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Change a program's menu bar name
This certainly would break code signing, but luckily, it's pretty easy to re-sign an app yourself:
Here is how you re-sign any app (although this is not really a hint because it is plainly documented, maybe we should post it as such, considering the number of hints that involve modifying application packages): It is simply a two-step process.. First, you need to create a Code Signing certificate in Keychain Access. To do so, open Keychain Access, then from the Keychain Access menu, select Certificate Assistant --> Create a Certificate... In the Name field enter your desired CertificateName (try to make it unique to avoid stepping on the toes of a real certificate), and in the Certificate Type menu, select Code Signing Hit continue, and you're done with that part see here for more info: http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Procedures/Procedures.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005929-CH4-SW2 Then, you open Terminal (do *not* 'sudo su' for this!) and type: codesign -s CertificateName -f PathToYourApp To check the status of your 'signing', type the following: codesign -dvvvv PathToYourApp I hope this helps! Peter
Change a program's menu bar name
Unfortunately, while you *can* re-sign an application in the manner you describe, doing it that way is completely useless.
Change a program's menu bar name
Ineed, but ann application one hacks like this is not usually the kind that can be updated using Software Update.
On the other hand, having to re-authorize an application in keychain is a bore, but it beats having an app that has, at best, a crippled access to the Keychain -- see the discussion about Safari Beta (with Tabs on Top) here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090925131057394 I'm not saying that this is a permanent solution, after all, nothing here really is... But it really helps when you really need to hack an application, and still want it to be able to access the keychain as it used to... Happy Thanksgiving! Peter |
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