[elroy el 1327]

I've just started messing about with themepark (neat app), however I've run into a problem getting cocoa apps (I think) to use modified font colors. No matter what I do I can't get thing like the menu bar titles to change from black - I even resorted to changing every color in the "text colors" pane to bright red and that still didn't change certain apps like "System Preferences" and Mail.app - even after loging out or restarting.

Like I said, I'm totally new to this stuff so any assistance would be much appreciated - I searched the net for help and this place seemed to be the most active in discussing such matters.

heres a pic of what I'm talking about (just incase I'm using the wrong names, etc):



~ elroy

[smeger]

Only ShapeShifter changes these things, and only if you export your theme for ShapeShifter, as a guiKit.

In ThemePark, you should make sure that you created your theme using File -> New -> New GuiKit Package. When you export it, you should choose File -> Export Theme -> For ShapeShifter.

ThemePark's built-in theme previewing functionality doesn't show customized text colors, so you'll need to either use ShapeShifter's preview or actually apply the theme with ShapeShifter.

[elroy el 1327]

Thanks for the reply man - I've already done what you are suggesting - I have exported the guiKit (many many times now) and then implemented it using shapeshifter - however I still can't get those fonts to change color.

~ elroy

[swiz]

The only thing I can think of is that you are possibly changing the wrong resource color.

Should be -
"Global Elements/Text Colors/Titlebar Text (Front Most)"

[elroy el 1327]

That could very well be the problem.. however, considering that I don't have the option that you've mentioned in that 'directory' I'm pretty stumped as to what to do next.

All I see in that pane is a color pallet and the following list of (I assume) corresponding elements:

00: Dialog Active Text Color
01: Dialog Inactive Text Color
02: Alert Active Text Color
03: Alert Inactive Text Color
04: Modeless Dialog Active Text Color
05: Modeless Dialog Inactive Text Color
06: Window Header Active Text Color
07: Window Header Inactive Text Color
08: Placard Active Text Color
09: Placard Inactive Text Color
10: Placard Pressed Text Color
11: Push Button Active Text Color
12: Push Button Inactive Text Color
13: Push Button Pressed Text Color
14: Bevel Button Active Text Color
15: Bevel Button Inactive Text Color
16: Bevel Button Pressed Text Color
17: Popup Button Active Text Color
18: Popup Button Inactive Text Color
19: Popup Button Pressed Text Color
20: Icon Label Text Color
21: List View Text Color (and Open/Save dialog list color)
22: Document Window Title Active Text Color
23: Document Window Title Inactive Text Color
24: Movable Modal Window Title Active Text Color
25: Movable Modal Window Title Inactive Text Color
26: Utility Window Title Active Text Color
27: Utility Window Title Inactive Text Color
38: Popup Window Title Active Text Color
29: Popup Window Title Inactive Text Color
30: Active menu title text color
31: Selected menu title text color
32: Disabled menu title text color (OS uses a lighter variation)
33: Active menu item text color
34: Selected menu item text color
35: Inactive menu item text color (OS uses a lighter variation)
36: Popup Label Active Text Color
37: Popup Label Inactive Text Color
38: Tab Front Active Text Color
39: Tab Non Front Active Text Color
40: Tab Non Front Pressed Text Color
41: Tab Front Inactive Text Color
42: Tab Non Front Inactive Text Color
43: Icon Label Selected Text Color
44: Bevel Button Sticky Active Text Color
45: Bevel Button Sticky Inactive Text Color
46: unknown
47: Finder file-item subtext (activated with View -> Show View Options -> Show Item Info)


All of which I have modified in an attempt to get the fonts to change. As I said, me = teh stumped.

[swiz]

Thats the problem, Your choosing New Theme. You have to choose New guiKit and the press the add button . Then youll see what all the fuss is about.

[codywalton]

Originally posted by swiz:
Thats the problem, Your choosing New Theme. You have to choose New guiKit and the press the add button . Then youll see what all the fuss is about.

To Swiz you listen, young padawan.

[elroy el 1327]

Good lord!!!

You don't mean to tell me I have to start again???

[codywalton]

Originally posted by elroy el 1327:
Good lord!!!

You don't mean to tell me I have to start again???

I sure hope you've been saving your work as psd files....

[elroy el 1327]

Woot - it imported and all is well, thanks guys I should have this sucker finished in no time now!

[smeger]

That was what I meant when I said File -> New -> New GuiKit Package. Looks like you figured out the "Import" feature already, so you're good to go, yo!

[elroy el 1327]

Yeah - it's all good, thanks for the help everyone, much appreciated.