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Managing installed structure definitions


Structure definitions were introduced by Xcode 3.0 and are implemented as Xcode plugin files with a .xcodeplugin file extension. Xcode (and Property List Editor) looks in several places for installed structure definitions:



In addition to all these directories, PlistEdit Pro also ships with several of its own built-in structure definitions which are located inside its own application bundle.  These structure definitions will only show up in PlistEdit Pro, and not Xcode or Property List Editor.


You can see what structure definitions you have installed by going to the Definitions tab in the preferences window of PlistEdit Pro

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All installed structure definitions will be displayed in the Definitions table on the left. Note that a single plugin file can contain multiple definitions, such Xcode's built-in definitions for Applescript .scriptSuite and .scriptTerminology files, which are both stored in the same plugin file.  On the right you will see the following information for the selected structure definition:



Note that if more than one copy of a particular structure definiton is present (based on the "identifier" field of the definition), PlistEdit Pro will only list one copy of the structure definition. Definitions installed in the user's home folder take precedence over PlistEdit Pro built-in definitions, which in turn take precedence over Xcode built-in definitions.

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