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Modding Mac OS X Extreme Makeovers for Your Mac

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ISBN-10: 0596007094

ISBN-13: 9780596007096

Edition: 2004

Authors: Erica Sadun

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"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…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/4/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Preface
Transforming Your Mac
Desktops
Screensavers
Altering the Dock
Changing the Look of Finder Windows
Customizing Standard Icons
Custom Themes
Changing the Boot Panel
Final Thoughts
Inside Application Bundles
Application Bundles
Understanding Bundle Structure
Building Bundles
Exploring the Resources Folder
Understanding Localizations
Plug-ins
Property Lists
Shrinking Applications
Final Thoughts
Application Dumpster Diving
The Xcode Tools
Finding Goodies
Changing Sounds
Searching Through Alternate Locations
Finding and Changing Images
Peeking at (and Playing with) String Files
Final Thoughts
Changing Icons
Mac OS X Icon Files
Viewing Icons
Creating Custom Icons
Changing Icons
Creating a Pseudo-Application
Final Thoughts
Preferences Files
Preferences Files
Managing Property Lists
Real-World Preferences Files
Discovering Undocumented Preferences
Final Thoughts
Discovering Domains and Support Files
Folders
Libraries and the Applications That Use Them
Preferences Domains
Recovering Preferences Settings by Domain
Final Thoughts
Changing Interface Elements
Making Alterations
Getting Ready to Hack
Meeting Interface Builder
Changing Window Styles
Adding a Tool Tip
Adding an Item to the Contextual Menu
Adding a New Button
Adding a Custom Drawer
Adding Objects from Another NIB File
Changing Object Classes
Restoring the Terminal Application
Final Thoughts
Altering Keyboard Shortcuts
Philosophy of Keyboard Shortcuts
Panther's New Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences Pane
Changing the Keyboard Shortcuts
Adding Application Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Equivalents
New Ways to Define Keyboard Shortcuts
Speakable Items
Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts
Final Thoughts
Basic Application Scripting
Discovering Scriptable Applications
Getting Ready to Script
Talking to Applications
User Interface Scripting
General Application Scripting
Final Thoughts
Scripting the Unscriptable
Activating Application Scriptability
Expanding Suite Possibilities
Updating the Core Suite
Reverting to the Original NSCoreSuite Files
Final Thoughts
Index