[OT] Turn off translucent Mac Menu bar

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Hi Chipp,

Yes, I'm using Leopard. I have changed my background to a dark, solid  
color so as to provide the best contrast. The system preference  
Desktop & Screen Saver has a check box at the bottom for the  
Translucent Menu Bar. I didn't uncheck it, so it must have come  
unchecked by default. As best I recall. My eyes wouldn't like anything  
"Translucent" (smile).

This should solve your problem.

Joe Wilkins

On Apr 30, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Joe, if you're using Leopard, the menu bar (the bar at the top of  
> the screen
> with the apple, File, Edit, etc..menus on it) is translucent. Just  
> change
> your desktop background to see the effect.
>
> Perhaps there are some settings you have changed for your desktop to  
> help
> you with your vision which may have made it solid. If you did make  
> changes,
> and your menu bar is solid, do you remember what they were?
>
> Stephen, no, not font smoothing. Try this. Open up a Finder window  
> and place
> it directly under a menu item in the menu bar. Then click on the  
> menu item
> and the subsequent drop down menu is somewhat transparent and  
> blurred with
> the Finder window below. I just wanted to be able to turn this  
> effect off.