OS X: Add Some Consistency to Leopard’s GUI

When Leopard was released, Apple finally made the move away from their highly-acclaimed Aqua theme that they had been using since OS X was first released, and moved to a duller, darker, GUI that’s almost reminiscent (to me, anyways) of a matte plastic. I like the new interface, but it has one major flaw: the Aqua scroll bars seem completely out of place. So we’re going to add some consistency to Leopard’s GUI by replacing these scroll bars with the scroll bars used in iTunes. First, head over to applefish-fr’s post at MacTHEMES (link) and download the Extras.zip file. Extract the Extras.rsrc files, and navigate to /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources. Now, locate Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc and drag them out of this folder to a safe location (for backup purposes in case something goes wrong). These are the files for the original Aqua-esque scroll bars. Once they’ve been moved to a safe location, delete them from the /System/…/Resources/ folder. You cannot simply overwrite them with the new files, or no change will take effect. After they’ve been deleted, move the Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc files that you just downloaded to the aforementioned folder. Now hit ⌘⌥⎋ (Command-Option-Escape) and relaunch the Finder. Now you should have iTunes scroll bars throughout OS X, and a more consistent look overall.