Re: Preferences file in Tiger
Re: Preferences file in Tiger
- Subject: Re: Preferences file in Tiger
- From: j o a r <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 07:51:47 +0200
On 1 maj 2005, at 10.50, Pradeep Kumar wrote:
The preferences file (files in ~/Library/Preferences) are in a very
cryptic format when opened in
TextEdit. In Panther and below, the file was a normal xml file. But
now this file can be read
only in Property List Editor. What has actually happeneded?
"NSUserDefaults now saves preferences using the binary plist format,
rather than XML. This makes preference files smaller, and speeds up
read/write times. [...] Should you need to rewrite a plist manually
for some reason you can either convert it using the plutil command
line tool or just open it up and edit it using the Property List
Editor application."
<http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Cocoa/Foundation.html>
Exactly what has changed in the preferences file? Is it safe to
read the com.apple.dock.plist file
and then make modifications and write it back?
Safe? I'm pretty sure that's not a supported thing to do...
j o a r
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