Instead of following the Sutherlands' directions to install NovaTools (paste its resources into ResEdit prefs file), I tried this:
- Delete ResEdit prefs
- Rename ResEdit to "ResEdit Plain"
- Duplicate ResEdit Plain & rename copy "ResEdit for Nova"
- Use ResEdit Plain to open both ResEdit for Nova (the app file -- not the prefs!) and the "NovaTools 1.0.0" file
- Copy everything in NovaTools 1.0.0 into the ResEdit for Nova app file.
The result is that I've now got 2 copies of ResEdit, one with all the NovaTools goodness and one that I can use (with templates) to do other things, such as edit EV and EV Override plugs. There's no bloated prefs file bulking up my System Folder when I do backups.
It all seems to work, so far, and it's very convenient....
Am I asking for a system crash or data corruption? Am I courting some other unnamable disaster? Why might the w00tware folks prefer their method? These are the questions. Thank you for pondering.
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Om Noppo Noppo Om!
The official method is to use the Prefs file because one bad keystroke or click while the app itself is open could render the thing useless and possibly crash your system. Thats why ResEdit warns you about editing itself.