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Old 06-30-2014
Editing .plists with defaults
I've done simple edits with defaults, but they usually are the parent parameter. For example changing the value of "DateCellWidthCache" =.

What if I want to change a parameter in one of the sub categories such as "MMM d, y' '",? How do I type that out at the end of my defaults write command?:

Code:
defaults write com.apple.program xxx

Code:
DateCellWidthCache =     {
        DateCellCacheVersion = "B Version";
        DateCellFormats =         (
            "MMMM d, y' '",
            "MMM d, y' '",
            "M/d/yy' '",
            "MMMM d, y",
            "MMM d, y",
            "M/d/yy",
            "Yesterday ",
            "Today ",
            Yesterday,
            Today
        );

I am not trying to edit this .plist, this is just for example purpose.
# 2  
Old 12-06-2014
For change FontSize in DateCellWidthCache i'm using :

defaults write com.apple.mail DateCellWidthCache -dict-add FontSize 11

hope it will help you.
Last edited by Antony_Nice_Fr; 12-06-2014 at 05:44 PM..
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