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Unfortunately the Mac OS operating systems doesn’t provide the latest version which may prevent you to take advantage of the latest features that came with Bash 4 and 5. Also, running an outdated bash version probably expose you to some major vulnerabilities. In addition, few Mac OS X applications understand case-sensitive file systems. Why and How to Use Archive and Install. The Archive and Install feature in Mac OS X is similar to the old Clean Install feature of Mac OS 9. Rather than updating an existing installation, it in essence creates an entirely new installation of system software.

When you run Terminal in OS X 10.3 or 10.4, you’re working with something called the bash shell (in 10.2 and earlier, Terminal used the tcsh shell ). Both bash and tcsh feature something called tab completion—start typing a command or directory path, press Tab, and the shell will do its best to complete things for you. For instance, if I want to change to the system-level directory that holds the default Apache webserver pages, I could simply type cd /Li[Tab]/We[Tab]/Do[Tab]. Each time I hit Tab, the shell will complete the remainder of the word that I’ve typed, assuming it can find a match. In this example, the command line would read cd /Library/WebServer/Documents after my three presses of the Tab key.

If the file system is case sensitive, you will see Case-sensitive Journaled HFS in the first pasted line and Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) in the third. Disk Utility will also show you this from the info window for any File System it can see.

The one annoyance about this feature is that it is, by default, case sensitive. So I have to type the case of the letters as shown above, otherwise no matches will be found when I press the Tab key. Most typists, myself included, find that having to capitalize letters slows down one’s typing speed, and adds wear and tear (“excess finger presses”) to one’s hands. Thankfully, it’s easy to change the shell’s behavior to ignore capitalization.

If you’re running 10.3 or 10.4, just execute this command in Terminal:

This command is actually creating (or adding to) a file in your user’s home directory named .inputrc. The double greater-than signs route the output of the echo command into that file (by using two greater than signs, the new line will be appended to an existing file; if only one greater than sign were used, the entire file would be overwritten). And exactly what is the echo command echoing? It’s the command to set a bash variable to ignore letter case when calculating auto-completion.

After running the above command, open a new Terminal window and try typing cd /li[Tab]/we[Tab]/do[Tab]. Each time you press Tab, you’ll see that the lower case letters are replaced by their upper case versions, based on where the shell finds a match (i.e. /li becomes /Li, etc.).

If you’re running 10.2 or earlier (or using the tcsh shell in 10.3 or 10.4), then you’ll need this command:

The end result in either bash or tcsh is the same: capitalization is no longer required for auto-completion. Let your fingers fly at full speed, without the need to slow down for the occasional capital letter! If you ever wish to undo this change, it’s fairly simple. In bash, repeat the above command, but change On to Off. In tcsh, remove the = enhance bit of the command, leaving just set complete. Open a new Terminal window in either shell after running the revised commands, and you should find that case once again matters for auto-completion.

Below are a list of some of the most commonly asked questions that users have about Mental Case. If you don’t find what you are looking for here, please email your question to us.

iPhone/iPod touch

Can I sync my Mac and iPhone via USB?: No. Apple does not allow third party developers access to the USB connection at this stage. Mental Case syncs via a wifi (airport) network.
My Mac and iPhone can’t find each other. Why not?: In order for the iPhone and Mac to talk, they need to be connected to the same network. If you have a wifi network at home, usually you will be able to connect to it with your iPhone/iPod touch, and everything will work fine. If it doesn’t, you can try creating a computer-to-computer network on your Mac, and connecting to that with your iPod. To find out how to create a computer-to-computer network, open Help on your Mac, and search for ‘creating a computer-to-computer network’.
How do I delete notes and/or cases from my iPhone?: Just swipe your finger left-to-right or right-to-left over any case or note listed, and then press the Delete button that appears. This is the same gesture that is used to delete emails in the Mail app.

Import/Export

Can I import flash cards from web sites like flashcardexchange.com?: Yes. Mental Case can import comma-separated values (CSV) files, which you can generate with other flash card applications and on most flash card web sites.
Can I share my flash cards with people that don’t own Mental Case, or even use a Mac?: Yes. Mental Case allows you to export your flash cards in a variety of formats. You can use CSV format to export text notes for use in other applications (eg spreadsheets). You can also export your flash cards as images (eg JPEG, PNG), or use the print-to-file functionality of Mac OS X to generate a PDF document.

Lessons

What is the Lesson?: The lesson is a collection of all the mental notes that are currently scheduled to be studied.
Why can’t I add my notes to the Lesson?: The lesson is prepared automatically for you, based on the lesson schedule you have selected in the preferences (and in your cases and notes). When a note passes its due date, it is added to the lesson automatically. So you don’t add notes to the lesson yourself — Mental Case does it automatically for you. All you have to do is choose the lesson schedule that you want to be used for your notes.
Can I study my notes outside the Lesson?: Yes. Simply select the notes or cases that you want to study, and choose one of the slide show viewing options from the Slide Show menu (egView Notes in Case). Using this approach, you can study any notes you like at any time, independently of the Lesson.
Can I turn off the Lesson?: Yes. Go to the preferences (Mental Case > Preferences…), and in the Notes tab, choose None as the Lesson schedule.

Slide Shows

Can I navigate a slide show manually, rather than have Mental Case change the slides automatically?: Kinda. There are two ways you can get behavior something like this. The first is simply to pause the slide show as soon as it starts, and leave it paused for the whole show. The second is to set the slide viewing times in the preferences to maximum. Provided you don’t have slides that need more time than the maximum to view, you will effectively be able to navigate manually.

Can I change the existing slide themes, or make my own?

Kinda. There is no official support for this yet, but if you know some HTML/CSS/Javascript, and are brave, you can do it.All you need to do is copy a theme (with extension .mctheme) from inside the Mental Case application bundle (right click on Mental Case, and choose ‘Show Package Contents’, and navigate to Contents/PlugIns) in the following directory~/Library/Application Support/Mental Case/PlugIns