Comments on: When is Transparent Not http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/ Help for the Switcher and New Apple Macintosh User Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Administrator http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12329 Administrator Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:21:41 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12329 Great discussion all. w00t to all of you intelligent people. I learn so much from all of you. Great discussion all. w00t to all of you intelligent people. I learn so much from all of you.

]]> By: Mark http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12326 Mark Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:51:50 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12326 Simon: Ah, "none" is not an apparent option until you drill down a bit. I found it and indeed I can hide a portion of my icons behind the menu bar as shown in Victor's example. Simon: Ah, “none” is not an apparent option until you drill down a bit. I found it and indeed I can hide a portion of my icons behind the menu bar as shown in Victor’s example.

]]> By: Simon http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12324 Simon Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:07:25 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12324 Mark, you can indeed place your icons anyplace on the desktop, look at your "show view options" my "arrange by" is "none" in the drop down menu ;-) Mark, you can indeed place your icons anyplace on the desktop, look at your “show view options” my “arrange by” is “none” in the drop down menu ;-)

]]> By: Simon http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12323 Simon Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:04:33 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12323 Tony is spot on, your icon has fallen of the edge of the world ;-) Personally I hate the transparency, I design my own backgrounds and the menu bar turns red into pink! Dont get me wrong im down with pink but not when I create red. Grrrrrrr Tony is spot on, your icon has fallen of the edge of the world ;-)

Personally I hate the transparency, I design my own backgrounds and the menu bar turns red into pink! Dont get me wrong im down with pink but not when I create red. Grrrrrrr

]]> By: Mark http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12317 Mark Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:40:39 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12317 Tony's comments appear to offer the "technical" reason behind my observation, which again leads me to wonder why Victor's icons seem to partially hide behind the menu bar. Tony’s comments appear to offer the “technical” reason behind my observation, which again leads me to wonder why Victor’s icons seem to partially hide behind the menu bar.

]]> By: Administrator http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12314 Administrator Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:42:47 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12314 Tony great, I love learning stuff. Mark, I have no idea, they just do that . Jim yes I know that Apple made a few of the more "eye Candy" things not visible depending hardware on different Macs. So I'd say it is likely the video card. Thank for the good comments. Tony great, I love learning stuff. Mark, I have no idea, they just do that . Jim yes I know that Apple made a few of the more “eye Candy” things not visible depending hardware on different Macs. So I’d say it is likely the video card. Thank for the good comments.

]]> By: Jim Felder http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12312 Jim Felder Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:59:42 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12312 My menu bar on my MacBook is transparent but the Menu bar on my G5 is opaque just like Tiger and the Apple logo is gray instead of black. I googled this and found a few people saying it's due to the video card. Any thoughts on that one? My menu bar on my MacBook is transparent but the Menu bar on my G5 is opaque just like Tiger and the Apple logo is gray instead of black.

I googled this and found a few people saying it’s due to the video card.

Any thoughts on that one?

]]> By: Tony Sharman http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12310 Tony Sharman Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:31:33 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12310 Although desktop pictures cover the entire screen (they are installed before the Finder). Finder's working/display area for windows - and icons are in windows - is everything below the menu bar. Therefore the icons or any other window for that matter appear to be cut off. Although desktop pictures cover the entire screen (they are installed before the Finder). Finder’s working/display area for windows – and icons are in windows – is everything below the menu bar. Therefore the icons or any other window for that matter appear to be cut off.

]]> By: Mark http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2007/11/10/when-is-transparent-not/comment-page-1/#comment-12307 Mark Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:14:18 +0000 http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/?p=725#comment-12307 My question is how did you get the icons to "hide" behind the menu bar at all. For me, the menu bar is "transparent" only as to my desktop picture. All windows and icons come up to the edge of the menu bar only, but will not pass "behind" the menu bar. It is as if the menu bar is "solid" and prevents the windows and icons from passing "over" or "under" the menu bar. My question is how did you get the icons to “hide” behind the menu bar at all. For me, the menu bar is “transparent” only as to my desktop picture. All windows and icons come up to the edge of the menu bar only, but will not pass “behind” the menu bar. It is as if the menu bar is “solid” and prevents the windows and icons from passing “over” or “under” the menu bar.

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