Classic Apple Menu Bar

[Ryu-ka]

Using the ArtTools (see http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=103567 for download) created by asap18 aka longhorn49. I made a Tiger-like menu bar. Same as the Leopard menu bar, but with a blue apple, instead of gray (link at the bottom of post).

Think to backup your menu bar files!

To extract the SArtFile.bin, in case the instructions in the above guide are unclear, here's how to do it:

1)- Download the ArtTools from the link above.

2)- Create a backup of SArtFile.bin from /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Resources and copy it to the ArtTools folder (to make things easier when you work with Terminal, place the ArtTools folder on your desktop, otherwise, modify the path in the code below to suit the location of the folder).

3)- Note: replace "/Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/Users/ryuka/Desktop/artTools" with the path to your ArtTools folder. Open Terminal and type:

cd  /Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/Users/ryuka/Desktop/artTools

Note that if a folder or volume has a space, like Macintosh HD, you must put quotes "" around it (ex. /Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/...).

4)- In Terminal (without closing the existing window) type:

java -jar artDecoder.jar SArtFile.bin artfiles/

a folder named "artfiles" should have been created.

5)- Edit the images with any program you want. Photoshop and Fireworks are what I recommend.

6)- After you're done editing, open Terminal again, and repeat step 3.

7)- Then type:

java -jar artEncoder.jar artfiles/ SArtFile.bin SArtFile.new.bin

a file named "SArtFile.new.bin" should have been created.

8)- Move it to another directory, and rename it "SArtFile.bin".

9)- Navigate back to the directory in step 2, and delete SArtFile.bin. Then drag your new SArtFile into the the Resources folder.

 

If you want to use a downloaded SArtFile.bin, just navigate back to the Resources folder mentioned above, and do the same thing that you do in step 9.