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kick52 · Jun 4, 2005, 09:09 AM

does anyone know of any really nice themes for os 9? any one know of any aqua and theme archives?

kick52

sofamystic · Jun 4, 2005, 09:49 AM

http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-...h?key=aqua+iii
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-...Aqua+scheme+II

- not themes but kaleidoscope schemes of aqua

scheme to theme converter discussion here-

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/...schemetotheme/

version · Jun 4, 2005, 09:50 AM

Here's some.

http://kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml

kick52 · Jun 4, 2005, 11:14 AM

thanks for that, but i dont like using kaliedescope as it sometimes freezes and it is shareware so you get all the crap when you startup. do you know of any theme sites like that? do you know how i can make my own themes? and, also, is that sheme to theme thingy for download anywhere?

cheers,

eyevaan · Jun 4, 2005, 11:31 AM

diggin in the dirt huh? there are only a couple of good achives left

resexcellence is No.1
http://www.resexcellence.com/themes/index_10.shtml

Michael Rabe created many of them and this is his direct line
http://members.cox.net/instosoft/main.html

the old MacOSResources site is still up - but has only a couple more than Resex but they also have the sound files which are very fun and can be converted by Xounds
http://www.macosr.com/php/query/files/index.php3?cat=th

and then there is this one... yes it says schemes but this single page is all themes - you will have to opt-click the second column of question marks to get the archive - it has the original Drawing Board theme from Apple - I don't know where HiTech went but it is around too.
http://buryme34.tripod.com/schemes.html

have fun - I did
If you pick something like NeXT for OS9 and then run Swiz NeXT 2 for OSX you get a pretty seamless look although I prefer the Swiz update.

kick52 · Jun 4, 2005, 11:53 AM

cheers

themarvelous3 · Jun 4, 2005, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

thanks for that, but i dont like using kaliedescope as it sometimes freezes and it is shareware so you get all the crap when you startup. do you know of any theme sites like that? do you know how i can make my own themes? and, also, is that sheme to theme thingy for download anywhere?

cheers,

i'll give you the Kaliedescope registration code if you want it. since it's not for sale anymore. if you change your mind.

kick52 · Jun 4, 2005, 01:11 PM

you would? really? thats really kind of you!!!! please send me an e-mail at [email protected]

Zimphire · Jun 4, 2005, 01:44 PM

I LOVED OS 9 themes!

The theming ability of Kaleidoscope (almost) but stable, and didn't slow your system down.

I made a few OS 9 Platinum hacks.

I used to do Kal stuff back in the day. But by the time OS 8 was out, I really started appreciating Platinum.

I guess that is why I was happy to see one could modify the theme file already in OS X.

kick52 · Jun 8, 2005, 10:11 AM

thanks themarvelous3!!!!!!! that saves $20!!!!!

kick52 · Jun 8, 2005, 10:13 AM

hi im at school in science!!!!!!!
how do you change the startup screen? do you have to put a file in the system folder?

eyevaan · Jun 8, 2005, 12:44 PM

Well you HAVE dug deep into the earth at this question. First note: Be Really Careful when playing with the Finder in the System Folder.

You need a copy of ResEdit 2.1.3 [don't be fooled by imitations (There was no ResEdit 4.62r56 or anything silly like that)] and while your at it you may as well bookmark:
http://www.resexcellence.com

Make A Copy of your Finder [x2 - cause things happen] one is the original, the second is the working file. Open it in ResEdit, find the resource, make the change, save and replace this new and improved file in the System Folder... have fun but Be Careful, reloading the OS cause you got lazy is not fun.

themarvelous3 · Jun 8, 2005, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by eyevaan

Well you HAVE dug deep into the earth at this question. First note: Be Really Careful when playing with the Finder in the System Folder.

You need a copy of ResEdit 2.1.3 [don't be fooled by imitations (There was no ResEdit 4.62r56 or anything silly like that)] and while your at it you may as well bookmark:
http://www.resexcellence.com

Make A Copy of your Finder [x2 - cause things happen] one is the original, the second is the working file. Open it in ResEdit, find the resource, make the change, save and replace this new and improved file in the System Folder... have fun but Be Careful, reloading the OS cause you got lazy is not fun.

that seems a bit drastic. if we're still talking about OS 9, all i ever had to do was make the picture i wanted at the correct resolution and save it in the System Folder as STARTUPSCREEN

thats all.

eyevaan · Jun 8, 2005, 03:38 PM

I stand corrected - overthinking the process as usual . . .

splash screen / / / startup screen

kick52 · Jun 8, 2005, 03:52 PM

Hi!! thanks everyones been really helpful!!!!
i cant log on here in Opera 5 so i had to use IE which frooze 2 times. but now its worked so far.

i tried doing that STARTUPSCREEN and StartupScreen and startupscreen thingy though its not working. maybe ive downloaded a res edit hack....

im now gonna try and see if there is a msn for mac. (The girl i fancy is on there.....)

Judge_Fire · Jun 8, 2005, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

i tried doing that STARTUPSCREEN and StartupScreen and startupscreen thingy though its not working. maybe ive downloaded a res edit hack....

Make sure the pic is has been saved in PICT format.

J

kick52 · Jun 9, 2005, 03:13 PM

cool!!! it seems to read the file but it comes out as pixel-garbage. i suppose its because its not the right size... whats the size it needs to be?

cheers! everyone. (round my friends 'ouse. hes gonna put on a song now.......)

Judge_Fire · Jun 9, 2005, 05:22 PM

Hmm, perhaps I remembered incorrectly - maybe it needed to be in a format called PICT resource (or something like that - GraphicConverter can save to it). Pixel dimensions didn't matter, though, IIRC.

J

kick52 · Jun 11, 2005, 08:07 AM

um, sorry, err im not very compatible with abreiviations. what does IIRC mean?

ArcticBear · Jun 13, 2005, 08:31 AM

Look up IIRC (an others) here: http://www.acronymfinder.com/

On converting Kaleidoscope schemes to MacOS themes, some history is found here:
http://more.theory.org/archives/000019.html

and here:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/...schemetotheme/

dru · Jun 13, 2005, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by kick52

um, sorry, err im not very compatible with abreiviations. what does IIRC mean?

IIRC = If I Recall Correctly.

And MSN is still available for OS9. Just check MS's Mactopia website.

kick52 · Jun 13, 2005, 11:31 AM

thanks!!!