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Fast OSX config
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 "Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent"
defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -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 "Delay for dock auto-hide"
defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0
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
echo "Automatically hide and show the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true
echo "Allow minimize to app icons"
defaults write com.apple.dock minimize-to-application -bool true
echo "Pin dock to the left edge of screen"
defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string "left"
echo "Show battery icon only"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "NO"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "NO"
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 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 shadow in screenshots"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -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 2
echo "Set a shorter Delay until key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 25
echo "Disable auto-correct"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
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 "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 "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 "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 "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins with delay"
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 900
echo "Set useful trackpad"
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 0
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadFiveFingerPinchGesture -int 2
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadFourFingerHorizSwipeGesture -int 2
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadFourFingerPinchGesture -int 2
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadFourFingerVertSwipeGesture -int 2
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadHandResting -bool true
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadHorizScroll -int 1
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadMomentumScroll -int 1
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadPinch -int 1
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRotate -int 1
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadScroll -int 1
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDoubleTapGesture -int 2
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDrag -bool true
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerHorizSwipeGesture -int 0
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerVertSwipeGesture -int 0
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadTwoFingerDoubleTapGesture -int 1
echo "Enable Safari’s debug menu"
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true
echo "Disable all the other Ping stuff in iTunes"
defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePing -bool true
echo "Make ⌘ + F focus the search input in iTunes"
defaults write com.apple.iTunes NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Target Search Field" "@F"
# 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 "X-ray QuickLook folders"
defaults write com.apple.Finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1
echo "Kill affected applications"
for app in Safari Finder Dock Mail SystemUIServer; do killall "$app" >/dev/null 2>&1; done
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