First 48 Hours With Leopard: Good, Bad, And Ugly.
The wait in line at the local Apple Store was about 15 minutes to pick up the Family Pack version of Mac OS X Leopard.
Over the following 48 hours I tried every Leopard installation process available on new and old Macs. There’s good, there’s bad, some ugly, and, of course, YMMV—your mileage may vary.
Despite the standard Apple iCandy, OS X Leopard is a major release for the Mac maker as it sets the stage for a universal operating system that may end up running.... (excerpted).
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willis said:
Bambi, don’t worry about the translucent menu bar. It only shows up on newer Macs with improved graphics cards. Most older Macs are ‘immune’ from the translucent menu bar. You’re safe.
Bambi said:
I have a PPC Mac Mini with 1GB RAM and 1.42Ghz. Like LostintheRedwoods, my menu bar is not transparent and I have no ‘personal’ area in the settings for Desktop & Screensaver (even after updating to 10.5.2).
I downloaded the menu tint, but since I have no transparency and no personal settings area in Desktop & Screensaver area, I am hesitant to install the dmg.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Bambi said:
Thanks willis. Actually, it seems very odd to me. I found a topic about it that is now closed elsewhere on the web. The odd thing to me is that have transparency on the menu dropdowns on the menu bar, I also have transparency on my X-Chat Aqua, but not on the menu bar itself. I actually like transparency so I am not one of those who wishes they never did it. And I make use of it where I can on my Mac. I just think it’s a bit odd not to have it in one place when I can and do make use of it in other areas.