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10.5.2 Translucent Menu Bar Issue?
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I believe it's missing because your computer doesn't support the Translucent Menu Bar to begin with. I have 2 computers both running 10.5.2 now, one's a Power Mac G5, and the other's a new-ish MBP. The G5 doesn't have a translucent menu bar, and it also doesn't have the option in System Preferences. I was disappointed when I originally updated to Leopard because I was looking forward to that Translucent bar, and I researched the issue online, but discovered that older machines just don't support it.
My MBP, however, does have the Translucent Menu Bar and it also has the option in System Preferences.
My MBP, however, does have the Translucent Menu Bar and it also has the option in System Preferences.
OK. I stand corrected. Haha.
Then my newly modified answer to your question is this:
I have no idea. Sorry.
Then my newly modified answer to your question is this:
I have no idea. Sorry.
Well I have just updated my Macbook Pro 2.4 and my Mac Pro 2x3.2 which has got 2 ATI graphics cards. They both have the transparent menu bar but only the Macbook Pro gives you the option to turn it off!!! And yes the graphics update has been run on both computers.
My 12" PB 1.33 has never had the translucent menu bar before or after the 10.5.2 update. My wife's 14" iBook 1.42 does though... I would have turned it off anyway so it doesn't really bother me. My card does support core image though as I get all the other effects
I have the 9550, one of the reasons i waited for this revision of the ibook was to get core image (and again, see pic above of translucent menu bar).
Strange I have a Rev A PMG5 and its translucent on mine.
I also have the option to turn it off.Strange I have a Rev A PMG5 and its translucent on mine.
But do you have the option for turning of the translucent menu (assuming you have installed 10.5.2).
For those of you with a currently translucent menu bar and no option to turn it off in 10.5.2, I'm wondering if you used an app like OpaqueMenuBar (www.eternalstorms.at/utilities/opaquemenubar/). I did and I'm just wondering if it's an issue with the modification that app does to Leopard. I don't mean to point a finger at the app, as it did it's job well but I'm curious.
Out of Curiosity...
Have you actually SHUT DOWN the computer since the update?
I was having sound issues (horrible chops) with my powerbook g4 17" after all of the updates were completed. I shut it down and waited 5 seconds then booted it up and the sound worked fine. Maybe this will work on yours?
Also did you do the graphics update?
Does your System Profiler: Graphics: say Core Image (Hardware Accelerated) ??
BTW my ibook also has the Radeon 9550 and I do have the translucent menu bar.
Have you actually SHUT DOWN the computer since the update?
I was having sound issues (horrible chops) with my powerbook g4 17" after all of the updates were completed. I shut it down and waited 5 seconds then booted it up and the sound worked fine. Maybe this will work on yours?
Also did you do the graphics update?
Does your System Profiler: Graphics: say Core Image (Hardware Accelerated) ??
BTW my ibook also has the Radeon 9550 and I do have the translucent menu bar.
This is exactly the issue. If you modified your machine to do opaque menubar before 10.5.2, the option won't show. I've tried every method of reverting that change, but it still wont' show.
Now we need someone to write a hack to reverse the hack
I've got a 12 inch iBook (1.33) that has shown a translucent menubar since I installed Leopard, and I don't have the option.
EDIT: Yes, I installed the 10.5.2 update and the graphic update. Yes, it shows up in about my mac. No, I never installed anything to disable the transparent menu bar. System Profiler does show Core Image accelerated.
EDIT: Yes, I installed the 10.5.2 update and the graphic update. Yes, it shows up in about my mac. No, I never installed anything to disable the transparent menu bar. System Profiler does show Core Image accelerated.
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I must of mis-understood the problem. I thought you DIDN'T have the translucent menu bar. I see that you do have the Trans menu bar, you just can't shut it off.
My ibook can't shut it off either, w/ 10.5.2. That is wierd
Besides flip 4 mac, I have no hacks, third party system modifiers, etc installed - this is a very stock 10.5 install.
Mine is a stock install also. I do like the translucent menu bar. However, I would like to know why I can't shut it off on my ibook.
It doesn't support Core Image (Hardware Accelerated). Your PB has a Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200