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Colonel_Panic · Apr 21, 2003, 11:03 PM

Josco, yeah its your theme I like to change my themes as much as my undies with out logging out, On a good day I probably have a good 3 or 4 themes on at once.

I`m a victim of ADD.. Atention deficit.. lets go ride bikes?

970 · Apr 22, 2003, 11:45 PM

Full Screen

My simplest and best looking yet!

TheIceMan · Apr 23, 2003, 12:06 AM

970:
What theme is that? Milk?

TheIceMan · Apr 23, 2003, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by 970:

Full Screen

My simplest and best looking yet!

Does anyone know how to set up Safari to open up like this with the startup or homepage similar to how OmniWeb does it? I really like how this does it. Only thing is that this setup opens up a website, the OmniWeb browser opens up its own page. Any help would be appreciated.

superfula · Apr 23, 2003, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by TheIceMan:
970:
What theme is that? Milk?

It looks like it's just SmoothStripes

970 · 04:01 AM

Not SmoothStripes. Its SimpleAqua by Zimphire. My favorite (cause I like Apple's window buttons and progress bars).

Download it here

It doesn't come with an installer. You have to unstuff it, then you need to go to /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.Framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Resources

You need to change the permissions on this resources folder via Batchmod or some other way to make it writable to everyone. Then backup a file called Extras.rsrc to a safe place you will remember. Then just take the SimpleAqua's Extras.rsrc (the only file) and replace your original Extras.rsrc. Reset the permissions if you need to (make sure you make it exactly the way it was before). Log out and then back in. Do the reverse of this to go back to your original Aqua.

As far as opening a start page in Safari, just download and save your start page completely on your hard drive somewhere, load it up in Safari, and then go into Safari preferences/general and click "Set to Current Page". It will look like "file://mystartpage.html"

Jasoco · Apr 23, 2003, 12:48 AM

Originally posted by TheIceMan:
Does anyone know how to set up Safari to open up like this with the startup or homepage similar to how OmniWeb does it? I really like how this does it. Only thing is that this setup opens up a website, the OmniWeb browser opens up its own page. Any help would be appreciated.

So easy.

Open the page you want in Safari. Go to Preferences and General and click "Set to current page".

TheIceMan · Apr 23, 2003, 04:01 AM

Originally posted by 970:
As far as opening a start page in Safari, just download and save your start page completely on your hard drive somewhere, load it up in Safari, and then go into Safari preferences/general and click "Set to Current Page". It will look like "file://mystartpage.html"

I tried this but it only saved the text. The Apple icon image and the flashing Google search bar did not show up on the startup page.

970 · Apr 23, 2003, 04:11 AM

Yeah, Safari isn't as good as Mozilla at saving complete web pages...

Here's the complete page you saw in my desktop pic in a .sit file

Have fun!

TheIceMan · Apr 23, 2003, 04:32 AM

970:
Sorry, I'm not tech-savy. Now that I have the individual files, what do I do next to get it up and running?

970 · Apr 23, 2003, 05:08 AM

No trouble...put the unstuffed folder somewhere where you want it on your hard drive, then drag safariglow.html (inside the folder) onto Safari's dock icon. It'll load up and then you can go into preferences/general and click the "Set to Current Page" button.

m2bored · Apr 23, 2003, 06:02 AM

Originally posted by 970:

Full Screen

My simplest and best looking yet!

I generally understand theming...but i don't understand how the theme affected Safari...

Im using smooth stripes right now, but Safari still has its metal appearance.

How does one remove the metal and have it match with all the other aqua windows?

Thanks,

M2

P.S. Great start page

godzookie2k · Apr 23, 2003, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by m2bored:
I generally understand theming...but i don't understand how the theme affected Safari...

Im using smooth stripes right now, but Safari still has its metal appearance.

How does one remove the metal and have it match with all the other aqua windows?

Thanks,

M2

P.S. Great start page

http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/metallifizer/

TheIceMan · Apr 23, 2003, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by 970:
No trouble...put the unstuffed folder somewhere where you want it on your hard drive, then drag safariglow.html (inside the folder) onto Safari's dock icon. It'll load up and then you can go into preferences/general and click the "Set to Current Page" button.

Perfect. That worked for me. I've always wanted to do this, now I can. Thanks again 970.

mpitts · Apr 23, 2003, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by 970:
Not SmoothStripes. Its SimpleAqua by Zimphire. My favorite (cause I like Apple's window buttons and progress bars).

Download it here

It doesn't come with an installer. You have to unstuff it, then you need to go to /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.Framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Resources

You need to change the permissions on this resources folder via Batchmod or some other way to make it writable to everyone. Then backup a file called Extras.rsrc to a safe place you will remember. Then just take the SimpleAqua's Extras.rsrc (the only file) and replace your original Extras.rsrc. Reset the permissions if you need to (make sure you make it exactly the way it was before). Log out and then back in. Do the reverse of this to go back to your original Aqua.

As far as opening a start page in Safari, just download and save your start page completely on your hard drive somewhere, load it up in Safari, and then go into Safari preferences/general and click "Set to Current Page". It will look like "file://mystartpage.html"

Just to elaborate on installation of SimpleAqua, here are the commands needed to "install" the Extras.rsrc.

BACKUP your current Extra.rsrc!! I forgot!

Make sure you are logged in as root

cd /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.Framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Resources

chmod 777 Extras.rsrc

cp /Location.of.new.file/Extras.rsrc ./

chmod 644 Extras.rsrc

After you have done that, logoff and log back in. I just did this on my PowerBook and it worked perfectly.

970 · 02:50 PM

Originally posted by m2bored:
I generally understand theming...but i don't understand how the theme affected Safari...

Im using smooth stripes right now, but Safari still has its metal appearance.

How does one remove the metal and have it match with all the other aqua windows?

Thanks,

M2

P.S. Great start page

Thanks. I use Safari Enhancer to remove the metal appearance (as well as importing Camino bookmarks). I also use SafariMasks to get the grey glass buttons. Although, you can use unsanity's metallifizer to remove the metal appearance too, and and the metal of most other programs (like iCal). iTunes is the only one that is hard coded with metal, though many have tried to make it aqua.

SwarmyCurve · Apr 23, 2003, 09:45 PM

New SmoothStripes! New (for me) FruitMenu! New Wallpaper (edited Snow.E2)! New Songs!

[full size]

All hail aqua -

as2 · Apr 26, 2003, 06:29 PM

New Desktop...

Menubar Items: PTH Volume, Proteus, DeskShade Plus, Remote Desktop, MenuMeters, iChat, LaunchBar, PTH Clock

Other Apps: FruitMenus, LiteSwitch X, X-Tunes, Tinker Tool, ClearDock, NewOpen, Konfabulator (Non-obtrusive Mail Check, Kontent).

Theme: Brushed.

Icons + DP: LaST (Cobalt) Icons, Custom DP.

iOliverC · Apr 27, 2003, 03:29 PM

SwarmyCurve, can you send that desktop to me please? I can't find it on his site. My email is olivercameron@mac.com
Also what is that app in the dock that has a magnifying glass on the network icon?

NetworkShadow · Apr 27, 2003, 05:12 PM

Hehe here's mine: http://awguilab.ambitiouslemon.com/i...ss_screen2.jpg