Overwhelming desire to change the volume splash.

[.dev.lqd]

OK- I've been poking around the Library and System folders, but to no avail.

I don't know if anyone else it hot to mod this, but I'm seriously Jonesin' a custom volume splash. If there's anyone who has both 10.0.4 and 10.1 installed and wants to hook a brotha' up, a comparison of the System and Library trees would be most interesting. I just hope that the graphics and logistic information used for the splash aren't embedded in some binary file, and that it's in some package somewhere.

Then again, I could just be the only person who wants to do this

 

[Klink]

I don't have both OS builds running for comparison, but...

Do you mean the boot panel?
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemStarter/QuartzDisplay.bundle/Resources/BootPanel.pdf

Or a stretch, login panels.
/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Resources/variousNibFiles.nib

 

[.dev.lqd]

No... the volume overlay that pops up when you hit the volume keys in 10.1 (this was really my only reason for updating to 10.1... the volume thing is SO sexy). I just want to customize it now

 

[Klink]

Oh, I see. Your right, it is very cool.

I think this is what you were looking for then...

/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources/

Have fun.

 

[.dev.lqd]

SWEEEEEEET

 

[Jasoco]

What's the Eject image for?

I'm also guessing the lock image is for workstations that are setup so you can't change settings?

 

[Jasoco]

What do ya use to edit .nib files?????????

 

[.dev.lqd]

I'm more confused by how to create transparent TiFF's.......

Can't you mess with .nib ish in Interface Builder?

 

[brodie]

open it in photoshop, save it as PSD, then open in Preview and save as tiff.
that easy.

 

[brodie]

open it in photoshop, save it as PSD, then open in Preview and save as tiff.
that easy.

 

[Jasoco]

I don't have the Developers Tools because I was cheap and got it free at the store.

 

[wyvern]

Go to apple.com and click on developer. Sign up for a free developer (Online or Student) account. You can then download the dev tools for free.

 

[Klink]

Cocoa rocks my socks.

In the /System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/MacOS/BezelServices file, from what I make of it, window opacity is set from NSSetWindowOpacity before load. That's the nice ghost appearance when it first draws to screen.
The fade effect seems to happen by -[BezelMeterWindowController fadeTimerFired:]
I'm guessing the author set a timer loop within the main event loop (BezelServicesTask) to fire NSSetWindowOpacity 60 or so times within the 2 second fade. Each message would increase opacity value till it reaches 100%...invisible.

I think that's how it works.

I don't think any of this is modifiable unless your willing to get your hands dirty an rewrite the app.
But there are still plenty of resources to modify.

 

[Aqualung]

Anyone have a new splash for the modem thingy in the top menu bar? I want to change it to something cool....the current one sucks. I'm not going to rest until my OS X is totally G'd-out!

Also, how about a new splash for the recent items pane? It's too drab, I want something like a kaliedoscope thingy so make it cool. Something with lots of widgets and gears and bolts and knobs. Ohhhhhhh yeahh!!!