+6Hi
I am currently trying to create a managed pref to control ichat bubble colours and some other features in ichat.
I can see the com.apple.ichat.plist and I can see the string of prefs inside that file. I wondered how can I get this into casper so I can deploy it as a MCX?
There is currently no template on the jss that would allow me to do similar things.
Any help would be most appreciated.
+6Hi
Many thanks for the response. Here it is :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AccountSortOrder</key>
<array>
<string>2E84EBF6-41B0-43DC-84E2-19B6A7FF8FED</string>
<string>Default</string>
</array>
<key>AutosaveChats</key>
<true/>
<key>CustomAvailableMessages</key>
<array>
<string>Surfing the web</string>
<string>Reading email</string>
<string>At home</string>
</array>
<key>CustomAwayMessages</key>
<array>
<string>Out to lunch</string>
<string>On the phone</string>
<string>In a meeting</string>
</array>
<key>CustomInBalloonColor</key>
<true/>
<key>CustomOutBalloonColor</key>
<false/>
<key>MessageInTextStyle</key>
<dict>
<key>bgcolor</key>
<integer>16514547</integer>
<key>fgcolor</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>font</key>
<string>Helvetica</string>
<key>size</key>
<real>18</real>
</dict>
<key>MessageTextStyle</key>
<dict>
<key>bgcolor</key>
<integer>16047647</integer>
<key>fgcolor</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>font</key>
<string>Helvetica</string>
<key>size</key>
<real>18</real>
</dict>
<key>NSPreferencesContentSize</key>
<string>{554, 403}</string>
<key>NSPreferencesSelectedIndex3</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>NSToolbar Configuration NSPreferences</key>
<dict>
<key>TB Display Mode</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TB Icon Size Mode</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TB Is Shown</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>TB Item Identifiers</key>
<array>
<string>General</string>
<string>Accounts</string>
<string>Messages</string>
<string>Alerts</string>
<string>Audio/Video</string>
</array>
<key>TB Size Mode</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TB Visibility Priority Values</key>
<dict/>
</dict>
<key>NSWindow Frame Preferences</key>
<string>26 129 593 390 0 0 1024 746 </string>
<key>OverrideIncomingStyle</key>
<true/>
<key>RecentAvailableList</key>
<dict>
<key>At home</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:57 +0100</string>
<key>Reading email</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:57 +0100</string>
<key>Surfing the web</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:56 +0100</string>
</dict>
<key>RecentAwayList</key>
<dict>
<key>In a meeting</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:57 +0100</string>
<key>On the phone</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:57 +0100</string>
<key>Out to lunch</key>
<string>2012-04-10 11:07:57 +0100</string>
</dict>
<key>UseSingleChatWindow</key>
<true/>
<key>VCDefaultCamera</key>
<string></string>
<key>WebIconDatabaseEnabled</key>
<false/>
<key>WebKitDeveloperExtras</key>
<false/>
<key>WebKitJavaEnabled</key>
<false/>
<key>WebKitJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically</key>
<false/>
<key>WebKitJavaScriptEnabled</key>
<false/>
<key>WebKitShouldPrintBackgroundsPreferenceKey</key>
<true/>
<key>WelcomeBackMode</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>bwd</key>
<dict>
<key>ip</key>
<string>snatmap.mac.com</string>
<key>portCount</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>startPort</key>
<integer>16384</integer>
</dict>
<key>bwddown</key>
<integer>81346423</integer>
<key>bwdid</key>
<string>[178.20.200.10:0.255.255.255]</string>
<key>bwdlast</key>
<real>1334053951.0526171</real>
<key>bwdup</key>
<integer>85672082</integer>
key>danielmintz@ichat.squaregroup.co.uk:Jabber.Visible</key
<true/>
key>danielmintz@ichat.squaregroup.co.uk:Jabber.WindowSize</key
<string>{{600, 723}, {230, 400}}</string>
</dict>
</plist>
+24Ok so it looks like for the custom balloon color you're looking to set
<key>CustomInBalloonColor</key>
<true/>and
<key>bgcolor</key>
<integer>16514547</integer>
<key>fgcolor</key>
<integer>0</integer>I assume this plist came from ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ichat.plist ?
+6Hi,
Yes we are trying to set the custom balloon colour and font for both sending and receiving along with saving ichat transcripts, collect chats in a single window, in new chat show last chat.
There are also a few others from the general tab like when I return to my computer if my status is away set it to Available, confirm before sending files, set status to away if machine becomes inactive and use same status for all accounts.
Yes it came from ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ichat.plist
Thanks
Daniel
+24This should get you on the right track:
external image link
Note: I haven't tested these
Also note that you'll have to move to the definition tab first before you can actually fill in your preference values. Hopefully you'll be able to correlate where the values in the plist end up in the managed preference. Also, I opted for the "Next login only" option for when to apply the setting to give the user the option to change it. If you strictly want to enforce it, use the "At every login" option instead.
+6Thanks Jared,
The images don't seem to show up in my browser.
Is there any chance you could post again or send them to my email.
daniel.mintz@squaregroup.co.uk
Thanks
Daniel
+6Many thanks Jared, I just received the email and the attachments are present. I will give it a go and see how I get on .
I will let you know .
Thanks
Daniel
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