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- InterfaceStyle.preference 1.0 (Mar 1 1998)
- =============================
-
- (should be installed in /pub/rhapsody/apps/preferences/)
-
- What is it?
- -----------
- InterfaceStyle.preference is a bundle for Preferences.app, on RDR1.
- It adds the possibility to set the default look of the applications
- on RDR1 by using the NSInterfaceStyle API. It allows you to use some
- hidden features like NeXTStep window miniaturizing scheme, instead of
- MacOS shaded windows.
-
- Note: this version can be used only with RDR1, and will probably fail
- to work as-is with future versions of Rhapsody. The NeXTStep
- style will disappear in future releases (sniff!).
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
- - Login as root.
- - Quit Preferences.app
- - Unarchive InterfaceStyle.1.0.PI.b.tgz using the excellent
- OpenUp.app, or type gnutar -xzf InterfaceStyle.1.0.PI.b.tgz in a
- terminal.
- - Copy InterfaceStyle.preference into /NextLibrary/Preferences/ (or
- make a link). This is the only place searched by Preferences.app.
- - start Preferences.app
-
-
- Features
- --------
- Once started, Preferences.app will display a new tile in its
- scrollview, titled GUI Style. Pressing the tile will display a panel
- showing:
- - a popup which allows you to choose which GUI element you want to
- modify (Global Interface Style, Window miniaturizing, ...)
- - a matrix which allows you to set the style for the chosen GUI
- element: default, MacOS, NeXTStep or Windows style.
- - a textfield displaying a description of the available features for
- the selected GUI element (when I found any difference...).
- - a Reset All button: pressing it will reset all modifications and use
- the default schemes.
- - a Revert button to revert all unsaved modifications.
- - a Apply button to save all modifications.
-
- Changes you make cannot apply to running applications, and for some
- styles, you will probably need to logout/login for them to be applied.
-
- Note that not all styles do work correctly, nor do they have any
- different effect than the default style.
-
-
- How it works?
- -------------
- It simply works by modifying the NSGlobalDomain userDefault domain. It
- reads/writes some key/value pairs defined by the AppKit. Have a look
- at the file InterfaceStyles.plist.
-
-
- Stephane Corthesy
- stephane@lysis.ch
-
- ****************************
- * COPYRIGHT and DISCLAIMER *
- ****************************
-
- InterfaceStyle is copyright 1998 Stephane Corthesy. I reserve all
- rights to this piece of software. I take no responsibility for any
- damage this software, through omission or error, causes. This software
- is provided as is and with no warranty.
-
-