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To the great distress of many people, Mac OS 9 broke something with respect to the beloved and quirky After Dark 4.0 screen saver. It has been reported that the After Dark engine is incompatible with Mac OS 9, but for whatever reason, it simply will not work on Mac OS 9 equipped Macs. Happily, there is an answer to that, and this blog post addresses it.
There is a patched version of After Dark for OS 9 that can be downloaded from the Macintosh Garden site, at http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/after-dark-os-9. Someone going by the screen name of Daxeria produced this patched version, earning the acclaim and adulation of the entire Mac OS 9 using Macintosh community, I am sure. However, when you install it and restart, you may be a little disappointed. It has only the most basic of screen savers, After Dark’s initial starry night screen saver. Where, oh where are the beloved flying toasters, bad dogs and the rest of the crazy and lovable characters from After Dark 4.0??
Take heart. I have recently installed After Dark onto Mac OS 9.1, flying toasters and all, and this post provides a step by step “recipe” for repeating this feat.
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First things first. To be successful, you will need to have a copy of After Dark 4.0, so lets start with this and get a copy. In my case, I had purchased a copy on eBay some time ago, and had it installed on a Mac OS 8.6 machine, so I was “good to go”. If you do not already have After Dark 4.0, you will need to acquire a copy. You can do this either by buying it on eBay as I did, or downloading it from http://www.macintoshgarden.org at this URL http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/after-dark-40.
Once you have After Dark 4.0, to install a full After Dark for Mac OS 9.x, do the following:
1/ Download After Dark for Mac OS 9 from the above URL.
2/ Install this version of After Dark by dropping the After Dark 9 control panel into your Control Panels folder, and the After Dark Files folder also into your Control Panel folder.
3/ Restart your Mac and make sure that you can access and run the newly installed After Dark screen saver. As mentioned above, it will have only a few boring screen savers available, but those screen savers are not the objective of this step anyway.
The key objective of this step is that a Mac OS 9 compatible version of the After Dark engine has now been installed, and all of the necessary folder structures and support files are now in the right places.
4/ From the After Dark 4.0 that you either have previously installed, or have just acquired from the above URL, open the After Dark Files folder. From there, copy over the After Dark 4.0 folder’s contents (this is where you will find your beloved flying toasters, and many, many more quirky and fun screen savers) to the same named folder in your Control Panels After Dark Files folder.
5/ Repeat this procedure for the After Dark Images folder – copy over the contents of the After Dark 4.0 folder’s After Dark Images folder to the same named folder in your Control Panel folder’s After Dark Files.
6/ Restart your Mac
Your After Dark 9 install should now provide access to all of the wild and wonderful screen savers you know and love from After Dark 4.0.
7/ Enjoy!
From reducing eye strain to improving battery life, Dark Mode has varying benefits. It is available on macOS Mojave and later and can be turned on to work across the entire system. It will change the menu bar’s appearance and the stock apps to make things easier on the eyes. It’s especially useful when working at night and helps you focus. So here’s out how to turn on Dark Mode.
How to Enable Dark Mode on Mac
- Click on the Apple menu at the top of the screen and select System Preferences.
- Select General.
- Now, pick Dark from the Appearance options at the top of the window.
You will see two other options:
- Light: It will keep the default light appearance across the system.
- Auto (available in macOS Catalina): It will automatically use the light appearance during the day and switch to Dark Mode at night for optimal visual aesthetics.
Note: To turn off Dark Mode on Mac, you can follow the same steps above and choose the Light option.
How macOS Dark Mode works with Some Apps and Features
Some apps and features on your Mac have specific Dark Mode settings and options, as explained below.
Mail App
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Even when in Dark Mode, you can use a light background for email messages.
Open Mail and click Mail → Preferences, then click the Viewing tab and untick “Use dark backgrounds for messages.“
Maps App
You can use a light background in maps even if Dark Mode is turned on.
Just click on View in the menu bar in Maps, then deselect Use Dark Map.
Notes App
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You can use a light background for Notes while Dark Mode is enabled on your Mac.
At the top of the screen, select Notes → Preferences. Then untick “Use dark backgrounds for note content.”
Safari Browser
When Dark Mode is turned on on your Mac, Safari automatically displays webpages in Dark Mode provided that they are designed to support it. If this is not the case, you can use Reader Mode to read in Dark Mode.
TextEdit App
To have a light background in documents while Dark Mode is turned on, click on View in the menu bar in TextEdit, and deselect the option Use Dark Backgroundfor Windows. (Requires macOS Mojave 10.14.2 or later.)
Dynamic Desktop
If you enable DarkMode while using Dynamic Desktop on your Mac, the desktop may change to the dark still image. You can change this setting by going to SystemPreferences → Desktop & Screen Saver.
As for third-party apps, many of them include the option to use Light Mode, Dark Mode, or match the system appearance. If supported, this feature can usually be found by clicking on the app’s name in the menu bar at the top left corner of the screen and clicking on Preferences.
How to Easily Control Mac Dark Mode with NightOwl
NightOwl is a free utility for macOS. For instance, it makes it possible to:
- Quickly change between Dark Mode and Light Mode right from the Mac Manu Bar
- Change Appearance automatically based on the time of day.
- Override Dark Mode in specific apps to selectively use the Light appearance instead.
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So, do you prefer to use Dark Mode on your Mac or not? Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. You might also like to check out how to use dark mode on iPhone or iPad.
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