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Zef posted this on the Chameleon site today:

 

<strong>How do you mean customizable?</strong>You can replace all the images, the icons, the funny chameleon artwork, the fonts. Also you can set the background color, the transparency levels, the dimensons, positions of certain user interface elements. The image resource files can be either embedded into the booter or can be loaded at runtime by using a special .plist style configuration file.  

 

<strong>Doesn’t embedding the images makes the boot loader too large?</strong>

 

With the current set of icons, images, fonts embedded, the booter size is about 300k. Without embedding the resources you will get about a 110k large booter. The maximum size of the booter is 392704 bytes (383.5k).

 

<strong>What image formats are supported?</strong>

 

The booter has built-in support for true color 24 bit PNG images with 8 bit transparency layer. We wanted to offer a high quality lossless image format which can be created, edited with many graphics applications across all platforms.

 

<strong>What if I still prefer the text mode interface?</strong>

 

We can’t switch between text mode and graphical mode at the moment after the booter has been started, but you still have a Boot.plist option to disable the GUI. This way you get the well known text based Darwin boot menu.

 

.....Read the rest on the Chameleon blog page here.

 

Hi Res images are available on their blog. <strong>IT IS NOT OUT YET SO DON'T BOTHER ASKING</strong>

 

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tehipod

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swett cant wait ;)

SticMAC™

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Hi Did someone say this is now released?

 

 

first post says:

"Hi Res images are available on their blog. IT IS NOT OUT YET SO DON'T BOTHER ASKING"

Panarchy

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Hi

 

Did someone say this is now released?

Kextman

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So when will we be using it? It is gona be with all distros (iAtkos, XxX, Kalyway) or we ned to download and install ourselves.

CatZilla

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We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?

The Sauce

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Looking at the news bootloader screen and I jizz in my pants! Lmao!!!!!!!!

johnlocke2342

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bugoy7.th.png

To me, it's a little old, even older than OS X (there's obviously a bug on the board index)

jedi1970

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just what noobs need, thats me can't wait too.

jedi1970

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can't wait too. just what i need.

Dr. Hurt

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I can't wait either. I'm too excited. Anyone knows when it'll be out?

Jash Sayani

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Wow! This is truly impressive.

benitopepito

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That is real !!!! can't wait to see this...if it is as fonctionnal as it looks!!

 

will someone really understand appart from apple that is what we want to see!!!

 

wow

Kextman

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Where can i download curent version of Chameleon. I cant wait for this new one. I gues it would be easy to upgrade.

Baja 001

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Great stuff from Zef, again !

Ryu-ka

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Zef posted this on the Chameleon site today:

 

 

 

Hi Res images are available on their blog. <strong>IT IS NOT OUT YET SO DON'T BOTHER ASKING</strong>

 

<strong>24.png</strong>

 

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Amazing work! Can't wait for this! It looks so much better (in my opinion) that the older versions.

Amit Meena

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that was awesome guys.........so when will this gonna be release...........???

CPUBurner

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AAAAAAArrrrrrgggghhhhhhlll ! When ?

micato

Posted

This is totally awesome! Great job.

sellwowgoldtous

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Zef posted this on the Chameleon site today:

 

 

 

Hi Res images are available on their blog. <strong>IT IS NOT OUT YET SO DON'T BOTHER ASKING</strong>

 

<strong>24.png</strong>

 

<strong></strong>

OS-Maniac

Posted

WOW!!! That is the nicest and best bootloader I've seen!!! If I install Chameleon, will it overwrite my GRUB??? Also, will I still be able to use the Vanilla kernel??? GOOD JOB GUYS!

Whiplasher

Posted

Wow, it's amazing ^^

mrbonkers

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when??? i cant wait to test it out

sama7896

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how about some form of hardware detection and the possibility to load different extension.mkext accordingly ...

 

that would be a revolution on the community. Just imagining a truly unified retail install ...

sorry for dreaming ;)



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