I'm pretty much impressed overall with Panther... However, the new grey tone that reigns in it gives me the creeps. Does anybody know whether there will be an alternative colour scheme/theme?
It's called brushed metal, and no, there will be no (officially Apple-supported) alternative. You can always go someplace like www.macosr.com and download skins, but they may not work in Panther (yet).
Why Apple decided to drop the lovely Aqua in favor of something I use to scrape paint off my driveway (a metal brush... ::ha: I have no idea.