Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
InfiniteMac OSx86 › Software, Drivers & Kexts › New Desktop & About This Mac Thread
12,930 reads · 2008-01-24 – 2008-03-09

New Desktop & About This Mac Thread

// No Discussions, only Images shall be posted here, please. No offensive Background Images as well :) // My Desktop of January 23th! Post both a High Quality Desktop Shot, as well as your 'About this Mac' Dialogue Desktop ->

Primary Author
@Puttabong Published 2008-01-24
Collection
Software, Drivers & Kexts
Archival Footprint
12,930 historical reads · 26 curated field notes (from 46 dispatches) · 2008-01-24 – 2008-03-09
Credited Voices (19)
@DoiX (6)@roisoft (6)@Puttabong (4)@WinLinMac01 (4)@Snow (4)@naquaada (3)@crawle (2)@littleking (2)@timdsmith72 (2)@rfuilrez (2)@cgsheen (2)@creative_ (2)@sue0110@kourosh@lag0matic@Ianxxx+3 more

// No Discussions, only Images shall be posted here, please.
No offensive Background Images as well :)
//

My Desktop of January 23th!

Post both a High Quality Desktop Shot, as well as your 'About this Mac' Dialogue

Desktop ->

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @Puttabong

Author Update #1 @Puttabong 2008-01-28

Nice Dock and About This Mac Graphic, crawle ^[:->

Updated mine in the first post

Author Update #2 @Puttabong 2008-01-29

hehehe, I did it with all the images here, sorry

Don't like Imageshack, it's slow

I am currently coding a nice minimalistic and fast imageupload script for our forums

Author Update #3 @Puttabong 2008-02-16

timdsmith72: please use another image hoster, and remember that only High Quality Pictures are allowed

Synthesized Community Field Notes

26 technical responses curated from 46 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @crawle 2008-01-28

Yeah, I love this dock. The indicators are so "bulky".

Field Note #2 @naquaada 2008-01-28

My desktop is rather clean, but I'm a fan of fancy Icons. But I have to recreate most of them 'cause leopard needs 512x512.

naquaada.net work.net.tf/osx86/shots/tiger/desktop001.jpg

Field Note #3 @littleking 2008-01-29
[cite] roisoft:My new Desktop ->

Ey, i like you background, really nice. Just curious, why some of the taskbar is transparent and some are not?
like this:
compare to this:

Field Note #4 @roisoft 2008-01-29

Here the background...

do you have hardware acelerated graphics?

Field Note #5 @naquaada 2008-01-29

roisoft: try pressing ctrl+windows+alt+8... (if you have QE/CI)

Field Note #6 @DoiX 2008-01-29

lol

[cite] DoiX:-> >> <<<< heres mine

who uploaded my image on a different site?

Field Note #7 @roisoft 2008-01-29

a little off-topic- how many "hackintosh" have done for your friends, family?

Field Note #8 @naquaada 2008-01-29

roisoft: Waddaya mean? How many hackintoshes we've prepared for others? In my case, I convinced four people to an Hackintosh, with full success, Windows is history. One of my friends still refuses, but only cause I always hack on his Aldi Pentium 4 But it seems that he will try a switch, too.

Field Note #9 @roisoft 2008-01-29

In my case 12, and tomorrow i´m going to build 4 more , it´s like a virus lol

Field Note #10 @littleking 2008-01-29
[cite] roisoft:Here the background... do you have hardware acelerated graphics?

THanks for the background! Im using GeForce 7600GS. And I believe it has accelerated graphics. I just dont know how to install it right?
you have a link where i can enable the transparency? I knoe i have QE/CI coz i tried the this:try pressing ctrl+windows+alt+8. And it works.
I'm sorry, i know this is not a discussion thread, its just im really jealous with that transparency

Field Note #11 @lag0matic 2008-02-15

Here's mine! First time installing OSX on this PC

Field Note #12 @timdsmith72 2008-02-16

Huh? High quality pictures? That one was 1280x1024. Pretty high. There is a link at the bottom that says view original image.
Oh well. Here's the link to original image.

aycu20.webs hots.com/image/44579/2002040034860413112_rs.jpg

Field Note #13 @rfuilrez 2008-02-16

Hmmm. I have QE / CI working, and it does nothing

<a href='tiny url.com/2c7tjm'> - Desktop </a>
<a href='tiny url.com/2x9wnp'> - About this Mac.</a>

Field Note #14 @rfuilrez 2008-02-17

The "System" and "Stuff" icons came from the Black version of
<a href='iconf actory.com/freeware/preview/clbk'> This Icontainer </a>

The "Leopard" icon is the default internal drive icon from "Float" that comes with Candybar. I haxed on the apple with Photoshop. Png file is
<a href='tiny url.com/2o2wfg'> Here </a>

And the TimeMachine backup drive is the FileVault image.

Field Note #15 @Ianxxx 2008-02-19
[cite] rfuilrez:Hmmm. I have QE / CI working, and it does nothing

How do I change the dock colour?

Worked it out

Field Note #16 @WinLinMac01 2008-02-19

How do you add a Startup disk info in the About this Mac graphics?
I don't seem to have that. Thanks.

Field Note #17 @Snow 2008-02-19

Here's mine (yes it all moves)

And without the Screensaver

About this mac

Field Note #18 @cgsheen 2008-02-19

Let's see if I can do this the right way:

Here's my all new Zephyroth 10.5.2 Desktop pictures...

cid-fcb9b5072730ab83.skydrive.li ve.com/self.aspx/Public%20Pictures/OSXdesk.jpg
cid-fcb9b5072730ab83.skydrive.li ve.com/self.aspx/Public%20Pictures/OSXdesk2.jpg
cid-fcb9b5072730ab83.skydrive.li ve.com/self.aspx/Public%20Pictures/OSXdesk3.jpg

Field Note #19 @DoiX 2008-02-20

file beam.com/1fec9189c75c7a874d60be762d199099.jpg
About this mac, stolen from roisoft ;))
Wallpaper, don't remember were i got it ...oh yeah can someone explain me how come cover flow in files works but in itunes not, i know itunes needs qe/ci..but why?

Field Note #20 @WinLinMac01 2008-02-20

Can somebody please copy and paste the startup disk strings so I can add that to about my mac? Thank you.

Field Note #21 @cgsheen 2008-02-20
[cite] WinLinMac01:Can somebody please copy and paste the startup disk strings so I can add that to about my mac? Thank you.

That part IS NOT in "AboutThisMac.strings". I've looked (in all the .strings files there...) I don't know where it gets that info from...

Field Note #22 @WinLinMac01 2008-02-20

Thank for at least searching. Looks like I will have to do some thorough searching through the system. I tried manually adding a string myself, but was ineffective.

[cite] cgsheen:[cite] WinLinMac01:Can somebody please copy and paste the startup disk strings so I can add that to about my mac? Thank you.

That part IS NOT in "AboutThisMac.strings". I've looked (in all the .strings files there...) I don't know where it gets that info from...

Field Note #23 @Snow 2008-02-25

Very nice Creative!

I hate to ask but can you share any info on which dock mods you used?

And how did you get the black transparent about this mac and log out windows?

Field Note #24 @creative_ 2008-02-25

this is my dock open with candybar

rapid share.com/files/94591950/Float_Ocean.icontainer.html

macth emes2.net/forum/ watch there for icons and resource files of about this mac and logout window

Field Note #25 @DoiX 2008-02-25

Snow, before posting use the search function
osx.kb ot.de/comments.php?DiscussionID=15&page=2
third post by roisoft

Field Note #26 @Snow 2008-02-25

I've translated the HUD mod with Interface Builder but cannot seem to edit the window name.

How can I change this? it should read "Over Deze Mac"

Sources & Contributor Provenance (19 credited usernames · Thread #87)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@DoiXCore Contributor62008-01-28 → 2008-02-25
@roisoftCore Contributor62008-01-28 → 2008-02-17
@PuttabongPrimary Author42008-01-24 → 2008-02-16
@WinLinMac01Core Contributor42008-02-19 → 2008-02-20
@SnowCore Contributor42008-02-19 → 2008-02-25
@naquaadaCore Contributor32008-01-28 → 2008-01-29
@crawleContributor22008-01-27 → 2008-01-28
@littlekingContributor22008-01-29
@timdsmith72Contributor22008-02-16
@rfuilrezContributor22008-02-16 → 2008-02-17
@cgsheenContributor22008-02-19 → 2008-02-20
@creative_Contributor22008-02-25
@sue0110Contributor12008-01-24
@kouroshContributor12008-01-30
@lag0maticContributor12008-02-15
@IanxxxContributor12008-02-19
@onAirContributor12008-02-27
@subsonicContributor12008-02-27
@LudvigContributor12008-03-09