BooZker 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 I know how to change the default shell on a Windows OS. In case you do not know what i an talking about look at the attached file. That is not a Vista system i have just changed the shell to look like a Vista shell. How do i do this with a Mac? Every time i look it up on Google i come across the Shell program/application. I don't want to make it look like Windows Vista, but i would like to know how and where to change it. If you want to know how to change your windows shell PM me, but that is not why i made this topic although people always ask me on other forums when i asked about this haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLaKes 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2006 I have never seen something like this done on the mac. I have worked with people who are designers and like them a lot, and they dont ever look like they would be interested in doing something like this. I have an alienware skin installed that I downloaded from their webpage. It looks really cool. Is the shell the same thing as skinning the operating system? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BooZker 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2006 Flakes, if i am not mistaken, yes, skinning the OS is the same as changing the shell. I am actually a graphic designer, actually in college getting a degree for it, and that is why i got a mac. I was just wondering if i could somehow make some mods to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blendergalactica 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2006 There is a VERY big difference between a theme and a shell on Macs. Okay, remember, OSX is UNIX. A shell on a mac, or any other Unix machine, is how you access the command line (DOS/command prompt like interface)The default Shell for Unix is something called BASH. There are a few other "Shell's" one can set up and use as the command line interface. I tend to stick with BASH but others like tcsh and others. For more information please consult wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shellThe term you are looking for is "Theme" or "Desktop Theme". Don't want to nitpick, but I came in this thread expecting to help someone switch their shell from bash to tsch or some other Unix Shell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BooZker 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) Sorry i didn't even know it wasn't called a Shell on Macs. I knew they were UNIX, but it didnt even cross my mind. Thanks for the link, but i already knew that the shell was the "command prompt" on a Mac. I said that in the first post. Edited December 1, 2006 by BooZker (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted February 6, 2010 "Shell"Mac Os X ShellReplying to blendergalacticaActually, a shell is any piece of software that allows the user to interface with the machine. Yes, a command shell would be a textual command line interface, but a graphical shell allows interfacing within a virtual visual space.-reply by Harmon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites