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  1. oneguynick revised this gist Nov 10, 2014. 1 changed file with 14 additions and 14 deletions.
    28 changes: 14 additions & 14 deletions feels-like-home.sh
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    @@ -20,26 +20,26 @@ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true
    echo "Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent"
    defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true

    # echo "Always show scrollbars"
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Auto"
    echo "Always show scrollbars"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Auto"

    echo "Allow quitting Finder via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons"
    defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true

    # Disable window animations and Get Info animations in Finder
    # defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true
    Disable window animations and Get Info animations in Finder
    defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true

    echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

    echo "Use current directory as default search scope in Finder"
    defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"

    # echo "Show Path bar in Finder"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true
    echo "Show Path bar in Finder"
    defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

    # echo "Show Status bar in Finder"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true
    echo "Show Status bar in Finder"
    defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

    echo "Expand save panel by default"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
    @@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ defaults write enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true
    echo "Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock"
    defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true

    # Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock
    # defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false
    Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock
    defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false

    echo "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`
    @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTextShowsControlCharacters -bool true
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 12

    # Disable opening and closing window animations
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

    echo "Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion"
    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true
    @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true
    defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk -bool true

    # echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
    defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

    # Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
    @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1
    defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0

    # echo "Enable tap to click (Trackpad)"
    # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true
    defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true

    # echo "Map bottom right Trackpad corner to right-click"
    # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2
    @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ echo "Change location of ScreenShots to Pictures (or any other) folder"
    defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /insert/location/here

    # echo "Show all hidden files"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUE
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUE

    echo "Enable text selection within Quick Look"
    defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE
  2. Ben Nunney revised this gist Oct 29, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    # Shoutout to @dtsn for being generally awesome and getting me started.
    #
    # install it:
    # curl -sL https://gist.github.com/BenNunney/7219501/raw/ab59bfc699d5ce4d6f5f38442b4918b273b5d3d4/feels-like-home.sh | sh
    # curl -sL https://gist.github.com/BenNunney/7219538/raw/f9b933cca93b67dd63a2d8b1eeebb69e87dc9591/feels-like-home.sh | sh
    #

    echo "Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)"
  3. Ben Nunney created this gist Oct 29, 2013.
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    #!/usr/bin/env sh

    ##
    # Make your Mac feel like home...
    # Shoutout to @dtsn for being generally awesome and getting me started.
    #
    # install it:
    # curl -sL https://gist.github.com/BenNunney/7219501/raw/ab59bfc699d5ce4d6f5f38442b4918b273b5d3d4/feels-like-home.sh | sh
    #

    echo "Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3

    echo "Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2

    echo "Enable the 2D Dock"
    defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true

    echo "Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent"
    defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true

    # echo "Always show scrollbars"
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Auto"

    echo "Allow quitting Finder via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons"
    defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true

    # Disable window animations and Get Info animations in Finder
    # defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true

    echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

    echo "Use current directory as default search scope in Finder"
    defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"

    # echo "Show Path bar in Finder"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

    # echo "Show Status bar in Finder"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

    echo "Expand save panel by default"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true

    echo "Expand print panel by default"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true

    echo "Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog"
    defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

    echo "Disable shadow in screenshots"
    defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true

    echo "Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack (Dock)"
    defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -bool true

    echo "Enable spring loading for all Dock items"
    defaults write enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true

    echo "Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock"
    defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true

    # Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock
    # defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false

    echo "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

    # echo "Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat"
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

    # echo "Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate"
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0.02

    # echo "Set a shorter Delay until key repeat"
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 12

    # Disable opening and closing window animations
    # defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

    echo "Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion"
    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true

    echo "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

    echo "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 -bool true

    # echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

    # Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001

    echo "Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes"
    defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

    echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension"
    defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

    # echo "Show item info below desktop icons"
    # /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

    echo "Enable snap-to-grid for desktop icons"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

    echo "Disable the warning before emptying the Trash"
    defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false

    echo "Empty Trash securely by default"
    defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true

    echo "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

    # echo "Enable tap to click (Trackpad)"
    # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true

    # echo "Map bottom right Trackpad corner to right-click"
    # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2
    # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true

    echo "Change location of ScreenShots to Pictures (or any other) folder"
    defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /insert/location/here

    # echo "Show all hidden files"
    # defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUE

    echo "Enable text selection within Quick Look"
    defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE

    echo "Enable Safari’s debug menu"
    defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true

    echo "Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views"
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

    echo "Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app"
    defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4

    echo "Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app"
    defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
    defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true

    echo "Disable the “reopen windows when logging back in” option"
    # This works, although the checkbox will still appear to be checked.
    defaults write com.apple.loginwindow TALLogoutSavesState -bool false
    defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowLaunchesRelaunchApps -bool false


    echo "Reset Launchpad"
    [ -e ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db ] && rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db

    echo "Show the ~/Library folder"
    chflags nohidden ~/Library

    echo "Disable local Time Machine backups"
    hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal

    echo "Remove Dropbox’s green checkmark icons in Finder"
    file=/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/check.icns
    [ -e "$file" ] && mv -f "$file" "$file.bak"
    unset file

    echo "Kill affected applications"
    for app in Safari Finder Dock Mail SystemUIServer; do killall "$app" >/dev/null 2>&1; done