10.5: Disable certain Front Row menu items

Nov 06, '07 07:30:05AM

Contributed by: semaja2

With 10.5 came the Front Row once only known as the AppleTV, which we found used plug-ins for each menu item. So it was no surprise, when doing a quick search, to find the same plugins in almost the same spot. This means, of course, that we could see new plugins for things like EyeTV. However, this hint is all about disabling some of the menu items that have been added, or hiding the Photos menu item from friends, etc.

Simply navigate to /System » Library » CoreServices » and then select Front Row. Control-click on it and choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu, then navigate into Contents » PlugIns.

Drag a copy of the menu items you'd like to remove to a safe location -- in case you want to add them back later. Then delete those you don't want from the PlugIns folder; you will be prompted with a password dialog, as they are owned by root. Open Terminal and type killall "Front Row" then press Return.

And there you go: next time you load Front Row, it will no longer have the menu items you removed.

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