Under macOS, user preferences can be stored in a couple of places. The canonical location is /Library/Preferences, and that’s the directory most macOS system applications use. Click Go to folder in Finder’s Go menu. Under macOS, user preferences can be stored in a couple of places. The canonical location is /Library/Preferences, and that’s the directory most macOS system applications use. Click Go to folder in Finder’s Go menu. In Mac OSX, your preferences file is located in this folder: /Library/Preferences/InqScribe/ If you don't see the 'Library' folder, go to the Finder, hold down the Option key, and select the 'Go' menu. You should see 'Library' listed as one of the options.
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There are multiple ways to look at Mac OS X and take it apart. Each way makes its own contribution to your understanding of the OS. In this sample chapter, Ted Landau looks at the major ways to 'take apart' Mac OS X.
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There is more than one way to think about dividing up a pizza. First, there is the familiar method of dividing it into slices. Alternatively, you could divide it into layers: topping, cheese, sauce, crust. Theoretically, you could also divide it into its basic ingredients: flour, water, tomatoes, garlic, milk. Each method makes a different contribution to your enjoyment of the pizza. The first method (slices) is best when you're getting ready to eat the pizza; the second is best when you are deciding what to order (such as pepperoni with extra cheese); the third is best if you are concerned about nutrition (needing to know the exact ingredients to calculate calories).
The same is true for Mac OS X. There are multiple ways to look at it and take it apart. Each way makes its own contribution to your understanding of the OS. In this chapter, I look at the major ways to 'take apart' Mac OS X. Having at least a minimal knowledge of Mac OS 9 will help, as I occasionally make comparisons between the two OS versions. But even if you've never used Mac OS 9, you'll be able to follow along.
In This Chapter
Website Preferences Mac
The Layers of Mac OS X: Aqua
The Layers of Mac OS X: Application Environments
Cocoa
The Layers of Mac OS X: Graphics Services
Quartz
The Layers of Mac OS X: Darwin
Mach
Domains: An Overview
System domain
The Libraries of Mac OS X: /System/Library
Core Services
The Libraries of Mac OS X: /Library
Application Support
The Libraries of Mac OS X: Users/'Home'/Library
Application Support
Fonts in Mac OS X: Font Formats
TrueType fonts
Fonts in Mac OS X: Working with Fonts
Font Panel window The Layers of Mac OS X: Aqua
Aqua is the name given to what most users think of when they think of Mac OS X: the user interface, the Finder, the Dock, the windows, the translucent buttons, the high-resolution icons, the menus, and all the rest. Many users may never explore Mac OS X beyond its Aqua layer.
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From this perspective, a user upgrading from Mac OS 9 will feel quite at home, at least initially. Much still works the same way. You still double-click icons in the Finder to launch them; you still choose the Save command from an application's File menu to save a document; you still open a folder icon to see its contents.
But you will soon notice some significant differences: a new column view, a very different Apple menu, the Dock. I discussed the basics in Chapter 3, when I presented an overview of Mac OS X.
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