Finder transparency?

giaguaragiaguara
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
How can i change the finder transparency defaults???



I'm sure it looks better transparent...







defaults write com.apple.blablabla didn't work .. if that is not set as permitted options for folder where do i need to hack the system to have the transparency?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    algolalgol Posts: 833member
    I would like to know this too. I think the menus would look better just a little more transparent than they are.
  • Reply 2 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    You can't arbitrarily change the transparency in any app you want. It has to be written specially to allow this. The Terminal is one such app that was written specifically to check for a variable in its defaults. The Finder is not.



    The closest thing to achieving what you want would be to buy the hack "windowshade x" and use it to make select windows partially transparent.
  • Reply 3 of 12
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    thanx brad again



    i try that windowshade.



    on the other hand the things that i "can't" do have a certain fascino .. so, how do i need to hack finder and mail.apps to add the transparency factor to them?
  • Reply 4 of 12
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mulattabianca:

    <strong>I'm sure it looks better transparent...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'm sure you're insane <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 5 of 12
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    [quote]Originally posted by Chucker:

    <strong>



    I'm sure you're insane <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Mind telling us why...?



    <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 5 of 12
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Chucker:

    <strong>



    I'm sure you're insane <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    psst !
  • Reply 7 of 12
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Windowshade is not doing exactly what i want.



    So i need 'simply' .. to break the codes of finder, mail.app and ichat, and add there the feature support and then able that..
  • Reply 8 of 12
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Well, you could create a theme that makes everything more transparent. My current theme, SmoothStripes, happens to remove transparency, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to make things more transparent in a theme if you wanted.



    The only thing is that using pre-made themes is risky enough, making them yourself is more dangerous - unless you know what you're doing.
  • Reply 9 of 12
    bigbluebigblue Posts: 341member
    [quote]Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:

    <strong>Well, you could create a theme that makes everything more transparent. My current theme, SmoothStripes, happens to remove transparency, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to make things more transparent in a theme if you wanted.

    .</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Does the transparancy removal improves the GUI performance (a bit) ?
  • Reply 10 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:

    <strong>Well, you could create a theme that makes everything more transparent.</strong><hr></blockquote>The only transparency a theme will affect is in the menus and the window menubars. The contents of the windows will remain 100% opaque.

    [quote]Originally posted by BigBlue:

    <strong>Does the transparancy removal improves the GUI performance (a bit) ?</strong><hr></blockquote>In 10.2, the performance difference is negligible if your Mac uses Quartz Extreme. On 10.0 and 10.1, making the menus opaque would just slightly improve the time for menu drawing. The effect was only really noticeable on older machines or when the computer's CPU is being heavily taxed.
  • Reply 11 of 12
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    [quote]Originally posted by Spart:

    <strong>



    Mind telling us why...?



    <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Translucent Finder and Mail windows? Wouldn't that be disturbing?
  • Reply 12 of 12
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    i don't care so much for the transparency of the titles and scrollbars. i want transparent backgrounds = instead of seeing the white boring background in finder, mail, ichat, etc, i want to see 0.2 - 0.4 what is in the windows or in the desk that are below. lets say 0 - 0.2 transparency on the title, scroll etc, and 0.2 - 0.4 transparncy in the white boringness.



    nor windowshade x or pathfinder seem to do what i want exactly. i don't mind if i have to launch the feature from the terminal as i have it open always anyway.



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