#!/bin/bash # Based on https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx ############################################################################### # General UI/UX # ############################################################################### # Set computer name (as done via System Preferences → Sharing) scutil --set ComputerName "Edson Alves Junior's MacBook Pro" scutil --set HostName "Edson Alves Junior's MacBook Pro" scutil --set LocalHostName "Jr-MBP" # Menu bar: Show remaining battery percentage defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "YES" # 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" # Expand save panel by default defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true # Expand print panel by default defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true # Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false # Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001 # Disable Resume system-wide defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false ############################################################################### # Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input # ############################################################################### # Trackpad: enable tap to click for this user and for the login screen defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1 defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1 # Trackpad: swipe between pages with three fingers defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool true defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.trackpad.threeFingerHorizSwipeGesture -int 1 defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerHorizSwipeGesture -int 1 # 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 # Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 # Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false # Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 # Set language and text formats # Note: if you’re in the US, replace `EUR` with `USD`, `Centimeters` with # `Inches`, and `true` with `false`. defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en" "nl" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_GB@currency=USD" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMeasurementUnits -string "Centimeters" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMetricUnits -bool true # 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" # Enable HiDPI display modes (requires restart) sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true ############################################################################### # Finder # ############################################################################### # Allow quitting Finder via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true # Show status bar in Finder defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true # Finder: show hidden files by default defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true # Allow text selection in Quick Look defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true # Disable disk image verification defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true # Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool false defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool false defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool false defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool false # Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk true # Show item info below icons on the desktop and in other icon views /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist # Don't Display full POSIX path as Finder window title defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle false # Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true # Disable the warning when changing a file extension defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning false # Disable the warning before emptying the Trash defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false # Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces true # Show the ~/Library folder chflags nohidden ~/Library # Set the default view in Finder to List defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle Nlsv # Increase the File Name Displayed Character Limit in Mac OS X defaults write com.apple.finder FXDesktopLayoutGridCharCount 50 ############################################################################### # Dock & hot corners # ############################################################################### # Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack (Dock) defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -bool true # Set the icon size of Dock items to 36 pixels defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 36 # Enable spring loading for all Dock items defaults write com.apple.dock enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true # 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 # Show a Full Size Window Preview in Mission Control defaults write com.apple.dock expose-cluster-scale -float 0.6 # Don't group windows by application in Mission Control defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-by-app" -bool false # Hide indicator lights for open applications in the Dock defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool false # Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true # Enable iTunes track notifications in the Dock defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool true # Add a spacer to the left side of the Dock (where the applications are) # defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}' ;killall Dock # Add a spacer to the right side of the Dock (where the Trash is) # defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}' ;killall Dock # Reset Launchpad find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock -name "*.db" -maxdepth 1 -delete # Show Only Currently Active Apps in the Mac OS X Dock # defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool TRUE ############################################################################### # Safari & WebKit # ############################################################################### # Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 # Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" # 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 ############################################################################### # Address Book, Dashboard, iCal, iTunes, Mail, and Disk Utility # ############################################################################### # Enable the debug menu in Address Book defaults write com.apple.addressbook ABShowDebugMenu -bool true # Enable Dashboard dev mode (allows keeping widgets on the desktop) defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool true # Enable the debug menu in iCal defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu -bool true # Disable the Ping sidebar in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePingSidebar -bool true # Disable all the other Ping stuff in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePing -bool true # Make ⌘ + F focus the search input in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Target Search Field" "@F" # Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true # Copy email addresses as `foo@example.com` instead of `Foo Bar ` in Mail.app defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false # Enable the debug menu in Disk Utility defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true # Enable Half-Star Ratings in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool TRUE # Enable the iTunes song & artist Dock icon popups defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool TRUE # Jump to the Most Recently Used Desktop Space with a Hidden Gesture in OS X Lion (4 Finger Tap) defaults write com.apple.dock double-tap-jump-back -bool TRUE;killall Dock ############################################################################### # Terminal # ############################################################################### # Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 # Enable “focus follows mouse” for Terminal.app and all X11 apps # This means you can hover over a window and start typing in it without clicking first defaults write com.apple.terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true defaults write org.x.X11 wm_ffm -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 # Backup each 30 minutes sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 1800 # Unsupported Drives defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1 ############################################################################### # Twitter.app # ############################################################################### # Disable smart quotes as it’s annoying for code tweets defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac AutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false # Show the app window when clicking the menu icon defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac MenuItemBehavior -int 1 # Enable the hidden ‘Develop’ menu defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ShowDevelopMenu -bool true # Open links in the background defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac openLinksInBackground -bool true # Allow closing the ‘new tweet’ window by pressing `Esc` defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ESCClosesComposeWindow -bool true # Show full names rather than Twitter handles defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ShowFullNames -bool true # Hide the app in the background if it’s not the front-most window defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac HideInBackground -bool true ############################################################################### # Parallels # ############################################################################### # Disable Ads in Parallels Desktop defaults write com.parallels.Parallels\ Desktop ProductPromo.ForcePromoOff -bool YES ############################################################################### # Chrome # ############################################################################### # Open OSX Print Panel defaults write com.google.Chrome NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Print Using System Dialog..." "@p" "Print..." "~@p" ############################################################################### # Kill affected applications # ############################################################################### for app in Finder Dock Mail Safari iTunes iCal Address\ Book SystemUIServer Twitter; do killall "$app" > /dev/null 2>&1 done killall Dock echo "Done. Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect."