Here's a list of hidden options in BetterZip. You can fiddle with these to change behavior that I didn't think needs to be changed by 99.75% of users. However, I thought this shouldn't keep the remaining 0.25% (or 0.635 persons) from being happy with BetterZip.

Before setting any of these options quit BetterZip. Then open the terminal (Terminal.app), copy the command into the window, and press the Return key.

If you want to go back to the default factory settings (sure, I don't have a real factory, but it sounds cool), copy the delete command into the terminal window and press Return.

MIBOpenExtractedFolder
If you are annoyed that every time you do a 1-Click-Extract a Finder window with the extraction location is popped right into your face, turn it off with this option.

defaults write com.macitbetter.betterzip MIBOpenExtractedFolder NO

Go back to default with:

defaults delete com.macitbetter.betterzip MIBOpenExtractedFolder

MIB7ZipSwitchesForCreate
If you are a 7-zip super-power user, and find BetterZip too childish, because it doesn't let you set your favorite command line switches, use this option to set these switches and they will be used during the archive creation process:

defaults write com.macitbetter.betterzip MIB7ZipSwitchesForCreate -array "-ms=on" "-mhe=on"

This one is a little more complicated, true, but as 7-zip veteran you already figured out what is happening here: After the -array all the switches you like to add are listed in double quotes and separated by spaces.
In the example above, I added -ms=on, which will create solid archives which compress with a better ratio and -mhe=on which adds header encryption when turning encryption in the save panel on.

Go back to default with:

defaults delete com.macitbetter.betterzip MIB7ZipSwitchesForCreate
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