Tile finder background

In previous versions of os x I have been able to edit the "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist" file to make finder background tiling possible, but since getting tiger I have been unable to find the correct line in the file since it is pretty much a jumble of symbols. Is there a way to decode these symbols or another way to tile finder background images? Thanks.

This is because Panther used plain XML files however Tiger encodes the XML into binary (because it's faster to read).
You need Property List Editor, which is part of the developer tools. If you're confident in OS X and know the line exactly, you could write to it via the Terminal instead of using PLE.
If you want a third party solution, PListEdit Pro is a quick alternative.
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