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iYeat · Jun 28, 2002, 09:23 PM

Hi All...

I need a couple of os x hacks for a friend of mine (and myself if they work ; ).

I need to:

1) change the background image of the os x menubar.
2a) Remove the finder icon from the dock
OR
2b) Change the finder Icon in the dock

Can anyone offer any help?

Thanks.

C
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VEGAN · Jun 28, 2002, 09:29 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by iYeat:
Hi All...

I need a couple of os x hacks for a friend of mine (and myself if they work ; ).

I need to:

1) change the background image of the os x menubar.
2a) Remove the finder icon from the dock
OR
2b) Change the finder Icon in the dock

Can anyone offer any help?

Thanks.

C
<hr /></blockquote>Finder icon: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns

[ 06-28-2002, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: VEGAN ]

Vash · Jun 28, 2002, 09:44 PM

sry double post

[ 06-28-2002, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: Vash ]

Vash · Jun 28, 2002, 09:46 PM

Too change the menubar you have to get a #pxm editor, like Themepark (search "themepark" at versiontracker.) and in there, one of the numbers is the background to the menu bar which can be easily changed.

Mike656 · Jun 28, 2002, 11:14 PM

They also need to add user adjustable fonts for the menu bar on top, the current ones are WAY too big.

Millennium · Jun 29, 2002, 12:03 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by iYeat:
Hi All...

I need a couple of os x hacks for a friend of mine (and myself if they work ; ).

I need to:

1) change the background image of the os x menubar.
2a) Remove the finder icon from the dock
OR
2b) Change the finder Icon in the dock

Can anyone offer any help?

Thanks.

C
--
"My software never has bugs. It merely develops random, undocumented features."
-Anonymous<hr /></blockquote>For the first, you'll need a Theme editor as mentioned here.

As for the second, it probably isn't possible to remove the icon per se, but it can be changed. And now that I think about it, it might be possible to remove the icon with form Info.plist hacking (the same way you'd do it for any other app) but I can't be certain.

Why are these so important? In particular, why the menubar but nothing else?

iYeat · Jul 1, 2002, 02:29 PM

I suppose it's not just the menubar, it's just what I was asked about by a friend of mine.. He didn't ask about the windows so I didn't ask about them either.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Thanks,

iYeat

iYeat · Jul 2, 2002, 12:11 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by VEGAN:
Finder icon: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns<hr /></blockquote>What do I need to do to edit this file?

King Kong · Jul 2, 2002, 01:21 PM

Another good PXM editor is sprocket. It was the 2nd pxm editor and (at least for me) is still the most reliable.

Angus_D · Jul 2, 2002, 02:08 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by iYeat:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by VEGAN:
Finder icon: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns<hr /></blockquote>What do I need to do to edit this file?<hr /></blockquote>There is a tool included with the Developer Tools for editing .icns, and any good icon editing software should be able to handle it.