Transparent menu-bar (what if I don't want it?)

[PotentPeas]

Simple question. Does anyone see any option to make the menu bar look more like previous versions of macOS — that is, not transparent? I spend most of my time working with windows set to fill the entire screen space (...but not in actual "full screen" mode...) and I don't really want to see my wallpaper poking out at the top.

 

[elptdbi3lYI]

There's the usual ugly workaround of "Reduce transparency" option. Hope they add glass menu bar though.

 

[johnalan]

no option in beta1

 

[nathansz]

GitHub - jordanbaird/Ice: Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

Powerful menu bar manager for macOS. Contribute to jordanbaird/Ice development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[PotentPeas]

I do already have Ice installed, I just use it to manage the menu bar icons on the right and not the appearance of the menu bar itself. But, maybe it will be able to "correct" this.

 

[StellarVixen]

Yeah, I don't want to look at my wallpaper breaking through when I fully zoom a window. It's distracting, I agree with you. Ice might do it as it does now.

 

[nathansz]

I do already have Ice installed, I just use it to manage the menu bar icons on the right and not the appearance of the menu bar itself. But, maybe it will be able to "correct" this.

just set tint to gradient and play and make it all white/grey and you've got a transparent menu bar

or if you want it solid then just set it to solid

 

[Cameront9]

My number one concern about Tahoe actually. I suppose it will either be fixed by: "Reduce Transparency", Apple rolling back this due to usability issues, a third party person making a simple app to take a background image and adding a menu bar at the top, or a terminal command.

This and the finder icon are the only changes that really bother me.

 

[nathansz]

a third party person making a simple app to take a background image and adding a menu bar at the top

ice already does this

 

[AAPLGeek]

Try lickable menu bar app.

 

[PotentPeas]

Just perusing the issues list and comments on Github, and it looks like Ice is pretty broken on Tahoe right now. They're already working on it, though, so I imagine that things will be worked out by the time that Tahoe actually launches.