Is Notification Center too dull for you ? Of course it is. The much-overused grey linen background is far too dull and looking at it everywhere doesn't really help. But that can always be changed. To anything you want. (Not necessarily to the funky background above) How ?
Weave your Non-Linen Background
- Find the image you want to replace the background with. Now open the image in preview and go to File --> Export and export it to your desktop as a tiff file titled "linen.tiff".
- Remember that for best results, the image you choose should be repeating and of size 256x256 for a normal mac display and 512x512 for a retina display.
- You need not (and should notuse some
Tear up the Linen
- Open Macintosh HD/System/Library/Core Services
- Now locate the file called "Notification Center", right-click (or control click) and select "Show Package Contents"
- Then go to Contents/Resources and locate the file titled "linen". It'll be a TIFF file and depending on your preferences, the extension may or may not be visible.
- Copy the "linen.tiff" file and store it somewhere safe. (I left it in the same folder and titled it "linen copy.tiff")
- Drag and drop the "linen.tiff" file on your desktop into this folder replacing the older file of the same name. You may need to authenticate the transfer using an administrator's username and password.
Relaunch!
- Now open the "Activity Monitor" application (either by locating it in Applications/Utilities or by searching for it in Launchpad) and find the process titled "Notification Center".
- Select the process and click on the "Quit process" button on the top left corner of the window.
- The dull linen background of Notification Center should now have been replaced by the image of your choosing.
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