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Problems with Property List Editor
Authored by: krishna on Feb 15, '03 08:34:31PM

> I could have double clicked it to edit it with the Property List Editor.

I tried using Property List Editor to edit com.apple.mail.plist, but
when I changed one parameter (drawer width), and saved the file, it
changed my fonts in my header summary screen to big.

I then tried comparing the com.apple.mail.plist files (luckily, I had
a backup ... thank you, 'unison'), and found out that changing that
one parameter in the property list editor and saving the file set a
bunch of other numeric values to zero (looks like a bug). So beware
using the property list editor to edit your preferences -- I'd
recommend you make a backup of the com.apple.blah.plist file first,
then change your parameters using the property list editor, then use
'diff' between the old and new files to make sure it didn't change
anything else.

Strangely, editing the plist file by hand was no problem. I was also
able to remove by hand some old outgoing mail server entries that
didn't work (and strangely, mail.app provides no mechanism for
deleting) ... but maybe that's a topic for another macosx hint :-)



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