Got the solid menu bar back in Leopard!

[zioxide]

This is what I want my menu bar to look like, sigh. Image courtesy of Andrew Escobar.

This is how mine looks now:

Using:

sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.WindowServer 'EnvironmentVariables' -dict 'CI_NO_BACKGROUND_IMAGE' 1

as described in the first post.

Lacks the subtle shadow/grading, but looks good enough for me...

I'm guessing if you used a value of like 0.3-0.4 you'd get it to have just a slight tint.

 

[Taylor C]

I need the glossy effect, though. It just doesn't feel right without it. :/ I actually like Leopard's transparent menu bar, but it still isn't as elegant as Tiger's.

 

[QuarterSwede]

I need the glossy effect, though. It just doesn't feel right without it. :/ I actually like Leopard's transparent menu bar, but it still isn't as elegant as Tiger's.

I have to agree. The flat grey is boring compared to Tiger's.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I'm guessing if you used a value of like 0.3-0.4 you'd get it to have just a slight tint.

1 is white and 0 is grey. And, I think someone mentioned a value around 0.6 (0.62?) to get the "good old" light grey feeling back. I, on the other hand, like my clean, almost shiny, value-1-white very much...

 

[mark88]

After running this command in terminal

sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.WindowServer 'EnvironmentVariables' -dict 'CI_NO_BACKGROUND_IMAGE' 0

The com.apple.WindowServer.plist file changes it's icon slightly and now it won't open at all in property list editor.

You guys experience this? my menu bar has changed but the file won't open as it did before.

 

[Alloye]

After running this command in terminal

sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.WindowServer 'EnvironmentVariables' -dict 'CI_NO_BACKGROUND_IMAGE' 0

The com.apple.WindowServer.plist file changes it's icon slightly and now it won't open at all in property list editor.

You guys experience this? my menu bar has changed but the file won't open as it did before.

Looks like the 'defaults write' command caused permissions on the file to be changed. Try this:

sudo chmod 644 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.WindowServer.plist

 

[sunfast]

This app may be of some use

 

[TheSpaz]

This app may be of some use

That's the fake way. It modifies your desktop picture to show a solid color under your menu bar... not a real fix... plus, you need to have this thing running all the time.

 

[Schtumple]

I'm guessing I'm the one n00b in a million but this completely f*cked my mac, it wouldn't boot at all, had to install leopard all over agian.

not a happy chappy