Comments on: 10 of the Best Defaults Write Commands to Improve Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Harry N http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-535832 Harry N Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:05:29 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-535832 Great thread!!! Does anyone know if there's a tweak to change the "To:" field in Mac Mail's Inbox in 10.8 back from gray to black ?? It doesn't bother myself but it does a client of mine. thanks H Great thread!!!

Does anyone know if there’s a tweak to change the “To:” field in Mac Mail’s Inbox in 10.8 back from gray to black ?? It doesn’t bother myself but it does a client of mine.

thanks
H

]]> By: Ravi Chivukula http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-526965 Ravi Chivukula Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:05:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-526965 Is there a defaults command for mail.app to to set a default Reply-To and From header fields for all outgoing email from a specific mail account (and NOT from ALL mail accounts) ? For example, I have mail accounts M1 and M2 that use the same Gmail (IMAP or Pop) account. However, when I use M1 to send emails, I want the Reply-to and From header fields to always be that of the Gmail account. And, when I use M2 to send emails, I want the Reply-to and From header fields to always be something different from the Gmail account. I need this because I have a grad school forwarding email address that I forward to my Gmail account. When I send emails from this account, I want reciepients to see I am using the grad-school email address. Is this possible? I am using Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and Apple Mail 6.3. Thanks for reading and even trying to help!! Is there a defaults command for mail.app to to set a default Reply-To and From header fields for all outgoing email from a specific mail account (and NOT from ALL mail accounts) ?

For example, I have mail accounts M1 and M2 that use the same Gmail (IMAP or Pop) account.

However, when I use M1 to send emails, I want the Reply-to and From header fields to always be that of the Gmail account.

And, when I use M2 to send emails, I want the Reply-to and From header fields to always be something different from the Gmail account. I need this because I have a grad school forwarding email address that I forward to my Gmail account. When I send emails from this account, I want reciepients to see I am using the grad-school email address.

Is this possible? I am using Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and Apple Mail 6.3.

Thanks for reading and even trying to help!!

]]> By: me http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-512380 me Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:41:59 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-512380 1 how do you get the current setting ( before messing things up ) 2 how to make an alias (or shellscript or whatever) so that a complex command line (okay they can be copypasted) can be a one-line deal. 3 how to make an alias for undoing what you just did. "undo" (one step undo maybe). why is all of this so wrongheaded? are we in the wrong world? is there a secret use for all this crap? here we are in 2013 and computers are a huge WOT. 1
how do you get the current setting ( before messing things up )

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how to make an alias (or shellscript or whatever) so that a complex command line (okay they can be copypasted) can be a one-line deal.

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how to make an alias for undoing what you just did. “undo” (one step undo maybe).

why is all of this so wrongheaded? are we in the wrong world? is there a secret use for all this crap? here we are in 2013 and computers are a huge WOT.

]]> By: voji91 http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-494393 voji91 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:45:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-494393 "Bonus: Always Show the User Library Folder" is awesome :) “Bonus: Always Show the User Library Folder” is awesome :)

]]> By: Robin http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-436648 Robin Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:33:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-436648 If you see you're running low on RAM, there is a great free app from the MAc App Store to deal with this. FreeMemory does just what it says on the tin. If you see you’re running low on RAM, there is a great free app from the MAc App Store to deal with this. FreeMemory does just what it says on the tin.

]]> By: iGnome http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-436426 iGnome Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:32:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-436426 Interesting article which would be even better if you gave the way to revert each tweak, I'd be nervous of making changes that I felt I didn't know how to reverse. Interesting article which would be even better if you gave the way to revert each tweak, I’d be nervous of making changes that I felt I didn’t know how to reverse.

]]> By: Nick http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-436206 Nick Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:32:53 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-436206 how to undo the hidden files how to undo the hidden files

]]> By: Rich W. http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-436135 Rich W. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:18:08 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-436135 FYI -- If you're interested in more customization, TinkerTool is a lightweight app that provides a System-Prefs-style interface to make changes to some basic defaults like these. While it doesn't do everything in this top ten list, it does perform a few, and it's worth checking out for the other modifications it offers. FYI — If you’re interested in more customization, TinkerTool is a lightweight app that provides a System-Prefs-style interface to make changes to some basic defaults like these. While it doesn’t do everything in this top ten list, it does perform a few, and it’s worth checking out for the other modifications it offers.

]]> By: baltwo http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-436038 baltwo Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:43:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-436038 Not true for this one, since each update resets the flag. Note, that in some instances a restart is needed to make this work. I've not found why sometimes it takes effect immediately, but not others. Not true for this one, since each update resets the flag. Note, that in some instances a restart is needed to make this work. I’ve not found why sometimes it takes effect immediately, but not others.

]]> By: Atthead http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435999 Atthead Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:03:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435999 Not being too much experienced with MacOS, what if I enter a command that actually does not work for my version of OSX? Somebody just have reported the show OS info command not to work under 10.8.2, can I do any harm with a wrong command given? thx Not being too much experienced with MacOS, what if I enter a command that actually does not work for my version of OSX? Somebody just have reported the show OS info command not to work under 10.8.2, can I do any harm with a wrong command given?
thx

]]> By: Dimon http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435895 Dimon Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:50:51 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435895 defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool NO && killall Finder always change yes to no, true to false, 1 to 0, etc. defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool NO && killall Finder

always change yes to no, true to false, 1 to 0, etc.

]]> By: Jonathan http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435889 Jonathan Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:28:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435889 How do you revert show hidden files? How do you revert show hidden files?

]]> By: Amer http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435853 Amer Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:57:35 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435853 Thanks for the great tips but it useful when listing such commands to list as well the reverse action should someone need to undo or back to early/original state. Thanks for the great tips but it useful when listing such commands to list as well the reverse action should someone need to undo or back to early/original state.

]]> By: Dom http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435852 Dom Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:53:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435852 This is a great list of tricks! Thanks! Thanks also Lauri for the expanded QuickLook trick. The "show system info at login screen" trick doesn't work for me though. I'm using 10.8.2. This is a great list of tricks! Thanks! Thanks also Lauri for the expanded QuickLook trick.

The “show system info at login screen” trick doesn’t work for me though. I’m using 10.8.2.

]]> By: Patrick http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/#comment-435805 Patrick Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:30:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33750#comment-435805 Instead of "false" use "true" Instead of “false” use “true”

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