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Modding Mac OS X
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Modding Mac OS X

by Erica Sadun
September 2004
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 26m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Index

Symbols

.bundle file, Building Bundles
.dmg extension, Screensavers
.rsrc files, Using ResEdit to view .rsrc files
.saver extension, Screensavers

A

Abstract background images, Desktops
activate command, Universal commands
Address Book, Basic Application Scripting
dictionary, Viewing and editing scripting definition files
scripting files in, AppleScript definition files
Address Book Script Suite, Viewing and editing scripting definition files
Adobe Photoshop Elements web site, Changing Icons
AIFF files, Changing Sounds
Aladdin’s StuffIt Engine, Preferences Files
Appearance Sample, The Xcode Tools
Apple Backgrounds, Desktops
Apple Developer Connection (ADC) web site, The Xcode Tools
AppleScript, Activating Application Scriptability
definition files, Searching for scriptable applications
interface, Discovering Scriptable Applications
reference manuals, Getting Ready to Script
role of scripting files, The role of the scripting files
snippet of code, Getting Ready to Script
Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, Designing icons
Apple’s UI Element Inspector web site, Basic Application Scripting
application class, The problems behind script suite updates
application domains, Preferences Domains
application method protocols, Making other connections
Application Support folder, Libraries and the Applications That Use Them
application wrappers, Building Bundles
application-specific file types, Viewing help files
applications
bundles, Application Bundles
changing sounds, Changing Sounds, Internationalizing sounds, Searching ...
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