A Mac User's Notes
Updated 2010-07-05.
The notes here are accumulated everytime I got a problem with Mac. Most of the time, the answer could be found in google search results.General
- How to enable fast user switching?
- Enable fast user switching in APPLE->Preferences->Accounts There will be account name of the right top of the menubar.
- key shortcuts
- Use SPACE to page down, SHIFT-SPACE to page up. COMMAND-LEFT move to line begin, COMMAND-RIGHT move to line end.
- How to show safari debug menu?
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defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1
- Format file system
sudo newfs_hfs -v 'Windows' /dev/disk0s3- How to restore a custom firware of iphone?
- In itunes, option-left click on the restore button to select a custom restore firm ware. The custom firmware should be saved to be used in future. Do not update too often. Apr 15, 2010.
- Open iTunes.
- Import your .WAV files into iTunes, by choosing File -> Add to Library.
- Open iTunes Preferences. On Windows, choose Edit -> Preferences, and on the Mac, Choose iTunes > Preferences.
- On the General Settings tab, click the Import Settings button. In the pop-up dialog, select "Import Using AIFF" and click OK.
- In the song library, select the audio track you want to convert, and then from the Advanced Menu, select "Create AIFF version."
How to make screenshot
| Command+Shift+3 | Capture entire screen and save as a file |
| Command+Control+Shift+3 | Capture entire screen and copy to the clipboard |
| Command+Shift+4 | Capture dragged area and save as a file |
| Command+Control+Shift+4 | Capture dragged area and copy to the clipboard |
| Command+Shift+4 then Space bar | Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and save as a file |
| Command+Control+Shift+4 then Space bar | Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and copy to the clipboard |
iTunes doesn't recognize my iPad/iPhone
This happens after upgrade to snow leopard. I have to reinstall iTunes everytime! I follow the guide on apple support, but it doesn't work:-(After several weeks, I install Software Updates, and it suddenly works again.
Emacs
Emacs has been very important to me. So when I moved to Mac, I do want to keep the look and feel as close as possible to the way I used it in windows.First, I dislike the anti-aliase blur like fonts when I am writing code. I kind of get used to clear little letters. Download UCS-fonts . Download FontForge and convert bdf to apple font file. 7x14 looks good.
(setq default-font "-apple-Fixed-medium-normal-normal--14--*-*-m-0-iso10646-1") (setq mac-allow-anti-aliasing nil)Small fonts allow more content especially if you don't have an extended display.
In snow leopard, you have to run the following command in terminal:
defaults write org.gnu.Emacs AppleAntiAliasingThreshold 100
Xcode
Where is xcode preference file?
Just like all standard preferences it is under your
~/Library/Preferences directory with a file name matching the
applications bundle identifier.
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Xcode.plist
Font and Colors
I don't know why, but when writing code in an IDE, I prefer Fixedsys font. Maybe it is because that when I learned to program, we were using VC6. And that makes a strong impression to me that code should be written that way. You can find an open source fixedsys font here.
The colors I used:
| background | 255 255 255 |
| comment | 0 128 0 |
| strings | 255 0 0 |
| keywords | 0 0 255 |
| selection | 255 255 0 |
IMHO, VC6 and VB6 has the best IDE design, clear and concise. Especially VB6, I think it is even better than VC6.
Capture screenshots from iPhone simulator
- In simulator window, press
CTRL + COMMAND + C; - Then in Preview, New from clipboard.