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Q: How do you change background color for the new Photo screen?

How do you change background color for the new Photo screen?

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 10, 2015 6:38 PM

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Q: How do you change background color for the new Photo screen?

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  • by Scot Hacker,

    Scot Hacker Scot Hacker Apr 10, 2015 10:17 PM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 10, 2015 10:17 PM in response to SylvanJ

    I'd like to know as well. Screenshots from the beta period showed the dark gray color, but the shipping version seems to be white only, presumably to match iOS. I'd *much* prefer a dark gray background.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Apr 10, 2015 10:35 PM in response to Scot Hacker
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    Apr 10, 2015 10:35 PM in response to Scot Hacker

    There is no way.

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html is the place for feature requests and feedback

  • by SylvanJ,

    SylvanJ SylvanJ Apr 11, 2015 5:44 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Apr 11, 2015 5:44 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Thanks for the reply but I find it an unbelievably bad idea, I hate white backgrounds when looking at pictures. Is there anyway to get rid of Photo and go back to iPhoto?

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 11, 2015 5:48 AM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 11, 2015 5:48 AM in response to SylvanJ

    Is there anyway to get rid of Photo and go back to iPhoto?

    If you did not uninstall iPhoto, and if you have updated iPhoto to version 9.6.1, you can simply double click your original iPhoto Library to open it in iPhoto. You will see a panel warning you, that it has been migrated. Click the "Open iPhoto" button. and you can continue working in iPhoto, while you wait for improvements to Photos.

    See:  If Photos won't open a library that you already migrated - Apple Support

     

    The Photos library is linked to your iPhoto library, if you migrated the library to Photos. Then the Photos library does not need extra storage and you do nt need to deleted it to save space.

    See:  Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support

  • by SylvanJ,

    SylvanJ SylvanJ Apr 11, 2015 5:56 AM in response to léonie
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    Apr 11, 2015 5:56 AM in response to léonie

    The iPhoto icon has been replaced by the Photo icon, so what is meant by "double click your original iPhoto Library"? Sorry, but your dealing with a professional novice here. Thanks

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Apr 11, 2015 6:17 AM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 11, 2015 6:17 AM in response to SylvanJ

    Normally the iPhoto should stay in your applications folder, if not restore it from the latest TimeMachine backup before the update. It will work after that.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Apr 11, 2015 6:20 AM in response to Lexiepex
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    Apr 11, 2015 6:20 AM in response to Lexiepex

    In another thread I posted a suggestion to try when the iPhoto app in the Application folder will not work:

    after upgrading the OS, iPhotos (and Aperture for that matter) should still be in the Applications folder...

    And running well in 10.10.3.

    If it stops running in a next "update" do not throw it away: most apps will continue running as follows:

    In the Applications folder "rightclick" (CTL+click) the iPhoto app, then "show package contents", then click the MacOs folder open: you see the real app (dark grey), rightclick this and choose "make alias", an alias is made, move this alias to the Applications folder and use it to run iPhoto.

    Same for Aperture.

    In older OS this survived several upgrades....

    Lex

     

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 11, 2015 6:36 AM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 11, 2015 6:36 AM in response to SylvanJ

    SylvanJ wrote:

     

    The iPhoto icon has been replaced by the Photo icon, so what is meant by "double click your original iPhoto Library"? Sorry, but your dealing with a professional novice here. Thanks

    iPhoto stores your photos in your iPhoto Library, not in the iPhoto application.

    You will find the iPhoto Library in the Pictures folder.

    Screen Shot 2015-04-11 at 15.32.38CEST.png

    Double-Click this library to open it in iPhoto.

     

    But before you do that, check if you are still having a compatible iPhoto version - look inside the applications folder. Only iPhoto 9.6.1 will run on MacOS X 10.10.3. If you did not update iPhoto regularly, your iPhoto version may be incompatible and crossed out like this:

    Screen Shot 2015-04-11 at 15.35.56CEST.png

  • by Scot Hacker,

    Scot Hacker Scot Hacker Apr 11, 2015 8:18 AM in response to léonie
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    Apr 11, 2015 8:18 AM in response to léonie

    Yosemite did not delete my iPhoto app. Both iPhoto and Photos appear in my Applications folder, and both are launchable.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 11, 2015 8:27 AM in response to Scot Hacker
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    Apr 11, 2015 8:27 AM in response to Scot Hacker
    Yosemite did not delete my iPhoto app. Both iPhoto and Photos appear in my Applications folder, and both are launchable.

    Then you already had updated to the latest version, which is very good, because only the latest version 9.6.1 will run on Yosemite.

  • by SylvanJ,

    SylvanJ SylvanJ Apr 23, 2015 10:38 AM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 23, 2015 10:38 AM in response to SylvanJ

    Thanks for your replies. I've been exploring and found the iPhone app but Photo tells me neither my photos nor my edits will transfer to Photo if I download and edit them in iPhoto. My old iMac works perfectly, too bad it's being slowly turned into a fossil. I'll probably just buy a new one. Thanks again for the suggestions.

  • by ludhanx,

    ludhanx ludhanx Apr 23, 2015 3:59 PM in response to SylvanJ
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    Apr 23, 2015 3:59 PM in response to SylvanJ

    SylvanJ wrote:

     

    My old iMac works perfectly, too bad it's being slowly turned into a fossil. I'll probably just buy a new one.

     

    This is exactly what Apple wants in the recent years... Let's not encourage them doing more of this trend. If your machine is sufficient for what you need, why spending money buying a new one?! You don't need to upgrade every time when there's one, especially if that's the reason which is slowing down your iMac - many of the new update/upgrade is inferior than the previous version anyway (at least less functional, just for the sake of a new developing trend to iOS-like.)

     

    P.S. I'm not a hater, I'm an Apple-lover (or at least supporter); I have the same problem as you do with an old iMac. I just don't like this consumerism trend Apple is taking right now. I don't mind they are expanding to new generation, but at least keep the good (i.e. functional) things, rather than becoming a superficial toy...

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Apr 23, 2015 11:47 PM in response to ludhanx
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    Apr 23, 2015 11:47 PM in response to ludhanx

    You probably drive a 1955 Volkswagen....