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10.4: Set Command-F to search by 'Name Contains'
Authored by: gmartin on May 09, '05 05:29:50PM

I'd suggest:

1). using Finder to make copy the default_smart.plist to your desktop
2). using Terminal and sudo mv to rename the original as a backup
3). edit* the copy on you desktop with the usual Property List Editor.app**
4). use Finder to copy your modified file back (it will auto-ask you to authenticate)
5). use Activity Monitor.app to Quit (not Force Quit) Finder
6). click on the Finder icon in your Dock to relaunch

* Have a look at the hint's example .plist file if you want, but there are more changes there than you want... By default there should be 2 FXCriteriaSlices key/value pairs. Keep 0 and delete 1. Edit 0 so FXSliceKind = Snam and remove the Value = KI** so the search field will be blank by default.

** Property List Editor.app is part of the Developer tools



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10.4: Set Command-F to search by 'Name Contains'
Authored by: jph000 on May 19, '05 09:05:12PM

Yes, Property List Editor was an easy way to edit a copy of the file. (Also made another backup copy using option drag.) Then replace authorized the original, and relaunched the Finder. All I did was match the code section:

<dict>
<key>FXSliceKind</key>
<string>Snam</string>
<key>Operator</key>
<string>S:**</string>
</dict>

Property List Editor's Dump (button) feature helped confirm the changes.



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