~pcwiz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 To sum it up making HUDs in the simplest form = using a drop down menu and clicking a checkbox. You need Interface Builder (comes as part of Xcode) How to make HUDs for Dummies in 10 easy steps by ~pcwiz #1 Go into the package contents of the app you want to HUDize (right click >> Show package contents) #2 Navigate to Contents >> Resources >> English.lproj #3 Open the MainMenu.nib file in Interface Builder #4 Click on the app window shown in Interface Builder #5 In the Inspector window tick the HUD checkbox #6 Change the class from NSWindow to NSPanel #7 Save the nib file #8 Rejoice and drool all over the screen #9 Do the happy dance #10 Share your creations with others Other Notes The Inspector (open by default) can be opened in either the Tools or Window menu in Interface builder. If you can't find the HUD and class options just look through the different tabs of the Inspector window. Easiest way I can explain it. Maybe not 100% correct because its been a while since I've done it, but accurate enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiem Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Err, by clicking on the Trash in your dock? lol oh so funny. i meant (just in case you didnt comprehend me the first time) were do you access the trash properties? ie: mainmenu.nib ect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblpak Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 lol oh so funny. i meant (just in case you didnt comprehend me the first time) were do you access the trash properties? ie: mainmenu.nib ect... I took a look for it but I have a feeling the trash properties are in a compiled nib so we cant change it. The last set of instructions are pretty much right but it doesnt say that the choices to do such things like change nswindow to nspanel are in the 5th (4th maybe?) inspector tab and once you change it you have to go to the first inspector tab and click the hud checkbox to make it a hud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJChee Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 lol oh so funny. i meant (just in case you didnt comprehend me the first time) were do you access the trash properties? ie: mainmenu.nib ect... oh haha, now that makes sense.. but no, i dont know where to access it :[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiem Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I took a look for it but I have a feeling the trash properties are in a compiled nib so we cant change it. The last set of instructions are pretty much right but it doesnt say that the choices to do such things like change nswindow to nspanel are in the 5th (4th maybe?) inspector tab and once you change it you have to go to the first inspector tab and click the hud checkbox to make it a hud. yes, i found that out. once you figure that out, it really is easy. oh haha, now that makes sense..but no, i dont know where to access it :[ yea lol, ur prolly right, i just dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblpak Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 So with the release of 10.5.3 I can confirm that the software update hud works perfectly. Feel free to download and play with it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiem Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 So with the release of 10.5.3 I can confirm that the software update hud works perfectly. Feel free to download and play with it now. seems that the software update folder you provided, is actually the backup folder for software update, wondering if you have the actual HUD folder? -Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiem Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 not sure if it is related to 10.5.3 only beacause, i didnt spend much time with HUDs in 10.5.2 ... anyhow, when in an app that is HUD enabled, if you click onto another app, the HUD enabled app will NOT hide behind the app you clicked, it will always stay on top.. this problem, has led me to restore default resources folders to all programs, that i use WITH the exception of the shutdown/logout/forcequit/restart/ect... i left all these alone beings as how these particular apps, do not require me to hide them. anyhow, idk if this problem of mine, pertains to 10.5.3 or not, just stating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 AFAIK that's there in 10.5.2 as well. They have to be configured to hide, just "using a dropdown menu and ticking a checkbox" won't cut it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiem Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 AFAIK that's there in 10.5.2 as well. They have to be configured to hide, just "using a dropdown menu and ticking a checkbox" won't cut it ah well, i wish some one would have told me that, lol i just reverted everything, but w.e HUD stuff is nice, although to complicated to do on ones own. lol and installer would be nice *cough cough* that would install all of them, and make them hide **** -Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblpak Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Alright because I pulled a stupid and zipped the wrong folder, here is the software update hud. put it in the english.lproj folder and overwrite the files. Software_Update_English.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 HUD is designed not to do that because they are only mostly used for windows that will not be open for a very long time, i.e. configuration windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userx Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Can someone please re-up the iCal HUD mod? The link is dead. Thanks! http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=744580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 theres a check box that hides the window upon loss of focus. i have pointed this out earlier in the thread. -D- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I assume you're talking about the "Hide on Deactivate" checkbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroke Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 What else would he be talking about? That's the only checkbox that, well, hides the window when it's deactivated. Also, I found the lines in the NIB's files that determine the class and the style mask. Let the automation begin. Just so you're aware, if I make a tool like this, it will only work on certain NIBs that meet the requirements and don't have anything too fancy going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thumbs up for the automator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabron Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hey guys I'm not sure if this can be useful when moding but check this out: http://www.binarymethod.com/content/bghudappkit.php Maybe we can use this to improve when we're doing the hud conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcnano Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Any way to change finder too?? XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethoramma4 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 hey, ive tried the leopard HUD installer, and got transmission and system profiler and stuff HUD-ed out. But the main one i wanted-- About this mac... did not work. can somebody help me try to get the about this mac a HUD? all the installer did was turn the text white runnin kalyway 10.5.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamlam Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i'm having trouble wiht the MAC hud...i dled the file..then i backuped the english file, delted it from coreservices etc...then replaced it with the mac hud file..when i do that and i click on my mac...it doesn't evne show up?!? help? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panik Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Okay Cocoa ninjas, here's a question: Once a window is set as NSPanel class, it's always on top (which is annoying). I read in the docs that you can setFloatingPanel:NO to make it behave like a normal window, not just "hide on deactivate" ...how do I do this? Also, I'm currently altering Xbench to make it HUD: @Cabron that GUI kit is ridiculously nice, it's really going to come in handy with this mod. I can't believe it's res indepedent! But since it's not kosher to make your primary window HUD, I start to see a strange behavior. For example, when I launch my Xbench HUD, the TestResults.nib pops up with the MainMenu.nib ("visible on launch" is not ticked). But when I turn HUD off, only the MainMenu.nib launches on start (which is what should really happen). Try it yourself, it's really frustrating. I suspect that that it's looking for an NSWindow class and isn't finding one. Any ideas for a work around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budda963 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 has anybody figured out ichat yet. i tried on my own but my contacts disapear! so the buddy list window is transparent but you cant see or access any of the contacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabron Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 I found this: made by gnome It requires SIMBL to install, because this doesn't modify the NIB files of the application--it edits the code. (Safely, I promise.) Please report any bugs. Download: http://www.gnomepi.com/random/AUHUD.zip Install Instructions: 1. Install SIMBL, if you haven't already. 2. Drop the downloaded file into /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/, creating that folder if it does not already exist. Note: If you try to compress a file by right-clicking in the Finder, you won't get HUD windows. That's because the Finder, a Carbon program, is responsible for that compression *. Decompression will work, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraserhead77 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 These are all great, and the installer works wonders. I almost have all of them working, except I can't figure out why the log out screen, and quicktime mods won't take. They didn't work from the installer and I tried a few times manually doing it so I know the files are replaced, but it won't switch to HUD. Any ideas what is causing this? I'd love to get these last two working. Its weird that shutdown and restart would show HUD but log off, won't seem to take no matter what. EDIT: Alright, figured out the logout issue, the file does not go in the English.Iproj folder like the others EDIT2: Yep same thing on the other one...LOL Now I can sleep Thanks to everyone who worked on this, this is really a great mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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