In article <270320080325314065%none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Fluffy <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> > You don't need one.
> > What you need is to create more than one ACCOUNT.
> >
> > Set up each account with the configuration you want, then you can
> > switch or log out whenever you need to change from one behavior to the
> > other.
> >
> > In either case, Accounts> Login Items shows the list of items to start
> > with. You can turn them off for login process.
>
>
> Yep, that works however, it's not practical. I've been doing
> something similar by just loading OSX on a seperate hard drive and
> restarting.
>
> However, it means inputting all of my serial numbers twice (for
> hundreds of plug-ins) and things like preferences are only saved for
> the current user.
>
> Think of it this way, if I use Cubase under one user account for 8
> hours and in that time change my Prefs around 5 times.. then use
> Photoshop, Dreamweaver, iMovie and so- on ... saving files and
> changing prefs.. saving key commands using TypeIt4Me and using
> CopyPaste to record keystrokes.
>
> Now I change to the second user and all of my prefs have changed back
> to the original versions... none of my key commands are available and
> my keystrokes haven't been recorded in CopyPaste. So I have to start
> from scratch... re-install that synth I just loaded up and input the
> serial number again, redo all my prefs, keep two seperate databases for
> TypeIt4Me and CopyPaste.
>
> Now let's say that I need to run Reason, Ableton Live and ReCycle but
> they're cla****ng with just DefaultFolder and nothing else.
>
> Now I'm into 3 accounts, inputting all 300 of my serial numbers again,
> and massive confusion trying to keep all my prefs figured out from one
> user to the next as I'm changing them.
>
> With Conflict Catcher, all I had to do was pick what I wanted running
> and restart. Everything else stayed the same.
There might be a misunderstanding here about multiple users:
they each save settings separately, but all software is installed for
all users. You have to do something extra to install an app separately
for each user, and you'd never have to enter serial numbers more than
once.
Additionally, I understand that many of the prefs for apps are detailed
and complex. So create them all for one user, then copy them to the
other user (via the Shared folder) and drag them into the Preferences
folder when you open that User. Then make any changes you want to be
different for the second User.
Or, if you want them to always be in sync, even through changes on
either User, put the Prefs file in the Shared folder and aliases in
each User Preferences.
Aside: anyone reading along note that this is extremely smart for a
family iTunes or iPhoto library. It can avoid duplication, and you can
lock out specific users from making changes if you need.
I loved Conflict Catcher, too, but the options provided in OS X are
very broad and extremely flexible; they're just built in different
ways.
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