Shift-Command-I to bring up the Inspector. The last item in the Inspector is a checkbox labeled "Textured Window." Uncheck that, save, and quit.
Now start up your modified Safari. Now it looks like it should!
This is very easy to do and takes no more than a min or two, and IMO Safari looks much better like it.
edit: After contacting the author of Safari Enhancer, they have updated it to work with v67. You can download it here (http://homepage.mac.com/gordonbyrnes/software/safari_enhancer.dmg). With this you can add/remove brushed metal, as well as various other things, full info can be found here (http://gordon.sourcecod.com/sites/safari_enhancer.php).
