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#Control panel mac mac os x

Many of the panels provided with Mac OS 9.x can’t be used in the Classic environment of Mac OS X.

#Control panel mac mac os x

Panels in the Classic Environment of Mac OS X Many of the panels in Mac OS 9.x are of this type, as well as Desktop Patterns, General Controls, Keyboard, Map, Memory, Monitors, Mouse, Numbers, Sound, Startup Disk and Text in earlier systems, in addition to Color, Labels and Views in Mac OS 7.x. Some panels are actually applications, which means that can be used outside of the Control Panels folder. Alternatively, you can drag the new panel directly into the Control Panels folder, inside the System Folder. Installers for other application can also add extra panels, while others can be installed manually by dragging them onto the System Folder, after which you’ll see a dialogue asking you to confirm that you want to install the panel. The Custom Install option in the Installer also lets you install individual panels. The Mac OS Installer provides a complete set of Apple’s standard panels, together with an alias of the Control Panels folder in the Apple Menu Items folder.

The latter panels have their own menubar and can often be controlled via AppleScript.

Some panels are a control device and have a type code of cdev, whilst other are actually an application, with a type code of APPL or APPC.

A panel can be enabled by moving it into the Control Panels folder and selecting Special ➡ Restart. It can be used to adjust the settings of your Mac computer and frequently provides extra facilities. A control panel is usually resident in the Control Panels folder.