[HOW-TO] Change the primary Exposé mode.

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Well, I love the new exposé app but I wanted it to Show Application Windows when I click it, not Display Desktop. So I changed it.  Heres what you need:

 

-Dascode

-Leopard

-Exposé Application

 

So heres how to do it:

 

Step 1:  Locate the application "Exposé"

Step 2:  Control click it and select show package contents and open the folder 'contents.'

Step 3A:  Open the folder "Resources and then double click on "Menu.plist"

Step 3B:  This should open Dashcode and show you this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd">
<plist version="0.9">
<array>
<dict>
	<key>command</key>
	<integer>1</integer>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>Show Desktop</string>
</dict>
<dict>
	<key>command</key>
	<integer>2</integer>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>Show Application Windows</string>
</dict>
</array>
</plist>

 

Step 4:  Well to make it Show Application Windows as the primary mode replace that text with this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd">
<plist version="0.9">
<array>
<dict>
	<key>command</key>
	<integer>2</integer>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>Show Desktop</string>
</dict>
<dict>
	<key>command</key>
	<integer>1</integer>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>Show Application Windows</string>
</dict>
</array>
</plist>

 

Step 5:  Save and open Exposé!

 

 

I like it better this way, so yeah!