In you're trying Crystal Black on Lion, here's a tip to make the install complete:
After restarting when the install program finishes, logout again, and deselect the checkbox that offers to reopen your windows when you log in again.

Doing this will allow Crystal Black to load normally.

For more information and answers to frequently asked questions, refer to the FAQ page on the Crystal Black website.

CCI 2.5.8.2 is now released.
This update fixes 3 problems for users on Lion:

1. It no longer installs custom graphics for Safari, Mail, Preview, and others. Until I understand why the Safari graphics don't get restored.

2. It forces Lion users to restart after installing. This step minimizes the problem Lion has in transitioning from one set of graphics files to another.

3. It removes code that caused users' custom system preferences to be reset when uninstalling CCI.

Remaining Caveat: Uninstalling CCI on Lion will still cause your custom settings for Finder to be reset. I'm working on that as a top priority for the next update.

Leland

After further testing, I want to share two important notes for Lion users who try out CCI 2.5.8.1:

1. You must RESTART your Mac after installing the software. Unlike Snow Leopard, merely logging out and back in isn't sufficient... Because of the very aggressive way Lion caches system resources, a restart is needed to avoid weird behavior, especially by Finder. A restart avoids this problem.

2. It does seem that uninstalling CCI 2.5.8.1 resets your system preferences to the system defaults. I'll be investigating this further, as the cause of this is not clear yet. The reset doesn't affect the appearance of your Mac GUI, but it can annoyingly revert settings -- such as your mouse scroll behavior -- to the Lion defaults.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I'll be updating the installer later today to require a restart after installation. Unfortunately, this will require Snow Leopard users to restart as well, but that's less of an inconvenience than what some Lion users have been experiencing.

Leland
MarsThemes

Quick update: I discovered a problem in the 2.2.1 installer (affected Leopard, not Snow Leopard), so I unlinked the download temporarily this afternoon.

The CCI 2.2.1 installer is now fixed, and the DMG file is back online.

NOTE: The current version has two bugs that will be fixed soon. In the meantime, please note the following:
- Do NOT install CCI 2.2 on Snow Leopard
- The uninstaller included with CCI 2.2.0.1 (the current version) does not work. It will be fixed soon, and I'll add a note to that effect here.

- Leland