Modding Mac OS X isn't about cutting up your Power Mac's case with a saws-all; it's about modifying Mac OS X's user interface and unlocking secrets and dispelling your fears of the Unix command line so you can take command of your Mac.Modding Mac OS X starts out with the very basics of showing you how to configure your Mac and do simple things like change Finder views, use an image from iPhoto's library on your desktop, and how to find and use screen savers. From there, Modding Mac OS X shows you how to: Find hidden features in your favorite applications Dive inside application bundles to find…mehr
Modding Mac OS X isn't about cutting up your Power Mac's case with a saws-all; it's about modifying Mac OS X's user interface and unlocking secrets and dispelling your fears of the Unix command line so you can take command of your Mac.Modding Mac OS X starts out with the very basics of showing you how to configure your Mac and do simple things like change Finder views, use an image from iPhoto's library on your desktop, and how to find and use screen savers. From there, Modding Mac OS X shows you how to: Find hidden features in your favorite applications Dive inside application bundles to find hidden resources Change application and system-wide keyboard shortcuts Work with the Property List Editor to read and edit property list files Wrap your head around the defaults command to tweak an application's settings Hack on NIB files to change an application's interface Control an application with AppleScript, even if it isn't scriptableEach Modding example includes detailed step-by-step instructions that even a novice Mac user can follow, while also providing the necessary detail to satisfy the experienced hacker. Theknowledge you gain from tweaking one application can be easily applied to the next.So go on, empower your inner Mac geek. You know you want to.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Erica Sadun holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement.
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Dedication About the Author Preface Chapter 1: Transforming Your Mac Chapter 2: Inside Application Bundles Chapter 3: Application Dumpster Diving Chapter 4: Changing Icons Chapter 5: Preferences Files Chapter 6: Discovering Domains and Support Files Chapter 7: Changing Interface Elements Chapter 8: Altering Keyboard Shortcuts Chapter 9: Basic Application Scripting Chapter 10: Scripting the Unscriptable Colophon
