We revisit the golden age of Mac interface customization: the development of the Kaleidoscope control panel, the extensive Kaleidoscope scheme archive, and the limited possibilities for theming in OS X.
Links for this episode:KaleidoscopeThe Kaleidoscope scheme archive "the golden age"John Siracusa's Yosemite review talks about KAppearance ManagerCoplandGizmo and Hi-TechSystem fonts: Chicago, Charcoal, Espy Sansthe Appearance control panelAaron extensionGreg's sharewareK's creatorsGreg LandweberEd VoasArlo RoseKonfabulator [WayBack Machine]aka Yahoo! WidgetsK's featuresversion historyzoom rectanglesicon replacementThe Iconfactory's system icon setsCandyBar (no longer supported)WindowShadescheme inspirationsEchelon, Echelon 8.5, and Kidcon icon setsLayne Karkruff – blueskyheart.comBeOS and NeXTSTEPreduced perspective in Yosemite iconsthe schemelist archivesOS X themingUnsanityunsanity.com [WayBack Machine]APE and haxiesShapeShifter [WayBack Machine]Gruber on Dashboard vs
