Leopard’s Menu Bar: Now in Opaque

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Mac OS X 10.5 added some nice visual elements to your Desktop, but for many people the translucent menu bar was not one of them. If you upgraded to Mac OS X 10.5.2, you can return your menu bar to pre-Leopard opacity, and itis easy to do.


The translucent menu bar doesnit always work well in Leopard.

Hereis how:

  • Choose Apple Menu > System Preferences to launch System Preferences.

  • Mac OS X 10.5.2 lets you turn off menu bar transparency.
  • Click Desktop & Screen Saver.
  • Uncheck Translucent Menu Bar.


An opaque menu bar can be easier to read.

Now your menu bar appears as a solid neutral gray, perfect for hiding the tops of Desktop images that would otherwise make it difficult to see menu names or extras.

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Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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