Screw Aqua - I want Hot Tamales.

jet powersjet powers
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
I'd like to replace everything that is blue in the Aqua theme with Ruby (like the iMac) red.



This would include:



Scroll bars

Buttons

Desktop (I like the new default Jaguar one)

Any blue icons (Finder, MSIE, Quicktime, etc.)

Folders

The blue Apple logo in the menu bar



Blues that would NOT be changed are ones that represent the sky or water, like the Mail icon or the iMovie icon.



Any two-toned object would become two toned to the same intensity in red, like the finder icon.



Things that are currently red shoulde probably be left alone (e.g., the red X)



Basically a new theme, new desktop and new wallpaper.



Any volunteers?



ting5



(I REEEAAAALLLY liked the Ruby iMac.....one day my iBook might become a Ruby iBook.)



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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    bradbowerbradbower Posts: 1,068member
    Search for a theme called Pomegranite. Does just that.



    Just be warned that to completely get rid of all of the redness (it's unbelievable how much of the system gets changed to red, even little icons in popup menus in the system prefs), you have to reinstall.



    As far as the colors though, I've been begging Apple for years to have more than one or two "shades" of Mac OS X, if you can call 'graphite' a shade (it's more of a mode, really). Have it dynamic, like a hue slider, and all of the colors will be based off of it or modified just like via the Hue/Saturation tool in Photoshop. Audion does this for its skins, why can't Mac OS X allow us to express ourselves in whatever hue we want? Blue is getting old, Apple. 10.3, I want a hue variation slider.
  • Reply 2 of 8
    trevormtrevorm Posts: 841member
    Actually not that I mind the Aqua blue it would be nice if their was a control panel that would allow us to cutomise things like the blue!
  • Reply 3 of 8
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    [quote]Originally posted by bradbower:

    <strong>Search for a theme called Pomegranite. Does just that.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yowza, the only reference I find is in Japanese.....



    Any luck on seeing some English Pomegranates?



    Or is there a theme maker software out there?



    ting5
  • Reply 4 of 8
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    Nevermind! I figured it all out. Pomegranate rocks!



    ting5, blood red
  • Reply 5 of 8
    arbernautarbernaut Posts: 182member
    I'd be happy if I could just get rid of the stripes! They are my biggest pet peeve about the interface! *Please* Apple give us an opportunity to get rid of them!!



    I know there are third party themes out there (there's a really cool looking "Milk" theme which is EXACTLY what I want!) but call me nervous or unadventurous but I don't want to f**k up Aqua with a third-party hack -- I want it as a Apple option in the Appearance drop down in the General control panel (or a new Appearance control panel).



    I like the idea of having a hue slider like audion to control highlights and scrollbars - that would please a LOT pf people!



    C'mon Apple, people are begging for this and it wouldn't deviate too much from the standard Apple interface any more than Graphite does from Aqua!! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 6 of 8
    simple rangersimple ranger Posts: 119member
    This is a great idea!



    [quote]Originally posted by bradbower:

    <strong>

    As far as the colors though, I've been begging Apple for years to have more than one or two "shades" of Mac OS X, if you can call 'graphite' a shade (it's more of a mode, really). Have it dynamic, like a hue slider, and all of the colors will be based off of it or modified just like via the Hue/Saturation tool in Photoshop. Audion does this for its skins, why can't Mac OS X allow us to express ourselves in whatever hue we want? Blue is getting old, Apple. 10.3, I want a hue variation slider. </strong><hr></blockquote>
  • Reply 7 of 8
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    [quote]Originally posted by bradbower:

    <strong>Search for a theme called Pomegranite. Does just that.



    Just be warned that to completely get rid of all of the redness (it's unbelievable how much of the system gets changed to red, even little icons in popup menus in the system prefs), you have to reinstall.



    As far as the colors though, I've been begging Apple for years to have more than one or two "shades" of Mac OS X, if you can call 'graphite' a shade (it's more of a mode, really). Have it dynamic, like a hue slider, and all of the colors will be based off of it or modified just like via the Hue/Saturation tool in Photoshop. Audion does this for its skins, why can't Mac OS X allow us to express ourselves in whatever hue we want? Blue is getting old, Apple. 10.3, I want a hue variation slider. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I've advocated this in other threads, too.



    Aqua Theme, Variable theme, Jaguar Theme.



    I'm not sure that a hue slider would be the best way to go, how about a colours menu (like IE 5), and a custom button opening the colours utility box.



    Barto
  • Reply 8 of 8
    ibrowseibrowse Posts: 1,749member
    I really like this idea. I also like the BeOS theme, i suggest some of you that want to try something besides aqua for a bit check out either BeOS or a theme called PEZ that I found, which isn't too bad either.
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