FYI that doesn't work. I tried it and it is back to read/write.
> On Oct 13, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Rod Buchanan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm just throwing this out ... I have no idea what impact it would have on > BBEdit. > > You could try changing the permissions on the pref file to read-only. You > can do it with Finder or use "chmod 400 filename". > > >> On Oct 12, 2017, at 10:37 PM, F. Alfredo Rego <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I appreciate your pointer, Patrick. >> >> Unfortunately, BBEdit’s “core” prefs file also has myriad “peripheral” prefs >> within its eight thousand five hundred lines (in my case), including recent >> searches and so on. >> >> Apparently, Apple sadistically chooses to reset the really >> painful-to-re-enter-every-time “core” preferences while choosing to leave >> “peripheral” preferences alone. >> >> As I waste extremely valuable time re-configuring my BBEdit prefs every time >> that I restart BBEdit, I give up on the treasure hunt (within >> com.barebones.bbedit.plist) for the preferences that are truly essential and >> important. >> >> I would be willing to pay for a script (or something) that cruises around >> com.barebones.bbedit.plist and, as soon as it detects underhanded mischief, >> resets MY preferences to whatever I have patiently and lovingly crafted to >> suit MY requirements. >> >> I’m sure I’m not the only one being hurt badly, in terms of my time, due to >> this specific issue with High Sierra. Any enterprising folks out there who >> would like to develop a burglar alarm for BBEdit’s prefs? >> >> I regret having downgraded to Low Sierra. The options for going back to >> Sierra are even more painful than having to re-enter all of my favorite >> BBEdit prefs. >> >> Sigh . . . >> >> Alfredo >> >>> On Oct 10, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Patrick Woolsey <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> On 10/9/17 at 11:16 AM, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> (F. Alfredo Rego) wrote: >>> >>>> It will be useful to backup BBEdit’s preferences with git, so we >>>> can detect any unwelcome changes and revert them whenever Apple >>>> decides to “help” (In Spanish, we say “no me ayudes, compadre” ;-) >>>> >>>> What file(s) should we backup thus? >>>> >>> >>> For reference, BBEdit's core prefs file (which is the most likely to suffer >>> OS mischiefs) is: >>> >>> /Users/USERNAME/Library/Preferences/com.barebones.bbedit.plist >>> >>> where USERNAME is the short name of your login account. >>> >>> Also, for anyone who'd like a full inventory of BBEdit's supporting files, >>> please see Chapter 2 of the PDF manual. :) >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Patrick Woolsey >>> == >>> Bare Bones Software, Inc. <http://www.barebones.com/ >>> <http://www.barebones.com/>> >> >> -- >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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If you have a > feature request or would like to report a problem, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit > <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit > <https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit>. -- Rod Buchanan Kelly Supply Company 1004 W Oklahoma Ave Grand Island, NE 68802-1328 308 382-8764 x1120 -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. 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