Getting rid of the "ink" menubar icon?

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Getting rid of the "ink" menubar icon?

I was playing with a tablet a couple of days ago, and got the "ink" menubar item installed in my system by double-clicking /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Ink.menu. Now that I'm done playing, I can't figure out how to get the icon out of the menubar. I've turned off everything I can in the Ink System Preferences pane, including "show ink in menu bar", but the most I can do is get it to dim. Does anybody know how to just make it go away?

Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 10:42 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 2, 2007 11:14 PM in response to Jim Miller2

HI Jim,

Try going to System Preferences/Hardware with the Tablet connected. Usually peripheral preference windows will have a check box at the bottom of the window that says: Show "tablet" status in Menu... like Print & Fax preferences, or Display. Also, if the option for the icon to be displayed isn't in Sys Prefs, can you launch the software you use with the Tablet and see if it has preferences???

Carolyn 🙂

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Andrew99

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Jul 3, 2007 5:29 AM in response to Jim Miller2

Jim,

In Ink Preferences > Settings, hitting the Restore Defaults button should do the trick. If that fails, try holding down your Command (Apple) key while you click and hold on the Ink pen icon. With the Command key held down, drag the icon off the menu bar until you see it go "poof." Good luck!

Andrew99

iMac 1 GHz Flat Panel 15" PPC 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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Jim Miller2 Author

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Jul 3, 2007 9:07 AM in response to Andrew99

The "Restore Defaults" button did the trick. Thanks!

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Answer 4

Andrew99

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Jul 3, 2007 10:54 AM in response to Jim Miller2

Jim,

You're welcome! Thanks for posting back.

Andrew99

iMac 1 GHz Flat Panel 15" PPC 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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