Crystal Black Theme Changelog

What's new in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.6

Jul 23, 2013
  • Adds support for Mac OS X 10.8.5. Can be installed and uninstalled safely on OS X Mavericks (developer preview release). Also removes Safari from the list of excluded apps on Mountain Lion and Mavericks, as the latest version of Safari seems compatible with Crystal Black.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.5 (Jun 1, 2013)

  • Adds support for Mac OS X 10.8.4

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.4 (Dec 17, 2012)

  • To reduce the size of Crystal Black with the introduction of iTunes 11, Crystal Black will no longer bundle the Crystal Black for iTunes application. Separate free utilities are available for theming iTunes 10 and iTunes 11. Addresses a bug that prevents users from moving the iTunes window. Updates Crystal Black for Mac OS X 10.8.3

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.3 (Oct 27, 2012)

  • Fixes relevant bugs identified in CrystalClear Interface 2.8.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.2 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • Fixes a bug in the uninstaller that affects users of Mountain Lion 10.8.2.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6.1 (Sep 13, 2012)

  • Adds bug fixes and updated system graphics files from CrystalClear Interface 2.7.8, and updates Crystal Black for Mac OS X 10.8.2.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.6 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • This release adds the Smooth Black button theme and compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8.1.
  • Incorporates the Smooth Black button theme introduced in CrystalClear Interface 2.7.6. Users can now switch between the Black Gloss and Smooth Black styles.
  • Adds support for Mac OS X 10.8.1, the latest release of "Mountain Lion."
  • Fixes a file that failed to restore 2 graphics when uninstalling Crystal Black.
  • Fixes a bug that caused problems with some applications, including the TV Shows preference pane.
  • Updates the Smooth Black theme to add "mini" versions for most buttons.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.5.2 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • This release primarily adds some enhancements and bug fixes from CCI 2.7.6.
  • Adds 12 new menu extra icons — Anxiety, Caffeine, Linkinus, Last.fm, I Love Stars, Cloud, ScreenFlow, Default Folder X, XtraFinder, Nocturne, and more. The menu extra graphics for TextExpander are removed, since that app gives the user a variety of options already.
  • Fixes bug to ensure continued compatibility with Path Finder 6.
  • Added checks to enhance compatibility with AppMenu Magic.
  • Fixes a bug in the installer that failed to include an excluded apps filter for Mountain Lion.
  • Fixes other bugs that affect Crystal Black, which were addressed in CCI 2.7.6.
  • Tested on first release of Mac OS X 10.8 ("Mountain Lion") to ensure compatibility.
  • On Mountain Lion, disables the Mail app-specific option, since it's now built into Mail.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.5.1 (Jun 27, 2012)

  • Fixes a bug that failed to restore a couple of graphics for the Time Machine and Accounts preference panes, as well as for Finder.
  • Adds a doublecheck for the function that switches text color graphics. In addition, this version disables use of this function in the Finder, TextEdit, and Preview.
  • Improves handling of the "smearing sidebar" problem in Finder on Lion.
  • Fixes a bug that could cause text fields (e.g., username/password fields) in embedded WebViews to have black backgrounds.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.5 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Adds a new "Tips" panel that highlights several best practices for optimizing Crystal Black. The panel opens for new users when CB is first installed.
  • Adds a feature that lets users switch among four different text color themes.
  • Incorporates the separately available MarsThemes utility Crystal NIBs for SecurityAgent.
  • Adds a new style sheet for Safari that lets users opt for a high contrast style, with black backgrounds and white text.
  • Enhancements:
  • Improves theming and stability when using PathFinder 6.0.
  • Updates and enhances graphics for the menubar and, on Lion, window titlebar buttons.
  • Adds Crystal Docs-style icons for iPhoto's sidebar.
  • Adds menu extra graphics for Hardware Growler, MenuPop, and Growl (on Lion).
  • Themes Numbers' sidebar color and selection gradients. Also themes the canvas color and the color for selection and drag colors in table cells, and adds tab controls to cells' contextual menu.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug that could cause System Preferences to crash when accessing MobileMe pane.
  • Fixed bug that caused Xcode 4's new projects window to render blank.
  • Fixed bugs that prevented white extra graphics for Dropbox and Alfred from installing.
  • Fixed memory leak in pages that use the Cocoa RulerView.
  • Fixed bug that could cause some apps to crash when terminated.
  • Fixed a bug in theming Finder's icon view background when user has selected "enable icon view transparency" setting.
  • Other (architectural):
  • Updates the MarsThemes Loader (MTL) software.
  • Drops support for Mac OS X 10.7.3. Going forward, the only supported version of Lion will be 10.7.4.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.4 (May 31, 2012)

  • Adds support for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4.
  • Improves Lion graphics for push buttons, segments, and popup buttons.
  • Adds custom theming for Path Finder 6.0.
  • Updates iTunes graphics for iTunes 10.6, still supporting iTunes 10.4.
  • Adds new menu item function for accessing the Deco Bubbles desktop pictures, now installed in the Desktop Pictures folder.
  • Fixes bugs in running Path Finder 6.0.
  • Fixes a bug that failed to detect old versions of iTunes during install and a bug that allowed CB to load into App Store.
  • Fixes a bug that failed to light up the analog clock text in Lion (as CCI does).
  • Updates the MarsThemes Loader software to version 1.1.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.3.1 (May 5, 2012)

  • Incorporates the latest Lion graphics from CrystalClear Interface 2.7.
  • Updates graphics for the TimeMachine system preferences pane.
  • Fixes a bug that could disable older (pre-10.4) versions of iTunes. (Users of older versions who want the Crystal Black skin can download the Crystal Black for iTunes software and use that.)
  • Fixes a bug that prevented the Airport status icon from being themed on Lion.
  • Fixes a bug that could allow a window to be moved by dragging a "split view" divider bar.
  • Fixes a bug that made Crystal Black incompatible with Path Finder 6.0.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.3 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • Completes theming for Mac OS X 10.7.3 ("Lion").
  • Adds numerous new graphics from CrystalClear Interface 2.6, including 7 new white menu extra variants and custom graphics for 3 new applications and 3 preference panes.
  • Includes a much fuller app skin for iPhoto.
  • Incorporates installer for the Clear Crystal icon set, which was designed to complement the Crystal Black theme.
  • Fixes various visual and performance quirks on Lion, and drops support for Lion 10.7.2.
  • Adds support for Sparkle software updates.
  • Adds a menubar item, "Reload Crystal Black Agent," which can be useful at times on Lion if applications aren't loading Crystal Black.
  • Adds localizations for 13 languages, plus English, so that non-English users can utilize the built-in CCI Text Tools.
  • Fixes various bugs and makes other improvements on Snow Leopard.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.4 (Feb 15, 2012)

  • Adds system graphics and support for Mac OS X 10.7.3.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.3 (Feb 6, 2012)

  • Adds code to prevent its install or uninstall on Mac OS X 10.7.3, which has yet another incompatible set of system graphics file.
  • Adds code to be compatible with the recently released Mars Text Tools.
  • Enables readable text contrast for the Time and User items on the Apple StatusBar.
  • NOTE: This works only on Snow Leopard.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.2.2 (Nov 7, 2011)

  • Prevents background applications from reinstalling global preferences after they had been removed by the uninstaller app.
  • Fixed a case where certain apps with "special needs" weren't being handled properly during uninstall.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Crystal Black global menu to "show itself" repeatedly after you've installed the theme. This problem seems to have mostly affected Lion users.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.2.1 (Nov 3, 2011)

  • Bug fixes:
  • The newly introduced property list for tracking applications edited during use of Crystal Black was installed incorrectly.
  • On Snow Leopard, iTunes' preferences panel wouldn't work because of a missing app setting.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.2 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Adds support for Mac OS X 10.7.2, updates graphics for iTunes, fixes several bugs, and more.
  • Enhancements:
  • Adds support for Mac OS X 10.7.2
  • Adds more black gloss graphics to replace Lion's, including popup/popdown buttons and tabs.
  • Updates iTunes graphics for version 10.5.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Adds a fix for Glims preference pane in Safari.
  • When uninstalling Crystal Black, the software now removes its Safari style sheet ninstalled Safari style sheet, and resets the iTunes contrast setting to normal (if user has changed it from default).
  • On Lion, made several changes to ensure that application and global preference settings are not affected by installing or uninstalling Crystal Black.
  • Modified one of the core art files to prevent Carbon-based applications from having their titlebar themed to black gloss; this eliminates the problem of black title text appearing on a black titlebar.
  • Other (architectural):
  • Reorganized core graphics files, zipping whole set for each OS and installing only the relevant set.
  • Added new property list to store IDs for apps that have had preferences plist edited while running CB. Will use this list to remove those settings when CB is uninstalled.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2.1 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • Fixes a bug that could cause the user's license to be stored in the wrong folder when reinstalling Crystal Black.
  • On Lion, fixed a problem with Safari's location bar, added CB graphics for several interface widgets, and a dark glassy theme for sheets.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.2 (Sep 19, 2011)

  • Updated to use new MTL framework introduced in CrystalClear Interface 2.5.8, as well as incorporation optimized code.
  • Updated uninstaller to ensure that certain system defaults Crystal Black uses are removed from all files.
  • Added code that eliminates incompatibility between CB and Apple's apps FaceTime and App Store.
  • For Lion, ensured that Finder and System Preferences are preserved when uninstalling CB.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.1 (Jul 12, 2011)

  • New features:
  • Option for eliminating transparency from views and windows.
  • New custom options for Finder.
  • Enhancements:
  • Custom appearance and compatibility modifications for Xcode 4.
  • Now automatically loads into the Login Window process.
  • New mods for iPhoto, Leap, Espresso and Evernote.
  • Bug fixes:
  • A bug that could cause 1Password to crash.
  • A couple of bugs in the Uninstaller program.

New in Crystal Black Theme 1.0 (Jul 12, 2011)

  • Initial release.