Modding Mac OS X

Extreme Makeovers For Your Mac

Erica Sadun - Collection Macintosh

276 pages, parution le 17/01/2005

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Résumé

Modeling Mac OS X isn't about cutting up your Power Mac's case with a hacksaw; it's about modifying Mac OS X's user interface, unlocking its secrets, and dispelling your fears of the Unix command line so you can take command of your Mac.

Modeling Mac OS X starts out with the very basics of configuring your Mac and doing simple things like changing Finder views, using an image from iPhoto's library on your Desktop, and finding and using screensavers. 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 systemwide keyboard shortcuts
Work with 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 "scriptable"

Each 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. The knowledge 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.

L'auteur - Erica Sadun

Erica Sadun is a best-selling author with a Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech's Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center. Her previous books for Sybex include Digital Video Essentials: Shoot, Transfer, Edit, Share and Digital Photography Essentials: Point, Shoot, Enhance, Share.

Sommaire

Transforming Your Mac
Diving into Applications
Application Dumpster Diving
Changing Icons
Preferences Files
Discovering Domains and Support Files
Scripting the Unscriptable
Changing Interface Elements
Altering Keyboard Shortcuts
Basic Application Scripting

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	O'Reilly
Auteur(s)	Erica Sadun
Collection	Macintosh
Parution	17/01/2005
Nb. de pages	276
Format	20 x 25
Couverture	Broché
Poids	697g
Intérieur	2 couleurs
EAN13	9780596007096
ISBN13	978-0-596-00709-6