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DigitalJames - like that ProLCD theme. I have to ask you lot, is there a way I can apply themes like ProLCD, for free... and yet still safely?! I've not themed in a long time, but there is the odd occasion i've liked what i've seen, and wouldn't mind trying it myself, but i don't wanna pay for it. DAMN :p I like Aqua still. So, enlighten me! :p

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DigitalJames - like that ProLCD theme. I have to ask you lot, is there a way I can apply themes like ProLCD, for free... and yet still safely?! I've not themed in a long time, but there is the odd occasion i've liked what i've seen, and wouldn't mind trying it myself, but i don't wanna pay for it. DAMN :p I like Aqua still. So, enlighten me! :p

Some themers, Max and Xanthic have released .dtla versions of their themes that can be applied with Themepark (free) but most everyone is and will only use the guiKit (shapeshifter) format since it themes by overlaying the actual resources instead of replacing them. Some .dtla themes can hose the system so in short, pay the 20.00 if ya wanna switch themes... :D

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Shapeshifter is EVIL, I would not use it if it were a free/opensource app. It is GOOD to replace files, it uses less resources and speeds things up. On my iBook G3, shapeshifter slows down OS X noticeably. Menus load slower, and everything just doesn't preform as nice as without it.

I really wish I could get all themes in the .dlta format, it works a lot better.

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Shapeshifter is EVIL, I would not use it if it were a free/opensource app. It is GOOD to replace files, it uses less resources and speeds things up. On my iBook G3, shapeshifter slows down OS X noticeably. Menus load slower, and everything just doesn't preform as nice as without it.

I really wish I could get all themes in the .dlta format, it works a lot better.

Agreed. I'm even running on a PB 1Ghz G4 and I can see a difference in performance.

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Shapeshifter is EVIL, I would not use it if it were a free/opensource app. It is GOOD to replace files, it uses less resources and speeds things up. On my iBook G3, shapeshifter slows down OS X noticeably. Menus load slower, and everything just doesn't preform as nice as without it.

I really wish I could get all themes in the .dlta format, it works a lot better.

Without SS you would loose a lot of the functionality the current themes exibit...like text recoloring, menu enhancements, on the fly app skins, etc. The default aqua framework is very limiting for themes in Panther.

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