Thank you for giving Trinidad a try. It has been produced for the Kaleidoscope control panel, created by Gregory D. Landweber and Frederick J. Bass. If you don't have Kaleidoscope, it can be downloaded from any Info-Mac mirror site, or any of a number of sites dedicated to the creation of third-party Kaleidoscope Color Schemes, notably The Kaleidoscope Schemes Archive (Eric Reid, Webmaster; http://www.kaleidoscope.net. After installing Kaleidoscope in your Control Panel folder, simply drop Trinidad in the Kaleidoscope Color Schemes folder and put that in your Extensions folder. Then open the Kaleidoscope control panel and select Trinidad.
The Trinidad package also includes wicker basket trash icons, which will appear when you next restart your Mac, and a desktop pattern, inspired by an African Kente cloth pattern. To use this pattern, simply open your Desktop Patterns Control Panel, and drop the Trinidad pattern on the open window.
Please note that Trinidad looks best on computers capable of 1000s of colors. Though I have tried to make it usable at lower color depths, I find that it is not possible to achieve the results I aim for in the more limitedcolor palettes.
Trinidad is opinionware; if you have strong feelings about it, send them along via E-mail. As a dedicated Mac-type, I am committed to the pursuit of quality in all things, so let me know what you think -- I can't improve if I don't know what I'm doing wrong!
Too many words about aesthetics: Many of the color schemes you have probably seen provide a cool, understated, elegant visual environment, environments which, if not altogether neutral, at least retire quietly to the background. It is easy to understand the appeal of these color scheme. Sometimes I pop Scot Lewis'Ephemerol on the turntable and float gently down the stream myself. But most of the time, as I perform the mundane tasks of everyday life at the computer, I enjoy a more robust give and take: a play of rich hues, contrasting color values, and an eye-pleasing detail or two.
All of my color schemes were conceived as evocations of emotional states, usually triggered by memories, or fantasies, of places I have been, certain times of day, or climatic conditions. As the name suggests, Trinidad recalls the vivid colors and exotic patterns of the Carribbean -- a reminder of a long-past vacation; but don't let me try to tell you what to feel (as if I could!). Take a look; if you like Trinidad , use it, enjoy it. If not, as always, you know where the Trash Can is.
Acknowledgements: I would like to thank Steven Jay, one of the early beta testers of Trinidad. The wicker waste baskets and the Kente cloth desktop pattern were his ideas. A final word about Trinidad : the 'rectangular spiral' motif of the active grow box (at the extreme lower right of the window) bears a general similarity to Janet Parris' "Greek Key" motif in her color svheme of the same name. This is a serendipitous situation; neither of us stole the idea from the other.
The Small Print: All artwork in this color scheme is copyrighted. Please do not use it for any purpose, without my prior approval. It may be freely distributed as long as it is not altered and this docu mentation accompanies it.
