On Nov 24, 2007 1:52 AM, Harald Hanche-Olsen <email@hidden> wrote:
> + Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>:
>
> > I think this is probably the best solution so long as the 'expert
> > mode' is a choice set by 'defaults write ....'. That way, Apple can
> > ship with it off to be all "Hi, I'm Apple, I decided what you want
> > already." and the rest of us can turn it on as needed.
>
> Which reminds me (if y'all will excuse a moment of off-topicness):
>
> It has long been an irritant to me that there seems to be no
> systematic way to discover what one can do with the defaults command
> for most applications. I learn them a bit here, a bit there, from
> various online fora. Is it supposed to be that way, or have I missed
> some important source of such information? Of course one can learn a
> bit from defaults read, but I believe that most options that aren't
> set from the app's preferences window won't even be present in the
> .plist file until you put them there youself, so it doesn't help
> much.
(Re-sending, with reply-all)
I second the sentiment. I hate having to use the defaults command.
~ Nathan
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