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macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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Docbook Viewer for OS X
Is there a docbook viewer for OS X? I don’t mean an editor, just something to view the output. I know that there is no standard format, but something that looks like formatted output rather than XML w …
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What is ZoomWindow, and why is it hanging?
I updated to MacOS Sierra, and since then I have been getting a message (via CleanMyMac which tells me this sort of thing) that ZoomWindow is not responding. …
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Getting Latest Version of Swift
How do I get the latest version of Swift on my MacOS? Is that affected by the XCode version?
I am running MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 and XCode 11.7. …
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Installing OS X Server with existing OSX
I have a running OSX (El Capitan) system which I don’t want to harm.
I am considering buying the OSX Server app. Apart from the cost, are their any disadvantages to doing this?
I’m thinking of impac …
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macOS Sierra: Selecting from Quick Look [duplicate]
The following trick is supposed to enable selecting from a Quick Look preview:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE
… and then relaunch Finder.
In the past it worked fo …
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Get List of Purchased Items on App Store
Is there a way of downloading a list of all purchases from the Mac App Store?
I know I can see them, and I know I can get a list of apps currently on my system, but I would like to have a list of all …
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Tab Stops in Text Editor & Default Word Wrapping
I have noticed in several applications that there appears to be some sort of implicit line width which causes text to wrap.
For example, suppose I type in the following:
1234567890123456789012345678 …
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What is macOS Server Good For?
Apple have removed a number of services from macOS Server and moved other services, such as content caching, to the “normal” macOS.
That doesn’t leave much. So, what do I get for my purchase? … What are the added features/benefits of macOS Server versus regular macOS? Am I missing something important?
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I have accepted an answer which basically says it’s no longer the same product. …
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Record a window on macOS
I know how to record a screen on macOS, including the ⌘⇧5 technique and using a third party application.
Is there a way of recording a window? I want to write some tutorial material with video. … I’m using macOS 11 Big Sur, if that makes a difference. …
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Is there a way of overriding the application’s info.plist?
That appears to have disappeared in macOS Monterey.
A solution which works is to to the the application’s own info.plist file and making changes to the NSHighResolutionCapable property. … Does macOS support some sort of per-user plist which would override info.plist properties? …
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Adding non-Apple Store eBook to iPhone
I have a number of eBooks (ePub) either from free sources such as Gutenberg, or purchased elsewhere.
I can open them easily enough on my iMac with eBooks, and I gather that they are in my library (wh …
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AsciiDoc viewer for Mac OS X
Is there an AsciiDoc viewer for Mac OS X? Preferably one that views the document live, much like MacDown for markdown documents.
There’s nothing on the App Store, and I’ve done rounds of the search e …
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OS X Color Picker: Removing a Colour Swatch
I am running OS X El Capitan, and any solutions I have found are out of date.
I can add a colour to my swatch drawer by dragging it. However, how do I remove a colour?
All the articles I have read s …
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MacOS Finder Status Bar
Is it my imagination, or has the Finder status bar been relocated? I always look for it at the bottom of the window, but I find it at the top.
Various images on the Web with instructions for showing …
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How do I fix permissions on Big Sur?
I am running an iMac with macOS Big Sur, recently updated to 11.4, though the problem has been around for a while. …