Version History

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.3.1

The menu bar clock draws in the right place under Mac OS 9.1.
Enhanced menus draw and erase correctly under Mac OS 8.1 and earlier.
Fixes a potential crash when using Page Setup with LaserWriter drivers.
AliasMenu uses the correct Substitute System Font in its menus.
MYOB AccountEdge once again lets you select text fields by clicking on them.
On older systems without Navigation Services, the Select Scheme box in the Kaleidoscope control panel lists Kaleidoscope 2.3 schemes correctly.
ColorSwitch Pro draws its menus correctly in schemes without enhanced menus.
The WYSIWYG font menu in Style (a shareware text editor) draws correctly.
The tooltips in Macromedia Fireworks draw and erase correctly.
BBEdit's alternative menu items (when pressing option or shift) draw correctly.
Fixes a potential crash (write to NIL) drawing menus with extended borders.
Several other minor changes and improvements.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.3

Reduced the shareware fee to $20!
Kaleidoscope now offers enhanced menu effects in schemes that support them, including transparency and extended borders with 8-bit masks. For transparent menus in other schemes, you must use Power Windows 2.4.3 or higher.
Menus draw faster, particularly menus with patterns or transparent menus.
Inactive tabs and list backgrounds in Photoshop 6 palettes are no longer black.
Quark XPress windows respond correctly to mouse clicks (for real this time).
The Eye Candy and Colorfield Insight Photoshop plug-ins no longer crash.
Popup menu titles draw correctly in Sherlock 2 and other PowerPlant apps.
Fixes a glitch drawing selected menu items in Tex-Edit and some other apps.
The substitute system font feature no longer corrupts BBEdit's menu glyphs.
BBEdit's popup menus now draw correctly, instead of as default push buttons.
Fixes a crash when setting General Options in the Kaleidoscope control panel.
DropDrawers now updates its tabs correctly if you switch schemes using the Kaleidoscope control panel under Mac OS 9. This fix also affects other applications that need to be notified when the scheme changes.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.2.4

Fixes out of memory errors and crashes when opening the control panel.
Works around a system bug that draws a thick line below the menu bar.
AppleWorks 6 databases now use the correct colors in their popup menus.
EndNote text entry fields now use the correct text color.
Outlook Express 5 uses the correct text color when editing the address book.
Norton SpeedDisk's disclosure triangle now draws correctly.
Script Debugger no longer crashes when trying to draw a slider.
Several other minor changes and improvements.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.2.3

Fixes a conflict with RealPlayer 7 that caused crashes when quitting.
Works around various drawing glitches in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.
The Apple, Help, and Application menus use the correct font under Mac OS 9.
Fixes a problem that occasionally truncated menu titles in the menu bar.
Removes any and all unnecessary black lines at the bottom of the menu bar.
The default hard disk icon now draws correctly under Mac OS 8.5 and later.
Fixes the popup menu in the File Sharing user info window under Mac OS 9.
Fixes mixed state check boxes that mistakenly appeared in various apps.
Fixes problems with the system font and Preferences popup in Gerry's ICQ.
Kineticon now animates Finder icons that are displayed in "as Button" views.
Fixes a dialog box in File Buddy which was using the wrong background color.
Kaleidoscope now preserves iControl's Finder icons when switching schemes.
Fixes conflicts with DoubletScan, AMP Radio, Chem3D, and EIMS Admin.
The scheme can now specify the color of Mac OS 9 notification windows.
Kaleidoscope now notifies Appearance-savvy apps when switching schemes.
Made minor adjustments to the popup menus and K1-style utility windows.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.2.2

Fixes a crash during startup on Power Macs running System 7.
Fixes a crash when using the Sound control panel under Mac OS 9.
Photoshop no longer crashes when you move a palette partly offscreen.
Quark XPress windows now respond correctly to mouse clicks.
Several other minor changes, fixes, and improvements.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.2.1

Fixes a crash when drawing popup windows under Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1.
Photoshop's utility windows once again stick to the bottom of the screen.
Smart Scroll no longer forces scroll bars to have double arrows.
Fixes a glitch where dialog box text in Anarchie Pro, Netscape, and other applications mistakenly draws disabled, particularly with Apple platinum.
Fixes various drawing glitches in the Code Warrior IDE.
Fixes glitches drawing the hard disk icon in open/save dialog boxes.
Fixes problems with the Languages & Region Support and shared folder icons.
Kaleidoscope's desktop patterns now work with transparent desktop pictures.
Tab panes now use the correct text color in Appearance and other applications.
Several other minor changes, fixes, and improvements.

Changes in Kaleidoscope 2.2

Kaleidoscope is now compatible with Mac OS 9.
Added support for scroll bars with both arrows arrows at one end (under Mac OS 8.5 and later). Just check the "Smart Scrolling" box in the Appearance control panel and uncheck Kaleidoscope's "Scroll Bars have Double Arrows" box.
Spinning zoom rectangles are back (under Mac OS 8.5 and later)!
Adobe Photoshop's toolbars use Kaleidoscope's utility windows and colors.
Kaleidoscope now shows the scheme's about box while switching schemes.
The "Select Scheme..." button in the Kaleidoscope control panel opens to the folder containing the current scheme.
Sherlock's grow box draws using colors from the current scheme.
The default application menu "grip" looks better in K1-style schemes.
Apple DVD Player no longer crashes when you "Present Video on Screen".
Dragging Finder window proxy icons no longer leaves a trail on the screen.
Fixes a glitch drawing K1-style indeterminate progress bars in Anarchie, Outlook Express, and other applications.
The window collapse box now responds correctly in America Online 4.0.
Adobe Illustrator 8 draws popup menus correctly in its open/save and preferences boxes. Also, fixed a drawing glitch in Illustrator's utility windows.
Tex-Edit Plus displays command key equivalents correctly in its script menu.
SoundJam's playlist window looks much better.
Icon Archiver no longer misappropriates icons from the Kaleidoscope file.
ICQ's "Search/Add Users" button text no longer overlaps its icon.
MultiAdCreator's menus now use the correct text colors.
In K1-style popup windows, the proxy icons and folder popups work correctly.
Quark CopyDesk uses the correct cursor, instead of its own rainbow arrow.
Old versions of Eudora use Kaleidoscope's progress bars once again.
Fixes a crash switching schemes while there are sliders on the screen.
Tabs play the appropriate sounds from the current Appearance sound track.
The menu bar clock text always draws in the correct location.
Installer VISE popup menus are no longer solid white.
Made several minor changes to how K1-style utility windows draw.
Added new utility windows to the BeBox and System 7, tweaked Apple platinum's utility windows, and updated the other included schemes to look and work better.
Several dozen other minor changes, fixes, and improvements.