Terminal: Defaults Write

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# ~/.osx — http://mths.be/osx

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# General UI/UX                                                               #
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# Menu bar: disable transparency
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false

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


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# Screen                                                                      #
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# 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


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# Dock & hot corners                                                          #
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# Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true

# Enable the 2D Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -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-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'
# 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";}'



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# Additional                                                         #
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# Don't write .DS_store on network shares
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

# Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete
defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2

defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle 1

defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false

# Always show expanded save dialogs
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool YES

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


# Show item info to the right of the icons on the desktop
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:labelOnBottom false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

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

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