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For Those That Hate the New Menu Bar...
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...here's a PNG of a blank piece from the old Tiger one. Simply edit your backdrop image overlaying this across the top and it's problem solved.
At least until Apple listen to everyone and allow us to adjust the transparency level anyway
View attachment 88934
lol some people are going to be like "wtf where is the attatchment?"
Edit: Hmm... before it was showing up as white for me so I couldn't see it at all. Now it's grey........
Hmm, mine was semi-transparent during the install (CD MBP). Maybe only low end machines get the solid on install?
Hmm, I mounted the disk to the desktop and launched the installer from there. It shouldn't make any difference, but maybe it does. strange.
...here's a PNG of a blank piece from the old Tiger one. Simply edit your backdrop image overlaying this across the top and it's problem solved.
At least until Apple listen to everyone and allow us to adjust the transparency level anyway
View attachment 88934
Why all the hate on the new menu bar, I think it looks great. It matches the theme of the OS very well and has a nice soft look to it. I also like how it takes on slightly the look of your background image. It's very nice. I never cared for the slightly wavy line that went thru the menu bar in Tiger. I could never go back to Tiger now that I have Leopard.
I strongly agree. I love the new menu bar, it fits in WAAAAYYY better than the old one from Tiger.
It looks fine when you can see your desktop wallpaper. But when you've got a window open fullscreen (or even windowed but just underneath the menu bar) it looks tacky as hell ... IMHO.
Hey that is awesome, thanks for sharing!
If I can't adjust the transparency at least I can have my rounded corners back.
http://www.sendusyourstories.com/ts/exes/podu1.gif
I don't mind mine like that. That is how it is now.
ivnj
I don't mind mine like that. That is how it is now.
ivnj
To me, the new menu bar defines Leopard. Everything else is just an app that's been added, but the menu bar (as well as the new dock) is the first visual clue you have that you're using Leopard. Imagine if Vista looked just like XP, or even worse: NT/2000.
I kinda fixed mine. I also like the contrast better but can live with it transparent.
But to fix mine I added a new background. System Preferences under Desktop & Screen Saver. I made this my new desktop.
http://www.sendusyourstories.com/ts/exes/s3.jpg
used seashore for mac.
The black area makes it less transparent. And the other are doesn't stay solid but with dark colors it' less noticeable.
http://www.sendusyourstories.com/ts/exes/ss1.png my screenshot.
ivnj
But to fix mine I added a new background. System Preferences under Desktop & Screen Saver. I made this my new desktop.
http://www.sendusyourstories.com/ts/exes/s3.jpg
used seashore for mac.
The black area makes it less transparent. And the other are doesn't stay solid but with dark colors it' less noticeable.
http://www.sendusyourstories.com/ts/exes/ss1.png my screenshot.
ivnj
Okay, so I must be crazy. I upgraded to Leopard and the menu bar is solid and I believe it was through the installation as well.. low end machine? Not so much, MBP 2.4GHz/2GB. I almost want it to go translucent just so I can see what the hell people are talking about.
That said, I think there's something wrong in general as it's not as responsive as people are reporting it to be for me, not at all.
That said, I think there's something wrong in general as it's not as responsive as people are reporting it to be for me, not at all.
I found this in the apple support site, works on my MBP
cheers to leo:
LeoColorBar, which provides a work around, not a fix. Basically it automates drawing a rectangle of a user specified colour at the top of desktop pictures to mimic a solid menu bar.
It does the business for now, and it doesn't hack anything so shouldn't do any harm
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26081/leocolorbar
cheers to leo:
LeoColorBar, which provides a work around, not a fix. Basically it automates drawing a rectangle of a user specified colour at the top of desktop pictures to mimic a solid menu bar.
It does the business for now, and it doesn't hack anything so shouldn't do any harm
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26081/leocolorbar
It looks fine when you can see your desktop wallpaper. But when you've got a window open fullscreen (or even windowed but just underneath the menu bar) it looks tacky as hell ... IMHO.
Good example. It looks fine when you are viewing the Desktop, but when you have application's windows open adjacent to it, it looks wrong. Unless you have a monochrome desktop image, there will always be a color tint next to the normal light/dark gray. It looks inconsistent.
To me, the new menu bar defines Leopard. Everything else is just an app that's been added, but the menu bar (as well as the new dock) is the first visual clue you have that you're using Leopard. Imagine if Vista looked just like XP, or even worse: NT/2000.
There are other changes to it, besides the transparency.
It has a smooth gradient, instead of the abrupt "line" of Tiger's.
Both the Apple and the Spotlight menu item's icons are black/gray.
