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Mac OS X 10.5: Menu bar appears solid instead of translucent

Summary

Your Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard menu bar may appear solid in color, instead of translucent.

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.5

The translucent Leopard menu bar appears on most computers that are equipped with a graphics card which is compatible with Core Image.

Some graphics cards, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, may not have the necessary OpenGL capabilities to display a translucent menu bar even though they are compatible with Core Image. Those cards should render most effects, but not the translucent menu bar.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

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