The Arctic Mac
Modifications for iTunes 2.0.4 for Mac OS 9
Keep in mind that these procedures modify the iTunes application, so you should ALWAYS work on a backup copy, just in case. I am NOT responsible for any damage you do to yourself or your computer.
PICT Resource edits
This part is pretty easy, all you need is ResEdit and iTunes, and a picture editor. Pictures and masks used by iTunes for most things are stored in the iTunes application's resource fork. Simply drag iTunes onto ResEdit, and start changing pictures. (use copy and paste). Play around! have fun!
Data Fork Modification
This part pretty much deals with colors in iTunes. You can change some text colors, the colors of the playlist, and a few other things. This is more advanced editing than the previous section, and is not to be attempted by the weak minded!
The idea here is as follows: you will use an editor to edit the DataFork of the iTunes application. You should either download and install Forker, which allows ResEdit to do this, or get something else like HexEdit. Your choice. The table below lists the Hex offsets that you need to look at to find various colors. Now, the colors listed in the table below are 8bit versions of 16bit hexadecimal color codes used in iTunes. That is to say, if the table says "ABCDEF", then the color in iTunes is "ABABCDCDEFEF". All you have to do is to find the hex offset, choose a replacement color, and plug your new color in. 8bit hex color codes can be obtained using the Mac OS 9 Color Picker.
| Item | 8bit Hex Color | Hex Offset(ResEdit Line Numbers) |
| Colors of the Playlist | ||
| Blue Bars in Playlist | EDF3FE | 17AC58 |
| Vertical Separators for Blue Bars | D9D9D9 | 17AC58-17AC60 |
| White Bars in Playlist | FFFFFF | 17AC60-17AC68 |
| Vertical Separators for White Bars | D9D9D9 | 17AC68-17AC70 |
| Selection Background | 3D80DF | 17EB90 |
| Vertical Separators for Selection | 346DBE | 17AC70 |
| Highlight for Selection | 7DAAEA | 17AC78-17AC80 |
| Inactive Selection Background | 7F7F7F | 17EB90-17EB98 |
| Vertical Separators for Inactive Selection | 6C6C6C | 17AC70-17AC78 |
| Highlight for Inactive Selection | A9A9A9 | 17AC80-17AC88 |
| Colors of the Bevel Surrounding the Playlist and the Source List | ||
| Top(green in figure) | 939393 | 17EB78 |
| Bottom(red in figure) | F0F0F0 | 17EB78-17EB80 |
| Left(purple in figure) | E0E0E0 | 17EB80-17EB88 |
| Right(blue in figure) | E0E0E0 | 17EB88-17EB90 |
| Inside (all the way around)(brown) | 666666 | 17EB70-17EB78 |
| Colors in the iTunes "Audio Analyzer" | ||
| Top Mark | 161614 | 159120 |
| Other Marks | 161614 | 159118 |
| Unused Marks | C4C8B0 | 159120-159128 |
| Background Between Marks | DBE1C5 | 159128-159130 |
| Background | 666666 | 159110-159118 |
| iTunes Text Colors (the ones I managed to find) | ||
| Song Info (in Visualizer) | FFFFFF | 17E948-17E950 |
| Visualizer Settings and Help | FFFFFF | 17E998 |
| Selected Song and Source | FFFFFF | 169689 |
