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Deactivating Tab Memory
To deactivate this feature later, again quit Safari, open a Terminal window,
and type the following:
DEFAULTS WRITE COM.APPLE.SAFARI NSQUITALWAYSKEEPSWINDOWS -BOOL FALSE
As earlier, you'll probably need to start Safari and then quit it before starting
it again for the changes to take effect.
Tip 56
Jump to the Top of Your Emails
By clicking the gray bar at the top of the list of emails in Mail, you'll instantly
scroll to the top of the list (the bar headed Sort By Date, although be careful
not to click that part of it).
Tip 57
Type Weird Characters Ultra-Quickly
If you frequently type symbols that are not usually available via the main
keyboard, such as Emoji (see Tip 382, Use Full-Color Emoticons , on page 389 ) ,
this is a tip for you.
It makes use of the OS X pop-up diacritical characters menu that appears
when you press and hold certain keys (see Tip 114, Type Symbols and Diacrit-
ical Characters , on page 121 ) to create a personalized selection of symbols you
can easily select—see Figure 12, Creating a personalized pop-out symbol
selection , on page 61 for an example.
The technique involves editing system files, however, and as such will affect
all users of the system. As with any tip of this nature, there's a slight risk of
damage to your system, so perform a full-Time Machine backup first, and
make sure you understand the following steps before doing them.
Adding Custom Pop-up Character Lists
Here are the steps required to add a customized pop-up character list:
 
 
 
 
 
 
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