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967c57dc6d9253a9be75e6ccd1c1b70503b72968 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I add an autocorrect mapping to the iOS dictionary? My iPhone, running iOS 6, used to autocorrect ill -> I'll for me and I liked that. It has, very recently, stopped doing this. I suppose it makes sense given than ill is actually a word, but it is a word I rarely use and certainly use far less frequently than I'll.
Is there any way to add a correction mapping back to the iOS 6 dictionary such that typing ill autocorrects to I'll for me?
A: My workaround has been to add a keyboard shortcut that replaces the text ill with I'll any time I add it. Not perfect, but as a stop-gap it will do.
To add the shortcut go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see an Add New Shortcut... button. Press it.
In the Shortcut configuration page type I'll in to the Phrase entry box and ill in to the Shortcut entry box and press the Save button.
Now any time you type ill it will auto-correct to I'll.
| Q: How can I add an autocorrect mapping to the iOS dictionary? My iPhone, running iOS 6, used to autocorrect ill -> I'll for me and I liked that. It has, very recently, stopped doing this. I suppose it makes sense given than ill is actually a word, but it is a word I rarely use and certainly use far less frequently than I'll.
Is there any way to add a correction mapping back to the iOS 6 dictionary such that typing ill autocorrects to I'll for me?
A: My workaround has been to add a keyboard shortcut that replaces the text ill with I'll any time I add it. Not perfect, but as a stop-gap it will do.
To add the shortcut go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see an Add New Shortcut... button. Press it.
In the Shortcut configuration page type I'll in to the Phrase entry box and ill in to the Shortcut entry box and press the Save button.
Now any time you type ill it will auto-correct to I'll.
A: It's an imperfect solution, but there's always the option of resetting the Keyboard Dictionary. This undoes all the learning your iPhone has done, so you're back to the fresh-out-of-the-box behaviour. Obviously this may be a set-back in some areas, but if you're getting strange behaviour, it may be the way to go.
To reset the learning, open Settings → General → Reset and tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary.
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eb9b7f376494a978edbbadde9253a103780ec648 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I set the Camera Roll to send the actual size (rather than small size) via email? I usually use Android, but my girlfriend landed me with the above task to solve, and I have found no way to solve it myself.
When we go to Camera Roll and select single or multiple images, we used to get an interface allowing us to select the size of the selected images, including the phrase "Actual Size".
As stated, that interface has disappeared, and all the photos selected are default sent as tiny 130Kb photos. How do I reset the phone to again allow my girlfriend to send Actual Size photos? I have already restarted the phone, but that didn't change anything.
A: The dialog box that allows you to choose a size appears after you compose the email and hit send.
| Q: How do I set the Camera Roll to send the actual size (rather than small size) via email? I usually use Android, but my girlfriend landed me with the above task to solve, and I have found no way to solve it myself.
When we go to Camera Roll and select single or multiple images, we used to get an interface allowing us to select the size of the selected images, including the phrase "Actual Size".
As stated, that interface has disappeared, and all the photos selected are default sent as tiny 130Kb photos. How do I reset the phone to again allow my girlfriend to send Actual Size photos? I have already restarted the phone, but that didn't change anything.
A: The dialog box that allows you to choose a size appears after you compose the email and hit send.
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cdd1e3bb8e9d913ae36a4cb3d663f5dce8d08ba2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to access user installed menubar icons with the keyboard? I understand that Ctrl + F8 can be used to access the built-in Apple menu and Ctrl + F2 can be used to access program menus (e.g. this existing answer).
However, I have a bunch of user-installed items in the menu bar (e.g. Better Touch Tool, Caffeine, Alfred, Dropbox, etc.) and neither of the above key combinations allow access to these items.
How can I access the user-installed items in the menu bar using the keyboard?
A: Install Bartender. I'm a huge fan for many reasons; but amongst those, it allows Spotlight-like quick-filtering of menubar items:
⇧⌘␣ …
… drop …
↩!
Look, ma! No mouse.
| Q: How to access user installed menubar icons with the keyboard? I understand that Ctrl + F8 can be used to access the built-in Apple menu and Ctrl + F2 can be used to access program menus (e.g. this existing answer).
However, I have a bunch of user-installed items in the menu bar (e.g. Better Touch Tool, Caffeine, Alfred, Dropbox, etc.) and neither of the above key combinations allow access to these items.
How can I access the user-installed items in the menu bar using the keyboard?
A: Install Bartender. I'm a huge fan for many reasons; but amongst those, it allows Spotlight-like quick-filtering of menubar items:
⇧⌘␣ …
… drop …
↩!
Look, ma! No mouse.
A: Unless they've been implemented in the right way, I don't think it's possible. I can access iStat Menus' stuff with the keyboard and that's definitely 3rd party. The others are inaccessible.
Posting my comment as a real answer following Deesbek's suggestion.
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155bf69c1867d19a72f245d9e126daabde18e543 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I set a preferred contact method in Messages I have a contact with iMessage, AIM and Google Talk accounts. When using Messages to open a new chat with her, I'd like it to always default to Google Talk if she's online -- instead, it seems to pick a contact method at random. How can I make it use Google Talk by preference (without deleting the other accounts, since I want them to be available as well)?
A: As of 10.8.2 the only way to do that is to keep that particular conversation open all the time.
Another workaround is to copy the preferred google talk info to another contact name with just that. "Jane googletalk" so you know which is which.
On a conceptual level i don't think they will fix it. It's the same with multiple phone numbers... you have to select which one each time you call... you can't have a preferred number, UNLESS you Favorite that number.
Alas there there is no favorite option in messages for mac.
| Q: How can I set a preferred contact method in Messages I have a contact with iMessage, AIM and Google Talk accounts. When using Messages to open a new chat with her, I'd like it to always default to Google Talk if she's online -- instead, it seems to pick a contact method at random. How can I make it use Google Talk by preference (without deleting the other accounts, since I want them to be available as well)?
A: As of 10.8.2 the only way to do that is to keep that particular conversation open all the time.
Another workaround is to copy the preferred google talk info to another contact name with just that. "Jane googletalk" so you know which is which.
On a conceptual level i don't think they will fix it. It's the same with multiple phone numbers... you have to select which one each time you call... you can't have a preferred number, UNLESS you Favorite that number.
Alas there there is no favorite option in messages for mac.
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4cf9bef809bdd1e4dba5c05348a39588ba4288b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mount a samba drive, with password from keychain I have a problem with Jettison, that tries to remount a samba drive, that is protected by a password.
It uses the following command line:
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]@[server]/work /Volumes/work
Of course it fails since the password is not present (nor the -N switch)
I am aware that it should contain a password, but I do not want the app to know it. So my question is:
Is there a way to request the password like this (I am aware this is not correct):
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]: %keychain->[identified keychain]%@<server>/work /Volumes/work
A: Here's how I did it
mkdir -p /Volumes/work \
&& mount -t smbfs //admin:$(security find-internet-password -D "Network Password" -l "share name" -w)@server/work /Volumes/work
Eventually creating sub-directory in /Volumes may require the add_subdirectory permissions, eg
sudo chmod +a "$(whoami):allow:add_subdirectory" /Volumes
The keychain access was a bit tricky, I found the answer and wrote it there. The important part was the capitals when specifying the secret kind.
You'll need to be able to create directories in /Volumes as well. This answer helped me.
| Q: Mount a samba drive, with password from keychain I have a problem with Jettison, that tries to remount a samba drive, that is protected by a password.
It uses the following command line:
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]@[server]/work /Volumes/work
Of course it fails since the password is not present (nor the -N switch)
I am aware that it should contain a password, but I do not want the app to know it. So my question is:
Is there a way to request the password like this (I am aware this is not correct):
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]: %keychain->[identified keychain]%@<server>/work /Volumes/work
A: Here's how I did it
mkdir -p /Volumes/work \
&& mount -t smbfs //admin:$(security find-internet-password -D "Network Password" -l "share name" -w)@server/work /Volumes/work
Eventually creating sub-directory in /Volumes may require the add_subdirectory permissions, eg
sudo chmod +a "$(whoami):allow:add_subdirectory" /Volumes
The keychain access was a bit tricky, I found the answer and wrote it there. The important part was the capitals when specifying the secret kind.
You'll need to be able to create directories in /Volumes as well. This answer helped me.
A: There is a script able interface to the keychain and it is the security command.
If you are handy with shell scripting or another language and the password doesn't have spaces and odd characters you need to handle, you could follow this tutorial and teach yourself enough to get the password out of the keychain.
*
*http://blog.macromates.com/2006/keychain-access-from-shell/
So once you've figured out how to pass the password in as a command line argument user:pass you could execute the security command inline or set a temporary variable to hold the value.
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e47ab5c074034998664f8ad10ad86709d2313809 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make this Apple Script shorter? (quitting multiple apps via tell) I want to edit a part of an Apple Script to quit various applications at once:
tell application "TweetDeck"
quit
end tell
tell application "Google Chrome"
quit
end tell
Over all there are seven entries just like above.
Is there any way to write this more compact?
A: tell application "TweetDeck" to quit
tell application "Google Chrome" to quit
tell-end-tell blocks with only one command can be written in one line.
| Q: How can I make this Apple Script shorter? (quitting multiple apps via tell) I want to edit a part of an Apple Script to quit various applications at once:
tell application "TweetDeck"
quit
end tell
tell application "Google Chrome"
quit
end tell
Over all there are seven entries just like above.
Is there any way to write this more compact?
A: tell application "TweetDeck" to quit
tell application "Google Chrome" to quit
tell-end-tell blocks with only one command can be written in one line.
A: You can use a list of apps and a loop. Just add new apps to that first list and they'll be quit automatically.
set apps to {"Google Chrome", "Tweetbot", "ForkLift"}
repeat with thisApp in apps
tell application thisApp to quit
end repeat
A: Unfortunately you cannot pass multiple applications to the 'tell application' call.
Rather, you could use a unix utility that can terminate multiple applications at once - killall.
You can invoke this utility from within an AppleScript:
do shell script "killall firefox Mail" - This would terminate FireFox and Mail
'killall' is case sensitive, so you must first determine the process names of the applications that you wish to kill.
*
*Launch the applications that you will want to be terminating with the script
*Use the following command (in a Terminal window) to find their full and correct names. (In this example, we are looking to find out tweetdeck's correct process name).
ps x | grep -i tweetdeck | grep -v grep
With TweetDeck running, this will give output similar to the following:
59127 ?? S 0:01.23 /Applications/TweetDeck.app/Contents/MacOS/TweetDeck -psn_0_21423213
The last part of the path is the process name as it should be passed to 'killall'. In this case TweetDeck (...Contents/MacOS/TweetDeck).
So, we go back to our AppleScript and add TweetDeck to the string of applications that we are terminating. In addition to my previous example, I'd do:
do shell script "killall firefox Mail TweetDeck"
Hope this helps!
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a1cfe59944684c87d8327881e9286d26d8d85c15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use a normal USB-keyboard on an iPad3 with iOS6.0? Is there any way to use a normal USB-keyboard on an iPad3 with iOS6?
I saw a demo on YouTube where a normal USB-keyboard was connected to an iPad using the USB-connector. This iPad had iOS 5 on board. I later read that this wouldn't function anymore under iOS 6.
I consider buying a connection set, but am reluctant since I want to use it to connect my normal USB keyboard. No use buying it if it won't work.
A: Absolutely bizarre! I've just tried it with an Apple USB Keyboard on an iPad3 running iOS6 and it gives me an error saying the device draws too much power! So the answer is no! Another bizarre move by Apple.
| Q: Can I use a normal USB-keyboard on an iPad3 with iOS6.0? Is there any way to use a normal USB-keyboard on an iPad3 with iOS6?
I saw a demo on YouTube where a normal USB-keyboard was connected to an iPad using the USB-connector. This iPad had iOS 5 on board. I later read that this wouldn't function anymore under iOS 6.
I consider buying a connection set, but am reluctant since I want to use it to connect my normal USB keyboard. No use buying it if it won't work.
A: Absolutely bizarre! I've just tried it with an Apple USB Keyboard on an iPad3 running iOS6 and it gives me an error saying the device draws too much power! So the answer is no! Another bizarre move by Apple.
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96bdec0e1ab5258a0ee824fb7dbc76b45d3188ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: New Computer bought will information be deleted? I bought a new computer recently and have not plugged my iphone into it yet. I had my phone synced with my old computer which crashed and cannot retrieve any information off of it including my music. So if I plug my iPhone into my new computer will everything be deleted or since I have iCloud will everything be saved? I want to know this information before I would plug into my new computer.
A: On your iPhone go to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup and turn on iCloud Backup
It will save your configurations and pictures on iCloud. This is the same you do when you sync your iPhone with iTunes. In this way you can restore your data from iCloud.
Once you have done the first backup you can attach the iPhone to your computer without loosing data.
| Q: New Computer bought will information be deleted? I bought a new computer recently and have not plugged my iphone into it yet. I had my phone synced with my old computer which crashed and cannot retrieve any information off of it including my music. So if I plug my iPhone into my new computer will everything be deleted or since I have iCloud will everything be saved? I want to know this information before I would plug into my new computer.
A: On your iPhone go to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup and turn on iCloud Backup
It will save your configurations and pictures on iCloud. This is the same you do when you sync your iPhone with iTunes. In this way you can restore your data from iCloud.
Once you have done the first backup you can attach the iPhone to your computer without loosing data.
A: On your new computer, you can also open iTunes, visit the iTunes Store and click the Purchased link in the upper right menu (depending on your country, this might be in a different language. You can visit the US store first, spot the menu entry there, and return to your store to find your version of it). This link will bring you to a page where you can re-download all the apps, books, and songs you purchased in iTunes.
But this will only work for iTunes purchased things.
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2233b497c9228d89291ffd898fd78877e704038c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable outgoing mail for an account? I have an account that I want to receive but never send email from in Mail.app. Is there a simple way to disable this one account?
I'm running Mountain Lion.
A: There is an option within the preferences of Mail.app.
Go to the "Accounts" tab, and select the email account, and under Account Information, you can set the outgoing mail server to None.
You must also enable Use only this server.
When sending a message from that account, you will now get a message asking you to choose a different outgoing mail server, with the option of cancelling the send.
| Q: Disable outgoing mail for an account? I have an account that I want to receive but never send email from in Mail.app. Is there a simple way to disable this one account?
I'm running Mountain Lion.
A: There is an option within the preferences of Mail.app.
Go to the "Accounts" tab, and select the email account, and under Account Information, you can set the outgoing mail server to None.
You must also enable Use only this server.
When sending a message from that account, you will now get a message asking you to choose a different outgoing mail server, with the option of cancelling the send.
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e67be6fbd10a91171074b431a6caa32dabbd9c4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What window is playing audio? I've got a number of windows open, including several browser windows. One of them is playing an annoying advertising video.
How can I easily locate which window is playing audio?
A: Ability to see per-application sound output: Check out https://superuser.com/questions/150304/per-application-volume-settings-possible-on-mac-os-x-snow-leopard
Within Chrome, you can use the Mutetab extension to see what tabs/windows are playing audio.
| Q: What window is playing audio? I've got a number of windows open, including several browser windows. One of them is playing an annoying advertising video.
How can I easily locate which window is playing audio?
A: Ability to see per-application sound output: Check out https://superuser.com/questions/150304/per-application-volume-settings-possible-on-mac-os-x-snow-leopard
Within Chrome, you can use the Mutetab extension to see what tabs/windows are playing audio.
A: You could use chrome developer tools to inspect the page you are viewing. Click on the resources tab to inspect what resources are used.
A: 1.) Close one window after the other and locate the sound. Then reload using the history tab.
2.) Install AdBlock and you don't need to care about it anymore!
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60881943c7c4c49a41e2f5a64b8e8535f1940c14 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Basic photo editing on OS X I need to edit a photo on my Mac. I wish to take two photos and paste them together to create one that's larger, containing both. I couldn't figure out how to do this with iPhoto.
*
*For Windows you have Paint.NET.
*For Linux you have Kolourpaint.
What would be the equivalent on OS X?
Please note that it must be of quality both in code and in UI. I wouldn't want to install buggyware on my Mac.
A: The best simple image editor is Seashore. It's an open-source Cocoa app built around GIMP's technology. That means it provides advanced photo editing capabilities for free and does it in a simple-to-install native app.
| Q: Basic photo editing on OS X I need to edit a photo on my Mac. I wish to take two photos and paste them together to create one that's larger, containing both. I couldn't figure out how to do this with iPhoto.
*
*For Windows you have Paint.NET.
*For Linux you have Kolourpaint.
What would be the equivalent on OS X?
Please note that it must be of quality both in code and in UI. I wouldn't want to install buggyware on my Mac.
A: The best simple image editor is Seashore. It's an open-source Cocoa app built around GIMP's technology. That means it provides advanced photo editing capabilities for free and does it in a simple-to-install native app.
A: You can do this simply with Preview. Open the first picture.
*
*Choose Tools > Rectangular Selection.
*Select the whole picture.
*Copy the selection (choose Edit > Copy).
*Choose Tools > Adjust Size.
*Turn off the lock for proportional changes.
*Select pixels as your unit.
*Double the width of your picture.
At this point, you have your unscaled picture in the clipboard and a scaled version in Preview.
*
*Insert (choose Edit > Paste) the picture from the clipboard and align it to the left edge.
*Open your second picture in Preview, select everything, and copy it.
*Switch to the first picture, paste the second picture and align it to the right edge.
*Save your new picture. Done.
A: For a program similar to Paint.NET on Windows, check out Pinta, which is available for OS X, Linux and Windows. It requires the Mono framework (link available on the download page for Pinta).
A: The online, flash-based Pixlr is excellent: very intuitive and has shockingly good performance.
A: I would say that Preview is just fine for basic touch ups, though it is not that intuitive from the very start. I discovered the editing tools a month after I was using it to preview images:)
There are free trials available for most of high quality photo apps, so you may check Collage, Camerabag, Snapheal, and other. All apps work independently on your Mac, so you need no online photo editors. Hope this helps.
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82a641c4481ad362e1947df1b6f69ddc35560062 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to reorder the Mac Menu Bar?
Possible Duplicate:
Change the location of an icon in the menu bar?
The title is sort of self-explanatory. I wanted to group some icons into a more logical and useful layout. This question was last asked (afaik) during Snow Leopard days. Perhaps there are new methods.
Currently, my menu bar looks like this:
and I'd like to move the icons on the left over to the right...
A: As explained in the referred question, hold down Command key, press the icon in your menu bar, move it. This works at least in Mountain Lion up to Yosemite. But still this only works for movable items. You can move the Wifi symbol, the Bluetooth symbol, etc. But you cannot move the Twitter or Dropbox symbol.
| Q: Is there a way to reorder the Mac Menu Bar?
Possible Duplicate:
Change the location of an icon in the menu bar?
The title is sort of self-explanatory. I wanted to group some icons into a more logical and useful layout. This question was last asked (afaik) during Snow Leopard days. Perhaps there are new methods.
Currently, my menu bar looks like this:
and I'd like to move the icons on the left over to the right...
A: As explained in the referred question, hold down Command key, press the icon in your menu bar, move it. This works at least in Mountain Lion up to Yosemite. But still this only works for movable items. You can move the Wifi symbol, the Bluetooth symbol, etc. But you cannot move the Twitter or Dropbox symbol.
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1034e79035b849adfe8e4137fbe94e541cdab652 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder window file view header looks odd - fix? I think I set this up some time ago and it looks like a search or something but I want it to just be like my apps folder where I can sort. My mistake but very unintuitive how to remove this:
and make it look like this:
How do I remove thhat so it works like my applications folder?
A: Click on the "arrange" button on your Finder toolbar, then choose "none". I agree that this is quite unintuitive.
| Q: Finder window file view header looks odd - fix? I think I set this up some time ago and it looks like a search or something but I want it to just be like my apps folder where I can sort. My mistake but very unintuitive how to remove this:
and make it look like this:
How do I remove thhat so it works like my applications folder?
A: Click on the "arrange" button on your Finder toolbar, then choose "none". I agree that this is quite unintuitive.
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a8a6ce623105916d789f5c9e6d45651744ae4afd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Boot Camp Assistant - Setup from SD Card I am trying to install Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Assistant. I have downloaded the ISO, however I don't have a CD drive as its a MacBook Air and all my USB drives are too small. I am trying to install it using an SD Card as I read that they are handled in the same way as USB drives, however I can't find a way to get the assistant to recognise the SD card. Can any one help?
A: You can't do that as neither, OSX nor W7/W8 support booting from an SD card.
Get a simple usb-sd card adapter (not a multi card reader) and that'll work. In fact its what i used a micro-sd card in a usb adapter with an old 8gb card.
| Q: Boot Camp Assistant - Setup from SD Card I am trying to install Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Assistant. I have downloaded the ISO, however I don't have a CD drive as its a MacBook Air and all my USB drives are too small. I am trying to install it using an SD Card as I read that they are handled in the same way as USB drives, however I can't find a way to get the assistant to recognise the SD card. Can any one help?
A: You can't do that as neither, OSX nor W7/W8 support booting from an SD card.
Get a simple usb-sd card adapter (not a multi card reader) and that'll work. In fact its what i used a micro-sd card in a usb adapter with an old 8gb card.
A: I'm currently installing Windows 7 from an 16 GB SD card. From a Windows computer, I prepared the SD card with WinToFlash and the ISO of Windows 7, and when it was done I mounted the SD card with a multi card reader, and Boot Camp read it!
A: This is partially inaccurate. You can actually install OS X on a SD card according to Apple's support documents. However, on Windows you can't.
Can I install Mac OS X on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume?
Yes. Change the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and format the card to use the Mac OS Extended file format to do so.
Source: Apple Support Article HT3553 About the SD and SDXC card slot, #12
A: You can boot from a SD card — I've booted Windows 7 and Windows 8 from a SD card.
You need to find a program that will mount the image file onto the SD card and make sure you format Properly you can find out more information by just going on Google.
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7589da0ce2a8cad411b78dc591b052f8880d225e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari won't enter fullscreen I'm currently running Safari 5.1.4 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, and after bringing it out of the fullscreen mode, I quit safari using Command+Q.
When I restarted my Mac, for some reason, Safari won't return to fullscreen mode despite attempts to click on the icon on the upper right hand corner or by going through the View menu manually. ( I've also tried the short cut keys as well, Control + Command + F, to no avail).
Is there a way to fix this?
A: I just solved this problem by quitting safari and reopening it again. Once it's open, i just go into fullscreen mode again and it responded nicely.
| Q: Safari won't enter fullscreen I'm currently running Safari 5.1.4 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, and after bringing it out of the fullscreen mode, I quit safari using Command+Q.
When I restarted my Mac, for some reason, Safari won't return to fullscreen mode despite attempts to click on the icon on the upper right hand corner or by going through the View menu manually. ( I've also tried the short cut keys as well, Control + Command + F, to no avail).
Is there a way to fix this?
A: I just solved this problem by quitting safari and reopening it again. Once it's open, i just go into fullscreen mode again and it responded nicely.
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2f4901adc1630e844c1e478295324ceb5dc3efd6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does Application Level Firewall work? I'm a bit confused about OS X Mountain Lion's Application Level Firewall.
I have enabled ALF (Application Level Firewall) in Settings -> Secuity & Privacy -> Firewall and have some rules for some applications in it and those rules are stored by ALF in /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist
But it seems that ipfw is disabled (no /etc/ipfilter) and sudo ipfw list is 65535 allow ip from any to any. pf is also disabled.
So I do not understand how ALF works. If ALF does not use the known legacy firewall applications, how does it do what it does? What does it use for a backend or is it a totally separate application that does not deal with ipfw or pf?
A: ALF uses a process called Firewall. The rules list you are looking for exists under: /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist
Additionally, any changes made on a per user basis, is made to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf.plist.
If you navigate to /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/, you will also see the Firewall and socketfilterfw processes, which supply the backend and configuration manager (respectively) for ALF.
You can read more about Apple's in-house firewall here: http://krypted.com/tag/socketfilterfw/
| Q: How does Application Level Firewall work? I'm a bit confused about OS X Mountain Lion's Application Level Firewall.
I have enabled ALF (Application Level Firewall) in Settings -> Secuity & Privacy -> Firewall and have some rules for some applications in it and those rules are stored by ALF in /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist
But it seems that ipfw is disabled (no /etc/ipfilter) and sudo ipfw list is 65535 allow ip from any to any. pf is also disabled.
So I do not understand how ALF works. If ALF does not use the known legacy firewall applications, how does it do what it does? What does it use for a backend or is it a totally separate application that does not deal with ipfw or pf?
A: ALF uses a process called Firewall. The rules list you are looking for exists under: /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist
Additionally, any changes made on a per user basis, is made to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf.plist.
If you navigate to /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/, you will also see the Firewall and socketfilterfw processes, which supply the backend and configuration manager (respectively) for ALF.
You can read more about Apple's in-house firewall here: http://krypted.com/tag/socketfilterfw/
A: See OS X Server: About the Firewall service.
Although the topic is about OS X Server, the last paragraph says:
Additional Information
The ipfw command is deprecated in Mountain Lion. If you want to manually configure Firewall rules, use the pfctl binary for forward compatibility. For instructions, see man pfctl.
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042f466d99616e14ff9e9bae49b0fa90eb4d792a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Annotation of a PDF file in my Dropbox in iPad and keep it the last version in Dropbox I have a folder in my Dropbox that I keep my eBooks in it. I want to find an app for the iPad that can do these to me:
*
*Let me open a PDFs file from my Dropbox
*Let me annotate on that file
*Annotation getting applied to the Dropbox version of my file, instead of creating a local copy that its changes does not affect the Dropbox version
In my PC, when I open a PDFs file from my Dropbox and make Some highlights, when I press the save button in acrobat reader, the Dropbox version is instantly gets updated and whenever I open my Dropbox folder I have the latest version of the file. I need similar functionality in my iPad.
What iPad app has this functionality?
A: I am using PDF Expert for exactly this. You can choose to sync folders from Dropbox (and other sharing services). Those folders will keep a local copy and will automatically sync back as well.
| Q: Annotation of a PDF file in my Dropbox in iPad and keep it the last version in Dropbox I have a folder in my Dropbox that I keep my eBooks in it. I want to find an app for the iPad that can do these to me:
*
*Let me open a PDFs file from my Dropbox
*Let me annotate on that file
*Annotation getting applied to the Dropbox version of my file, instead of creating a local copy that its changes does not affect the Dropbox version
In my PC, when I open a PDFs file from my Dropbox and make Some highlights, when I press the save button in acrobat reader, the Dropbox version is instantly gets updated and whenever I open my Dropbox folder I have the latest version of the file. I need similar functionality in my iPad.
What iPad app has this functionality?
A: I am using PDF Expert for exactly this. You can choose to sync folders from Dropbox (and other sharing services). Those folders will keep a local copy and will automatically sync back as well.
A: A few days ago Dropbox introduced a collaboration with Adobe that allows to annotate files and synchronise changes back to Dropbox automatically:
With the latest versions of the Dropbox and Acrobat Reader iOS apps,
you’ll be able to annotate and comment on PDFs stored in Dropbox,
right from your iPhone or iPad. Just open a PDF from the Dropbox app
and tap the ‘Edit’ icon, then edit or electronically sign the PDF in
the Acrobat Reader app. All your changes will save back to Dropbox, so
you and any collaborators will have the latest version.
[...]
To try out the Adobe integration on your iPhone or iPad, download the latest versions of the Dropbox iOS app and the Acrobat Reader iOS app. The same integration will be available for Android devices next year, so stay tuned!
A: PDF Max Pro does that:
SEAMLESS iCLOUD & DROPBOX INTEGRATION:
Work on your PDF documents stored on iCloud or Dropbox just like your local files. Search or browse any file you need, annotate or fill in, then all your changes are automatically pushed back to the cloud without any manual step required.
A: What about iAnnotate PDF? It has Dropbox sync support.
I don't have my iPad with me to test if it automatically saves the changes back to DropBox though.
A: Notability and Remarks both have dropbox sync, theres a great article comparing the two here.
Also Wondershare, who make some pretty rad PDF editing software, recently wrote an article on how PDF annotation on the iPad an recommended a couple of different apps, may be worth a read.
A: None of the answers do what he asks for. Syncing is a passable substitute unless you have a deeply nested batch of folders with gigabytes of PDF. Try that in dropbox and it eats a big chunk of your iPad's space and takes over hour (from experience). What is needed is something that uses the dropbox API to allow direct editing of individual docs. It is possible because UXWrite does exactly this.
A: This is quite an old question, but I can see that in the dropbox app this feature is still not incorporated.
A decent solution for me is to use the Files app, where is the dropbox folder too. There is possible to edit pdf file with the iPad.
A: our app, Xodo, has all these features from annotating PDF documents to syncing with Dropbox. You can manage and organize all your documents from within the app. Also it is completely free.
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22ff8f145b3d486f0b038a511de9cc44f2d4da11 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I get non-iBooks Store ePub files into my iCloud iBooks library? I buy quite a few ePub e-books from sources other than the iBooks Store.
I used to use iTunes to sync these to my iPad and iPhone. However, I’m trying to set up my iPad and iPhone to purely sync through iCloud, as syncing with both iCloud and iTunes gets a bit confusing.
Can I get non-iBooks Store ePub files into my iCloud iBooks library, so that they live there? (i.e. so that if I do a restore on my iPad or iPhone, I’ll be able to download them from iCloud again.) If so, how?
A: You can email yourself the files, then from Mail, open the files in iBooks.
| Q: Can I get non-iBooks Store ePub files into my iCloud iBooks library? I buy quite a few ePub e-books from sources other than the iBooks Store.
I used to use iTunes to sync these to my iPad and iPhone. However, I’m trying to set up my iPad and iPhone to purely sync through iCloud, as syncing with both iCloud and iTunes gets a bit confusing.
Can I get non-iBooks Store ePub files into my iCloud iBooks library, so that they live there? (i.e. so that if I do a restore on my iPad or iPhone, I’ll be able to download them from iCloud again.) If so, how?
A: You can email yourself the files, then from Mail, open the files in iBooks.
A: No, that doesn't work: there is no iCloud sync of the entire ebook file. The only thing that is possible with non-iBooks store ebooks is to sync the reading location and notes.
So, if you load an ePub file into iTunes/iBooks on a Mac and then sync it via iTunes to your iOS device(s), and if you have the sync option activated in all of them, the reading position and notes/highlights/bookmarks will be synchronized across them.
Note that in fact that's what happens with the purchased iBooks: it's not that Apple is saving your books on iCloud, just the record of your purchase.
A: This functionality will be support beginning with iOS 9.3. It will support syncing the entire library, including PDFs on any device.
Here is the Apple Support page with documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205751
Federico Viticci mentioned this on Twitter first.
A: This feature is now active in iOS 9.3, however it seems rather buggy. I've found my own ePubs will often not open properly, won't download properly or won't sync locations/bookmarks. Been fighting the things for days now.
If you do manage to get it working, please let us know how. (iCloud Books: Failed to Load Book Because the Requested Resource is Missing)
A: Download to the iCloud folder of your choice...
Use Adobe Reader to access the file and download into Adobe Reader.
Do this by opening the Adobe Reader app
*
*Click on recent at the top
*Choose more locations
*On the left side, choose iCloud and then choose the file location and tab then the download tag.
(it will not be able to read the file when you try to open it and will say this document cannot be previewed)
Now you can tap the share button and choose share or open in iBooks.
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79414784eb6a447d2e283069fc23b5c60cd47163 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Set Spotify as the source for song titles instead of iTunes A lot of applications say something to the effect of "get the current song title from iTunes for your status", so is there any way to have those pull from Spotify instead of iTunes?
I'm willing to jump through a few hoops, and I'm a software developer so I don't mind some hacks, but I would love to be able to have those apps pull from my Spotify playlist instead of iTunes (who even downloads music anymore? Savages! :p )
A: What application are you interested in exactly?
One workaround could be to make Spotify scrobble to Last.fm (in preferences), and then get the song title from Last.fm. Iirc, there is a plugin for Adium that does this. Caveat: there'll be some delay in the updates when using this method.
| Q: Set Spotify as the source for song titles instead of iTunes A lot of applications say something to the effect of "get the current song title from iTunes for your status", so is there any way to have those pull from Spotify instead of iTunes?
I'm willing to jump through a few hoops, and I'm a software developer so I don't mind some hacks, but I would love to be able to have those apps pull from my Spotify playlist instead of iTunes (who even downloads music anymore? Savages! :p )
A: What application are you interested in exactly?
One workaround could be to make Spotify scrobble to Last.fm (in preferences), and then get the song title from Last.fm. Iirc, there is a plugin for Adium that does this. Caveat: there'll be some delay in the updates when using this method.
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85e54e01f896102a076233a9ad4caf7510a5d0f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make the up arrow work in Terminal's nslookup command? When I open terminal, I'd like the up arrow go to the last command I typed within nslookup. Instead, I get a strange escape sequence.
What must be done to allow me to up arrow in nslookup?
A: Nslookup on OS X does not seem to use readline, so it does not support the arrow keys.
You can install rlwrap, which is available in MacPorts and presumably other package managers. Then you can run
rlwrap nslookup
To get arrow key support.
Many thanks to this thread on the MacRumors forums.
| Q: How can I make the up arrow work in Terminal's nslookup command? When I open terminal, I'd like the up arrow go to the last command I typed within nslookup. Instead, I get a strange escape sequence.
What must be done to allow me to up arrow in nslookup?
A: Nslookup on OS X does not seem to use readline, so it does not support the arrow keys.
You can install rlwrap, which is available in MacPorts and presumably other package managers. Then you can run
rlwrap nslookup
To get arrow key support.
Many thanks to this thread on the MacRumors forums.
A: If you are using bash someones changed your key bindings. Look at ~/.bash_profile and see what's in there. Alternatively go to the Preferences for Terminal and select the profile you are using and then click on the Keyboard Tab. See if the cursor up is set to anything weird there.
As someone else mentioned the default setting in Terminal and bash is to display the last command.
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620aa0e4f5e17c225aa18a403802e76258008cd1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: PuTTY Equivalent for Mac Is there a good PuTTY (free telnet / ssh client) equivalent for OS X?
I know that I can just use terminal and an ssh command, but I want some sort of application that will store connection info, passwords, logs, etc for me, much like PuTTY.
Does this exist?
A: Why not using MacPorts (https://www.macports.org/)? They have ported putty. You'll need to install MacPorts first, but once you've done that you can run:
>sudo port install putty
and you'll have putty available on your Mac.
| Q: PuTTY Equivalent for Mac Is there a good PuTTY (free telnet / ssh client) equivalent for OS X?
I know that I can just use terminal and an ssh command, but I want some sort of application that will store connection info, passwords, logs, etc for me, much like PuTTY.
Does this exist?
A: Why not using MacPorts (https://www.macports.org/)? They have ported putty. You'll need to install MacPorts first, but once you've done that you can run:
>sudo port install putty
and you'll have putty available on your Mac.
A: I have no experiences with this App: ZOC - I only did a quick Google on "OS X telnet GUI" and got a link to this product as the first hit - but it seems to do the same as PuTTY.
There is a 30 days trial available.
ZOC is a professional SSH/telnet client and terminal emulator. With its impressive list of emulations it lets you easily connect to hosts and mainframes, using communication methods like secure shell, telnet, serial cable or modem/isdn.
Its sleek user interface has many ways of making your life easier. In its own way, ZOC is the Swiss Army Knife of terminal emulators: versatile, robust, proven.
Key Benefits:
*
*Tabbed sessions with thumbnails
*Customizable to meet your preferences and needs
*Scripting language with over 200 commands
*Compatible with Windows 7 and OS X Mountain Lion
*Administrator friendly (deployment, configuration)
*Now $79.99 with attractive bulk discounts
Key Features:
*
*Emulations: VT220, xterm, Wyse, QNX, TN3270, TN5250, ...
*Communication: SSH, Telnet, Modem, Serial Cable, ...
*File Transfer: SCP, Zmodem, Xmodem, Ymodem, Kermit, ...
*Click here to find out more about ZOC's features...
A: Jason's answer is definitely the way to go, but I'd like to point out a feature of Terminal that may be useful.
Within Terminal, you can make a direct connection to a remote machine similar to the way PuTTY does, without first opening a terminal window on the local machine. Simply select Shell->New Remote Connection... (cmd-shift-K). In the window that pops up, you can add any SSH server to the right-hand column, including aliases defined in the ~/.ssh/config file.
Using Jason's example, you would select "Secure Shell" as the service on the left, and then add "serve" to the list of servers on the right.
In the future, you can open the dialog box (much like the main PuTTY window) and double-click the entry for the server you want to connect to. The only difference between this and PuTTY is that you put custom configuration settings in the ~/.ssh/config file, which I see as a huge advantage.
A: You can install PuTTy on OS X with Homebrew:
brew install putty --with-gtk+
And then run it from terminal as putty.
If you don't have Homebrew, you can install it from Terminal:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew doctor
A: PuTTY is a great Windows frontend, not to mention the need for an SSH client in the first place. On Linux, OS X, and most other UNIX-y based environments, SSH is generally purely command line, but still amazingly powerful.
The SSH client allows you to store an amazing amount of properties based on a given hostname, even global defaults, in the "ssh_config" client file. This file doesn't exist by default (per the comments on the question), but should be written at ~/.ssh/config.
That path equates to:
~, your home directory, it expands on my system to /Users/jason.
.ssh, the leading dot makes it hidden. If you're in Terminal and in your home directory, you can simply run cd .ssh and enter it.
config is the file name, it is a plain text file with configuration parameters.
I use this file to control tunnels I always use, the private key needed for the connection, the username (if it differs from my local username), etc.
See the manpage, either via man ssh_config on your own machine which will contain the most appropriate version, or you can view it online from OpenBSD's Site.
Some example contents from my ssh config file are:
ControlMaster auto
ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/master-%r-%h-%p
VisualHostKey yes
Host serve
Hostname 8.8.8.8
User jason
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
LocalForward 5901 localhost:5901
Whitespace is purely personal preference, it is not required except to separate Keys from Values.
The first three lines are global properties, they affect every SSH connection. The second section is a host-specific configuration.
The Host line specifies the host tag you will use when invoking ssh. Ex. ssh serve. When running that, it loads all the properties listed until the next Host line.
Since serve is not necessarily a DNS name, I specify the Hostname that it should actually connect to (no, not actually mine). User is self explanatory and there just to be explicit, and the IdentityFile is the path to the Private Key file it uses to connect.
Lastly, LocalForward sets up a port forwarding rule that I send through the SSH tunnel.
The various syntaxes are all documented on the man page.
There is no mechanism for defining a plain text password. Password entry is ALWAYS interactive when setting up the SSH connection. If you want to log in automatically, set up Private Key Authentication. Storing plain text passwords is stupid, always.
I use this to great effect. And the best part? All your SSH configurations are incredibly portable, it's just one file that you have to backup/retain, and move between system to system! Not so portable to Windows, but who really likes dealing with the registry anyway?
A: You might want to consider:
Spackle (free, SourceForge link)
This is a Java-based version of PuTTY, available for Mac and Linux.
A: Any terminal program could work with this answer, but I recommend iTerm2.
To store connection info and login with a single short command (no password typing required), you could use a key-login combined with an "alias".
To use key-login on a server
Create an alias/shortcut
Once you have an ssh-key on your server and your Mac, you could login with a command such as:
ssh [email protected]
Using an alias within ~/.bash_profile you could shorten the command with an alias such as:
alias s10="ssh [email protected]"
Then in iTerm2 you only need to execute a command:
s10
to log into the server at 10.0.0.1 using ssh key login.
To store your session log (commands you've run) iTerm2 does this automatically, but you can adjust the amount of session logs you'd like to keep within Preferences -> Default profile -> Terminal -> Scrollback buffer. Tick the box for Unlimited scrollback if you prefer.
You can also store your logs indefinitely, between sessions by saving them to files. Preferences -> Default profile -> Miscellaneous -> Automatically log session input to files in [your chosen file on drive].
A: I have ported Putty to Mac as a native application bundle, so no need for macports or terminals if your not a technical user.
More information with screen-shots is here : http://www.wine-reviews.net/2016/08/putty-for-mac-os-x-now-available.html
Cheers,
A: Yes. There is new kid in town:
http://www.royaltsx.com/main/home.aspx
A: vSSH is a PuTTY-based OS X app.
*
*Can almost everything that PuTTY can
*Multi-tab multi-window interface
*Macros support (you shell scripts as menu items for quick access)
*iCloud synchronization (connections, macros and keys) with vSSH and SSH control apps for iOS
Available on the Mac AppStore.
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faecad3105c3a03f3e3a33100d7f20c075b30154 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does my iPhone 4s resume playing a paused podcast after a missed call? Here's the sequence of events:
*
*I'm listing to a podcast via the relatively new podcast app.
*I pause the podcast.
*Time passes. The phone sleeps.
*I get a call which I do not pick up; I don't even touch the phone.
*The podcast resumes playing, surprising me and those around me.
This would be expected behavior except for item 2. I think it's a bug.
I'm running iOS 6.0, but this has been happening for a while; at least since 5.something. It's possible that it began happening when I started using the new podcast app instead of the music app for podcasts.
A: it's a bug they introduced in iOS6. drives my crazy.
Hope they fix it soon. No easy way to tell Apple they have a bug, unless you sign up to their developers program
| Q: Why does my iPhone 4s resume playing a paused podcast after a missed call? Here's the sequence of events:
*
*I'm listing to a podcast via the relatively new podcast app.
*I pause the podcast.
*Time passes. The phone sleeps.
*I get a call which I do not pick up; I don't even touch the phone.
*The podcast resumes playing, surprising me and those around me.
This would be expected behavior except for item 2. I think it's a bug.
I'm running iOS 6.0, but this has been happening for a while; at least since 5.something. It's possible that it began happening when I started using the new podcast app instead of the music app for podcasts.
A: it's a bug they introduced in iOS6. drives my crazy.
Hope they fix it soon. No easy way to tell Apple they have a bug, unless you sign up to their developers program
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1890fb02d820db8546109a23550bd09ffaba7cc7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where can I download the Darwin 12.2.0 source code? I'm wondering where I can download the source code of the kernel of Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2: Darwin 12.2.0.
I googled it, but its hard to find. And yes, I tried http://www.opensource.apple.com.
A: I found it. Actually, the Darwin kernel is named xnu. The complete kernel name, version included, for Mac OS X 10.8.2 is xnu-2050.18.24.
It can be downloaded here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24.tar.gz.
Source code can be browsed online here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24/
| Q: Where can I download the Darwin 12.2.0 source code? I'm wondering where I can download the source code of the kernel of Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2: Darwin 12.2.0.
I googled it, but its hard to find. And yes, I tried http://www.opensource.apple.com.
A: I found it. Actually, the Darwin kernel is named xnu. The complete kernel name, version included, for Mac OS X 10.8.2 is xnu-2050.18.24.
It can be downloaded here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24.tar.gz.
Source code can be browsed online here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24/
A: You are looking in the correct spot. I haven't seen the wiki updated since Lion - but in the past, the comprehensive build scripts were packaged as part of the darwinbuild project.
The source for 10.8.2 is listed at http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-1082/ and you might just try grabbing the latest darwinbuild from MacPorts rather thab building it from source to see if it can help you pull a newer branch corresponding to 10.8 even though the documentation is not written to indicate if the Mountain Lion specific branch steps are complete (or even require anything different than just taking the current trunk code).
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5817e2a375b33f35a9798f98244170c5910cc1e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is Shutdown Cause -108? My rMBP 15" just shut down by itself when idling, screen turned off.
When I rebooted it, I checked the Console to see why it shut down, and found this message: 10/27/12 1:21:36.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: -108
What is Shutdown Cause -108?
A: According to this page, Shutdown Cause -108 seems to be due to a lack of memory.
| Q: What is Shutdown Cause -108? My rMBP 15" just shut down by itself when idling, screen turned off.
When I rebooted it, I checked the Console to see why it shut down, and found this message: 10/27/12 1:21:36.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: -108
What is Shutdown Cause -108?
A: According to this page, Shutdown Cause -108 seems to be due to a lack of memory.
A: A negative shutdown code, may indicate a hardware problem (not necessary memory, because precise meaning of the codes is not publicly documented). You may try reseting your SMC. If this won't help, you should back up your data and take it to the repair.
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4e88dbaf478df65eda02951342b47efa8d7cfedb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there keyboard shortcuts to move paragraphs up or down while editing text? Microsoft Word on Windows has this really handy feature where you can move the current paragraph up or down. I think you type alt+ctrl+up or alt+ctrl+down, though I don't have a Windows PC in front of me and I can't test that. The shortcut is far easier than selecting the paragraph, cutting it, moving to the start of the previous (or end of the next) paragraph, then pasting it.
A: I had to disable two default shortcuts in the keyboard control panel (within System Preferences), that were designated for "Mission Control" and "Application Windows". They were getting in the way of me using this shortcut on Mac Word. Once that is disabled, you can use Shift + option/alt + up or down arrow.
| Q: Are there keyboard shortcuts to move paragraphs up or down while editing text? Microsoft Word on Windows has this really handy feature where you can move the current paragraph up or down. I think you type alt+ctrl+up or alt+ctrl+down, though I don't have a Windows PC in front of me and I can't test that. The shortcut is far easier than selecting the paragraph, cutting it, moving to the start of the previous (or end of the next) paragraph, then pasting it.
A: I had to disable two default shortcuts in the keyboard control panel (within System Preferences), that were designated for "Mission Control" and "Application Windows". They were getting in the way of me using this shortcut on Mac Word. Once that is disabled, you can use Shift + option/alt + up or down arrow.
A: Mac Word
Control+Shift+Up and Control+Shift+Down both work in the Mac version of Microsoft Word.
Text Edit
In Textedit the following should move the paragraph up
*
*Alt+Up
*Alt+Shift+Down
*Cmd+X
*Alt+Up
*Cmd+V
Other options
If you are seriously interested in text editing power, then you might like to check out MacVim. In Vim you you could use a command like dip{p (i.e., delete in paragraph, navigate up a paragraph, and paste).
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1daa3a703532b852123323d833aa093163156413 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to remove old device from Safari iCloud Tabs? I returned a MacBook to Apple Store, however apparently I forgot to sign out of iCloud and the latest tabs I was browsing still appear in Safari iCloud Tabs of my new MacBook and existing iPad.
I removed the device from icloud.com -> Find My iPhone but it didn't work. Tabs list from my old computer is still there and I am trying to remove it from my devices list. I appreciate any ideas.
A: From Apple's iCloud Tabs support article (emphasis added):
If you can't access the device that shared the tab, the tab will automatically be cleared from the list after 14 days if the tab isn't updated.
So, any leftover tabs should be gone after two weeks.
| Q: How to remove old device from Safari iCloud Tabs? I returned a MacBook to Apple Store, however apparently I forgot to sign out of iCloud and the latest tabs I was browsing still appear in Safari iCloud Tabs of my new MacBook and existing iPad.
I removed the device from icloud.com -> Find My iPhone but it didn't work. Tabs list from my old computer is still there and I am trying to remove it from my devices list. I appreciate any ideas.
A: From Apple's iCloud Tabs support article (emphasis added):
If you can't access the device that shared the tab, the tab will automatically be cleared from the list after 14 days if the tab isn't updated.
So, any leftover tabs should be gone after two weeks.
A: Read this Article.
Very Hopeful
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-close-safari-tabs-on-another-icloud-device/
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f3e687060f00c69f095c186e13db75e884c39cfb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Restart needed to reconnect Thunderbolt Display? I was just reading the Apple Thunderbolt Wiki and stumbled upon this:
25) If I eject a Thunderbolt device using the Taskbar tool or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable, can I reconnect it again without
restarting?
No. A directly-connected Thunderbolt device that is removed with the
Taskbar tool or by disconnecting the Thunderbolt cable will not be
recognized until you restart the computer.
Is that really true? Does that mean I would have to restart my macbook, if I was connected in the morning, unplugged it, put it to sleep, then went to the office and wanted to work on afterwards?
A: That only applies to using the Thunderbolt device under Windows 7. It's not the case when you're using OS X — you should be able to plug and unplug at will, without needing to restart.
It's not clear from that quote, but if you note, the index of Apple's Thunderbolt FAQ (from which this nugget came), items 21 through 27 relate only to using Thunderbolt devices under Boot Camp and Windows 7.
| Q: Restart needed to reconnect Thunderbolt Display? I was just reading the Apple Thunderbolt Wiki and stumbled upon this:
25) If I eject a Thunderbolt device using the Taskbar tool or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable, can I reconnect it again without
restarting?
No. A directly-connected Thunderbolt device that is removed with the
Taskbar tool or by disconnecting the Thunderbolt cable will not be
recognized until you restart the computer.
Is that really true? Does that mean I would have to restart my macbook, if I was connected in the morning, unplugged it, put it to sleep, then went to the office and wanted to work on afterwards?
A: That only applies to using the Thunderbolt device under Windows 7. It's not the case when you're using OS X — you should be able to plug and unplug at will, without needing to restart.
It's not clear from that quote, but if you note, the index of Apple's Thunderbolt FAQ (from which this nugget came), items 21 through 27 relate only to using Thunderbolt devices under Boot Camp and Windows 7.
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0f70d657f8de50a67bdabaf30b71060627a9b641 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: typing a backtick on Mac OS X Snow Leopard I have had a hunt around the net for this, but cannot find an answer - how do I type a backtick on Mac OSX Snow Leopard? I have a Macbook from late-2010.
The backtick character is one I use on a regular basis on StackExchange.
A: Search and use that key on a french keyboard :
| Q: typing a backtick on Mac OS X Snow Leopard I have had a hunt around the net for this, but cannot find an answer - how do I type a backtick on Mac OSX Snow Leopard? I have a Macbook from late-2010.
The backtick character is one I use on a regular basis on StackExchange.
A: Search and use that key on a french keyboard :
A: On an US keyboard, it is right next to Shift.
A: Disclaimer: This info is for English keyboards. If you're using a keyboard for a different language, look for the keys on your keyboard that match the photos. Pictures of Apple's keyboards for various languages can be found here.
This question was answered 5 years ago, but pictures may be helpful for viewers coming upon it now.
To make a backtick on the US English keyboard - Use the key just to the left of the 1 key
To make a backtick on the British or International English keyboard - Use the key just to the right of the left shift key
A: You may find the backtick (`) character on the Belgian (BE) version of the Apple Macbook at the same place as the French (FR) layout - ref. Sébastien Gicquel.
Apparantly both BE and FR layouts of MacBooks keyboards are the same. Here's a list of MacBooks international layouts: https://keyshorts.com/blogs/blog/37615873-how-to-identify-macbook-keyboard-localization#belgian by Sebastian Kończak.
A: If you have a TURKISH keyboard, and using Turkish - QWERTY PC, in order to type ´, you need press ALT + Ş.
Gizem's comment:
In fact for backtick (`) TURKISH keyboard, you should press ALT and comma like this: (ALT,)
A: I presume you don't have the English keyboard layout. You need to set up the U.S. Input Source, similar to what is described here (actually it's the other way around, you want to Check U.S.): How do I disable the Russian keyboard layout in software?
Then select that Layout and press the key right to left Shift.
A: Had the same issue with non-English keyboard as well. Turns out it is rather easy to customize PressAndHold feature introduced in Lion. Here's how i did it: http://prii.it/blog/customize-press-and-hold-in-os-x-for-your-own-good
Now i have quick access to all symbols that are needed but missing on keyboard.
A: On Danish keyboard with US layout, press the >< key for back tick.
Use the same key with shift modifier to get tilde symbol ~.
It's a bit confusing at first, but I start to like the cmd+` shortcut (changing to another window of the same app) being so easy to reach.
And on a US keyboard with a Danish layout, press + and then space to get back tick.
A: For a Russian keyboard I do recommend checking out this layout - https://ilyabirman.ru/typography-layout/
A lot of special symbols are available there.
The backtick is available through [Option] + [§] (In the top left corner if you follow the link above)
A: Backtick is on the left of "1" keyboard button.
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64b8412dd8acfa03fdb7d72303d1c0e75c5bbcc2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I run a program whenever I open the lid of my MacBook Air?
Possible Duplicate:
Run AppleScript after waking from Sleep?
I have a program, InstantShot!, set to launch at logon and start taking a screen shot every 10 seconds. Unfortunately, when I close the lid, it stops taking screenshots, rather than just being suspended, so I have to manually have it start doing so again each time I reopen the lid. I'd like to create an automator app or Apple Script that would do that automatically every time I open the lid. Can that be done?
A: Use SleepWatcher. After downloading, read the ReadMe. It says how to install and use.
| Q: Can I run a program whenever I open the lid of my MacBook Air?
Possible Duplicate:
Run AppleScript after waking from Sleep?
I have a program, InstantShot!, set to launch at logon and start taking a screen shot every 10 seconds. Unfortunately, when I close the lid, it stops taking screenshots, rather than just being suspended, so I have to manually have it start doing so again each time I reopen the lid. I'd like to create an automator app or Apple Script that would do that automatically every time I open the lid. Can that be done?
A: Use SleepWatcher. After downloading, read the ReadMe. It says how to install and use.
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19f9324eb387312b05b6308feed1274a88ee26bc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Double-clicking file from Finder does not open it in application I have installed an application that is associated with a particular file type. When I double click a file of that type in Finder, the application starts, but does not open the file that was clicked. If, within the application, I use “File » Open…” to open the same file, it opens it just fine. At first I thought this was the fault of the application (Simple Comic); however, I have installed an alternative application (Sequential 2) and the behaviour is the same: when double-clicking the file from Finder, the application starts up, but fails to load the file. However files are being opened just fine if I use the “File » Open” dialog.
Both applications are distributed as app bundles (i.e. no installer) and I have placed them into the /Applications folder manually.
I suspect this is a generic OS X issue, that I am not aware of, and is not related to the particular application.
| Q: Double-clicking file from Finder does not open it in application I have installed an application that is associated with a particular file type. When I double click a file of that type in Finder, the application starts, but does not open the file that was clicked. If, within the application, I use “File » Open…” to open the same file, it opens it just fine. At first I thought this was the fault of the application (Simple Comic); however, I have installed an alternative application (Sequential 2) and the behaviour is the same: when double-clicking the file from Finder, the application starts up, but fails to load the file. However files are being opened just fine if I use the “File » Open” dialog.
Both applications are distributed as app bundles (i.e. no installer) and I have placed them into the /Applications folder manually.
I suspect this is a generic OS X issue, that I am not aware of, and is not related to the particular application.
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55a95b22a0efc539449a8941b2442681878d4ecf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard function keys unreliable I have a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard connected to my 2011 MacBook Pro.
The keyboard's normal keys (letters, etc.) always work fine; however, there is a problem with the various function keys.
Basically, they don't work until I go to System Preferences -> Microsoft Keyboard. Once I go to that prefpane, everything starts working again.
It seems to somewhat randomly stop working, requiring me to go to System Preferences again to make it work.
How can I fix this? It seems like a daemon/driver that's supposed to make the keys work is crashing, but I searched Console.app for microsoft with no luck.
A: I also have the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard. In my case the simple solution was to press the F Lock key at the far right of the function row (left of the Print Screen button). I didn't realize the button even existed until now.
| Q: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard function keys unreliable I have a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard connected to my 2011 MacBook Pro.
The keyboard's normal keys (letters, etc.) always work fine; however, there is a problem with the various function keys.
Basically, they don't work until I go to System Preferences -> Microsoft Keyboard. Once I go to that prefpane, everything starts working again.
It seems to somewhat randomly stop working, requiring me to go to System Preferences again to make it work.
How can I fix this? It seems like a daemon/driver that's supposed to make the keys work is crashing, but I searched Console.app for microsoft with no luck.
A: I also have the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard. In my case the simple solution was to press the F Lock key at the far right of the function row (left of the Print Screen button). I didn't realize the button even existed until now.
A: The reason for this is that Microsoft Keyboard Helper is somehow not being added to the Login Items by the keyboard's driver installer. However, the helper is contained inside the Microsoft Keyboard Preference Pane, so it is being run when you open it, and thus restores the full functionality of the keyboard.
The simple solution is this:
*
*Open System Preferences;
*Go to Users & Groups > {your user} > Login Items;
*Click + icon under the Login Items list;
*When Finder window opens, press ⇧ + ⌘ + G;
*When a form appears, paste this into it:
/Library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Keyboard.prefPane/Contents/Resources/;
*Select the file MicrosoftKeyboardHelper, and press Add;
That's it. The keyboard should now retain its function keys' functionality after the restart.
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6f5884d1db34a0633f5188189591f7d2e0839c94 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: On new iPhone, when I call people no one can hear me but I can hear them I got a new iPhone last weekend and have a problem: why can’t people hear me on the other end of the phone when I call them? Any tips on what the cause could be?
A: Assuming everything is actually OK with your phone then I had same problem.
I read on another post it is an issue with Apple's attempt at noise cancelation when making calls when background noise is present. It was suggested to disable noise cancellation by enabling hearing aid mode (under General-->Assesibilty). They only down side is it makes you enable bluetooth and amplifies your handset volume a bit. I tested it with several people and they all noted how much better they could hear and understand me.
| Q: On new iPhone, when I call people no one can hear me but I can hear them I got a new iPhone last weekend and have a problem: why can’t people hear me on the other end of the phone when I call them? Any tips on what the cause could be?
A: Assuming everything is actually OK with your phone then I had same problem.
I read on another post it is an issue with Apple's attempt at noise cancelation when making calls when background noise is present. It was suggested to disable noise cancellation by enabling hearing aid mode (under General-->Assesibilty). They only down side is it makes you enable bluetooth and amplifies your handset volume a bit. I tested it with several people and they all noted how much better they could hear and understand me.
A: I still had the protective plastic film on my screen to protect it until I get a proper screen protector. Removing this has fixed my problem.
A: Would do as falconbridge says: "Although it may be a more complex issue, I would try the Voice Memos app to see if the mic works or not." If your device does not register sound through that app it's likely that your microphone is bad.
*
*If it's a new phone bought directly from an Apple Store I would take it to them and you will most likely get a new phone if it clearly isn't your fault.
*If you do not get a new phone I suggest calling http://www.iCracked.com or any other local repair store
A: On the back of the phone is the camera, the flash, and in between is a little pin hole
That pin hole is supposed to receive outside intruding noise, and filters that noise out of the mike where you talk.
Trouble is, your own voice travels up the back of the phone case, and starts to filter your own voice out - people cant hear you.
I filled mine with linseed glazing putty
A: Sounds like the microphone has gone. I had this problem when I purchased my IPhone from Carphone Warehouse. I took it back and their Geek Squad repaired it for me.
A: Try turning the phone off and back on again after about 3 min...Worked for me...
A: I had this problem after replacing the back housing of an iphone. The noice cancellation was the cause of this. By disabeling this the problem was solved. The new back cover had a whole in the back with no kind of tissue in it.
A: Try disabling voice cancellation. Which is under general > accessibility > voice cancellation. This kind of worked for me.
A: If they cannot hear you but can hear you on speaker phone than you are most likely in need of a charging port replacement for your iPhone. The bottom mic is located on the same flex cable as the charging port.
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dbad4888e8a1168f490d255207db1d77dab08fb6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I debug an Automator workflow? I have a very simple automator action consisting on a shell script that should be executed in a selected folder in the finder. When I execute the action I get the message:
The action "Run Shell Script" encountered an error.
Obviously this is too generic. Is there an easy way to see a more precise error message that give me a clue of what the problem is about ?
A: Enable the Automator Log
Automator's Log panel should display more detailed error information. You can show it by clicking the Log item in the View menu (or pressing ⌥⌘L).
| Q: How can I debug an Automator workflow? I have a very simple automator action consisting on a shell script that should be executed in a selected folder in the finder. When I execute the action I get the message:
The action "Run Shell Script" encountered an error.
Obviously this is too generic. Is there an easy way to see a more precise error message that give me a clue of what the problem is about ?
A: Enable the Automator Log
Automator's Log panel should display more detailed error information. You can show it by clicking the Log item in the View menu (or pressing ⌥⌘L).
A: If you need to debug workflow outside of Automator.app, then syslog command can be used.
Say you made Quick Action workflow with Run Shell Script action like below:
for f in "$@"
do
syslog -s -l i "Touching file: $f"
touch "$f"
done
Now you can use Quick Action in Finder:
Output of syslog command can be viewed in Console.app:
Another way to view output of syslog command – is to use log command in Terminal.app.
log stream --info --debug --predicate 'process == "syslog"'
Update
We can improve Quick Action shown above by sending local notification on successful completion:
for f in "$@"
do
syslog -s -l i "Touching file: $f"
touch "$f" || exit 1 # Early exit on failure.
osascript -e "display notification \"Touched file: $f \" with title \"Automation\""
done
A: If you're willing to use JavaScript via the Run JavaScript action rather than shell scripting, you can get pretty great step-through debugging features that web devs nowadays are used to, i.e. the Web browser Inspect panel (in this case Safari's). Setup guide available in Apple's docs on debugging Automator JS.
Setup is simple and as of this comment is verified working on Big Sur.
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5d901681fffc4443778f86dfdf12abdf01aa77bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Set default shell to MacPorts bash in Mac OS X 10.6.8? As a follow up to my previous question, I reinstalled my MacPorts and want to try its newer version of bash again.
I installed the newest bash via MacPorts on my Mac OS X 10.6.8 system, but when I start a Terminal.app session, the "sh --version" command showed I was still using the old bash 3.2.48. This is even when "which bash" points to the newer 4.2.37 installed by MacPorts.
I tried to change Terminal.app preferences to use the new bash as default, changed /etc/shells, and used the chsh command to specify MacPorts bash as the default. However, none of these methods were successful. What am I missing? Thank you very much.
A: sh --version is probably the same as /bin/sh --version. If the current shell is bash, you can see its version with echo $BASH_VERSION. If you change the default login shell with chsh, you can keep Terminal's default shell as the login shell.
*
*sudo port install bash
*Add /opt/local/bin/bash to /etc/shells
*chsh -s /opt/local/bin/bash
*Open a new tab and check echo $BASH_VERSION
| Q: Set default shell to MacPorts bash in Mac OS X 10.6.8? As a follow up to my previous question, I reinstalled my MacPorts and want to try its newer version of bash again.
I installed the newest bash via MacPorts on my Mac OS X 10.6.8 system, but when I start a Terminal.app session, the "sh --version" command showed I was still using the old bash 3.2.48. This is even when "which bash" points to the newer 4.2.37 installed by MacPorts.
I tried to change Terminal.app preferences to use the new bash as default, changed /etc/shells, and used the chsh command to specify MacPorts bash as the default. However, none of these methods were successful. What am I missing? Thank you very much.
A: sh --version is probably the same as /bin/sh --version. If the current shell is bash, you can see its version with echo $BASH_VERSION. If you change the default login shell with chsh, you can keep Terminal's default shell as the login shell.
*
*sudo port install bash
*Add /opt/local/bin/bash to /etc/shells
*chsh -s /opt/local/bin/bash
*Open a new tab and check echo $BASH_VERSION
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2ef8b9c2d8bca072c21f40a88151d7df095a27b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I fix things so Archive Utility doesn't hang on all zip files? I am using Mac OS X 10.8.2. I don't know exactly when it started (might have been after the upgrade to 10.8.2, but not sure), but now, any zip file I try to open starts up 'Archive Utility', but then it just hangs and I have to force quit it. The zip file is never unzipped.
As a workaround, I can go to the command line and use the 'unzip' command, but that is not very convenient.
Can I re-install this application to see if that would help or is this part of the OS and thus cannot really be re-installed separately?
A: It's related to the Apple Events bug in 10.8.2 that also makes revealing files in Finder stop working.
As a workaround, you can terminate the appleeventsd process with sudo killall appleeventsd sudo killall -KILL appleeventsd. (Without -KILL the process is sent a TERM signal and many processes stop responding as @myhd described.)
| Q: Can I fix things so Archive Utility doesn't hang on all zip files? I am using Mac OS X 10.8.2. I don't know exactly when it started (might have been after the upgrade to 10.8.2, but not sure), but now, any zip file I try to open starts up 'Archive Utility', but then it just hangs and I have to force quit it. The zip file is never unzipped.
As a workaround, I can go to the command line and use the 'unzip' command, but that is not very convenient.
Can I re-install this application to see if that would help or is this part of the OS and thus cannot really be re-installed separately?
A: It's related to the Apple Events bug in 10.8.2 that also makes revealing files in Finder stop working.
As a workaround, you can terminate the appleeventsd process with sudo killall appleeventsd sudo killall -KILL appleeventsd. (Without -KILL the process is sent a TERM signal and many processes stop responding as @myhd described.)
A: I have run into this a couple times, both in instances where I didn't have time to dig into the cause. A restart will recover from the underlying failure between finder and apple events server so that you can unzip files, but that's not ideal since the underlying condition is likely to be triggered again.
As it has become clear that an OS bug is causing the hang, I keep a copy of the free app The Unarchiver in my Application folder.
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a69b99381a15be4b07f35bea1df7f3ba8b807ba0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Proxy for Mail app It looks like the Apple Mail application is not using the system's proxy settings. I have configured the proxy in the network system preferences, and all of my web browsers (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) are using these settings, but Mail.app doesn't seem to.
I've tried to connect to an IMAP server, but the request always times out. When I check using netstat, I can see that Mail.app is trying to directly connect to the IMAP server without going through the proxy.
Is there a way to force Mail.app to go through the proxy?
This is on Snow Leopard.
A: Use ProxyCap. Add there a "redirect" rule for the Mail.app bundle.
Note that a regular HTTP proxy will not work for Mail.app. You will need one of the following: SOCKS, SSH.
| Q: Proxy for Mail app It looks like the Apple Mail application is not using the system's proxy settings. I have configured the proxy in the network system preferences, and all of my web browsers (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) are using these settings, but Mail.app doesn't seem to.
I've tried to connect to an IMAP server, but the request always times out. When I check using netstat, I can see that Mail.app is trying to directly connect to the IMAP server without going through the proxy.
Is there a way to force Mail.app to go through the proxy?
This is on Snow Leopard.
A: Use ProxyCap. Add there a "redirect" rule for the Mail.app bundle.
Note that a regular HTTP proxy will not work for Mail.app. You will need one of the following: SOCKS, SSH.
A: If you have ssh access to the machine you want to be a proxy, you can also do ssh -D 12345 proxy.server.com and configure your computer to use SOCKS proxy, using localhost and 12345 as proxy host and ports in the settings, accordingly. Obviously you can specify a different port, but it's best to keep it higher than 1024.
The -D option for ssh enables a built in SOCKS proxy, which you can use then to send all other traffic through. Please bear in mind that the traffic from terminal (telnet, ssh) will NOT go through the SOCKS proxy regardless of how you configure your network settings.
I would have uploaded relevant screenshots, but unfortunately the internet connection I use here is very slow - 256kbps satellite link, shared by around 50 people and a host of experiments!
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fc3d6df0310be47256c8563b8bb409e616aed3ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Default background color in Textedit How do I set default background color in Textedit?
Preferences -> New Document -> Font doesnt help.
That black on white isn't too good in nights.
A: You could also use WriteRoom. It's based on TextEdit but has a few additional features like customizable themes.
| Q: Default background color in Textedit How do I set default background color in Textedit?
Preferences -> New Document -> Font doesnt help.
That black on white isn't too good in nights.
A: You could also use WriteRoom. It's based on TextEdit but has a few additional features like customizable themes.
A: *
*CMD + T
*Adjust document color.
*Adjust text color.
A: While Louis told you the literal way to change your font and background color, the cursor will remain unchanged, making the editor practically unusable. That's just the Apple way.
Your best bet is to switch to another editor (like in Lauri's response) or simply tint your background to something less glaring than hard-white.
I know this ain't the answer you're looking for, but this is a computer for people who do NOT want the complexity of customization. Sorry.
A: Use TextMate.
You get all the simplicity of TexEdit (and you can easily disable all the little noise). I even find its startup speed better than TextEdit's.
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22933ed012f76f96eb97e326c018427e73200810 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Spotlight: Unable to index network SMB share I'm trying to turn on spotlight for my NAS drive. I have it mounted in OSX 10.8.2 as the following:
/Volumes/Trogdor (smbfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by soltrain)
mdutil returns the following:
mdutil -as (removed non relevent parts)
/Volumes/Trogdor:
Indexing and searching disabled.
When I try to enable it I get the following:
Noahs-MacBook-Air:~ soltrain$ mdutil -i on /Volumes/Trogdor/
/Volumes/Trogdor:
Indexing and searching disabled.
I've looked for a .metadata_never_index file on /Volumes/Trogdor/ but do not see any such file. I've also added/removed the volume from the privacy preferences in the spotlight pref panel with no effect. Any ideas? I'd rather not use a separate util if spotlight should be working.
A: Try going to System Preferences -> Spotlight -> Privacy, then adding in the share to the list not to index, then removing it again. It helped with a similar issue I had.
| Q: Spotlight: Unable to index network SMB share I'm trying to turn on spotlight for my NAS drive. I have it mounted in OSX 10.8.2 as the following:
/Volumes/Trogdor (smbfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by soltrain)
mdutil returns the following:
mdutil -as (removed non relevent parts)
/Volumes/Trogdor:
Indexing and searching disabled.
When I try to enable it I get the following:
Noahs-MacBook-Air:~ soltrain$ mdutil -i on /Volumes/Trogdor/
/Volumes/Trogdor:
Indexing and searching disabled.
I've looked for a .metadata_never_index file on /Volumes/Trogdor/ but do not see any such file. I've also added/removed the volume from the privacy preferences in the spotlight pref panel with no effect. Any ideas? I'd rather not use a separate util if spotlight should be working.
A: Try going to System Preferences -> Spotlight -> Privacy, then adding in the share to the list not to index, then removing it again. It helped with a similar issue I had.
A: You need to manually enable spotlight on smb mounted volumes in Mountain Lion.
Try 'mdutil -as /Volumes/Trogdor' - you should win indexing :)
A: try mdutil -i on /Volumes/Trogdor
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8e54dc87b27d7c770c79bdfaaea4b28bde36f73c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove a song from options for creating an alarm? iOS 6 added the ability to use a song from your music library as the "Sound" for an alarm. Whenever you use a song - it stays in the list of songs to select in the future. Is there anyway to clear this list or remove a song from the list?
A: You can’t clear this list or remove a song, unfortunately, but the list is limited to 5 songs, so adding new songs will clear previous ones.
I noticed this so I said, dammit, I might as well set one song for each workday. :)
| Q: How can I remove a song from options for creating an alarm? iOS 6 added the ability to use a song from your music library as the "Sound" for an alarm. Whenever you use a song - it stays in the list of songs to select in the future. Is there anyway to clear this list or remove a song from the list?
A: You can’t clear this list or remove a song, unfortunately, but the list is limited to 5 songs, so adding new songs will clear previous ones.
I noticed this so I said, dammit, I might as well set one song for each workday. :)
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7876a76caabd8ecd4c30dd843b7924ea3f9c7e31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to permanently disable (defective) graphics card in MacBook Pro? My graphics card has malfunctioned and is preventing my MacBook Pro (2011) from booting.
Based on my research I will have to otherwise have the logic board replaced.
The defective ATI graphics card is preventing my MacBook Pro from booting because it gets stuck on a gray screen sometimes even when using the recovery CD.
A: I have had this same problem with this same card. I know that it won't boot when I see horizontal blue bars through the Apple logo at the login screen, it goes to white-screen after that and the fans rev up.
I've found the most reliable way to boot up is to let it advance to the white/grey screen after the Apple logo, then I close the lid and wrap it in a blanket or put it in my laptop sleeve. It will overheat and automatically shut down. Almost every time it will start up in that state.
It used to be tense but after 9 months of this it's pretty standard.
| Q: How to permanently disable (defective) graphics card in MacBook Pro? My graphics card has malfunctioned and is preventing my MacBook Pro (2011) from booting.
Based on my research I will have to otherwise have the logic board replaced.
The defective ATI graphics card is preventing my MacBook Pro from booting because it gets stuck on a gray screen sometimes even when using the recovery CD.
A: I have had this same problem with this same card. I know that it won't boot when I see horizontal blue bars through the Apple logo at the login screen, it goes to white-screen after that and the fans rev up.
I've found the most reliable way to boot up is to let it advance to the white/grey screen after the Apple logo, then I close the lid and wrap it in a blanket or put it in my laptop sleeve. It will overheat and automatically shut down. Almost every time it will start up in that state.
It used to be tense but after 9 months of this it's pretty standard.
A: You may already know this, but there is an apple repair extension for these kind of issues now. They'll fix it for free.
https://www.apple.com/uk/support/macbookpro-videoissues/
A: If anyone is still looking for ways to do this, please check out this MacRumors forum post.
I followed the steps and my 15" MacBook Pro 2011 (with a failed discrete AMD graphic card) is working perfectly using only its Integrated Graphic.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/force-2011-macbook-pro-8-2-with-failed-amd-gpu-to-always-use-intel-integrated-gpu-efi-variable-fix.2037591/page-5#post-24511780
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/force-2011-macbook-pro-8-2-with-failed-amd-gpu-to-always-use-intel-integrated-gpu-efi-variable-fix.2037591/
A: The line between repairing a circuit with a bad card that is drawing down voltage, or killing a communications bus or overheating and just surgically disabling the component that is soldered to the whole is non-existant.
You'll need to swap the board or start destroying things and hope that you guess well and don't do more damage than good when you are disconnecting traces on the logic board.
If you had specific diagnostic information as to the precise failure, then perhaps there would be something to do, but as written, there's no cause for hope that you can extend the life of this computer.
A: It seems that I have found more reliable or permanent software solution allowing to permanently disable discrete GPU and use mbp (mine is Mbp 8.3 17i early 2011) with broken discrete GPU (failing to boot) than gfxCardStatus 1.8-2.2.1, namely https://github.com/0xbb/gpu-switch . Please note that only source code is there so Xcode is requred to compile the binary. The application runs from terminal, reportedly uses the same code as gfxCardStatus but writes the setting into NVRAM(PRAM) so machine remains switched to internal GPU on next boot(s)/wake(s). This saved me from frequent overheat shutdowns under blanket just to load the os (after overheat shutdown the system forcibly uses igpu but this state changes back after couple of boots so it becomes necessary to overheat again). After about a week of gpu-switch testing, however, I have to conclude that this solution has its drawbacks too: it works fine after shutdown (including abnormal or forced one), sleep, hibernation, but it does not prevent mbp from switching to dgpu on running graphic demanding apps such as googlemaps in browser. gfxCardStatus (integrated only mode) is better in this respect so I use both and now I can say that the machine is very stable and reliable after all.
Hope this helps)
Andrei
A: My early 2011 17" starting exhibiting grapics errors yesterday. Today it would not boot. Boot fails when the screen exhibits vertical bars instead of gray background when the apple logo first appears. The apple logo disappears and only gray remains. Then the fans crank up.
I can get back to a successful boot with the integrated graphics. Here is how:
*
*Let system complete its failed bootup complete with whirring fans.
*Go through boot login procedure blind
*Wait appropriate time for login to complete.
*Remove power adapter (this steps seems to force computer to default to integrated graphics)
*Hold down power button for five seconds to force power off.
*Press power button and reboot normally on integrated graphics.
Once running, I use gfxCardStatus to set Integrated Only graphics. Of course, my external monitor can not be used.
A: I am putting this out there, since it worked for me.
Apple refuses to warranty this machine, since I changed the battery/hard drive on the machine as a user replaceable part.
So If you have a video card issue, no need to put it in foil/oven/hot air gun or blankets to heat it up. I have a simpler solution!
Open up back cover and disconnect the 2 fans. Put the lid back, then turn it on and let it get to the bad video screen. Leave it on for a good 7-10 min and let it get hot. This will automatically solder reflow the chip without pulling it all apart and doing oven techniques.
I did a hair dryer reflow once and it worked, so I wondered why not let it heat up on its own without fans, the heat stays in and it has the same affect. This procedure makes it work for about 1 month. Then you need to do this again. Disconnecting fans is easy and can be done repeatedly. I don't even screw in my back cover anymore!
A: I faced the same problem with my late 2011 MacBook Pro 15".
After checking several possibilities (bad RAM, firmware, corrupt OS, etc) I ended up concluding that I have a malfunctioning discrete video card (AMD Radeon HD 6750M). The integrated card (Intel HD Graphics 3000) seems to be okay. After the boot process is concluded, it is possible to force the use of the integrated card using the software gfxCardStatus (http://gfx.io/). However, I could not find a way to force the use of the integrated video card during the boot process. I managed to find that the boot process can be finished after leaving the blank screen on for about 15 or even 30 minutes, powering the computer off, and turning it on again. I am still learning about the problem... Anyway, it seems to be possible to replace the discrete video card without replacing the logic board.
Good luck,
Hani
A: Its been about seven months since my card went bad. Since then I have done 3 solder reflows using a hot air gun. Those fixes last for about a month. What I really end up doing is pray it actually progresses past the bootscreen, which it sometimes does after 30 restarts. I then run gfxCardStatus (http://gfx.io/) then ensure not to restart. I had 45days uptime recently until a usb short forced me to reboot. It failed, I turned it off for about six hours, tried again and it booted. I have been up 13days since running on the internal intel card.
WARNING!!!!
Do not do a solder reflow if you plan to get the logic board replaced at an apple store. They wont want to accept a modified system, and TEKSERVE in New York was charging me over $1000 for the logic board which is more expensive than a second hand MBP on Ebay.
A: I had similar non bootable problem with a MBP 17 inch (early 2011). Saw all the online action, the lawsuits etc… Hopefully apple will do a recall as it was bought by me for graphic intense tasks like video editing.
I followed these steps and got a workable fix:
*
*If you boot and get vertical stripes > apple logo > white grey screen, let it run hot as the fans kick in block the keyboard from venting airflow or wrap the mbp closed in a blanket.
*It gets pretty hot. I left it for about half an hour then switched it off by holding down the power button.
*I then I let it cool down completely, (in fact I put it outside on the balcony.)
*It then booted and seems fine so far. I even plugged it into a cinema display and played HD on youtube. It got heated up a bit but no GPU issue so far.
*Previously I had tried GFXbench to test it, and it went straight back to no vertical lines at boot.
*If your MBP doesn't get to white screen before shutting down while attempting to boot, hold down the option key and boot into recovery disk. That got me the white screen and high fan noise.
Hope this helps,
Matt
A: I found out, and this is completely unlogical of course, that if I get the blank screen at restart, after I insert an install CD or another bootable volume, and hold down option, my Mac will start normally afterwards. Of course, this won't help in the long run, but this almost always fix the issue for a little while.
A: old thread but i had the same problem.
macbook pro late 2011 - amd gpu working fine, but the intel igpu is not working.
booting to rescue mode and delete the intel gpu / switching kext worked for me . the amd gpu consumes much more power and the cooler is running because of the higher temperatures.
p.s. in mavericks i had no luck to delete the intel kext's, yosemite worked fine after the 1. try .
maybe it will help someone :)
A: For thoses who can't access their MBP software (either OSX or Recovery Mode), a simple solution can be made by flipping over the macbook pro while the MBP is turned on (do it like screen is upside down and keyboard is facing a hard surface or your desk).
This heats up the defective gpu and it gets reflowed all by itself. Let it cool down first before use the laptop. Several hours will do the job. In my case I found my MPB shut down and cool.
Then you can install a program called GFXCardStatus 2.1 (only v.2.1 works for this case) and disable the defective GPU.
For a guide about the program read this link
For me this worked and if any problem appears in the future, I will update the answer accordingly.
I personally thank the user mightymacman, the user from the forums I link to who pointed this out.
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0e93bf3e9eec171da7a4f076e311262645193ceb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I know which nvidia graphics cards work with a Mac Pro? I can't find a list of compatible graphics cards anywhere at the Apple web site and I can't find a list of compatible Apple machines anywhere at the nvidia web site. How does someone go about finding out these things?
In particular, does anyone know what the best performing CUDA-compatible graphics cards, compatible with the Mac Pro (MacPro5,1 and more recent) running Mountain Lion, with off-the-shelf drivers, are?
A: This might not be exactly what your looking for but Bare Feats has several articles on the current state (or lack there of) video cards for the Mac Pro.
Take a look at CUDA compatible GPUs for the Mac Pro and Abandoning Apple 'Blessed' GPUs
I recently had to replace a second dying NVidia 8800 GT in my Mac Pro (early 2008) but decided to stick with an Apple card.
Most of the non-Apple branded cards will not work until the machine is past the boot volume selection screen (if you need it) and I seem to find myself switching boot volumes frequently.
| Q: How do I know which nvidia graphics cards work with a Mac Pro? I can't find a list of compatible graphics cards anywhere at the Apple web site and I can't find a list of compatible Apple machines anywhere at the nvidia web site. How does someone go about finding out these things?
In particular, does anyone know what the best performing CUDA-compatible graphics cards, compatible with the Mac Pro (MacPro5,1 and more recent) running Mountain Lion, with off-the-shelf drivers, are?
A: This might not be exactly what your looking for but Bare Feats has several articles on the current state (or lack there of) video cards for the Mac Pro.
Take a look at CUDA compatible GPUs for the Mac Pro and Abandoning Apple 'Blessed' GPUs
I recently had to replace a second dying NVidia 8800 GT in my Mac Pro (early 2008) but decided to stick with an Apple card.
Most of the non-Apple branded cards will not work until the machine is past the boot volume selection screen (if you need it) and I seem to find myself switching boot volumes frequently.
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a036d2c254f971cafce1677f265c7fb9432eda8b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I force a "Waiting" file to upload to iCloud? In this question, I learned that the "dotted-line cloud" icon in OS X's iCloud file view means "Waiting to upload". While writing a document in Byword today, I saved it and found it had been marked with this icon - there were several other documents, months old, that still had the "Waiting" icon as well.
Is there any way to, if not force, gently encourage these files to upload to iCloud?
A: I was concerned I'd have to save these documents to my local filesystem, delete them from iCloud, and then perhaps save them to iCloud over again, but it turned out that simply re-opening the "Waiting" documents, making a trivial change to them (such as deleting a character and then adding it in again), and then saving the file caused them to be synced successfully.
| Q: How do I force a "Waiting" file to upload to iCloud? In this question, I learned that the "dotted-line cloud" icon in OS X's iCloud file view means "Waiting to upload". While writing a document in Byword today, I saved it and found it had been marked with this icon - there were several other documents, months old, that still had the "Waiting" icon as well.
Is there any way to, if not force, gently encourage these files to upload to iCloud?
A: I was concerned I'd have to save these documents to my local filesystem, delete them from iCloud, and then perhaps save them to iCloud over again, but it turned out that simply re-opening the "Waiting" documents, making a trivial change to them (such as deleting a character and then adding it in again), and then saving the file caused them to be synced successfully.
A: I just had success by renaming the file (added a space to the end)
A: I ran into a similar problem but every time I tried to open the file, the hosting application (Keynote in this case) hung. I was able to killall -9 ubd to unwedge iCloud.
A: In the terminal touch the file and it is fixed.
A: I had to shut down and restart my iPad Pro in order to get the PSD file I was trying to upload to finally stop “waiting to upload” and just do it already.
A: What solved the problem for me was signing off iCloud account and removing the data from all the devices assigned to my account and then signing back in. After doing so on all of my devices (two iMacs and iPhone) and signing back in, syncing worked as it should in iCloud Drive and in Notability.
A: Log off or restart the system. This worked for me on Macbook.
A: It seems like the issue is the iCloud daemon hanging. The following command kills that process which causes the OS to restart it. That seems to work in many cases and doesn't require deleting or recreating files.
ps -ef | grep -i 'Support/bird' | grep -v grep | awk '{ print "kill -9 " $2}'|zsh
A: The way I fixed it was to drag one document over another, which automatically creates a folder (like in iOS). Then, I dragged them back out from the folder, and the status waiting status was gone.
A: The way I fixed “waiting” was to drag one document over another while holding down “option” key.
A: When I first experienced this problem I tried clicking on the icloud download icon and I received the "waiting" message after about five minutes. However, I checked inside the folder and noticed that other documents also had the "waiting" message. I navigated to the upper level folder and clicked icloud icon of the folder with my "waiting" documents inside. It took about 35 minute and I never navigated away, but all the documents marked as "waiting" eventually downloaded.
A: If you trying to upload files over mobile data make sure you change icloud settings to allow for sync over mobile data and then try restarting your phone.
I added a document to my files, then changed my icloud setting (which I should've done before trying to upload them) then I found I had to restart my phone before the files actually uploaded to icloud.
A: On the Mac I simply used the Compress command to create a .zip file of the missing file. In one case this was enough to trigger the refresh.
In other cases I had to unzip the compressed file and then check the contents. Once confirmed they were correct I just deleted the original file and the .zip file. I then renamed the uncompressed one that just had a 2 added to the name and everything was fine.
A: *
*2-finger-click the song.
*Select "Add song to iCloud music library".
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dd038883ed6bbcdaa8bf55387611cfd16d0f6322 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a utility for mac that shows the information of an SSD like the health etc…? I am wondering if there is a utility for the mac that allows you to see the details of an SSD like the health of the drive, TBW (total bites written), how many running hours etc... In researching for an app of such a kind I found (SSDLife) for windows? It looks like to me that a program like this would be exactly what I would need. The most important information that I need to know about is the TBW (total bites written) on the drive. Because I have heard that once an SSD drive reaches a certain amount of writes it becomes a read only drive, so this information would be invaluable to me.
A: Check out SSD Health on the Mac App Store: http://ssdhealth.com/macos.html
| Q: Is there a utility for mac that shows the information of an SSD like the health etc…? I am wondering if there is a utility for the mac that allows you to see the details of an SSD like the health of the drive, TBW (total bites written), how many running hours etc... In researching for an app of such a kind I found (SSDLife) for windows? It looks like to me that a program like this would be exactly what I would need. The most important information that I need to know about is the TBW (total bites written) on the drive. Because I have heard that once an SSD drive reaches a certain amount of writes it becomes a read only drive, so this information would be invaluable to me.
A: Check out SSD Health on the Mac App Store: http://ssdhealth.com/macos.html
A: Check out DriveDx: http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx . It have free 10-Day Trial version and shows Lifetime Left indicator for SSDs, overall health rating, performance rating, important health indicators and many other useful and important information about SSD.
A: If you're OK with Command Line utilities, you can always use smartmontools from http://www.smartmontools.org/.
You would need XCode to compile them from source (unless someone here knows binary distribution for Mac OSX), but if I remember correctly I had no issues compiling the package.
I have an OCZ SSD retrofitted into my MBP 15" mid-2010 and I can use smartctl command to monitor various stats, including your Total Bytes Written (called here Lifetime_Writes) as well as Media Wearout Indicator (shown as percentage).
To give you an idea, here's the example output:
MacBook:~ smartctl -a /dev/disk0
smartctl 6.0 2012-10-10 r3643 [x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Indilinx Everest/Martini based SSDs
Device Model: OCZ-VERTEX4
Serial Number: OCZ-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LU WWN Device Id: 5 e83a97 49c31f44c
Firmware Version: 1.5
User Capacity: 512,110,190,592 bytes [512 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ACS-2 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sat Apr 20 23:39:33 2013 IST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 249) Self-test routine in progress...
90% of test remaining.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 0) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x1d) SMART execute Offline immediate.
No Auto Offline data collection support.
Abort Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
No Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x00) Error logging NOT supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 0) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 0) minutes.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 18
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x0000 006 000 000 Old_age Offline - 6
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 2981
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 417
232 Lifetime_Writes 0x0000 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 14566414269
233 Media_Wearout_Indicator 0x0000 100 000 000 Old_age Offline - 100
SMART Error Log not supported
Warning! SMART Self-Test Log Structure error: invalid SMART checksum.
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]
Selective Self-tests/Logging not supported
The exact parameters and stats shown for your SSD might vary, but as it's a free tool, you can try and see for yourself!
A:
I have owned a MacBook Pro Retina since August 2012 and it gets modest use, with mainly web browsing and online video streaming as the main uses. As the DriveDX report shows, the SSD is rated at 90% after 3.5 years of use.
My MACs seem to last forever, with an iMac 27" from 2009 still running fine - though I maxed out the memory and replaced the regular hard drive with an SSD this year... Still cranking along after 6 years, so I can see why people may be worried about wearout, but like most things with Macs.. you seem to pay them big money up front and once you have paid the premium, their hardware choices really seem to provide long life for the average mac user...
A: This isn't a software recommendation (I see there are already a few posted), but more of a tip. Although SSDs do have a shorter "life" than HDDs, it is still by far a longer life than you'd reach with normal conditions. Your SSD will outlast its own desirability and that of the computer it's in, i.e. by the time it craps out, you probably would have wanted to upgrade your computer anyway. Moral of the story: don't worry about it.
From OCZ's FAQ
"...Generally, you should get many years of solid use out of your SSD…"
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0ff937c241ed8b0053d4ba6210b63bb3c66ad99e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to upgrade a second generation iPod Touch to iOS 4.3? Suddenly a lot of my apps are not working on my iPod Touch 2nd gen. Many of these are telling me that I need iOS 4.3 for them to work.
I've tried updating software in iTunes - but it says my current version 4.2 is the latest and there are no updates to install.
Any ideas?
Please answer
Thanks
A: According to the incredibly useful iOS support matrix v 2.0 (Winter 2012) done by Empirical Magic, the end of the line is running iOS 4.2.1 on an iPod touch (2nd generation).
Apps that target 4.3 or newer are just not going to run on that device unless the developers re-add support for that OS. Since the code set for that device is ARMv6 you can expect more and more apps to be dropping support as time goes by. Thankfully, what you have should keep running indefinitely, but updates will taper off.
| Q: Is it possible to upgrade a second generation iPod Touch to iOS 4.3? Suddenly a lot of my apps are not working on my iPod Touch 2nd gen. Many of these are telling me that I need iOS 4.3 for them to work.
I've tried updating software in iTunes - but it says my current version 4.2 is the latest and there are no updates to install.
Any ideas?
Please answer
Thanks
A: According to the incredibly useful iOS support matrix v 2.0 (Winter 2012) done by Empirical Magic, the end of the line is running iOS 4.2.1 on an iPod touch (2nd generation).
Apps that target 4.3 or newer are just not going to run on that device unless the developers re-add support for that OS. Since the code set for that device is ARMv6 you can expect more and more apps to be dropping support as time goes by. Thankfully, what you have should keep running indefinitely, but updates will taper off.
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7de0973a218132ec56f37a32ab3122646da77953 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I erase an encrypted TimeMachine drive on Mountain Lion if I've forgotten the password? My question is similar to this question. I have a USB drive that contains an old encrypted backup. I don't remember the password and don't care about loosing the backup - I just want to be able to use the drive. When I select the volume on the left, I only see two tabs: "First Aid" and "Partition". I don't see an "Erase" tab.
A: Just found the answer here. Basically, from the terminal, type:
sudo diskutil cs list
You'll get a list of your drives and a bunch of related info. Look for the one you want to format and grab its Logical Volume Group's UUID. It should look something like this:
Logical Volume Group XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Then erase the drive by executing the command:
sudo diskutil cs delete XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Now you should be able to see the drive and format it using Disk Utility.
| Q: How do I erase an encrypted TimeMachine drive on Mountain Lion if I've forgotten the password? My question is similar to this question. I have a USB drive that contains an old encrypted backup. I don't remember the password and don't care about loosing the backup - I just want to be able to use the drive. When I select the volume on the left, I only see two tabs: "First Aid" and "Partition". I don't see an "Erase" tab.
A: Just found the answer here. Basically, from the terminal, type:
sudo diskutil cs list
You'll get a list of your drives and a bunch of related info. Look for the one you want to format and grab its Logical Volume Group's UUID. It should look something like this:
Logical Volume Group XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Then erase the drive by executing the command:
sudo diskutil cs delete XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Now you should be able to see the drive and format it using Disk Utility.
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5b8ffbf0eac76a51e362191647fd598fcf8731b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do iOS devices have a pop-up Japanese-English Dictionary like on the Macintosh? On the Mac if you three-finger tap a word, a dictionary definition appears. I'd like to know if I would be able to get this on an iPad specifically for the Japanese dictionaries.
A: Yes, on iPad on iOS5.1.1. At the moment, I am having trouble getting the same functionality on iPhone on iOS6.0.1, though. Japanese dictionary is there, but I can't get the English-Japanese one. Your mileage may vary, of course.
EDIT May 27 2013: To restore Japanese<->English dictionary, you will need to jailbreak the device and delete the Japanese<->Japanese dictionary. These dictionaries conflict, and the Japanese<->Japanese dictionary wins almost every time.
I have also asked if it is possible to only temporarily jailbreak an iOS 6.1.2 iPhone 4 for purposes of removing the mentioned dictionary. As of the time of this edit, this has not been answered; I am nonetheless linking to that question in case someone answers it by the time someone reads this.
| Q: Do iOS devices have a pop-up Japanese-English Dictionary like on the Macintosh? On the Mac if you three-finger tap a word, a dictionary definition appears. I'd like to know if I would be able to get this on an iPad specifically for the Japanese dictionaries.
A: Yes, on iPad on iOS5.1.1. At the moment, I am having trouble getting the same functionality on iPhone on iOS6.0.1, though. Japanese dictionary is there, but I can't get the English-Japanese one. Your mileage may vary, of course.
EDIT May 27 2013: To restore Japanese<->English dictionary, you will need to jailbreak the device and delete the Japanese<->Japanese dictionary. These dictionaries conflict, and the Japanese<->Japanese dictionary wins almost every time.
I have also asked if it is possible to only temporarily jailbreak an iOS 6.1.2 iPhone 4 for purposes of removing the mentioned dictionary. As of the time of this edit, this has not been answered; I am nonetheless linking to that question in case someone answers it by the time someone reads this.
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ea5989a86038526d9adff68c7970890adf818bc7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple Time Capsule will not start -up, light stays amber I unplugged my Time Capsule today to tidy up the wires. After plugging back in it refuses to start.
*
*Have tried resetting by sticking pencil in the back
*Tried leaving, it's been stuck in Amber for 3 hours now
I believe it's third generation, that's about it.
Any ideas?
A: Does it appear at all in your list of wifi access points on any of your devices? If so, try to connect to it and see if there's anything mentioned in the Air Port Utility app.
If it doesn't, I managed to find this discussion on the Apple Discussions forum regarding Time Capsules being stuck on the amber light at startup. The possible problems suggested by those forum-goers include:
*
*Failing power supply
*Failing HDD
If your Time Capsule is within warranty, it'd be worth it to take it in and have them look at it. Unless it's a failing HDD, however, it's not looking like there's a lot in the way of DIY repairs for the device.
| Q: Apple Time Capsule will not start -up, light stays amber I unplugged my Time Capsule today to tidy up the wires. After plugging back in it refuses to start.
*
*Have tried resetting by sticking pencil in the back
*Tried leaving, it's been stuck in Amber for 3 hours now
I believe it's third generation, that's about it.
Any ideas?
A: Does it appear at all in your list of wifi access points on any of your devices? If so, try to connect to it and see if there's anything mentioned in the Air Port Utility app.
If it doesn't, I managed to find this discussion on the Apple Discussions forum regarding Time Capsules being stuck on the amber light at startup. The possible problems suggested by those forum-goers include:
*
*Failing power supply
*Failing HDD
If your Time Capsule is within warranty, it'd be worth it to take it in and have them look at it. Unless it's a failing HDD, however, it's not looking like there's a lot in the way of DIY repairs for the device.
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3fbd421844dad531b1b196cde5a22cfbdc962b15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use fn-key (function keys) with an external keyboard that has no fn-key? I am using Lion on a late 2009 13 inch MacBook, with external monitor and an external Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - German (MB110D/B) while keeping the MacBook lid closed.
Some of the applications I run use the F-keys. This works fine for F5 and F6 but the other key are used for things like muting and so on.
There is an option in the preferences to use the fn-key in combination with the F-key. Unfortunately the keyboard I am using has no fn-key. Any ideas?
| Q: How to use fn-key (function keys) with an external keyboard that has no fn-key? I am using Lion on a late 2009 13 inch MacBook, with external monitor and an external Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - German (MB110D/B) while keeping the MacBook lid closed.
Some of the applications I run use the F-keys. This works fine for F5 and F6 but the other key are used for things like muting and so on.
There is an option in the preferences to use the fn-key in combination with the F-key. Unfortunately the keyboard I am using has no fn-key. Any ideas?
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c6c093c16acae19e61ecec3435d2aa12ceb7361a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are Passbook Passes Available Outside the Sandbox? With Third Party software, or manually mounting the iPhone to your computer, it's possible to access a limited amount of information. Music, Photos, and App Data. Without breaking the Sandbox, you can never get to the OS itself, and certain data stores.
Are Passbook Passes accessible within this Sandbox? I'd be awesome to see what data is actually contained within them.
A: I wrote to Macroplant, who make the iExplorer utility that I bought some time ago, and they pointed me to the fact that Passbook Cards are available in the backup data.
When using iExplorer, they're located in the 'Backup Explorer' section, under HomeDomain/Library/Passes/Cards, the Backup Explorer section is apparently a logical mapping of ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/.
That's good enough for me, since data is routinely backed up. I can backup and instantly access my current cards.
Thank you Mike, on the Macroplant Support Team!
| Q: Are Passbook Passes Available Outside the Sandbox? With Third Party software, or manually mounting the iPhone to your computer, it's possible to access a limited amount of information. Music, Photos, and App Data. Without breaking the Sandbox, you can never get to the OS itself, and certain data stores.
Are Passbook Passes accessible within this Sandbox? I'd be awesome to see what data is actually contained within them.
A: I wrote to Macroplant, who make the iExplorer utility that I bought some time ago, and they pointed me to the fact that Passbook Cards are available in the backup data.
When using iExplorer, they're located in the 'Backup Explorer' section, under HomeDomain/Library/Passes/Cards, the Backup Explorer section is apparently a logical mapping of ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/.
That's good enough for me, since data is routinely backed up. I can backup and instantly access my current cards.
Thank you Mike, on the Macroplant Support Team!
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01924d85b488645c5a044a2ec4037db867d6d2d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: White on black in TextEdit
Possible Duplicate:
Default background color in Textedit
Is there any way to get text displayed in white and the background be black in TextEdit in plain text mode?
A: *
*CMD + T
*Adjust document color.
*Adjust text color.
| Q: White on black in TextEdit
Possible Duplicate:
Default background color in Textedit
Is there any way to get text displayed in white and the background be black in TextEdit in plain text mode?
A: *
*CMD + T
*Adjust document color.
*Adjust text color.
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48dc1883d67b5e3d66a7baffc693dfd14735eb79 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Solver Window Resize in Mac Office 2011
For what ever reason the Solver add-in for Mac Office's Excel 2011 produces the following dialog box when attempting to add a constraint to Solver:
Does anyone have a similar problem? Or know how to rectify this?
Many thanks.
| Q: Solver Window Resize in Mac Office 2011
For what ever reason the Solver add-in for Mac Office's Excel 2011 produces the following dialog box when attempting to add a constraint to Solver:
Does anyone have a similar problem? Or know how to rectify this?
Many thanks.
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6600b9595a92709467d1e0ab9050203e81742e15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I know if Game Center is down or not? I'm not asking to know now, but wondering if Apple has a status page that lists if Game Center is having problems. I'm aware of the iCloud system status web page but it's not clear to me if that is the place where Game Center would be listed if for some reason it was not operating fully or correctly.
A: No, I have suffered some Game Center outages in the past, but could not find a source directly from Apple which stated so, not even the iCloud status page.
The iCloud System Status page now lists the status for all Apple internet services, including Game Center.
| Q: How do I know if Game Center is down or not? I'm not asking to know now, but wondering if Apple has a status page that lists if Game Center is having problems. I'm aware of the iCloud system status web page but it's not clear to me if that is the place where Game Center would be listed if for some reason it was not operating fully or correctly.
A: No, I have suffered some Game Center outages in the past, but could not find a source directly from Apple which stated so, not even the iCloud status page.
The iCloud System Status page now lists the status for all Apple internet services, including Game Center.
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a4a0a672baa7de7659c8161155b6638559c8a354 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the preferred method of command line domain name lookup (DNS)? What command line command do I use to lookup a domain address?
When looking at the man pages for nslookup and dig I can see a section saying that these utilities do not use the Mac OS methods of finding names.
So, what command should I be running?
A: Either command works fine. Just because it's not using OS X's methods doesn't mean that it doesn't work. If you want to use "OS X methods" may I recommend Network Utility?
This may still call whois and just display it in the window.
| Q: What is the preferred method of command line domain name lookup (DNS)? What command line command do I use to lookup a domain address?
When looking at the man pages for nslookup and dig I can see a section saying that these utilities do not use the Mac OS methods of finding names.
So, what command should I be running?
A: Either command works fine. Just because it's not using OS X's methods doesn't mean that it doesn't work. If you want to use "OS X methods" may I recommend Network Utility?
This may still call whois and just display it in the window.
A: nslookup, host, and dig are perfectly good DNS query tools in OS X, but they all query DNS directly rather than going through OS X's internal resolution system. As a result, they don't check the /etc/hosts file, or resolve Bonjour/mDNS names (those ending in .local). The standard (quick 'n dirty) way to test resolution is to use ping, since it'll resolve the address you give it through the usual system before attempting to ping it. If you want something intended for the purpose, use dscacheutil instead:
$ dscacheutil -q host -a name www.apple.com
name: e3191.c.akamaiedge.net
alias: www.apple.com www.isg-apple.com.akadns.net www.apple.com.edgekey.net
ip_address: 184.24.141.15
$ ping www.apple.com
PING e3191.c.akamaiedge.net (184.24.141.15): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 184.24.141.15: icmp_seq=0 ttl=57 time=57.258 ms
^C
--- e3191.c.akamaiedge.net ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 57.258/57.258/57.258/0.000 ms
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0aa06a9d004f590431de486955c3bc50a3b2eaed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the secure keyboard entry menu item in Terminal app do? What does this option in Terminal do?
It seems to have no effect on anything.
A: Essentially, this option prevents other applications (including things like TextExpander) from "listening in" on what you are typing. By preventing other background processes from recording or accessing your keystrokes, you are ensuring they cannot be logged or monitored, eg. by a simple keylogger, or another program running with normal permissions for potentially malicious purposes.
| Q: What does the secure keyboard entry menu item in Terminal app do? What does this option in Terminal do?
It seems to have no effect on anything.
A: Essentially, this option prevents other applications (including things like TextExpander) from "listening in" on what you are typing. By preventing other background processes from recording or accessing your keystrokes, you are ensuring they cannot be logged or monitored, eg. by a simple keylogger, or another program running with normal permissions for potentially malicious purposes.
A: Here is a screenshot from the help menu.
A: There's a great answer about it on the Security Stackexchange
"Secure Keyboard Entry" maps to the EnableSecureEventInput function whose concept is described here. Basically, applications don't access the hardware themselves; they obtain events (e.g. about key strokes) from the operating system. Some elements in the OS decides what application gets what events, depending on its access rights and GUI state (there are details depending on which application is "in the foreground").
...
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36ad8d46dc3c1190087511274939f3eed1312971 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I find and edit my external hard-drive's .fseventsd folder? While changing my 'file directory' preferences on Vuze, I accidentally created a folder in the .fseventsd-folder on my Seagate external hard-drive.
I can't even find the .fseventsd-folder using search Spotlight, in fact the only way I can see this folder is when I go back to the file directory preferences from Vuze and I can't edit anything from there.
*
*Is this going to damage anything, delete my data or anything weird like that?
*Is there any way of deleting this folder (the accidentally created folder not the .fseventsd-folder)?
A: Files and folders starting with a '.' are invisible in Finder by default. You have to activate this option in order to view/delete them.
Open Terminal and typ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true, after that, restart your Finder.
To hide those files again, open Terminal and type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false and restart Finder again.
But remember, they are hidden for a reason, so don't mess around with this kind of folders unless you are absolutely certain of your actions...
| Q: How can I find and edit my external hard-drive's .fseventsd folder? While changing my 'file directory' preferences on Vuze, I accidentally created a folder in the .fseventsd-folder on my Seagate external hard-drive.
I can't even find the .fseventsd-folder using search Spotlight, in fact the only way I can see this folder is when I go back to the file directory preferences from Vuze and I can't edit anything from there.
*
*Is this going to damage anything, delete my data or anything weird like that?
*Is there any way of deleting this folder (the accidentally created folder not the .fseventsd-folder)?
A: Files and folders starting with a '.' are invisible in Finder by default. You have to activate this option in order to view/delete them.
Open Terminal and typ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true, after that, restart your Finder.
To hide those files again, open Terminal and type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false and restart Finder again.
But remember, they are hidden for a reason, so don't mess around with this kind of folders unless you are absolutely certain of your actions...
A: If you're comfortable with a terminal then navigate to your external disk (usually lives in the /Volumes/ directory:
cd /Volumes/<Name-of-disk>/path/to/.fseventsd-folder
If you're not sure where this is you can find it by navigating to /Volumes/<Name-of-disk> and executing:
find . -name .fseventsd-folder
Once you are inside the directory, list the files in that directory (the -a lists hidden files—the ones that start with a .):
ls -a
Locate the name of the folder you accidentally created from the output of the above command and then use the following command:
rm -r -i <name-of-folder>
(The -i is optional but it will ask you to confirm the action if you're a little nervous.
Then exit the terminal using:
exit
A: If you don't want to show hidden files in Finder (files/folders starting with a "."), then another way how to gain access to a hidden folder is this:
*
*Open a Finder window
*Press Cmd+Shift+G
*In the input dialog, type out the folder you want to get to.
E.g. /Volumes/250GB HDD/.fseventsd...
Note: You can use the Tab key to auto-complete. For example, enter /Vo then Tab, and it will auto-complete to /Volumes/
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8653121fd8e77181189ac4dad7e519fe3ebe8ffc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a limit for the attachment size in Messages? I'm trying to send a 36 MB .mp4 video via Messages, but I'm not exactly sure if it's working.
After sending the file, the CPU usage of the processes VTDecoderXPCService and IMTranscoderAgent goes up very high (~300%) and then only about 11 MB of data are send.
I doubt that Messages is performing some magical compression that results in <30% of the original video file size for the transfer, instead I assume that the whole file is not send. But I'm not receiving a warning such as: "Could not transfer file. Attachment too large..."
Is there a limit for the attachment size in Messages?
A: Despite Joost's links, Apple did officially provide a size limit for Messages attachments.
Extracted from Mountain Lion's Features page:
Send large attachments: Send high-quality photos, full HD video, or documents. iMessage allows attachments of up to 100MB.
Your 36MB file is, indeed, off the limit.
| Q: Is there a limit for the attachment size in Messages? I'm trying to send a 36 MB .mp4 video via Messages, but I'm not exactly sure if it's working.
After sending the file, the CPU usage of the processes VTDecoderXPCService and IMTranscoderAgent goes up very high (~300%) and then only about 11 MB of data are send.
I doubt that Messages is performing some magical compression that results in <30% of the original video file size for the transfer, instead I assume that the whole file is not send. But I'm not receiving a warning such as: "Could not transfer file. Attachment too large..."
Is there a limit for the attachment size in Messages?
A: Despite Joost's links, Apple did officially provide a size limit for Messages attachments.
Extracted from Mountain Lion's Features page:
Send large attachments: Send high-quality photos, full HD video, or documents. iMessage allows attachments of up to 100MB.
Your 36MB file is, indeed, off the limit.
A: It seems Apple has not documented this properly. Some articles show that 220MB is over the limit and that it's most likely between 101.4MB and 194MB
In either case, your 36MB file should not be hitting any limits. That means there must be something else going on.
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faaffb137b28413b51886c68ebaa26835fe6628b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to prevent dock auto-hiding setting from changing? I prefer to keep the dock "auto-hiding" setting on so that the dock is always hidden unless I mouse over it. I am aware of both the setting in "dock preferences" and the keyboard shortcut (⌥⌘D).
However, it seems that this setting will turn itself off, leaving the dock showing. It's usually when an application on another Space/Desktop steals the focus. It's easy enough to then use the keyboard shortcut to turn auto-hiding back on. But, it happens frequently enough that it's getting old.
It's not always the same app stealing the focus that causes this to happen. I'm not even sure if that's always what triggers it, but it usually seems to involve window focus and another Mission Control space.
I'm just wondering if anybody has encountered this and found a fix or the real root cause? Maybe some kind of defaults.write hack as a workaround?
A: interestingly, the answer at https://superuser.com/a/454391/196087 solves the problem:
in short, perform killall -KILL Dock and the dock will re-start, without the problem.
| Q: How to prevent dock auto-hiding setting from changing? I prefer to keep the dock "auto-hiding" setting on so that the dock is always hidden unless I mouse over it. I am aware of both the setting in "dock preferences" and the keyboard shortcut (⌥⌘D).
However, it seems that this setting will turn itself off, leaving the dock showing. It's usually when an application on another Space/Desktop steals the focus. It's easy enough to then use the keyboard shortcut to turn auto-hiding back on. But, it happens frequently enough that it's getting old.
It's not always the same app stealing the focus that causes this to happen. I'm not even sure if that's always what triggers it, but it usually seems to involve window focus and another Mission Control space.
I'm just wondering if anybody has encountered this and found a fix or the real root cause? Maybe some kind of defaults.write hack as a workaround?
A: interestingly, the answer at https://superuser.com/a/454391/196087 solves the problem:
in short, perform killall -KILL Dock and the dock will re-start, without the problem.
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d2f1bd35804a6ee505cdeb224d18db92c340ce94 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mountain Lion - Finder - Search by file name I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and I seem to be missing one bit of functionality that I used all the time in Finder. I could press Command+Shift+F and search for files by file name. Now pressing Command+Shift+F takes me to the "all my files" folder.
Did they reassign the keyboard shortcut for search by file name?
A: The keyboard shortcut was changed to ⌃⌘F.
If you open a window with ⌃⌘F, there is no indication in the UI that Finder is matching only filenames other than that the "Name matches" item in the suggestion list is selected:
Finder should only match filenames even if you don't press return though.
| Q: Mountain Lion - Finder - Search by file name I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and I seem to be missing one bit of functionality that I used all the time in Finder. I could press Command+Shift+F and search for files by file name. Now pressing Command+Shift+F takes me to the "all my files" folder.
Did they reassign the keyboard shortcut for search by file name?
A: The keyboard shortcut was changed to ⌃⌘F.
If you open a window with ⌃⌘F, there is no indication in the UI that Finder is matching only filenames other than that the "Name matches" item in the suggestion list is selected:
Finder should only match filenames even if you don't press return though.
A: When I hit ⌃⌘F, I'm taken to a new finder window, with the cursor placed in the search box. The default setting reads "Kind is Any" and it still searches for contents, not by filename.
There are only three ways I can find to search by filename is:
*
*Type a phrase in finder search box, wait a second for the dropdown, and select "Name matches "
*Change the search filter bar from "Kind is any" to "Name contains"
*Type "name:" before your search phrase in the search box.
I'm still hoping for an easier way. A way to turn the search to search by filename contains by default. Anyone had any luck with this, or am I doing something wrong?
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d6a8ac9743a2db5b8bf9fc84b538d05d0cd7a3b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the default font size for reading in Mail 6.0? How do I change the default font size for reading the body of messages in Mail 6.0? I know that I can use ctrl++, but I want the reading pane to default the body of the message to a larger font without lowering the default resolution.
A: This is a setting that can be changed in Mail Preferences. Open the dialog box by clicking:
Mail > Preferences (or Cmd + ,) > Fonts & Colors > Message Font > Select...
A dialog box should display with text options for you to customize.
| Q: How do I change the default font size for reading in Mail 6.0? How do I change the default font size for reading the body of messages in Mail 6.0? I know that I can use ctrl++, but I want the reading pane to default the body of the message to a larger font without lowering the default resolution.
A: This is a setting that can be changed in Mail Preferences. Open the dialog box by clicking:
Mail > Preferences (or Cmd + ,) > Fonts & Colors > Message Font > Select...
A dialog box should display with text options for you to customize.
A: I just tried this and it worked for me:
http://www.pitt.edu/~hunter3/ComputerHelp/mailappfont.htm
How to permanently change the font size of the body of emails in Mac OS X's Mail program (i.e. manually get past missing font option for that reading or preview pane).
Command and A, then Command and + will increase the font size in the reading or preview pane of Mail.app, but how to make that larger size the default? If you go into the Preferences (in the Mail menu), there is a font section where you can customize font family and size for just about everything but that reading pane (crazy oversight).
First close Mail.app, then go to the Go menu (when in Finder or just click on any blank area of your desktop) and select Utilities, the double-click Terminal, then type defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 14 then hit enter/return then reopen Mail.app to make sure the changes have been made.
Note: the default is 12, and if you want larger than 14, just replace that number with whatever font size you want.
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8863c199d31a0da34e40a5033ba0fb5c19e55d72 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When I close the lid and open it later in the day, will command line programs resume? I've been running a python script from the command line that's inserting data in a database for a couple of hours now. It will take at least half a day more before it's finished. However, I want to take the laptop with me to somewhere else.
My sleep at closing lid settings (if they exist) are at default (I've never looked at them). If I close the lid and open it in 4 or 5 hours, will the python script resume from where it left off? If not, can this be set to work in the preferences somehow?
A: It should continue, if your script has any error-handling for loosing connection to the database (assuming off-site DB).
Though the exact behaviour is hard to predict without seeing the actual code. Sleeping the system may also leed to unexpected results in the script.
| Q: When I close the lid and open it later in the day, will command line programs resume? I've been running a python script from the command line that's inserting data in a database for a couple of hours now. It will take at least half a day more before it's finished. However, I want to take the laptop with me to somewhere else.
My sleep at closing lid settings (if they exist) are at default (I've never looked at them). If I close the lid and open it in 4 or 5 hours, will the python script resume from where it left off? If not, can this be set to work in the preferences somehow?
A: It should continue, if your script has any error-handling for loosing connection to the database (assuming off-site DB).
Though the exact behaviour is hard to predict without seeing the actual code. Sleeping the system may also leed to unexpected results in the script.
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32d7b9e7ff63cdd062a2d043e4f1b103c6a94c9e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are .apple files potentially synonymous (or a wrapper to) .dmg files? We lost a .dmg file on an harddrive. Our tech guy was able to recover files from the drive but not one of them is a .dmg file. But they are a lot of .apple file. Can the .dmg file we are looking for be one of them?
A: The .apple files are probably either AppleSingle or MacBinary files. The Apple file system keeps more information about a file than other filesystems (Window, Unix, etc.) do, so AppleSingle and MacBinary formats were created to package up all that information in a way that could be transported on any file system.
So if you're looking for MyDisk.dmg but instead find MyDisk.apple, that's probably the encoded version of the file you want and you need to decode it. Try downloading the free StuffIt Expander and see if it can convert the files for you.
| Q: Are .apple files potentially synonymous (or a wrapper to) .dmg files? We lost a .dmg file on an harddrive. Our tech guy was able to recover files from the drive but not one of them is a .dmg file. But they are a lot of .apple file. Can the .dmg file we are looking for be one of them?
A: The .apple files are probably either AppleSingle or MacBinary files. The Apple file system keeps more information about a file than other filesystems (Window, Unix, etc.) do, so AppleSingle and MacBinary formats were created to package up all that information in a way that could be transported on any file system.
So if you're looking for MyDisk.dmg but instead find MyDisk.apple, that's probably the encoded version of the file you want and you need to decode it. Try downloading the free StuffIt Expander and see if it can convert the files for you.
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8daa5994fff443345fa749e072938a171ac60221 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple Mail - Do not apply rules automatically As I understand it, active Apple Mail rules automatically get applied when mail comes into the Inbox.
Is there a way to prevent rules from being applied automatically, so that they are only applied when I click the "Apply Rules" menu item (or use the shortcut, cmd-option-L)?
A: Actually, when a rule is not Active, it is never applied, even when one manually selects Apply Rules... too bad, I want to do exactly that for years now, and it is still not working, the only way to implement rules is to have them applied automatically when the message enters.
| Q: Apple Mail - Do not apply rules automatically As I understand it, active Apple Mail rules automatically get applied when mail comes into the Inbox.
Is there a way to prevent rules from being applied automatically, so that they are only applied when I click the "Apply Rules" menu item (or use the shortcut, cmd-option-L)?
A: Actually, when a rule is not Active, it is never applied, even when one manually selects Apply Rules... too bad, I want to do exactly that for years now, and it is still not working, the only way to implement rules is to have them applied automatically when the message enters.
A: Apple Mail rules run automatically only the first time they're set. After that rules will only run manually.
Going into Preferences and unchecking 'Active' will deactivate the rule and will never run it.
A: In Apple Mail, go into the Preferences and uncheck the "Active" box next to your rules. Then they won't be run automatically. They will be run if you manually select Apply Rules.
If you want some rules to run automatically and others only to be manual, you need to do a couple of extra steps. First, move your manual-only rules to the top of your list of rules, because rules are applied in the order that they're displayed in that list. Then, in your manual-only rules, make sure that the last item under "perform these actions" is "stop evaluating rules.
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a12a6013b761c2cef2edfc42b4f8970c4feba45e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell if my iOS device is currently jailbroken? How can I find out if my iOS device has been jailbroken (with a drive-by exploit for example)?
Is there an app for that?
A: Basically, if you can execute arbitrary code or write to arbitrary disk locations, you're jailbroken.
iOS security researcher Stefan Esser (also knows as i0n1c) has developed an application called System and Security Info to determine if an iOS device is currently jailbroken by testing for the abilities that you gain from jailbreaking.
Update: Apple has taken down System and Security Info.
| Q: How can I tell if my iOS device is currently jailbroken? How can I find out if my iOS device has been jailbroken (with a drive-by exploit for example)?
Is there an app for that?
A: Basically, if you can execute arbitrary code or write to arbitrary disk locations, you're jailbroken.
iOS security researcher Stefan Esser (also knows as i0n1c) has developed an application called System and Security Info to determine if an iOS device is currently jailbroken by testing for the abilities that you gain from jailbreaking.
Update: Apple has taken down System and Security Info.
A: Well if you are on iOS 6 then it is not possible, you would also have a Cydia application on your screen, like this:
A: It can be difficult it if was done stealthily (for example - it's fairly easy to hide things like Cydia) - my approach would be to see if iBooks or Skype work - iBooks has historically been broken by jailbreaks and Skype is designed to prevent use on a jailbroken device (which is annoying if you want to use skype, but excellent if you want to know if you are on a jailbroken device).
A: A jailbreak is essentially 3 points:
*
*Patching the kernel to bypass code signing enforcement
*Making the system partition writable
*Providing a way of actually accessing it via one of more of:
*
*AFC2 server for USB access
*SSH server for wireless or tunneled USB access
*A file management app
To check for the presence of AFC2 it is sufficient to use a dedicated PC app such as iFunBox while checking for SSH is harder due to the ability for a dedicated individual (or software!) to change the listening port from the standard 22. And this 3rd point isn't even formally required to call it a jailbreak.
You can check for the 2nd point by checking the /etc/fstab file, and since having access to the root partition would easily demonstrate being jailbroken the only alternative would be a SSH ramdisk.
If you're really paranoid about it and don't care for some potentially wasted space if your device was indeed jailbroken, you can create a local backup via iTunes and restore the OS followed by the backup.
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02947013c01de65d87fdca1e3441edfe145ae671 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Master volume control is grayed out on my Mac 10.6 (MacBook Pro Late 2009) master volume control for both Line-In built and for external USB Microphone is disabled (grayed out)
Nobody really wanted to help what is the reason and how to bring back such behaviour. Googling didnt provide answer.
What I want is to have master volume slider active at least in Blue Yeti microphone.
Any help?
A: With some digital audio input devices, by design, it is not possible to adjust the volume level within System Preferences, Audio MIDI Setup, or GarageBand or the like. The volume level can only be adjusted on the external digital audio device.
I suggest that you contact the technical support staff at Blue Microphones, the company that makes your microphone, to ask them about this.
| Q: Master volume control is grayed out on my Mac 10.6 (MacBook Pro Late 2009) master volume control for both Line-In built and for external USB Microphone is disabled (grayed out)
Nobody really wanted to help what is the reason and how to bring back such behaviour. Googling didnt provide answer.
What I want is to have master volume slider active at least in Blue Yeti microphone.
Any help?
A: With some digital audio input devices, by design, it is not possible to adjust the volume level within System Preferences, Audio MIDI Setup, or GarageBand or the like. The volume level can only be adjusted on the external digital audio device.
I suggest that you contact the technical support staff at Blue Microphones, the company that makes your microphone, to ask them about this.
A: You could check System Preferences > Sound > Input and make sure it is set to the correct audio device.
Without more information it's difficult to offer much more advice than that.
A: I ran into issues where my audio controls were disabled similar to what you describe. I can't be sure it's the same issue, but in my case, killing the Core Audio process fixed it.
Open up Terminal and enter this command:
sudo kill -9 `ps ax | grep 'coreaudio[a-z]' | awk '{print $1}'`
You'll be prompted to enter your password, but that should find and kill the proper process, which will then auto-restart. Your volume control should come back to normal within a few seconds if this is indeed the problem.
A: If you are using a device that does not support volume control, such as the DAC I plugged in and showed up as "HD USB Audio", you can work around the issue by using SoundFlower. Install SoundFlower, set "Soundflower (2ch)" as your output device, start up Soundflowerbed, from the menu icon set the 2ch Soundflower device to forward to your "HD USB Audio" (or whatever your device is called). Now, Soundflower should be able to software-control the volume before forwarding the signal to your hardware. Good luck!
A: Looks at the microphone input jack and see if it's glowing red. If it is then your computer thinks a microphone is plugged into it. Fiddle with an aux input putting it in and taking it out at different speeds. This should resolve the issue (if only temporarily).
A: I have found in later (2013) vintage Macbook Air's that the headphone jack no longer works as a line-in. I ended up buying a cheap USB minijack adapter for this. Although it's a touch temperamental, it does do the trick for recording audio in.
A: Volume sliders
If software volume control is available for your device, the Volume sliders are blue to indicate they are active. Drag the sliders to set the volume for each channel.
A: Just resolved this issue on OS X Mavericks. I'm not sure how it started on my computer to begin with. I went to Audio MIDI Setup. Then in the Audio Devices I went to Built-In Output. Then where it says "2ch-24bit Integer" I selected "2ch-16bit Integer". After that I was able to change the volume and the volume icon wasn't greyed out. You can then change it back to "2ch-24bit Integer" once you get the volume working again.
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f9a8a3c94f5970949d34d31149982dcd326ae567 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Noise canceling headphones make strange sound when I touch my MacBook Pro I've got headphones plugged into my desktop, and a laptop nearby that I use for work as well. Whenever I touch my MacBook Pro with the noise-canceling on my headphones turned on, it makes my headphones go nuts, creating a lot of buzzing, crackling, and popping.
I assume this has something to do with conduction between my hands and the computer, but is there any way to get around this?
A: It appears your wall socket is not properly grounded, which may cause electrical interference on your headphones when touching the MacBook Pro.
Have a look at this related answer on possible measures you can take to establish a proper electrical grounding.
| Q: Noise canceling headphones make strange sound when I touch my MacBook Pro I've got headphones plugged into my desktop, and a laptop nearby that I use for work as well. Whenever I touch my MacBook Pro with the noise-canceling on my headphones turned on, it makes my headphones go nuts, creating a lot of buzzing, crackling, and popping.
I assume this has something to do with conduction between my hands and the computer, but is there any way to get around this?
A: It appears your wall socket is not properly grounded, which may cause electrical interference on your headphones when touching the MacBook Pro.
Have a look at this related answer on possible measures you can take to establish a proper electrical grounding.
A: I have a similar issue with my MacBook Pro and an old Pioneer amp. Whenever I plugin the laptop into a power socket the amp (plugged into the same wall socket) starts to buzz and make popping sounds.
This is called a ground loop and to get rid of this loop needs to be "broken".
I have found two ways to do this:
*
*Connect an external display to the MacBook Pro. It gets rid of the hum.
*Get a ground loop isolator and connect your headphones through it.
*Ensure your Mac power adapter connects with three conductors to a properly grounded outlet and check for a stuck pin in the MagSafe connector in case the break in grounding is there.
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b18d298b16086eb5bb137caad7a854a7f8a35bab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I rename desktops in Mountain Lion? It seems that Apple doesn't provide a way to rename desktops from the default "Desktop 1", etc. Renaming desktops would be great for my workflow.
Does anyone know how to do this manually or with a third-party app?
A: If an application is in full screen mode in a given space, that space will have the application's name under it when it is displayed via Mission Control (and you put your mouse cursor over the desktop). Otherwise, I do not believe that there is a way to rename them.
| Q: How do I rename desktops in Mountain Lion? It seems that Apple doesn't provide a way to rename desktops from the default "Desktop 1", etc. Renaming desktops would be great for my workflow.
Does anyone know how to do this manually or with a third-party app?
A: If an application is in full screen mode in a given space, that space will have the application's name under it when it is displayed via Mission Control (and you put your mouse cursor over the desktop). Otherwise, I do not believe that there is a way to rename them.
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7e506270b1defa12d06f96eafe182082b4056428 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change the shortcut of cmd+Q for all applications I use cmd+tab, cmd+W, cmd+A a lot and I don't remember how many times I hit cmd+Q accidentally.
Is it possible to change the shortcut for quitting applications from cmd+Q to something else (not to disallow using keyboard to quit applications), ideally for applications all at once (not to do it for individual application one by one)?
A: This should change the shortcut to ⇧⌘Q for most currently installed applications:
defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add $(mdfind kMDItemContentType==com.apple.application-bundle | grep -v { |
sed 's/.*\//Quit /g;s/\.app$//g;'"s/'/\\''\\'/g;s/^/'/g;s/$/' '\$@q'/g" | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')
You could also use KeyRemap4MacBook to change ⌘Q to some other key combination or require holding or pressing it twice to quit an application.
| Q: Change the shortcut of cmd+Q for all applications I use cmd+tab, cmd+W, cmd+A a lot and I don't remember how many times I hit cmd+Q accidentally.
Is it possible to change the shortcut for quitting applications from cmd+Q to something else (not to disallow using keyboard to quit applications), ideally for applications all at once (not to do it for individual application one by one)?
A: This should change the shortcut to ⇧⌘Q for most currently installed applications:
defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add $(mdfind kMDItemContentType==com.apple.application-bundle | grep -v { |
sed 's/.*\//Quit /g;s/\.app$//g;'"s/'/\\''\\'/g;s/^/'/g;s/$/' '\$@q'/g" | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')
You could also use KeyRemap4MacBook to change ⌘Q to some other key combination or require holding or pressing it twice to quit an application.
A: Howtogeek devoted a whole article about this subject and they provided an excellent tutorial on how to do this. Basically it comes down to override the default function.
BUT there is a (huge) disadvantage, if you do it that way, you'll have to do this for EVERY application you use, which might work a bit confusing...
So they provide a work-around rather then a solid solution.
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0b428e2a0540b7da575a54e5eddb82b571160150 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: win7 on macbook pro: is it safe to delete osx partition? I've installed win7 on mbp using bootcamp by creating additional partition - so now I have 2 partitions (win and osx)
My question is: will win7 boot normally if I delete osx partition from windows (using tools like Acronis Disk Director) ?
picture of my partitions from win:
A: answering to myself: yes it is safe
source: own experience
| Q: win7 on macbook pro: is it safe to delete osx partition? I've installed win7 on mbp using bootcamp by creating additional partition - so now I have 2 partitions (win and osx)
My question is: will win7 boot normally if I delete osx partition from windows (using tools like Acronis Disk Director) ?
picture of my partitions from win:
A: answering to myself: yes it is safe
source: own experience
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8f6185e8b35c6ea2c5919cf8b58c817ad4c408c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard-only folder navigation with auto complete This is one feature of Windows 7 Start menu that I haven't been able to replace in OS X ML.
In Windows:
*
*Press Windows key
*Start typing, for example: H:\folder\phot
*Use arrow keys to highlight the "search-complete": H:\folder\photos
*Press Enter and voila, the folder is opened in Windows Explorer. Similarly for files.
I know that Alfred Powerpack can navigate by keyboard-only, but it is not as intuitive and fast (it doesn't have "search-complete", and it's cumbersome for mounted folders e.g. typing out \Volumes\H\folder\photos).
A: Finder offers the Go to Folder function (found in the Go menu, or by pressing ⇧⌘G), which allows you to type in a path, and has tab-completion (i.e. typing /us TAB r TAB doc TAB gets /Users/rob/Documents/).
It's not perfect, the main downfall is that it doesn't present multiple options, it just chooses the last alphabetical match (i.e. if you type do, in a folder with Documents and Downloads, it will auto-complete as Downloads), but it is a decent built-in functionality.
| Q: Keyboard-only folder navigation with auto complete This is one feature of Windows 7 Start menu that I haven't been able to replace in OS X ML.
In Windows:
*
*Press Windows key
*Start typing, for example: H:\folder\phot
*Use arrow keys to highlight the "search-complete": H:\folder\photos
*Press Enter and voila, the folder is opened in Windows Explorer. Similarly for files.
I know that Alfred Powerpack can navigate by keyboard-only, but it is not as intuitive and fast (it doesn't have "search-complete", and it's cumbersome for mounted folders e.g. typing out \Volumes\H\folder\photos).
A: Finder offers the Go to Folder function (found in the Go menu, or by pressing ⇧⌘G), which allows you to type in a path, and has tab-completion (i.e. typing /us TAB r TAB doc TAB gets /Users/rob/Documents/).
It's not perfect, the main downfall is that it doesn't present multiple options, it just chooses the last alphabetical match (i.e. if you type do, in a folder with Documents and Downloads, it will auto-complete as Downloads), but it is a decent built-in functionality.
A: If you have the Alfred Powerpack, you can also assign shortcuts for opening the file browser in specific folders.
A: Just to add a terminal option, you can open the terminal (I use iTerm2) and navigate folders with auto-completion.
I have the following command in my ~/.inputrc file so that auto-complete is case insensitive.
set completion-ignore-case on
You can then, depending on how it is configured, tab complete folders and files and double tab to list available options when there is more than one match.
To quickly open a folder in finder using this approach
*
*Use a quick way to open the terminal (e.g., using Alfred, or Spotlight, etc.)
*Navigate to the folder using tab completion
*Enter open . to open the working directory in Finder
A:
for example: H:\folder\phot
With Finder
As you like the arrow key approach with Windows, you might like arrow keys with OS X.
To reach, for example, Macintosh HD/Applications/Contacts:
*
*Command-Shift-C
*Command-3
*ma
*→
*ap
*→
*co
Much shorter approaches are possible but if you like arrow keys, then generally: Command-3 is your friend.
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4f78b0f8913f930261e9a897994b940c4ccd0259 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to zoom in with a mouse? I'm using MBP and external monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'd like to be able to zoom in the text in Safari. Safari keyboard shortcuts for zooming text areCommand +/-. I would like to use Ctrl+scrolling with the mouse. This works in Windows 7 for instance.
Currently, Ctrl+scrolling is zooming the entire screen, not text.
Can I zoom text in Safari using a mouse?
A: *
*To zoom inside safari you can use 2 fingers pinching in the trackpad.
*2 fingers tap will zoom so the text fits the safari window.
*Also a single finger double tap in the mighty mouse does the same trick.
(not double click)
If you want even more ways to do stuff with your mouse I know about this software called MagicPrefs that I used for quite some time and loved it.
There is also a similar software called BetterTouchTool.
| Q: How to zoom in with a mouse? I'm using MBP and external monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'd like to be able to zoom in the text in Safari. Safari keyboard shortcuts for zooming text areCommand +/-. I would like to use Ctrl+scrolling with the mouse. This works in Windows 7 for instance.
Currently, Ctrl+scrolling is zooming the entire screen, not text.
Can I zoom text in Safari using a mouse?
A: *
*To zoom inside safari you can use 2 fingers pinching in the trackpad.
*2 fingers tap will zoom so the text fits the safari window.
*Also a single finger double tap in the mighty mouse does the same trick.
(not double click)
If you want even more ways to do stuff with your mouse I know about this software called MagicPrefs that I used for quite some time and loved it.
There is also a similar software called BetterTouchTool.
A: To turn off zooming of the screen go to the Accessibility preference pane ad uncheck the following option under the Zoom section:
Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom:
This might release the functionality you wanted.
Unfortunately I cannot test this since I'm using a MBP without a mouse and so I can only use the trackpad pinch zoom (however, I would rarely do that over using the keyboard).
A: I found partial answer:
I'm using BetterTouchTool and using Ctrl+Left/Right mouse button I can zoom in/out text - couldn't find a way to do it via scrolling instead of mouse's buttons.
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77785f35f4da225294c5cda582e4bf6bac52ae61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Trackpad and mouse different scrolling directions Is it possible to have the trackpad scrolling direction different from mouse connected to the MBP?
EDIT: Found the solution, check my answer below.
A: Found the solution.
Apparently you can solve it using software. I downloaded Scrollreverser, which is free: http://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/
This allows you to control the scroll direction both on the mouse and trackpad separately.
Really cool.
Enjoy!
| Q: Trackpad and mouse different scrolling directions Is it possible to have the trackpad scrolling direction different from mouse connected to the MBP?
EDIT: Found the solution, check my answer below.
A: Found the solution.
Apparently you can solve it using software. I downloaded Scrollreverser, which is free: http://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/
This allows you to control the scroll direction both on the mouse and trackpad separately.
Really cool.
Enjoy!
A: Another solution (the scrollreverser one didn't work for me):
*
*Download and install SteerMouse.
*Use the following configuration:
*
*Wheel:
*
*Roll Up -> 3 x Scroll Down
*Roll Down -> 3 x Scroll Up
Source: http://developingandstuff.blogspot.de/2013/07/make-mouse-and-trackpad-scroll.html
A: I had the same problem using a mouse and a trackpad at the same time. I wanted the trackpad scrolling natural while the mouse scrolling reverse.
There are couple of applications fixing that issue, me personally think that Mos is the most sophisticated. It also fixes some scrolling smoothness issues that the most non-apple mouses have and many more features.
You can download from here: https://mos.caldis.me/
I hope this helps!
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066d1b7deea3340e9f78e55b069bbf4e29b3b5cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Java Web Start launched in Finder says no JRE available. Works fine in console Followed solution here - Java for OS X 2012-006: How to re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 applet plug-in and Web Start functionality
to restore browser java plug-in, works fine now.
But still can not launch jnlp application. If I launch it by simply double-clicking in finder I get message that I need to download Java Runtime Environment.
At the same time if I use terminal and write javaws myapp.jnlp it launches correctly.
What the issue may be and how can I fix it?
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)
Update: I have updated to 1.7 and now it works correctly. Just for your information.
| Q: Java Web Start launched in Finder says no JRE available. Works fine in console Followed solution here - Java for OS X 2012-006: How to re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 applet plug-in and Web Start functionality
to restore browser java plug-in, works fine now.
But still can not launch jnlp application. If I launch it by simply double-clicking in finder I get message that I need to download Java Runtime Environment.
At the same time if I use terminal and write javaws myapp.jnlp it launches correctly.
What the issue may be and how can I fix it?
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)
Update: I have updated to 1.7 and now it works correctly. Just for your information.
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8d7e3f8fda9b0bbdec29fb922d9565ecd9edb84c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut to focus application's search bar (not Spotlight) in macOS? If keyboard shortcuts are enabled in gmail, pressing / will focus the search bar from anywhere, so that I can simply type /stuff to search for "stuff" no matter what is currently focused.
Is there a similar keyboard shortcut to focus the search bar within applications (not spotlight)?
Note: I'm looking for an alternative to hitting tab repeatedly.
A: I don't believe there is a system-wide shortcut for this, as the definition of Search Bar may not be standard across apps. But hitting ⌘+F focuses the Search Bar in many Mac applications.
| Q: Keyboard shortcut to focus application's search bar (not Spotlight) in macOS? If keyboard shortcuts are enabled in gmail, pressing / will focus the search bar from anywhere, so that I can simply type /stuff to search for "stuff" no matter what is currently focused.
Is there a similar keyboard shortcut to focus the search bar within applications (not spotlight)?
Note: I'm looking for an alternative to hitting tab repeatedly.
A: I don't believe there is a system-wide shortcut for this, as the definition of Search Bar may not be standard across apps. But hitting ⌘+F focuses the Search Bar in many Mac applications.
A: As already noted, most applications use Cmd+F for search. However, in some applications Alt +Cmd+F triggers the main search dialog (e.g., iTunes) or a secondary form of search (e.g., Excel, Finder, Safari, Chrome).
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5fda1c1b23997e2ef2d57b864157ebd48122d866 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhoto 9.4.2 crashes on startup and reboots MacBook Pro 10.8.2 When I attempt to open iPhoto (9.4.2) on my MacBook Pro (10.8.2) iPhoto crashes and it reboots my laptop. iPhoto will open if I boot the MacBook Pro in safe mode.
What could be going wrong?
A: This link to Apple's Support page on Safe Boot, or Safe Mode, details what what is loaded and what is not, and may point you to possible problem areas.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
But more details would be helpful. Which MacBook Pro, whether you've repaired disk, what manintenance utilities you run. Often, with crashing apps, removing its Preferences file cures the problem. Sometimes--not often, but sometimes--a fresh install of the app is the solution.
Also check your Crash Reports for clues--and google the problem as well. Of all Mountain Lion Apple apps, iPhoto is certainly the touchiest. If you have Photostream turned on, try temporarily turning that off.
| Q: iPhoto 9.4.2 crashes on startup and reboots MacBook Pro 10.8.2 When I attempt to open iPhoto (9.4.2) on my MacBook Pro (10.8.2) iPhoto crashes and it reboots my laptop. iPhoto will open if I boot the MacBook Pro in safe mode.
What could be going wrong?
A: This link to Apple's Support page on Safe Boot, or Safe Mode, details what what is loaded and what is not, and may point you to possible problem areas.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
But more details would be helpful. Which MacBook Pro, whether you've repaired disk, what manintenance utilities you run. Often, with crashing apps, removing its Preferences file cures the problem. Sometimes--not often, but sometimes--a fresh install of the app is the solution.
Also check your Crash Reports for clues--and google the problem as well. Of all Mountain Lion Apple apps, iPhoto is certainly the touchiest. If you have Photostream turned on, try temporarily turning that off.
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7600ccaf161aeba141ffe00070c2053f6829de82 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sending messages from an iPhone sometimes goes to email rather than to mobile I have an iPhone 4S. When I send a text message it sometimes sends to the contact's email address rather than their mobile, if within the contact I have both email and mobile included. How do I prevent this - I always want to send to the mobile number.
Also, I can't tell whether it goes to email addr or mobile number - the receiver tells me eventually.
A: When you create a new message, it will prompt you to chose between somebody's email and phone number to create a conversation (for MMS and iMessage conversation)
You probably chose the email by mistake once (and maybe the phone number another time), so now, you have 2 conversations for the same person. One to the phone number, one to the email.
You will need to delete the email one by opening the conversation, scrolling to top and selecting "Contact". From this view, you will see either the email or the phone number in light blue. If it's the email, go back and delete this conversation.
| Q: Sending messages from an iPhone sometimes goes to email rather than to mobile I have an iPhone 4S. When I send a text message it sometimes sends to the contact's email address rather than their mobile, if within the contact I have both email and mobile included. How do I prevent this - I always want to send to the mobile number.
Also, I can't tell whether it goes to email addr or mobile number - the receiver tells me eventually.
A: When you create a new message, it will prompt you to chose between somebody's email and phone number to create a conversation (for MMS and iMessage conversation)
You probably chose the email by mistake once (and maybe the phone number another time), so now, you have 2 conversations for the same person. One to the phone number, one to the email.
You will need to delete the email one by opening the conversation, scrolling to top and selecting "Contact". From this view, you will see either the email or the phone number in light blue. If it's the email, go back and delete this conversation.
A: In the case where you are sending an iMessage, the only item you have control over is the address book entry.
If you delete the email address - your Messages app will be forces to ask for delivery to the phone number. If Apple messes up the delivery down the road when looking up the actual devices and indicating which thread / to address to actually send there's not much you can do.
The person on the receiving end has the most control over this. If the reason you are wanting to change this is for their benefit, you can get them to go into their settings and remove the email addresses.
Before Mountain Lion and iOS 6 you had to use an email address to "receive at" on non phone clients, but you can now de-select those email addresses and only use one (or several phone numbers) as only option for the "receive at" and "start new conversations from" settings.
The iOS preferences for Messages are not as complicated so I showed the more involved of the two. You can do the same deselection on all iOS devices and clear out any old conversations so you don't accidentally re-use the wrong address.
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3e7e395fb6ea5ee295b837bb41bfdf56709d35fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to find the location of an icon file on OS X? I am trying to find where the icon file is located for certificates on OS X. This is a picture of what I'm looking for:
Do you know where OS X stores the icon for this file?
A: I couldn't find that exact icon because I wasn't able to produce such a certificate file. If you can tell me where to find such a file, I might have better luck.
I was, however able to find a similar image. It's located at /System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityInterface.framework/Versions/A/Resources/CertLargeStd.png (at least for Mac OS 10.8.2) and it looks like this:
([email protected] is the one used on Retina screens.)
This is the image shown when you view a certificate in Keychain Access or Safari:
To find this image, I opened up the Safari panel above. I examined Safari's open files via Activity Monitor, and the image in question was there.
| Q: How to find the location of an icon file on OS X? I am trying to find where the icon file is located for certificates on OS X. This is a picture of what I'm looking for:
Do you know where OS X stores the icon for this file?
A: I couldn't find that exact icon because I wasn't able to produce such a certificate file. If you can tell me where to find such a file, I might have better luck.
I was, however able to find a similar image. It's located at /System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityInterface.framework/Versions/A/Resources/CertLargeStd.png (at least for Mac OS 10.8.2) and it looks like this:
([email protected] is the one used on Retina screens.)
This is the image shown when you view a certificate in Keychain Access or Safari:
To find this image, I opened up the Safari panel above. I examined Safari's open files via Activity Monitor, and the image in question was there.
A: The following command in the terminal should search your entire hard drive for .icns files:
find / -iname '*.icns'
*
*find is a command for finding files
*/ is the path name for the root directory (you could change this to a different path if you had some idea where the file was located`
*-iname '*.icns' searches in a case insensitive (i for insensitive in iname) way for files that match .icns where * is a wildcard character
You could copy all *.icsns files on the hard drivein to the /tmp/ folder with a terminal command like this:
sudo find / -iname '*.icns' -exec cp {} /tmp/ \;
*
*sudo runs the command as the super user which may give you access to more directories
*-exec means execute the following command where {} is replaced by the file returned and \; ends the command
You could then browse the /tmp folder in Finder until you find the file you are looking for. Then once you know its name, you could find it in the path list from the previous find command. or with a new find command. E.g., you learn it is called foo.icns, then enter find / -iname 'foo.icns'
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e1774687ed7eaf443fa52bab192c59bdddfb0160 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Any stock means of inserting a period by pressing the spacebar twice? I've grown to really appreciate the ability to press space twice on my iOS devices and have a period manually inserted without having to switch keyboards.
Though I realize the need isn't quite there on actual keyboards since the key is accessible at all times, I'm curious: Is there any way to get the same behavior using baked-in functionality on Mac OS X?
This is assuming the most recent version of Mountain Lion is installed.
A: Try this:
*
*Go to System Preferences / Language & Text / Text
*Add a new rule where " " (double space) is replaced with ". " (period space).
*Make sure you've got Symbol and Text Substitution enabled, and this new rule checked, too.
It appears not to work everywhere, though.
| Q: Any stock means of inserting a period by pressing the spacebar twice? I've grown to really appreciate the ability to press space twice on my iOS devices and have a period manually inserted without having to switch keyboards.
Though I realize the need isn't quite there on actual keyboards since the key is accessible at all times, I'm curious: Is there any way to get the same behavior using baked-in functionality on Mac OS X?
This is assuming the most recent version of Mountain Lion is installed.
A: Try this:
*
*Go to System Preferences / Language & Text / Text
*Add a new rule where " " (double space) is replaced with ". " (period space).
*Make sure you've got Symbol and Text Substitution enabled, and this new rule checked, too.
It appears not to work everywhere, though.
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5f97a6b7f56efcba8e2501efec4a424c37b6ce4e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: identify if Filevault is enabled on remote Mac I need to do remote checks to verify OSX has filevault enabled. When you enable filevault, does it create / change something on the HDD that I can check for on VPN login using my posture assessment tools?
A: Can you run a command line tool, such as fdesetup?
$ sudo fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
fdesetup also accepts the verb isactive, which returns 0 if FileVault is enabled (checking a return value is arguably more reliable than reading the text):
$ sudo fdesetup isactive
$ echo $?
0
fdesetup does require root access, which might be a problem.
You could also run diskutil cs list and check for the encryption status. The exact wording you're looking for is a bit complicated because of all the different possible combinations, this script might be a good start.
| Q: identify if Filevault is enabled on remote Mac I need to do remote checks to verify OSX has filevault enabled. When you enable filevault, does it create / change something on the HDD that I can check for on VPN login using my posture assessment tools?
A: Can you run a command line tool, such as fdesetup?
$ sudo fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
fdesetup also accepts the verb isactive, which returns 0 if FileVault is enabled (checking a return value is arguably more reliable than reading the text):
$ sudo fdesetup isactive
$ echo $?
0
fdesetup does require root access, which might be a problem.
You could also run diskutil cs list and check for the encryption status. The exact wording you're looking for is a bit complicated because of all the different possible combinations, this script might be a good start.
A: fdesetup seems only avaliable on Mountain Lion.
Try this script on Lion: https://github.com/rtrouton/rtrouton_scripts/blob/master/rtrouton_scripts/filevault_2_encryption_check/filevault_2_status_check.sh
The basic idea is: diskutil cs list
A: The rtrouton script mentioned previously seems needlessly complicated (I ended up there first, but after reading half of it came here).
I'm probably going to start with the below and wrap a little more logic around it.
diskutil cs list | grep "Fully Secure"
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0ee4b7971e5120495ff818674fb59c31db735f30 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to copy MP3 from PC to iPhone 4s without iTunes How can I sync my MP3 collection on my Windows 7 PC with my iPhone 4S without having to use iTunes?
A: Here are two alternatives both for free:
For Windows: SharePod
For Mac: DeTune
| Q: How to copy MP3 from PC to iPhone 4s without iTunes How can I sync my MP3 collection on my Windows 7 PC with my iPhone 4S without having to use iTunes?
A: Here are two alternatives both for free:
For Windows: SharePod
For Mac: DeTune
A: There are a number of iTunes alternatives. Here are some links:
*
*http://www.copytrans.net
*http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/
Added explanation:
Both applications allow you to copy MP3s from your PC to your iPhone without using iTunes. They are both commercial. Copytrans (19.99$) is available for Windows, while iExplorer (34.99$) has also a Mac download. And both apps have free test downloads.
A: You could use the Google and Amazon double play to have access your music and sync and store locally certain tracks.
*
*Google Play, where you can upload 50,000 songs for free and access them all from a web browser, this works on iPhone, and there is a handy utility that you can install on your PC / Mac that will manage uploading to Google Play automatically. The only down side to Google play is that you must be connected to the internet to stream and play the music. Maybe at some point Google will release a Google Play Music app, but till then it does work in Safari.
*Next for your must have offline tracks comes Amazon cloud player, which gives 5GB of storage free for personal music, aka stuff you did not purchase from Amazon MP3, more space is available for a yearly fee of 29.99. With the Amazon could player iPhone App you can configure it to download your music stored in the Amazon Cloud Player for offline playing.
A: This article is entitled 6 Ways To Sync Music To Your iPhone Without iTunes published in Make Use Of. The article will explain:
*
*Media Monkey (Windows)
*Winamp and the ml_ipod plugin (Windows)
*SharePod (Windows)
*CopyTransManager (Windows)
*PwnPlayer (any platform)
*GtkPod (Linux Only - So N/A)
It should be beneficial to you.
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2df81e1f09c5bf524e5320b22ce9ad29e9a39284 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Make the Menu Bar never show while in Full Screen Pretty much every application I use in full-screen (including Firefox, MacVim and the Terminal) have tabs on the top of the screen.
The problem is that when I move my mouse to reach the tabs I'll often accidentally touch the top of the screen, bringing in the OS menu OVER the tabs:
Is there any way to change this behavior? I'd prefer it if the menu bar would stay hidden when I'm using a full-screen app, even if my mouse does touch the top of the screen.
A: The menu bar can NOT be hidden on command whenever you like to due to limitations in Mac OS X. Apple can do this in their own programs but they have NOT made it possible for other developers in Mac OS X.
One of the reasons being that Apple Menu sits on the Menu bar and is helpful if the application becomes unresponsive or if the user needs to log off /shutdown the machine.
There is an application called Menu Eclipse which lets you change the Menu Bar behaviors(except for hide it).
| Q: Make the Menu Bar never show while in Full Screen Pretty much every application I use in full-screen (including Firefox, MacVim and the Terminal) have tabs on the top of the screen.
The problem is that when I move my mouse to reach the tabs I'll often accidentally touch the top of the screen, bringing in the OS menu OVER the tabs:
Is there any way to change this behavior? I'd prefer it if the menu bar would stay hidden when I'm using a full-screen app, even if my mouse does touch the top of the screen.
A: The menu bar can NOT be hidden on command whenever you like to due to limitations in Mac OS X. Apple can do this in their own programs but they have NOT made it possible for other developers in Mac OS X.
One of the reasons being that Apple Menu sits on the Menu bar and is helpful if the application becomes unresponsive or if the user needs to log off /shutdown the machine.
There is an application called Menu Eclipse which lets you change the Menu Bar behaviors(except for hide it).
A: The closest solution I've found is to do as mentioned earlier, disabling "Displays have separate spaces" in Mission Control. This only makes sense in a multi-monitor environment, as the menubar still shows on the primary monitor.
If you make the app "go fullscreen" (click green button), it fills the whole screen, but all other screens go black, and the menubar gets moved to the app's screen. So the solution there is to manually expand the app's edges as far or high as you want. Once upon a time, VMWare had some kind of full-screen workaround that didn't use Apple's full screen mechanism.
Unless/until Apple sees this as a problem that needs fixing, you're going to be hard pressed finding a non-hacky solution. It is so integral to how the operating system works (like the home-button on the iPhone/iPad/iPod).
A: My solution in Python:
import autopy.mouse as mouse
from time import sleep
while True:
x, y = mouse.location()
if y < 5:
mouse.move(x, 5)
sleep(0.1)
A: One possible solution is not to get rid of the menu completely, but actually keep the menu always on (it's not that big), and just get rid of the Dock instead, by doing the following trick.
Go to terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 1
killall Dock
This will make your Dock small. The press ⌘ ⌥ D to hide dock.
Idea stolen from here.
A: *
*Save the following AppleScript to a file named fullscreen.scpt:
use framework "AppKit"
use scripting additions
repeat with runningApp in current application's NSWorkspace's sharedWorkspace's runningApplications()
if runningApp's isActive()
set frontApp to (localizedName of runningApp) as text
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
tell application "System Events"
tell process frontApp to set isFullScreen to value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of first window
if frontApp = "Finder"
tell process frontApp to set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of first window to not isFullScreen
else if isFullScreen
do shell script "lsappinfo setinfo -app " & quoted form of frontApp & " ApplicationType=Foreground"
tell process frontApp to set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of first window to false
(*fix to make sure the menu bar is not stuck*)
delay 0.42
tell application "Finder" to activate
tell process frontApp to set frontmost to true
else
do shell script "lsappinfo setinfo -app " & quoted form of frontApp & " ApplicationType=UIElement"
tell process frontApp to set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of first window to true
end if
end tell
*From terminal, compile it to an application with the following command:
osacompile -o "/Applications/Full Screen.app" fullscreen.scpt
*Open the Full Screen.app's Info.plist (e.g. vim '/Applications/Full Screen.app/Contents/Info.plist') and add the following to the dict:
<key>NSUIElement</key>
<true/>
*Add Full Screen.app as an exception in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility.
*Launch Automator and create a new Service.
*Change "Service receives" to "no input in any application".
*Add a Library > Utilities > Launch Application action.
*Configure the action to launch the previously created Full Screen application.
*Save the service as Full Screen and close Automator.
*On System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services, scroll down to the bottom of the list and the just created Full Screen service should be listed there. Associate an unique Command shortcut for it, like Shift+Command+\ or Command+F11 for example.
This creates a shortcut to cause an application to enter full screen while removing the menu bar, or to exit full screen bringing the menu bar back. It provides an alternative full screen shortcut!
For application-specific full screen launchers, check my other answer.
Caveats
There may be some disadvantages and/or misbehavior using this approach:
*
*It works by setting ApplicationType=UIElement, which causes the application icon not be added/highlighted in the Dock and make the application inaccessible via Command+Tab. The Command+Tab issue was reported in comments, I didn't notice it since I mostly use the Mission Control overview to change between full screen applications.
*It may not behave as expected for some specific applications, I've noticed issues with the Activity Monitor application (which is generally not used full screen anyway) and there's a report on Chrome, which I didn't try since I use Firefox and it works great.
A: I use Firefox and solved it by editing the browser chrome (userChrome.css).
I just reversed the vertical order of the main browser elements (tabs, toolbar, main content). On the screenshow below, notice my tabs are at the bottom.
This layout looks strange at first but I don't care - I just want to avoid the constant problem I have with unintentionally revealing the macOS menu bar while in fullscreen mode.
Here's my userChrome.css (I kept it simple). You can find instructions on how to edit your Firefox UI here.
body {
display: flex !important;
flex-direction: column-reverse !important;
}
#browser {
flex: 1 1 auto !important;
}
#navigator-toolbox {
display: flex !important;
flex-direction: column-reverse !important;
}
A: Try to use hotkeys for switch tabs in browser/ide so you'll never move your mouse into the top to menubar appear
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193b007b1bb737ee070bc3b2e9b457f245e407a3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the keyboard shortcut ⌥⇞ mean? I'm in need of a translator for ⌥ ⇞
This screen shot below is from the TexStudio and Texmaker latex editors.
A: ⌥ - Is the Option key, also called Alt.
⇞ - It's called Upwards Arrow with Double Stroke, and usually represents page up. If your keyboard lacks that specific key, doing Fn+↑ does the trick.
| Q: What does the keyboard shortcut ⌥⇞ mean? I'm in need of a translator for ⌥ ⇞
This screen shot below is from the TexStudio and Texmaker latex editors.
A: ⌥ - Is the Option key, also called Alt.
⇞ - It's called Upwards Arrow with Double Stroke, and usually represents page up. If your keyboard lacks that specific key, doing Fn+↑ does the trick.
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7e0b6465a54770acd028868ec88b46e7b6886652 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to add a symbol to the character palette? I guess everybody here knows about the character palette of Mac OS X.
Is it possible to create a new symbol, using an image or a vectorial shape made in Illustrator, and add it to the character palette? If so, a brief outline of how this would work would be ideal since I'd like to actually do this to extend my Mac's usable characters with some custom designs.
A: The character palette simply gives you access to the characters in the fonts on your system. To add something to it, you need to create a font with that character in it or add the character to an existing font. Common font creation tools for OS X are Fontlab and Fontforge. There are also some online services that may work (use Google to find them).
| Q: Is it possible to add a symbol to the character palette? I guess everybody here knows about the character palette of Mac OS X.
Is it possible to create a new symbol, using an image or a vectorial shape made in Illustrator, and add it to the character palette? If so, a brief outline of how this would work would be ideal since I'd like to actually do this to extend my Mac's usable characters with some custom designs.
A: The character palette simply gives you access to the characters in the fonts on your system. To add something to it, you need to create a font with that character in it or add the character to an existing font. Common font creation tools for OS X are Fontlab and Fontforge. There are also some online services that may work (use Google to find them).
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4e4f907d4bc32b5d5054d322073384c9eb922079 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to add smbutil as a lookup mechanism for hostnames There are a bunch of computers on my network that are not on the DNS server. They broadcast their name using Samba or are Windows Workgroup machines.
When I run either ping or try to access them over the browser, it does not work.
However I am able to do a smbutil lookup thathost and get their ip address.
What should I do to get Mountain Lion to add smbutil as a mechanism to resolve hostnames when other mechanisms, i.e. DNS, Bonjour, /etc/hosts fail?
A: I like the mdns service discovery tool: dns-sd
So to check for SMB shares:
dns-sd -B _smb._tcp
You can then parse the instance names to get other details to look up like IP address and then check other services on that host with a tool like nmap
| Q: How to add smbutil as a lookup mechanism for hostnames There are a bunch of computers on my network that are not on the DNS server. They broadcast their name using Samba or are Windows Workgroup machines.
When I run either ping or try to access them over the browser, it does not work.
However I am able to do a smbutil lookup thathost and get their ip address.
What should I do to get Mountain Lion to add smbutil as a mechanism to resolve hostnames when other mechanisms, i.e. DNS, Bonjour, /etc/hosts fail?
A: I like the mdns service discovery tool: dns-sd
So to check for SMB shares:
dns-sd -B _smb._tcp
You can then parse the instance names to get other details to look up like IP address and then check other services on that host with a tool like nmap
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e45e0f1048a51d45eda4e7d039fb774553cabf96 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mark Safari tabs with different colors? Is there an extension or a plugin that allows for marking different tabs with colors ?
I want to be able to group together a bunch of tabs that are relevant under one color using Safari.
A: Unfortunately the range of extensions available for Safari is pretty limited, and no one has written such an extension at this point.
Also having written an extension or two for myself in the past, there is no way to access the tabs and colour them in any way, so it would not be possible.
It may be worth looking at another browser such as Google Chrome, or Firefox.
| Q: Mark Safari tabs with different colors? Is there an extension or a plugin that allows for marking different tabs with colors ?
I want to be able to group together a bunch of tabs that are relevant under one color using Safari.
A: Unfortunately the range of extensions available for Safari is pretty limited, and no one has written such an extension at this point.
Also having written an extension or two for myself in the past, there is no way to access the tabs and colour them in any way, so it would not be possible.
It may be worth looking at another browser such as Google Chrome, or Firefox.
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bf79979bcc95e64339183e2ffe0bae0c8721a2ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in sent plain text emails? When I send plain text emails with Mac Outlook, line breaks are automatically inserted. This is annoying for several reasons. (1) long URLs are split over multiple lines which confuses readers; (2) personalised line formatting breaks. Others share the problem (e.g., here and here)
How can I prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in plain text emails?
| Q: How to prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in sent plain text emails? When I send plain text emails with Mac Outlook, line breaks are automatically inserted. This is annoying for several reasons. (1) long URLs are split over multiple lines which confuses readers; (2) personalised line formatting breaks. Others share the problem (e.g., here and here)
How can I prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in plain text emails?
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32c64932738667393d555167744dd4bdbe599a0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which mkv player for iPad mini? What video player for iPad mini supports mkv format best?
A: You can use VLC player.
Or, you can use Handbrake to convert MKV to MP4. Here is a helpful article on downloading and using Handbrake.
| Q: Which mkv player for iPad mini? What video player for iPad mini supports mkv format best?
A: You can use VLC player.
Or, you can use Handbrake to convert MKV to MP4. Here is a helpful article on downloading and using Handbrake.
A: I have had good luck using FileBrowser on the iPad - primarily useful for streaming files from a network share.
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3c7695374b1f8c88d7e3166afe67fdd46f4f1df1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari - menu to show live tabs open in open windows I often have five or six Safari (and Chrome) windows open, each containing several tabs. I often lose track of where a live tab is when I want to return to it.
I can use the Safari window menu option from the main menu to list the names of the active/front tabs in all the open windows, but this doesn’t help me if the tab I’m after is not active/at the front of its window.
Is there an AppleScript or extension that expands on the 'window' menu to list ALL tabs within a window as a child menu item / drop-down?
This would save me minutes of frustration everyday. I’d love a similar solution for Chrome! I've come across https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ for Firefox which looks good but I’d prefer that the tree or list is available from the main menu and not within the browser viewport.
A: If you have Alfred 2, there is a workflow for selecting Safari tabs by typing. It includes tabs from all windows, but it doesn't group them by window.
| Q: Safari - menu to show live tabs open in open windows I often have five or six Safari (and Chrome) windows open, each containing several tabs. I often lose track of where a live tab is when I want to return to it.
I can use the Safari window menu option from the main menu to list the names of the active/front tabs in all the open windows, but this doesn’t help me if the tab I’m after is not active/at the front of its window.
Is there an AppleScript or extension that expands on the 'window' menu to list ALL tabs within a window as a child menu item / drop-down?
This would save me minutes of frustration everyday. I’d love a similar solution for Chrome! I've come across https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ for Firefox which looks good but I’d prefer that the tree or list is available from the main menu and not within the browser viewport.
A: If you have Alfred 2, there is a workflow for selecting Safari tabs by typing. It includes tabs from all windows, but it doesn't group them by window.
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4a468eda52fdfaa2adf4b4ca1cc716de73b9490a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: login screen hangs when I try to switch users without disconnecting VNC client I'm fast-user switched to the login screen. However, when I start to type my user name and password the keyboard input freezes before I am finished and I get the spinning beach ball and can't log in. Sometimes if I hit any of the volume buttons the keyboard unhangs and I am able to log in, but this time this isn't working any more.
This only seems to happen if I forget to properly disconnect a VNC client before switching to the login screen. I still have ssh but I am not sure what process to kill to resolve the problem. There aren't any processes running the look like a VNC server. I have looked for any process containing the substring "ARD", "VNC", "Lock", and "Remote" (case insensitive, e.g. ps aux | grep -i ...).
A: I have run into this problem many times before. To get it to work, try disconnecting after entering your password, wait a few seconds, and then connect again.
| Q: login screen hangs when I try to switch users without disconnecting VNC client I'm fast-user switched to the login screen. However, when I start to type my user name and password the keyboard input freezes before I am finished and I get the spinning beach ball and can't log in. Sometimes if I hit any of the volume buttons the keyboard unhangs and I am able to log in, but this time this isn't working any more.
This only seems to happen if I forget to properly disconnect a VNC client before switching to the login screen. I still have ssh but I am not sure what process to kill to resolve the problem. There aren't any processes running the look like a VNC server. I have looked for any process containing the substring "ARD", "VNC", "Lock", and "Remote" (case insensitive, e.g. ps aux | grep -i ...).
A: I have run into this problem many times before. To get it to work, try disconnecting after entering your password, wait a few seconds, and then connect again.
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749a8dcf699039259a0a18fd97ef0221fb201bbd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder windows show up in all my Spaces When I open multiple Finder windows in Mountain Lion, I find that, no matter what virtual desktop I go to in Spaces, all the Finder windows remain where they are. However, when I open, say, Skype, for example, the window only stays in one of my virtual desktops, as expected. When I 4 finger swipe to another Space, the Skype window disappears. Why doesn't Finder do this? It's really bugging me.
A: You just need to ctrl + click on the Finder Icon in the Dock. Go to the Options, and choose how the finder windows show in Desktops
*
*All Desktops
All Window show in Desktop Spaces
*
*This Desktop
All Window show Only in the current Desktop Space.
When your are in another desktop space it will jump to the one for finder when you open folders into windows or switch to the finder.
*
*None
Each finder windows will stick to the desktop space you open them in.
| Q: Finder windows show up in all my Spaces When I open multiple Finder windows in Mountain Lion, I find that, no matter what virtual desktop I go to in Spaces, all the Finder windows remain where they are. However, when I open, say, Skype, for example, the window only stays in one of my virtual desktops, as expected. When I 4 finger swipe to another Space, the Skype window disappears. Why doesn't Finder do this? It's really bugging me.
A: You just need to ctrl + click on the Finder Icon in the Dock. Go to the Options, and choose how the finder windows show in Desktops
*
*All Desktops
All Window show in Desktop Spaces
*
*This Desktop
All Window show Only in the current Desktop Space.
When your are in another desktop space it will jump to the one for finder when you open folders into windows or switch to the finder.
*
*None
Each finder windows will stick to the desktop space you open them in.
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c2e9f423b65cf4fd973cbe9a6316ae9061869aeb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I move a window whose title bar is off-screen? I encountered a strange problem today. I downloaded FileZilla and on first launch the title bar was above my mouse pointer's reach. Making the window unmovable.
Here is a screenshot of my situation.
Is there a way to fix this? I've tried reopening the application and rebooting.
A: Hold on option (or alt) while clicking the Window menu. This should change Bring All to Front into Arrange in Front, which did the trick for me.
This worked for me on OSX 10.9.1
| Q: How do I move a window whose title bar is off-screen? I encountered a strange problem today. I downloaded FileZilla and on first launch the title bar was above my mouse pointer's reach. Making the window unmovable.
Here is a screenshot of my situation.
Is there a way to fix this? I've tried reopening the application and rebooting.
A: Hold on option (or alt) while clicking the Window menu. This should change Bring All to Front into Arrange in Front, which did the trick for me.
This worked for me on OSX 10.9.1
A: Try going to Window > Zoom in the menubar.
A: It's easy,
Hold the shift key + drag any edge of that window
A: Windows that support resizing from all edges can also be moved by for example dragging them horizontally from the bottom edge.
You could also try running something like this in AppleScript Editor:
tell application "System Events" to tell process "FileZilla"
set position of windows to {100, 100}
end
A: In the case of Filezilla (for example) there is no window menu. You can however hold option while dragging the lower left or right corner of the window and it will proportionally scale the window (down in this case) and reveal the titlebar.
A: The OOTB solution (no extra apps required)
If you move the mouse to the right/left edge until you see the horizontal resize icon [↔︎], then dragging vertically will allow moving the window instead of resizing. Same goes for the bottom edge resize cursor [↕︎] + horizontal drag.
Third-party apps
BetterTouchTool allows dragging and resizing windows in the linux (KDE) manner, i.e. modifier keys + drag anywhere within the window area to move/resize, which means you'll never again need to do extra work to grab the window edges to arrange your windows. A while ago the app became nagware with a 60 days free trial. It can also do things like remapping shortcuts, customise [magic]-mouse gestures, add custom touch-bar actions, etc.
Update: There is a simpler open-source alternative — Hummingbird app (a fork of Easy-Move-Resize).
Yet another option is ShiftIt, a tiny open-source utility which allows positioning and resizing windows using keyboard shortcuts. As a bonus, it provides shortcuts to move windows between multiple displays. See also What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
A: I use a second monitor with my laptop and run into this issue on occasion when connecting or disconnecting my monitor. It is endlessly frustrating. Just this morning it happened when reconnecting my laptop and ended up pissing away a half hour determined to find a solution. I am happy to report I did! For me this problem occurred in Word.
File > Save As
The "Save" window drops down from the title bar so it is brought into view on screen. Before hitting "save" (or "cancel") drag the title bar down to mid screen for added security.
I would assume work for any programs with a "Save" option, and for those that don't hopefully there will be something to glean from this
A: I had a similar case with a different app where the title bar was exactly between my two monitors, unfortunately all other tips here did not work and others seemed to complicated to make sense.
I thought the drag-resize solution sounded best, but although my window is resizable from all sides and corners. dragging anywhere else but the titlebar did not work and also holding down longer does not change anything.
But the only key that makes a difference is pressing the alt/options key while resizing the window from the bottom side, because the this resizes not only the side that you drag on, it actually also resizes the opposite side, which brings the toolbar back in screen.
alt + resize-drag
A: Many applications store window positions in their preferences file(s). A file within ~/Library/Preferences/ is likely associated with this application. To identify the file, go to that directory in Terminal and use the command ls -lt. This lists files sorted by modification time, with recently-modified files at the top. You will likely recognize the associated preference file by name. You can edit the plist file in Xcode, and look for the NSWindow settings to selectively remove them, or simply trash the file. I recommend only modifying or deleting the file while the application is not running.
A: In Terminal, run nano .config/filezilla/filezilla.xml. Find:
<Setting name="Window position and size">0 503 -347 937 469 </Setting>
…and change it to…
<Setting name="Window position and size">0 503 347 937 469 </Setting>
Source: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19476591
A: Rnhmjoj's solution in his or her comment on the original question worked for me, IF I additionally hold down the option key. Holding down the option and command keys seemed to additionally resize X and Y at the same time.
A: I found the easiest solution was to temporarily increase the screen resolution.
To do so,
*
*go to System Preferences > Displays > Display
*select Scaled
*select a resolution that is higher than the current one
Once the higher resolution has been switched to, you should be able to reach the title bar of the window in question and move it down to the center of the screen. After that, switch back to the original resolution.
A: Window > Zoom usually works, but not for all applications (TextWrangler, Eclipse, etc). I found an application called Divvy that allows resizing, using which brings the title bar back into the visible space.
Some googling shows that Slate might be a better option, but I haven't tried it yet
A: While I realize that this is not a solution that's baked into the OS, a 3rd-party window manager may be able to reposition the window on the screen. In my case, I was able to move my Filezilla window using Optimal Layout.
A: A friend of mine wrote a free tool for bringing back the windows. Maybe it's what you need it. So, if you want to check it out, go here : http://bring-em-back.com
A: I had this happen in Microsoft Excel 2011 and used Window / Arrange / [Tiled / Horizontal / Vertical / Cascade] to get the window back.
P.S. It didn't have the option to: 'Hold on option (or alt) while clicking the Window menu. This should change Bring All to Front into Arrange in Front, which did the trick for me.
A: My solution was to temporarily move the .filezilla file, you will find it in your users directory: users/your-user-name/.filezilla
It is a hidden file, and to view hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
Once you can see the file, move it
Restart Filezilla and the window will have been restored to the center of the screen.
You will find that your settings no longer exist, at this point copy back the xml file: sitemanager.xml to the newly created .filezolla folder.
NOTE: You may find that filezilla has a new location for its files: users/your-user-name/.config/filezilla
A: I had this problem with an app that didn't include a Window menu and wouldn't resize from the top when I held down option and dragged the bottom of the window up. I found this write up (http://osxdaily.com/2013/08/14/move-window-back-on-screen-mac-os-x/) which describes temporarily changing your screen resolution to force the windows to resize themselves. That's the only thing that worked for me.
A: The steps above do not always work for FileZilla. In this case, select Window->Zoom and you will get a maximized window. Then drag the lower right corner to make the window smaller.
Now maximize will no longer push it off the screen
A: Pressing alt while resizing actually also changes the location of the bar to make it visible! It worked
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30193609ca558b545504247a1e6c031c41e1c702 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Benefit of using MacPorts coreutils instead of stock OS X? I noticed that MacPorts contains lots of software that are already present as part of a stock Mac OS X installation (I am running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard), such as coreutils, tar, etc.
Is there a benefit to using the MacPorts versions?
A: The obvious benefit is to recompile the tools with optional features that Apple chose to not enable when they compiled the tools. Also, you can get newer options / patches / bug-fixes if you don't mind the duplication and the fact that sometimes you also get new bugs with the newer code as well.
The downside is that tools like tar and zip know about Mac OS X metadata that the MacPorts versions probably do not.
| Q: Benefit of using MacPorts coreutils instead of stock OS X? I noticed that MacPorts contains lots of software that are already present as part of a stock Mac OS X installation (I am running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard), such as coreutils, tar, etc.
Is there a benefit to using the MacPorts versions?
A: The obvious benefit is to recompile the tools with optional features that Apple chose to not enable when they compiled the tools. Also, you can get newer options / patches / bug-fixes if you don't mind the duplication and the fact that sometimes you also get new bugs with the newer code as well.
The downside is that tools like tar and zip know about Mac OS X metadata that the MacPorts versions probably do not.
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10955567d712f69923b5c584697fc0c58ce403bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Facebook notifications do not open a browser window when clicked I am correctly getting notifications from Facebook in Mountain Lion's notification center, but when I click them expecting to be brought into the browser (Chrome is my default browser) to see the subject of the notification, nothing happens.
Instead, the notification just disappears from the notification center and I'm left there with no clue about what happened.
Is this normal behavior? If not, what should I do to correct it? I have also tried to change the default browser to Firefox but the result was the same.
A: I'm also having troubles with the native Facebook alerts.
They just don't work as advertised, that's why I was searching in the web and found this article http://lifehacker.com/5943851/glow-for-fb-stuffs-unobtrusive-facebook-notifications-in-your-menu-bar
That app did it for me :) you click the Notification Center popups and you'll be redirected to the corresponding subject, e.g. the photo, a comment or a message thread.
| Q: Facebook notifications do not open a browser window when clicked I am correctly getting notifications from Facebook in Mountain Lion's notification center, but when I click them expecting to be brought into the browser (Chrome is my default browser) to see the subject of the notification, nothing happens.
Instead, the notification just disappears from the notification center and I'm left there with no clue about what happened.
Is this normal behavior? If not, what should I do to correct it? I have also tried to change the default browser to Firefox but the result was the same.
A: I'm also having troubles with the native Facebook alerts.
They just don't work as advertised, that's why I was searching in the web and found this article http://lifehacker.com/5943851/glow-for-fb-stuffs-unobtrusive-facebook-notifications-in-your-menu-bar
That app did it for me :) you click the Notification Center popups and you'll be redirected to the corresponding subject, e.g. the photo, a comment or a message thread.
A: I had the same issue on Mavericks, maybe because of the upgrade from Mountain Lion to Mavericks.
I solved this issue through deleting my Facebook Account from the internet accounts under Settings, restarting and then adding the Facebook account again.
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3e809df9d674b046c8cec60d6a552dfad6e3596d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it a bad practice to mount network/slow shares under `/Volumes`? I'm using curlftpfs with macfuse to mount some ftp sites through automount. The mount directories for each share is in /Volumes folder. Now iTunes on each startup tries to read /Volumes/Curlftpfs_Share and hangs.
Is it a bad practice to mount network/slow shares under /Volumes, where should I mount it instead?
Why does iTunes check all mounted shares on startup — can I switch it off?
| Q: Is it a bad practice to mount network/slow shares under `/Volumes`? I'm using curlftpfs with macfuse to mount some ftp sites through automount. The mount directories for each share is in /Volumes folder. Now iTunes on each startup tries to read /Volumes/Curlftpfs_Share and hangs.
Is it a bad practice to mount network/slow shares under /Volumes, where should I mount it instead?
Why does iTunes check all mounted shares on startup — can I switch it off?
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1d7d1828550da00de3c4f631457ff57a4b57c8b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Problem with corrupt .rar file I have a big file compressed in split .rar archives. There are 68 archives named .rar, .r01, .r02, etc., annd the problem is that .r36 is corrupted resulting in an Unexpected end of archive. I've looked around and I have found nothing.
There is no way to repair the file.
And now my question is if it's possible to skip the file. I mean, extract all files except the .r36. The result should be a big file with a small part of it corrupted, but it doesn't matter.
Is that possible - to skip a file from extraction? Because my main problem is that all the apps I've tried stop the task when they find the error.
A: If your archive comes with recovery files(.rev) you can regenerate missing or broken parts.
I use command line version of rar for this.
Just execute this command: rar e archive-name.r01. This will extract from all the parts and rebuild the broken ones.
Instead if you don't have rev files you can't do nothing. You can't just skip.
| Q: Problem with corrupt .rar file I have a big file compressed in split .rar archives. There are 68 archives named .rar, .r01, .r02, etc., annd the problem is that .r36 is corrupted resulting in an Unexpected end of archive. I've looked around and I have found nothing.
There is no way to repair the file.
And now my question is if it's possible to skip the file. I mean, extract all files except the .r36. The result should be a big file with a small part of it corrupted, but it doesn't matter.
Is that possible - to skip a file from extraction? Because my main problem is that all the apps I've tried stop the task when they find the error.
A: If your archive comes with recovery files(.rev) you can regenerate missing or broken parts.
I use command line version of rar for this.
Just execute this command: rar e archive-name.r01. This will extract from all the parts and rebuild the broken ones.
Instead if you don't have rev files you can't do nothing. You can't just skip.
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3ef9212cc43e3e484af6d8ab883723eff1619389 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is Usage reporting Camera and Photos using so much space? On my iPad 3, if I check Usage the system reports that Camera and Photos, and specifically the Photostream, is consuming nearly 5GB of space. I have turned off the Photostream to verify but it only frees about 100MB. I do not even have that many photos so don't see where the space is being used.
How can I regain all this used space?
Update: I have also tried to simply delete the entry by swiping and choosing "Delete" but, despite some freezing of the screen, it does not appear to do anything.
| Q: Why is Usage reporting Camera and Photos using so much space? On my iPad 3, if I check Usage the system reports that Camera and Photos, and specifically the Photostream, is consuming nearly 5GB of space. I have turned off the Photostream to verify but it only frees about 100MB. I do not even have that many photos so don't see where the space is being used.
How can I regain all this used space?
Update: I have also tried to simply delete the entry by swiping and choosing "Delete" but, despite some freezing of the screen, it does not appear to do anything.
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d67fa164ce0f754ba8b5686b738f741f402aa75e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad 4 cannot connect to internet using iMac wireless Have latest iPad 4 and latest iMac with OS Lion and have a wireless connection. iMac system preferences checked for internet sharing ethernet to wireless device. BUT iPad Safari cannot open page as unable to connect to internet. The iMac ethernet connection is via Cable and internet connection ok. Any advice as to how to connect the iPad correctly. I've tried re-start after checking all settings are correct.
A: If you haven't already follow the instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3853
And this thread discusses a variety of configuration problems that some people have had http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1192376
| Q: iPad 4 cannot connect to internet using iMac wireless Have latest iPad 4 and latest iMac with OS Lion and have a wireless connection. iMac system preferences checked for internet sharing ethernet to wireless device. BUT iPad Safari cannot open page as unable to connect to internet. The iMac ethernet connection is via Cable and internet connection ok. Any advice as to how to connect the iPad correctly. I've tried re-start after checking all settings are correct.
A: If you haven't already follow the instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3853
And this thread discusses a variety of configuration problems that some people have had http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1192376
A: Sometimes deleting the network interface and adding it again solves the problem.
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9ee7f7a7b786ff3dc2512f69bcb9d232526ed592 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I disable the Option+click hiding behaviour? In Mac OS X Mountain Lion at least, if you Option+click ( Alt+click ) on another a window of another app, this will make the other application to gain focus, and the current app to be hidden as if you'd pressed Command+H.
Is there any way to disable this behaviour? Perhaps with some defaults write like command entered in a terminal?
I'd like to use Option+click for some different behaviour (moving windows by Option+clicking anywhere on them, using a third-party tool, Zoom2), and having Option+click trigger the hiding behaviour instead is very inconvenient.
A: As far as I know there is no way to disable this behavior. You can command-click to manipulate any window in the background without focusing it or bringing it to the front. (This has been around since classic Mac OS.) You can indeed combine commandalt to alt-click a window item in the background without triggering the application hiding.
| Q: How can I disable the Option+click hiding behaviour? In Mac OS X Mountain Lion at least, if you Option+click ( Alt+click ) on another a window of another app, this will make the other application to gain focus, and the current app to be hidden as if you'd pressed Command+H.
Is there any way to disable this behaviour? Perhaps with some defaults write like command entered in a terminal?
I'd like to use Option+click for some different behaviour (moving windows by Option+clicking anywhere on them, using a third-party tool, Zoom2), and having Option+click trigger the hiding behaviour instead is very inconvenient.
A: As far as I know there is no way to disable this behavior. You can command-click to manipulate any window in the background without focusing it or bringing it to the front. (This has been around since classic Mac OS.) You can indeed combine commandalt to alt-click a window item in the background without triggering the application hiding.
A: One option would be to remap Option+Left Click to something else using KeyRemap4MacBook. It might not have exactly what you want, but I think it's not hard to add new shortcuts (or ask the author to add them for you). One option that I saw was Option+Left Click -> Middle Click. You could then (assumedly) set middle click to do what you want in Zoom2, and retain the Option+Click shortcut.
Of course, if you do this, it will change Option+Click everywhere, even if you aren't clicking on another window.
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ead2dfb47bc7704304a43cb50746e064eea6b73a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: All default OS X icons disappeared Has someone else this kind of problem after yesterday's update for July'12 Macbook Pro?
I have tried all the typical things like Reboot, Restore Disk Permissions, killall SystemUIServer. The one thing that does fix this issue is making a new user account. When I log in to that account, the icons are revealed.
A: rebooting in safe mode, and rebooting in normal mode solved exact same problem for me (it is method suggested in thread mentioned above My Retina MacBook Pro is missing some icons suddenly! What happened?)
| Q: All default OS X icons disappeared Has someone else this kind of problem after yesterday's update for July'12 Macbook Pro?
I have tried all the typical things like Reboot, Restore Disk Permissions, killall SystemUIServer. The one thing that does fix this issue is making a new user account. When I log in to that account, the icons are revealed.
A: rebooting in safe mode, and rebooting in normal mode solved exact same problem for me (it is method suggested in thread mentioned above My Retina MacBook Pro is missing some icons suddenly! What happened?)
A: The step where you tested with a new account has shown that your corruption is simply to the user settings and preferences and not some problem with a systematic bug or a conflict between software.
Sadly, you have several programs with corruption according to the screen shot and you may need some time to figure out exactly which settings are causing you grief.
To start - estimate how much time you will need to just move your documents over to the new account and write that estimate down. Also start a full backup to ensure you have a good recovery point.
Then spend one third to one quarter of that time clearing settings, looking to delete preference files/that are related to the affected corruption.
The menu bar icon location is stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
So, you can start with these two articles and the step above to see if you want to try and fix each of these issues by re-creating the affected preference files by dragging them to the desktop (or the trash) and rebooting:
*
*Isolating an issue by using another user account
Once you've spent some time fixing each item you have noticed breaking, you can check with your original estimate on how long it would have taken to just start moving your documents over and re-choosing your settings. Hopefully, you picked the shorter route to clearing this corruption. The benefit of just starting new is you don't have to notice all the things that are wrong and hunt them down one by one. You will remember you like this desktop picture and that layout and change the things you care about quite easily over time.
A: So I've had the same problem for quite some time now, and I have been googling around a lot.
In the end I found out that the problem seems related to hibernation/deep sleep and virtual memory.
The problem on my machine was that the swap was disabled and the graphics problems occurs after a wakeup from deep sleep.
Only way to temporary fix this was to reboot the mac into my account in single user mode (holding shift while booting), and then back to normal mode.
The permanent way to fix it is to reenable the virtual memory kernel again.
So starting the virtual memory kernel is done by running :
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
Also on my mac the reason the virtual memory wasn't running was because the file com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist for some reason was deleted/missing.
So I restored it from my Time Machine backup and rebooted.
And it all seems fixed now... finally!
Let me hear if this helps others!
/Benjamin
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a77fa1324dc0337d29c9d923fa276d3696311948 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is Quit disabled in Mail.app? Recently, when I try to quit Mail, the Quit menu option is actually disabled and the keyboard shortcut doesn't work (it "beeps" just like when you try to do anything that isn't permitted). Screenshot for proof:
Any idea what's causing this and how I can prevent it from happening? The only "solution" I've found is to force quit Mail...
I'm running Mail 6.2 on 10.8.2.
A: This problem has previously been reported and apparently hasn't been resolved. Apple's solution is to force quit Mail. If you are not especially loving Mail, and don't mind upgrading, Mozilla Thunderbird is an excellent replacement option. I use it on a daily basis, and it never has issues. Hope this helps!
| Q: Why is Quit disabled in Mail.app? Recently, when I try to quit Mail, the Quit menu option is actually disabled and the keyboard shortcut doesn't work (it "beeps" just like when you try to do anything that isn't permitted). Screenshot for proof:
Any idea what's causing this and how I can prevent it from happening? The only "solution" I've found is to force quit Mail...
I'm running Mail 6.2 on 10.8.2.
A: This problem has previously been reported and apparently hasn't been resolved. Apple's solution is to force quit Mail. If you are not especially loving Mail, and don't mind upgrading, Mozilla Thunderbird is an excellent replacement option. I use it on a daily basis, and it never has issues. Hope this helps!
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ea499d7b1e188cd9c63acf6b18d0bbbe3fa6753b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to check if my HD is case sensitive or not? How can I get information if my HD format is case sensitive or case insensitive?
I want to make sure my Mac running Mountain Lion has a case sensitive file system.
A: You can use terminal to read the File System Personality:
diskutil info /
Look for the fields named below:
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
If the file system is case sensitive, you will see Case-sensitive Journaled HFS in the first pasted line and Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) in the third.
Disk Utility will also show you this from the info window for any File System it can see.
| Q: How to check if my HD is case sensitive or not? How can I get information if my HD format is case sensitive or case insensitive?
I want to make sure my Mac running Mountain Lion has a case sensitive file system.
A: You can use terminal to read the File System Personality:
diskutil info /
Look for the fields named below:
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
If the file system is case sensitive, you will see Case-sensitive Journaled HFS in the first pasted line and Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) in the third.
Disk Utility will also show you this from the info window for any File System it can see.
A: UPDATE: As some people have noted, the answer I proposed below is flawed. @John however has a similar answer without the flaw.
You can do a test in a shell:
*
*Open the Terminal
*Enter the following commands:
touch abc1
touch ABC2
ls a*
If the ls command displays both files, abc1 and ABC2, then your drive is case insensitive (i.e. case does not matter). If only abc1 is displayed, then it is case sensitive (i.e. case does matter).
Before you close Terminal, enter rm abc1 and rm ABC2 to clean up after the test.
A: Something like this should work:
Testing
touch abc1
touch abC1
ls ab*
Interpreting Results
*
*1 file - case insensitive
*2 files - case sensitive
A: What does work for me is:
echo -n This file system is case->tmp; echo -n in>>TMP; echo sensitive>>tmp; cat tmp
A: Update for El Capitan, see the attached screen shot from Disk Utility's Info-window.
A: run diskutil info <device> and your answer will be shown.
File System Personality will reflect one of the known personalities.
If you see: File System Personality: Journaled HFS+ that means it's case insensitive. To answer your question, you want to see File System Personality: Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+.
A: Fastest way is using Terminal.app:
diskutil info /Volumes/NAME-OF-VOLUME
or (if you want to only see the relevant line)
diskutil info /Volumes/NAME-OF-VOLUME | grep 'User Visible'
A: You can also use Disk Utility to check the partition format. If the format is case-sensitive, it will say so in the format name, otherwise nothing will be indicated.
You can see the menus on this link: http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html
Beware that it is not the "Mac" that is case-sensitive or not, it is each partition on your drives.
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