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Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ?

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On 2015-09-25, JiPaul <blanc@empty.org> wrote:
>
> I've found too the following file :
> ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser.5B50CA07-B35D-5045-9F15-A185809EFCF3.plist
>
> which is the one where are stored the settings I was looking for...
> (perhaps you havn't it because you never uses this sc saver ?)

Ah, I missed that one. Admittedly I wasn't looking very hard! : D

> Of course I tried to modify these settings and to save this file... but
> it didnt work because the system dont read it again and when the Sc
> Saver start it rewrites the file !...
>
> I presumed I have to restart some process for reread the prefs. But I
> didn't know which one.
>
> But now you give me the missing piece of the puzzle :
>
>> After making any change "under the hood" like this, you'd likely need to
>> restart the cfprefsd daemon with this command to make the changes take
>> effect:
>> 
>> # killall cfprefsd
>
> And it works. 
>
> Thanks again :-)

Welcome!

> Now I have to fix my script to do that. But isn't it some problem with
> restarting this daemon every hour ?

I don't think that should cause any issues; but if you do notice it
causing an issue, you can just refrain from restarting it so often. : )

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[Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? blanc@empty.org (JiPaul) - 2015-09-25 09:45 +0200
  Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-25 15:30 +0000
    Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? blanc@empty.org (JiPaul) - 2015-09-25 19:49 +0200
      Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-25 18:37 +0000
        Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? blanc@empty.org (JiPaul) - 2015-09-26 00:06 +0200
          Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-25 22:47 +0000
            Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? blanc@empty.org (JiPaul) - 2015-10-07 09:56 +0200
              Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 16:20 +0000
                Re: [Applescript/shell script] how could I change the images folder of the screen saver ? blanc@empty.org (JiPaul) - 2015-10-07 21:15 +0200

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