Enable the Graphite appearance in all system elements

Dec 09, '02 08:19:38AM

Contributed by: Durandal

If you're like me, you've got the graphite appearance running for Aqua. Similarly, if you're like me, you get annoyed that certain parts of the system retain the regular blue Aqua look. This is because these parts of the system (like the Force Quit and Log Out dialogs) are controlled by root.

In order to change them to have the graphite appearance, simply make sure your root user is enabled. Then, log into root through the GUI (just type in "root" as the user name and your root password) and open the System Preferences once you're logged into the GUI as root. Change the GUI appearance to graphite in the General PrefPane, log out, log back in as your normal user, and you'll be set. Everything will be nice and graphite.

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