10.5: Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode

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10.5: Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode
Authored by: luigi193 on Jun 03, '08 07:43:01AM

This is an AWESOME hint, I hate the way the Leopard help viewer works...
That second command didn't work...
I only dabble in UNIXY stuff, and just started learning it... but I think, unless i'm wrong, you need a "backslash space" thingy after help and before viewer right?

 i=/System/Library/CoreServices/Help\ Viewer.app/Contents/Info.plist
sudo defaults write "${i%.plist}" LSUIElement 0
sudo chmod 644 "$i"

I think thats right... but if theres another way I'm sorry...

10.5: Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode
Authored by: pete on Jun 03, '08 08:09:51AM

The other way is to put quotes around the application name...

"Help Viewer.app"

All worked OK for me.

10.5: Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode
Authored by: chleuasme on Jun 03, '08 09:11:16AM

The backslash was indeed mangled during the Hint submission.

Hopefully, robg will certainly correct it :-)

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10.5: Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode
Authored by: robg on Jun 03, '08 08:37:07PM

I love Geeklog. I love Geeklog. I love Geeklog. I love Geeklog.

OK, Geeklog's got its strong points, but dealing with special characters isn't one of them :). Supposedly this is greatly improved in 1.5, which is due out very soon now.

The missing backslash has been restored. Sorry about that.

-rob.

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