Leonie’s Lion FAQ

Finding unmounted disk images

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 23:18:14 +0100

Correct Answer Re: Finding unmounted disk images
01-Jan-2012 23:18 (in response to GregDVM)
How did you search with Spotlight? When I enter .dmg in the Spotlight search field I see plenty of disk images returned.

Check the System Preferences -> Spotlight if you did not exclude too much from the search.

Also in the Finder Preferences set the "When performing a search" selector to "Search this Mac" and set the Finder to show all extensions.

Regards
Léonie

Show Hidden Libraries

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:13:47 +0100

Re: How do I uninstall plus-ins from Aperture 3?
01-Jan-2012 17:13 (in response to kentfromluleå)
So you are using OS 10.7.2?

You have two options: You can reveal the folders permanently from the Terminal:

Start the Terminal.app from Applications -> Utilities, then enter:
      sudo chflags nohidden /Library; open /Library               press return
to make the System Library visible and to reveal it in the Finder,

and
       chflags nohidden ~/Library; open ~/Library
to make the User Library visible and to reveal it in the Finder.

The "sudo" prefix makes you do the command authorized as Administrator. You will have to enter your admin password. Be careful when using this. Read any command twice to be sure you do not enter any wrong commands.

If you want to leave the libraries hidden,and only open them in the Finder, use the Finder "Go" menu.

To show the User Library:
Finder menu -> Go     hold down the opt-key, till the Library appears in the drop down menu, select it

To show the System Library:
Finder menu -> Go -> Go to Folder

enter:      /Library        press return.

To hide the libraries again, if you prefer this, enter
     chflags hidden ~/Library
and
     chflags hidden /Library

in the Terminal window.

Good Luck  and Happy New Year!

Léonie
 

Attach documents to iCal events

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:23:17 +0100

Re: How do I attach documents to iCal events please?
26-Dec-2011 12:20 (in response to Mansonnien)

What is your OS? With iCal in Lion I do the following:
• Double click the event to open it and select "edit".
In the edit panel I click "Attach File"
• and drag the file I want to add into the File Chooser window that opens.

You will recognize that the event now has an attachment by the little paper clip badge in the upper right corner.

Regards
Léonie

 

How do I reset my admin password

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:41:47 +0100

Re: How do I reset my admin password
20-Dec-2011 17:14 (in response to Joe Pyrdek)

To reset a password in the Recovery HD:

In the recovery HD open a Terminal window from the Recovery menu and type
resetpassword

Then the old “Reset Password” application opens.

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110727063028750

Regards
Léonie

How to Open .sea Files

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:33:16 +0100

Re: sea files
18-Dec-2011 19:30 (in response to abdullah altheraawi)
.sea is a self extracting archive. If you double click it, it will run a program to extract the contents. If that file is an older file, you will be out of luck running Lion, since the code very well might be a Classic program, that requires Rosetta.

http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/sea

Try to expand it with the free StuffIt expander:
http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html#

Desktop Too Large for the Screen

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:24:49 +0100

Corect Answer: Re: Desktop display using Lion
17-Dec-2011 13:23 (in response to Keltnerfive)
However now the screen display of the desktop is larger than the screen. I have to scroll up to see the menu bar, scroll down to see the desk top applications at the bottom and scroll left or right to see the entire desktop.

Just a hunch, but you accidentally might have turned on "Zoom" in the "Universal Access" Preferences. Then you would exactly see the behaviour you describe.

Open SystemPreferences -> Personal -> Universal

and in the "Seeing" tab set "Zoom" to "Off".

Regards
Léonie

Show Hidden Files

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:15:56 +0100

Re: hidden files
17-Dec-2011 13:14 (in response to Zen_learner)
Install LIon Tweaks; that neat little tool has an option to make hidden files visible.
     Lion Tweaks Download: http://ifredrik.com/applications/

What kind of hidden files are you asking about? Files, like the Libraries, that are hidden because of the "hidden" flag, or configuration files with filenames that start with a "."?

The first kind you can make visible from the Terminal (the Terminal.app is located in Applications -> Utilities) by typing e.g.
     chflags nohidden ~/Library
to make the User Library visible. Replace "~/Library" with the path to any file you want to make visible.

To open hidden configuration files use the "open" command in the Terminal: e.g.
     open -a "TextEdit" .login

will open the hidden .login file with the application "TextEdit".

To get a listing of all files, including hidden files use the "ls"-command (with a lower case L as first letter) in the Terminal:
     ls -aix pathtothefolder
for example:

% ls -aix /Applications/
13633647 .
       2 ..
13701258 .DS_Store
10804564 .Skype_Upgrade.app
13697061 .localized
12209429 ABBYY FineReader Express.app
13779114 Address Book.app
6207984 Adobe

shows all items in the Applications folder, including the hidden .DS_Store and .localized

Regards
Léonie

Saving changed services in Automator

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:42:49 +0100

Re: Saving changed services in Automator with a new name.
12-Dec-2011 20:49 (in response to random47)

Under SnowLeopard I could open an existing workflow, make some changes to it and save it as a new workflow service. In Lion there is no SAVE AS, so this procedure doesn't work.

For me the following works:
Open the service you want to modify in Automator.
In Automator duplicate the workflow with File -> Duplicate.
Edit the duplicate.
Save it with File -> Save. You will be prompted for a new name.

Install the new service in ~/Library/Services and remove the old version.

Closing Multiple Windows

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:59:00 +0100

In older versions of OSX, if I held Option and clicked the close button, all windows of the same type would close. Is there a similar function in Lion?

Re: Closing Multiple Windows
09-Dec-2011 01:47 (in response to PianomanDave)
Command(⌘)-option (⌥) W will close all Finder Windows, also holding down the option (⌥) key while pressing the close button. But the "close" and "close all" key bindings vary between applications, e.g. Safari uses the key bindings
close window: Shift-command-W
close all windows: Shift-command-option-W

while Mail uses the same bindings as the Finder.

And yes, (⌥)-Close Button will generally close all windows of an appplication.

Rename a volume for an external drive?

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 07:26:48 +0100

Select the on the desktop and press Enter, then type a new name in the name field, or control-click it in the Finder's sidebar and select “Rename ...” from the pop-up menu.

File locked, you haven't made any changes

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:46:20 +0100

‘The file xxxxx.xxx is locked because you haven't made any changes to it recently’
Unlock | Cancel | Duplicate

...Dialogue in OS 10.7.2 is enormously irritaing. Another “improvement” to the OS I really don’t want. How do I get rid of it globally?

Correct Answer Re: “Because you haven’t made any changes recently”
08-Dec-2011 13:46 (in response to Nature1953)
You might try to disable the locking using the Time Machine Preferences -> Options as described in this post by Dave Taylor: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/locked_havent_made_changes_recently_error_mac_os_x_ lion.html , if it keeps you from banging your head on the wall

I have not tried it however, so no guarantees given.

Regards
Léonie

What key-sequence opens the terminal?

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:59:01 +0100

Re: what key-sequence opens the terminal???
07-Dec-2011 17:57 (in response to neuroalchemist)
With a little configuration work on your own you can define key combinations to start a Terminal:

Lion has two nice predefined Services:
New Terminal at Folder
New Terminal Tab at Folder.

Activate these services in the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Services.
Then you can right-click on any folder and open a Terminal, with the directory set to that folder.

See this post: https://joneslee85.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/osx-tip-open-terminal-here-at-folder /

You could also bind these services to Keyboard short cuts in the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Services panel and then activate them by pressing the key combination, after selecting a folder.

If you just want to activate the Terminal without selecting a folder previously, open Automator, select "New Workflow" and drag a "Run AppleScript" action from the "Utilities Actions" onto the Workflow.
Enter the following AppleScript:

on run {input, parameters}

(* Open the Terminal *)
          tell application "Terminal"
activate
          end tell
          return input
end run

In the header select: Service receives no input in any application.

Press the "Run" Button to test it and safe it.

This will install the service in ~/Library/Services.
Again you can bind a key combination to it in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Services,
and activate a Terminal by pressing the key combination.

Regards
Léonie

Reset Administrator Password

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:21:36 +0100

Re: Administrator Password help?
05-Dec-2011 07:29 (in response to jessica368)
Here is a support article that describes how to reset the password:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274

Since you do not have an install DVD, you will need to boot into Recovery mode instead of booting from the install DVD, but all other steps should be the same. To boot into Recovery just hold down Command(⌘)-R while rebooting, see http://www.apple.com/macosx/recovery.

In the recovery HD open a Terminal window from the Recovery menu and type
resetpassword

Then the old Reset Password application opens.

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110727063028750

Your Apple ID has nothing to do with your admin- or login password. The Apple ID is used to do business transactions with Apple, see http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/

Show the Path in Spotlight

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:28:53 +0100

To display the path to an item while searching with Spotlight, hold down the Command(⌘)- Option (⌥) key combination while you are hovering over an item.

‘Number of items’ and 'Space Available'

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:43:33 +0100

Helpful Answer Re: RESTORE 'NUMBER OF ITEMS' AND 'SPACE AVAILABLE' IN OPEN WINDOW
29-Nov-2011 18:13 (in response to indore)
Open the Finder menu and set the options:

Finder -> View -> Show Status Bar
and
Finder -> View -> Show Path Bar

and you will see this information again
.
HTH
Léonie

Lion Login Linnen Background

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:45:58 +0100

The Lion Linnen Background can be found in the AppKit.framework in the System Library:

/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png

The Apple Icons are located in the Resources of the LoginUIKit.framework:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/LoginUIKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LoginUICore.framework/Versions/A/Resources/appleLinen.png

Lion Default Desktop Picture

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:43:18 +0100

The Lion Default Desktop is located in the CoreServices Folder of the System Library:
/System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg

QuickTime 7 pro disappeared

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:09:31 +0200

Re: QuickTime 7 pro disappeared after update to lion
Sep 24, 2011 7:55 AM (in response to xpromac)
Have a look at your Applications -> Utilities Folder. When I upgraded to Lion the Quicktime Player 7 was moved to the Utilities, but otherwise everything was o.k. It even remembered my Quicktime Pro Registration Code.

Community Toolbar error message

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:27:41 +0200

Re: Community Toolbar error message
24-Sep-2011 17:43 (in response to Jerew)

How do I get rid of error message (or fix it): "Community toolbar does not support your version of browser."

See if there is a folder called "Toolbar" in the Applications-Folder.

If there is, open it and uninstall the Toolbar.

If there is not, follow Steph's advice in this thread

zoom control and path display

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:40:28 +0200

Re: Where is zoom control and path display?
20-Sep-2011 17:51 (in response to Steve Emmett)
Hello, Steve Emmet,

Nor can I find the Finder Preferences Pane to see if there are any settings there that might bring back these two functions.
These option are not in the Finder Preference Pane, they are hidden in the View Panel:
Select a Finder Window and then open from the Finder menu
View -> Show Path Bar
and just in case you like to have that, too:
View -> Show Status Bar

Regards
Léonie

move a file up one directory? Show Path Bar.

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:43:04 +0200

Correct Answer Re: How do I move a file up one directory?
20-Aug-2011 11:43 (in response to blakegeee)
while in icon view, select
View -> Show Path Bar

In the bottum row of the Finder Window you can drag your File to any Folder along the path, and also to the enclosing Folder in the directory

Hope that helps
Léonie