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changing theme of OS X

bill4588

bill4588

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I went to interfacelift.com and found a theme I liked. I've downloaded it and when I go to start the instillation process, it asks me to choose an application to open it with. I really like this theme and want to try it out, but I don't know how to install it. Does anyone know how I can do this?
 
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tsvb

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bill4588 said:
I went to interfacelift.com and found a theme I liked. I've downloaded it and when I go to start the instillation process, it asks me to choose an application to open it with. I really like this theme and want to try it out, but I don't know how to install it. Does anyone know how I can do this?
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You need Shapeshifter.
 
bill4588

bill4588

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thanks a lot! not 100% sure if I like my new theme or not...it looks cool but it's not really "mac," you know?

Pic if interested
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bartelby

bartelby

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Jun 16, 2004
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You can use Themepark to modify the .rsrc files and develope your own themes for a lot of apps.

I am still trying to find the Brushed metal bit to change that!


EDIT: Top choice of tune, by the way!!
 
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iShak

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i've heard shapeshifter messes about with your system files, and it can have bugs etc. like menus not opening, missing text etc.

and its also a pain to remove, i installed a trial once and that made my mac crawl during boot up (took something like a minute) and so i had to clean install mac.
 
Stridder44

Stridder44

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iShak said:
i've heard shapeshifter messes about with your system files, and it can have bugs etc. like menus not opening, missing text etc.

and its also a pain to remove, i installed a trial once and that made my mac crawl during boot up (took something like a minute) and so i had to clean install mac.
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I agree. I wish there was a better alternative to shapshifter (aside from Uno). Unsanity can go eat a bomb.
 
bill4588

bill4588

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sochet said:
I like the theme but I like that album even more (although not as much as lateralus)
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I have lateralus also :)
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I hope this program doesn't screw up my system...I did notice that my boot-up time increased a lot, but I figured it was just because it was the first reboot after installing the program.
*and is that even normal? whenever I install new updates or a big program that requires a restart, it takes FOREVER to re-boot. But all re-boots after that are fine. :confused:
 
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Pct1theory

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DON'T USE SHAPESHIFTER ON INTEL MACS!!!!
it can mess up everthing, and u can also get lots of Kernal Panics as well...
 
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iShak

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@bill4588: err .. sounds like the same problem i had, and simple uninstall of shapeshifer didnt solve the problem i had to do a clean install of OS X .. hope you've still got the DVD's.

and os x does take its time to boot-up after some of the updates ..
 
clevin

clevin

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Aug 6, 2006
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I don't do any system core related theme work.
lol, it would be good if OSX can handle it like Linux/Gnome, with theme of the system as a separate structure.
 
solvs

solvs

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I just use UNO and change my icons manually. No system stability issues. Hoping 10.5 has some new theme options though.
 

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clevin

clevin

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solvs said:
I just use UNO and change my icons manually. No system stability issues. Hoping 10.5 has some new theme options though.
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huh, that might push shapeshifter out of business, lol, only Linux allow users to change theme freely after all.
 
Nym

Nym

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BTW, anyone knows how to uninstall Shapeshifter? I installed the trial but there are too many inconsistencies, it is not a correct theming application as far as I can tell and I have no use for it.

The fact is, Aqua is the most coherent OS X theme :)
 
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gollum

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Jan 29, 2007
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Nym said:
BTW, anyone knows how to uninstall Shapeshifter? I installed the trial but there are too many inconsistencies, it is not a correct theming application as far as I can tell and I have no use for it.

The fact is, Aqua is the most coherent OS X theme :)
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Go to both your hard drive library and home library, open application enhancers folder, delete it from there.
I think also if you run the Shapeshifter installer it will also have an uninstall option.
 
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