Comments on: From Hacker to microISV: Custom File Formats http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/ Taglines are for Windows programmers Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Long http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 Matt Long Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:34:49 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=114#comment-1506 <p>@mubashir441</p> <p>Load it into a dictionary. Add and delete the items from the dictionary and then serialize the dictionary to disk again.</p> <p>If that's not clear, ask your question on <a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/" rel="nofollow">Stack Overflow</a>.</p> <p>Best Regards.</p> @mubashir441

Load it into a dictionary. Add and delete the items from the dictionary and then serialize the dictionary to disk again.

If that’s not clear, ask your question on Stack Overflow.

Best Regards.

]]> By: mubashir441 http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 mubashir441 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:26:14 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=114#comment-1505 <p>How i can update a plist file, for example add or delete an item from it and save it again.</p> How i can update a plist file, for example add or delete an item from it and save it again.

]]> By: sfsam http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 sfsam Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:57:46 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=114#comment-1418 <p>@Matt</p> <p>I don't know how to restart the Finder :o so I did the next best thing and restarted the Mac. That seems to have worked. Thank you.</p> <p>I'm surprised this is the way to get updates to package icons to show up. If I change the application's icon, I will see the new icon when I build and run the app. If I send an update to users (say via Sparkle), they'll see the new app icon. I'm surprised that the only way they'd see an updated package icon is if they restarted the Finder. I don't plan on changing icons a lot so it's not a big issue, but sometimes for a huge update (say a major version), you might do this.</p> <p>By the way, great blog. Lots of great info.</p> @Matt

I don’t know how to restart the Finder :o so I did the next best thing and restarted the Mac. That seems to have worked. Thank you.

I’m surprised this is the way to get updates to package icons to show up. If I change the application’s icon, I will see the new icon when I build and run the app. If I send an update to users (say via Sparkle), they’ll see the new app icon. I’m surprised that the only way they’d see an updated package icon is if they restarted the Finder. I don’t plan on changing icons a lot so it’s not a big issue, but sometimes for a huge update (say a major version), you might do this.

By the way, great blog. Lots of great info.

]]> By: Matt Long http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Matt Long Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=114#comment-1417 <p>@sfsam</p> <p>Have you tried re-starting the Finder? That should do it.</p> <p>-Matt</p> <p>p.s. I asked Marcus. This was his suggestion.</p> @sfsam

Have you tried re-starting the Finder? That should do it.

-Matt

p.s. I asked Marcus. This was his suggestion.

]]> By: sfsam http://www.cimgf.com/2008/05/13/from-hacker-to-microisv-custom-file-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 sfsam Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:28:22 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=114#comment-1416 <p>Thanks for this.</p> <p>I changed the package icon in my icon.icns, but I still see the old icon in the Finder on both packagest that were there before the change and new ones made after.</p> <p>How do I force the Finder to use a new package icon if/when I change it?</p> Thanks for this.

I changed the package icon in my icon.icns, but I still see the old icon in the Finder on both packagest that were there before the change and new ones made after.

How do I force the Finder to use a new package icon if/when I change it?

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