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'''PreferenceLoader''' is an open-source<ref>[http://github.com/DHowett/preferenceloader PreferenceLoader Source]</ref> [[MobileSubstrate]] based utility that allows developers to add entries to the [[Preferences.app|Settings]] application, similar to the Settings bundles that AppStore apps use.
'''PreferenceLoader''' is an open-source<ref>[http://github.com/DHowett/preferenceloader PreferenceLoader Source]</ref> [[MobileSubstrate]] based utility that allows developers to add entries to the [[Preferences.app|Settings]] application, similar to the Settings bundles that AppStore apps use.


== Entry ==
The approach PreferenceLoader takes is different from other approaches in that the Settings-iPhone.plist and Settings-iPod.plist files are not modified on disk. When the [[Preferences.app|Settings]] application is loaded, entries are read from plists in <tt>/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/</tt> and are dynamically added to the list before the AppStore applications' preferences group.


The approach PreferenceLoader takes is different that other approaches in that the Settings-iPhone.plist and Settings-iPod.plist files are not modified on disk. when the [[Preferences.app|Settings]] application is loaded, entries are read from plists in <tt>/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/</tt> and are dynamically added to the list. Each entry is defined in its own plist and consists of a dictionary containing an element named <tt>entry</tt>, which is also a dictionary. The entry dictionary must define a <tt>cell</tt> of type <tt>PSLinkCell</tt> and have a <tt>label</tt>. Additionally, the <tt>bundle</tt> and <tt>isController</tt> keys can be set for entries referencing [[PreferenceBundles]].
PreferenceLoader also allows [[PreferenceBundles]] to be loaded from <tt>/Library/PreferenceBundles/</tt><ref name="1.2">PreferenceLoader version 1.2 and later</ref><ref>Bundles can also be loaded from /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/, but this is no longer the preferred method as of PreferenceLoader 1.2</ref>.
 
== Entry file ==
 
{{main|Preferences specifier plist}}
 
Each entry is defined in its own plist. There are at least three ways to approach preferences support for your tweaks.
 
=== Reduced approach ===
 
Provides a switch on the root section of the preferences (like Airplane Mode). Recommended for configuration-less tweaks.


<source lang="xml">
<source lang="xml">
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<plist version="1.0">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<dict>
  <key>entry</key>
<key>entry</key>
  <dict>
<dict>
      <key>cell</key>
<key>cell</key>
      <string>PSLinkCell</string>
<string>PSSwitchCell</string>
      <key>icon</key>
<key>defaults</key>
      <string>TestIcon.png</string>
<string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
      <key>label</key>
<key>label</key>
      <string>Test</string>
<string>Test</string>
  </dict>
<key>key</key>
<string>enabled</string>
<key>default</key>
<true/>
<key>icon</key>
<string>TestIcon.png</string>
<key>PostNotification</key>
<string>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
</plist>
</source>
</source>


== Simple Approach ==
This sets up an entry called <code>Test</code> with an icon loaded from <code>TestIcon.png</code> to the left and a UISwitch on the right, starting in the ON position, saving the value in <code>[NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingFormat:@"/Library/Preferences/%s.plist", "com.test.TestSettings"]</code> for the key <tt>enabled</tt> and posting a Darwin notification named <code>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</code>.


In the simple approach the settings page is defined in a plist file located in the <tt>/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/</tt> folder. The name of the plist file must match the label option in the entry dictionary. For example, if the label in the entry dictionary is defined as <tt>Test</tt>, then the plist that defines the settings page must be named <tt>Test.plist</tt>.
=== Simple Approach ===


Typically, the settings and entry plists are combined into a single plist. This works because the settings plist has elements named items and title, so adding an entry element does not break anything. Here's an example of a combined plist:
Provides a pane where other cells can appear (like Wi-Fi). Recommended for configuration-friendly tweaks. Here's an example:


<source lang="xml">
<source lang="xml">
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<plist version="1.0">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<dict>
  <key>entry</key>
<key>entry</key>
  <dict>
<dict>
      <key>cell</key>
<key>cell</key>
        <string>PSLinkCell</string>
<string>PSLinkCell</string>
        <key>icon</key>
<key>icon</key>
        <string>TestIcon.png</string>
<string>TestIcon.png</string>
        <key>label</key>
<key>label</key>
        <string>Test</string>
<string>Test</string>
      </dict>
</dict>
      <key>items</key>
<key>title</key>
      <array>
<string>Test Settings</string>
        <dict>
<key>items</key>
            <key>cell</key>
<array>
            <string>PSSwitchCell</string>
<dict>
            <key>default</key>
<key>cell</key>
            <true/>
<string>PSSwitchCell</string>
            <key>defaults</key>
<key>defaults</key>
            <string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
<string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
            <key>key</key>
<key>key</key>
            <string>testKey</string>
<string>enabled</string>
            <key>label</key>
<key>label</key>
            <string>Test Setting</string>
<string>Enabled</string>
        </dict>
<key>default</key>
      </array>
<true/>
      <key>title</key>
<key>PostNotification</key>
      <string>Test</string>
<string>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</string>
  </dict>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
</plist>
</source>
</source>


There is a good tutorial on how to create these settings plists on MMi at http://modmyi.com/forums/file-mods/22453-how-make-custom-menus-preferences-app-custom-preferences.html.
This sets up an entry called <code>Test</code> with an icon loaded from <code>TestIcon.png</code> to the left. The pushed page has the title set to <tt>Test Settings</tt>. The page will only contain a cell with the label <tt>Enabled</tt> UISwitch on the right, starting in the ON position, saving the value in <code>[NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingFormat:@"/Library/Preferences/%s.plist", "com.test.TestSettings"]</code> for the key <tt>enabled</tt> and posting a Darwin notification named <code>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</code>.


== Localizable Simple Approach<ref name="1.2">PreferenceLoader version 1.2 and later</ref> ==
For more preferences values you can add [[Preferences_specifier_plist|specifier]] dictionaries to the <tt>items</tt> array.


This approach is similar to the Simple Approach, except the settings and entry plists are located in a sub-folder of <tt>/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/</tt>. In addition to the plists and icons, the sub-folder can also contain .lproj folders with appropriate localization strings.
There is a good tutorial on [http://modmyi.com/forums/file-mods/22453-how-make-custom-menus-preferences-app-custom-preferences.html how to create settings plists on MMi].


== PreferenceBundle Approach ==
=== PreferenceBundle Approach ===


With this technique, you can actually create custom settings pages that are able to execute code. The entry plist for this approach must now include a reference to the name of the [[PreferenceBundles|PreferenceBundle]] and define the <tt>isController</tt> option to <tt>true</tt>. This will cause the [[Preferences.app|Settings]] application to load the corresponding bundle located in <tt>/Library/PreferenceBundles/</tt><ref name="1.2">PreferenceLoader version 1.2 and later</ref><ref>Bundles can also be loaded from /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/, but this is no longer the preferred method as of PreferenceLoader 1.2</ref>. Unlike the simple method, all of the files except the entry plist are located inside the bundle. The following example shows an entry plist for loading a [[PreferenceBundles|PreferenceBundle]]:
You can create custom settings pages that are able to execute code. This only requires a plist that loads a [[PreferenceBundles|PreferenceBundle]]. Here's an example:


<source lang="xml">
<source lang="xml">
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<plist version="1.0">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<dict>
  <key>entry</key>
<key>entry</key>
  <dict>
<dict>
      <key>bundle</key>
<key>cell</key>
      <string>TestSettings</string>
<string>PSLinkCell</string>
      <key>cell</key>
<key>label</key>
      <string>PSLinkCell</string>
<string>Test</string>
      <key>icon</key>
<key>icon</key>
      <string>TestIcon.png</string>
<string>TestIcon.png</string>
      <key>isController</key>
<key>isController</key>
      <true/>
<true/>
      <key>label</key>
<key>bundle</key>
      <string>Test</string>
<string>TestSettings</string>
  </dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
</plist>
</source>
</source>


A skeleton [[PreferenceBundles|PreferenceBundle]] project can be found at http://www.volatile-dev.com/PreferenceLoader/TestSettings.zip
This sets up an entry called <code>Test</code> with an icon loaded from <code>TestIcon.png</code> to the left. The rest of the details are up to the bundle named <tt>TestSettings</tt>.
==Filtering<ref name="2.2.0-1">PreferenceLoader version 2.2.0-1 and later</ref>==
 
In a way similar to that of [[MobileSubstrate#MobileLoader|MobileSubstrate]], developers may add filters to entry plists and specifiers within simple and localized simple preferences. The filter should be a dictionary at the top level of the entry plist, or within a specifier, which can contain these keys:
== Filtering<ref name="2.2.0-1">PreferenceLoader version 2.2.0-1 and later</ref> ==
* '''CoreFoundationVersion''' (array): The entry or specifier is loaded or displayed only if the version of [[CoreFoundation.framework]] is above the specified values. Currently, only the first 2 values are checked.
 
In a way similar to that of [[MobileSubstrate#MobileLoader|MobileSubstrate]], PreferenceLoader supports filters for entry plists and specifiers. The filter should be a dictionary for the key <tt>pl_filter</tt> which can contain these keys:
 
* '''CoreFoundationVersion''' (array): The entry or specifier is loaded or displayed only if the version of [[CoreFoundation.framework]] is above the specified value or within the specified range. Currently, only the first 2 values are checked.
{{CoreFoundation Version Table|center=1}}
{{CoreFoundation Version Table|center=1}}


==Issues with OS 3.2 and 4.0==
Below sample specifier will filter for iOS 6.0 or later.
<tt>PSViewController</tt> underwent a massive change after 3.1, breaking all custom subclasses on the iPad and on 4.0 - it is now a UIViewController.
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
cell = PSSwitchCell;
defaults = "com.your.tweak";
label = "Your Tweak";
key = enabled;
default = 1;
icon = "/Applications/Preferences.app/[email protected]";
PostNotification = "com.your.tweak/preferences.changed";
pl_filter = {
CoreFoundationVersion = (
"793.00"
);
};
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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>cell</key>
<string>PSSwitchCell</string>
<key>defaults</key>
<string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
<key>label</key>
<string>Test Setting</string>
<key>key</key>
<string>testKey</string>
<key>default</key>
<true/>
<key>pl_filter</key>
<dict>
<key>CoreFoundationVersion</key>
<array>
<string>793.00</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}


Improper implementations of <tt>PSListController</tt> subclasses will fail to work properly on 4.0. You must set <tt>_specifiers</tt> within the <tt>-(id) specifiers</tt> method (instead of returning a different array of specifiers.) This is because OS 4.0 relies on _specifiers to generate specifier metadata and group indices. Example:
To provide a range specify the lower bound first (checked as "greater or equal than") and the upper bound second (checked as "less than").
<source lang="objc">
The filter below will filter for iOS 4.X.
- (id) specifiers {
{|
if (!_specifiers){
|- valign="top"
    _specifiers = [[self loadSpecifiersFromPlistName: kNameOfPreferencesPlist target: self] retain];
| NeXTSTEP style || XML style
}
|-
|
return _specifiers;
<source lang="javascript">{
pl_filter = {
CoreFoundationVersion = (
"550.32",
"675.00"
);
};
}
}
</source>
</source>
||
<source lang="xml">
<key>pl_filter</key>
<dict>
<key>CoreFoundationVersion</key>
<array>
<string>550.32</string>
<string>675.00</string>
</array>
</dict>
</source>
|}
== Localization<ref name="1.2">PreferenceLoader version 1.2 and later</ref> ==


==Notes==
Preferences.framework can localize strings in specifier properties, such as titles and labels.
 
Place your specifier plists and icons in a folder within <tt>/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/</tt>. For each <tt>file</tt>.plist file and for each language you have translations for, create a <tt>file</tt>.strings.
 
Here's an example:
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/a.plist
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
entry =    {
cell = PSLinkCell;
icon = "/Applications/Preferences.app/[email protected]";
label = A;
};
items =    (
{
cell = PSLinkCell;
label = b;
},
{
cell = PSEditTextCell;
footerAlignment = 1;
keyboard = dvorak;
label = FOOD;
placeholder = BREAD;
}
);
title = "PSSpecifier Localization";
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>entry</key>
<dict>
<key>cell</key>
<string>PSLinkCell</string>
<key>icon</key>
<string>/Applications/Preferences.app/[email protected]</string>
<key>label</key>
<string>A</string>
</dict>
<key>items</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>cell</key>
<string>PSLinkCell</string>
<key>label</key>
<string>b</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>cell</key>
<string>PSEditTextCell</string>
<key>footerAlignment</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>keyboard</key>
<string>dvorak</string>
<key>label</key>
<string>FOOD</string>
<key>placeholder</key>
<string>BREAD</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>title</key>
<string>PSSpecifier Localization</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/en.lproj/a.strings
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
BREAD = "Bread and cheese";
FOOD = Food;
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>BREAD</key>
<string>Bread and cheese</string>
<key>FOOD</key>
<string>Food</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/es.lproj/a.strings
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
BREAD = "Pan y queso";
FOOD = Comida;
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>BREAD</key>
<string>Pan y queso</string>
<key>FOOD</key>
<string>Comida</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/b.plist
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
items =    (
{
cell = PSTitleValueCell;
label = VEHICLE;
value = CAR;
}
);
title = "PSSpecifier Localization";
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>items</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>cell</key>
<string>PSTitleValueCell</string>
<key>label</key>
<string>VEHICLE</string>
<key>value</key>
<string>CAR</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>title</key>
<string>PSSpecifier Localization</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/en.lproj/b.strings
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
CAR = Car;
VEHICLE = Vehicle;
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>CAR</key>
<string>Car</string>
<key>VEHICLE</key>
<string>Vehicle</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
 
{|
|+ style="text-align: left;" | /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/es.lproj/b.strings
|- valign="top"
|
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="javascript">{
CAR = Auto;
VEHICLE = Vehiculo;
}
</source>|2=NeXTSTEP style}}
||
{{Collapse|1=<source lang="xml">
<?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">
<key>CAR</key>
<string>Auto</string>
<key>VEHICLE</key>
<string>Vehiculo</string>
</plist>
</source>|2=XML style}}
|}
 
== Example code ==
 
https://github.com/NoahSaso/theos-examples/tree/master/preferenceloader
 
== References ==
<references />
<references />


==References==
== See also ==
<div class="references-2column">
 
* [[PreferenceBundles]]
* [[Preferences specifier plist]]
* [[Preferences specifier plist]]
</div>
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://jontelang.com/guide/chapter3/the-settings.html Settings how to]


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[[Category:Directories in /Library]]
[[Category:Directories in /Library]]
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 28 May 2021

PreferenceLoader
PrefLoaderScreenshot.png
Cydia Package
Developer Dustin Howett
Package ID preferenceloader
Latest Version 2.2.6


PreferenceLoader is an open-source[1] MobileSubstrate based utility that allows developers to add entries to the Settings application, similar to the Settings bundles that AppStore apps use.

The approach PreferenceLoader takes is different from other approaches in that the Settings-iPhone.plist and Settings-iPod.plist files are not modified on disk. When the Settings application is loaded, entries are read from plists in /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/ and are dynamically added to the list before the AppStore applications' preferences group.

PreferenceLoader also allows PreferenceBundles to be loaded from /Library/PreferenceBundles/[2][3].

Entry file

Main article: Preferences specifier plist

Each entry is defined in its own plist. There are at least three ways to approach preferences support for your tweaks.

Reduced approach

Provides a switch on the root section of the preferences (like Airplane Mode). Recommended for configuration-less tweaks. 

<?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>entry</key>
	<dict>
		<key>cell</key>
		<string>PSSwitchCell</string>
		<key>defaults</key>
		<string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
		<key>label</key>
		<string>Test</string>
		<key>key</key>
		<string>enabled</string>
		<key>default</key>
		<true/>
		<key>icon</key>
		<string>TestIcon.png</string>
		<key>PostNotification</key>
		<string>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</string>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

This sets up an entry called Test with an icon loaded from TestIcon.png to the left and a UISwitch on the right, starting in the ON position, saving the value in [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingFormat:@"/Library/Preferences/%s.plist", "com.test.TestSettings"] for the key enabled and posting a Darwin notification named com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed.

Simple Approach

Provides a pane where other cells can appear (like Wi-Fi). Recommended for configuration-friendly tweaks. Here's an example: 

<?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>entry</key>
	<dict>
		<key>cell</key>
		<string>PSLinkCell</string>
		<key>icon</key>
		<string>TestIcon.png</string>
		<key>label</key>
		<string>Test</string>
	</dict>
	<key>title</key>
	<string>Test Settings</string>
	<key>items</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>cell</key>
			<string>PSSwitchCell</string>
			<key>defaults</key>
			<string>com.test.TestSettings</string>
			<key>key</key>
			<string>enabled</string>
			<key>label</key>
			<string>Enabled</string>
			<key>default</key>
			<true/>
			<key>PostNotification</key>
			<string>com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed</string>
		</dict>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>

This sets up an entry called Test with an icon loaded from TestIcon.png to the left. The pushed page has the title set to Test Settings. The page will only contain a cell with the label Enabled UISwitch on the right, starting in the ON position, saving the value in [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingFormat:@"/Library/Preferences/%s.plist", "com.test.TestSettings"] for the key enabled and posting a Darwin notification named com.test.TestSettings/preferences.changed.

For more preferences values you can add specifier dictionaries to the items array.

There is a good tutorial on how to create settings plists on MMi.

PreferenceBundle Approach

You can create custom settings pages that are able to execute code. This only requires a plist that loads a PreferenceBundle. Here's an example: 

<?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>entry</key>
	<dict>
		<key>cell</key>
		<string>PSLinkCell</string>
		<key>label</key>
		<string>Test</string>
		<key>icon</key>
		<string>TestIcon.png</string>
		<key>isController</key>
		<true/>
		<key>bundle</key>
		<string>TestSettings</string>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

This sets up an entry called Test with an icon loaded from TestIcon.png to the left. The rest of the details are up to the bundle named TestSettings.

Filtering[4]

In a way similar to that of MobileSubstrate, PreferenceLoader supports filters for entry plists and specifiers. The filter should be a dictionary for the key pl_filter which can contain these keys:

  • CoreFoundationVersion (array): The entry or specifier is loaded or displayed only if the version of CoreFoundation.framework is above the specified value or within the specified range. Currently, only the first 2 values are checked.
Firmware CoreFoundation version
2.0 478.23
2.1 478.26.1
2.2 478.29
3.0 478.47.7
3.1 478.52
3.2 478.61
4.0 550.32
4.1 550.38.1
4.2 550.52
4.3 550.58.1
5.0 675.00
5.1 690.10
6.0 793.00
6.1 793.00
7.0 847.20
7.1 847.24
8.0 1140.10
8.1 1141.14
8.2 1142.16
8.3 1144.17
8.4 1145.15
9.0 1240.10
9.1 1241.11
9.2 1242.13
9.3 1280.38
10.0 1348.00
10.1 1348.00
10.2 1348.22
10.3 1349.56
11.0 1443.00
11.1 1445.32
11.2 1450.14
11.3 1452.23
11.4 1452.23
12.0 1556.00
12.1 1560.10
12.2 1570.15
12.3 1575.13
12.4 1575.17
12.5 1575.23
13.0 1665.15
13.1 1671.101
13.2 1673.126
13.3 1674.102
13.4 1675.129
13.5 1676.104
13.6 1677.104
13.7 1677.104
14.0 1751.108
14.1 1751.108
14.2 1770.106
14.3 1770.300
14.4 1774.101
14.5 1775.118
14.6 1776.103
14.7 1777.103
14.8 1778.101
15.0 1854
15.1 1855.105
15.2 1856.105
15.3 1856.105
15.4 1858.112

Below sample specifier will filter for iOS 6.0 or later.

To provide a range specify the lower bound first (checked as "greater or equal than") and the upper bound second (checked as "less than"). The filter below will filter for iOS 4.X.

NeXTSTEP style XML style 
{
	pl_filter = {
		CoreFoundationVersion = (
			"550.32",
			"675.00"
		);
	};
}

	<key>pl_filter</key>
	<dict>
		<key>CoreFoundationVersion</key>
		<array>
			<string>550.32</string>
			<string>675.00</string>
		</array>
	</dict>

Localization[2]

Preferences.framework can localize strings in specifier properties, such as titles and labels.

Place your specifier plists and icons in a folder within /Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/. For each file.plist file and for each language you have translations for, create a file.strings.

Here's an example:

/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/a.plist


/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/en.lproj/a.strings


/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/es.lproj/a.strings


/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/b.plist


/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/en.lproj/b.strings


/Library/PreferenceLoader/Preferences/Example/es.lproj/b.strings

Example code

https://github.com/NoahSaso/theos-examples/tree/master/preferenceloader

References

  1. ↑ PreferenceLoader Source
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 PreferenceLoader version 1.2 and later
  3. ↑ Bundles can also be loaded from /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/, but this is no longer the preferred method as of PreferenceLoader 1.2
  4. ↑ PreferenceLoader version 2.2.0-1 and later

See also

External links

 
Library Subdirectories
/System/Library
/Library
~/Library
/usr/lib
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