MUST HAVE Tonymacx86 Menu Mod!

[0N31D34]

I've been messing with customizing parts of the interface (which is considerably more difficult on Lion than previous versions of OSX). I swapped out the Apple menu icon for the Tonymacx86 icon and I figured I'd share it so that other people can show their Tonymac support with pride.


This is achieved by modding parts of the file
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources/SArtFile.bin

First it must be decompiled properly using SArtFileTool which can be found on MacThemes.com (Google it). Then once decompiled it's a matter of editing the proper resource files with your choice of Image editing software (I used CS5 since I haven't been able to get Gimp to work on Lion).

I figure I should give credit to Max Rudberg of http://www.maxthemes.com since aside from the edits I've made to SArtFile.bin I'm using his "Obsidian" theme. As for now, you have to install Obsidian and then install my patch over it. I'll get around to posting a non Obsidian variant as soon as I finish it.

LINK

tonymacSArtFile.bin.zip

To install:

in the terminal type

sudo cp /path/to/my/SArtFile.bin /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources/SArtFile.bin

then log out and log back in.

UPDATE!!!

As per request, I made a monochromatic version of the tonymac logo for the menu. I attempted to keep it as close to the original Apple logo palette as possible. Install method is exactly the same, nothing new there.



LINK

https://rapidshare.com/files/945773524/tonymacSArtFile.bin

 

[0N31D34]

here's the default theme with the Tonymac menu logo. I almost forgot, you have to disable the transparent menu bar. I did my best to work around this by setting the menubar background image transparent, but it's not exactly the same because of how QE handles compositing effects.
Enjoy!!!



LINK to SArtFile.bin

SArtFile.bin.zip

 

[Badaboum03]

Can you make a black and white logo? I'd use it immediately.

Thanks

 

[tonymacx86]

Whoa- nice one!

 

[Gordo74]

Can you make a black and white logo? I'd use it immediately.

Thanks

I agree, if you could just take the tmx apple and make it black and graphite-y instead of the colors, I'd use that.

 

[miK.]

Nice!

This is how I've been representing:

(done using LiteIcon)
http://www.freemacsoft.net/liteicon/

 

[aquamanw]

Very nice ! it is beautiful a paid homage has Tonymac

 

[iTz Crush]

How easy is it to revert?

 

[loc]

How easy is it to revert?

Just back-up your original one and if you don't like the result of changing it, copy this backup back to its original place.

sudo cp /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources/SArtFile.bin /Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Desktop

I'm glad I did this since I get weird black spots on every menu bar when I try the file posted here. Maybe it's because I'm still running 10.7.3, though.

 

[Nutellash]

Thank you very much, it rocks! Just done the trick!