On 8/12/05 11:44 AM, Doug McNutt <douglist at macnauchtan.com> wrote: > At 10:46 -0700 8/12/05, Eddie Hargreaves wrote: >> Now that Tiger uses binary preference files instead of xml, I can't use >> TextEdit to paste the info from the system-created file to the actual one >> (please correct me if I'm wrong). >> >> How can I get that shortcut back? > > You can try using Apple's plist editor. I believe the plists are compressed as > opposed to encrypted. It's apparently for speed and I'm pretty sure > applications will read either compressed or uncompressed plists. - at least > for now. >From what I understand, I can only use Apple's plist editor if I install the Developer tools, is that correct? If I could edit the plist without installing ALL of the developer tools, I would certainly be more willing to do this. Is there any way to install Apple's plist editor on its own? Pacifist, perhaps? Eddie Hargreaves