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Replace the Boot up Screen in MacOS X

In MacOS X, instead of a MOSS (MacOS Startup Screen), there is the BootPanel.pdf.

This PDF is located in the directory shown below and is 480 pixels wide by 360 pixels high. Like a MOSS, the BootPanel displays a progress bar and text while the computer boots.

In an experiment, I converted a Giant MOSS image to a pdf (not the text PICT's, just the large main image). MacOS X displayed the image as expected. For those of you who create these great contributions, a template is needed for the location of the progress bar so the image can be designed around it.

In MacOS X 10.0.4, the panel is located in the directory listed below, this pdf image file is 353 pixels wide by 264 pixels high.

What is now needed is the location of the text elements so that they can be changed. Keep your eyes peeled to ResExcellence for updates. It you are interested in created and submitting your BootPanel to ResExcellence, visit the Submission Policy page.