diff --git a/home/.osx b/home/.osx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e62d7c --- /dev/null +++ b/home/.osx @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +# ~/.osx — http://mths.be/osx + +############################################################################### +# General UI/UX # +############################################################################### + +# Menu bar: disable transparency +defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false + +# Menu bar: hide the useless Time Machine and Volume icons +defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu" "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/AirPort.menu" "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Battery.menu" "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu" + +# Always show scrollbars +defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Always" + +# Disable smooth scrolling +# (Uncomment if you’re on an older Mac that messes up the animation) +#defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool false + +# Disable opening and closing window animations +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false + +# Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001 + +# Expand save panel by default +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true + +# Expand print panel by default +defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true + +# Display ASCII control characters using caret notation in standard text views +# Try e.g. `cd /tmp; unidecode "\x{0000}" > cc.txt; open -e cc.txt` +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTextShowsControlCharacters -bool true + +# Disable Resume system-wide +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false + +# Disable automatic termination of inactive apps +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDisableAutomaticTermination -bool true + +# Fix for the ancient UTF-8 bug in QuickLook (http://mths.be/bbo) +# Commented out, as this is known to cause problems when saving files in Adobe Illustrator CS5 :( +#echo "0x08000100:0" > ~/.CFUserTextEncoding + +############################################################################### +# Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input # +############################################################################### + +# Disable “natural” (Lion-style) scrolling +defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false + +# Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets +defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 + +# Enable full keyboard access for all controls +# (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs) +defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 + +# Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat +defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false + +# Disable auto-correct +defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false + +############################################################################### +# Screen # +############################################################################### + +# Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins +defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 +defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 + +# Save screenshots to the desktop +defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/Desktop" + +# Save screenshots in PNG format (other options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF) +defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" + +# Disable shadow in screenshots +defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true + +# Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs +defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 + +############################################################################### +# Finder # +############################################################################### + +# Finder: disable window animations and Get Info animations +defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true + +# Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop +defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true +defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true +defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true +defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true + +# Finder: show all filename extensions +defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true + +# Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look +defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true + +# Disable the warning when changing a file extension +defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false + +# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes +defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true + +# Disable the warning before emptying the Trash +defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false + +# Empty Trash securely by default +defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true + +# Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion +defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true + +# Show the ~/Library folder +chflags nohidden ~/Library + +############################################################################### +# Dock & hot corners # +############################################################################### + +# Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock +defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false + +# Speed up Mission Control animations +defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 + +# Group windows by application in Mission Control +defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-by-app" -bool true + +# Don’t show Dashboard as a Space +defaults write com.apple.dock "dashboard-in-overlay" -bool true + +# Reset Launchpad +find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock -name "*.db" -maxdepth 1 -delete + +############################################################################### +# Safari & WebKit # +############################################################################### + +# Hide Safari’s bookmarks bar by default +defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false + +# Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites +defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 + +# Enable Safari’s debug menu +defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true + +# Make Safari’s search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With +defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false + +# Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar +defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" + +# Enable the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari +defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true +defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true +defaults write com.apple.Safari "com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled" -bool true + +# Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views +defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true + +############################################################################### +# Time Machine # +############################################################################### + +# Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume +defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true + +# Disable local Time Machine backups +hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal + +############################################################################### +# Kill affected applications # +############################################################################### + +for app in Finder Dock Mail Safari iTunes iCal Address\ Book SystemUIServer Twitter; do +killall "$app" > /dev/null 2>&1 +done +echo "Done. Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect." \ No newline at end of file