Mac OSX Defaults

mac_osx_defaults

echo "START SETTING CONFIGURATION DEFAULTS..."

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# General UI/UX
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echo -e "\nDisable window animations ("new window" scale effect)."
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

echo -e "\nExpanding the save panel by default."
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true

echo -e "\nAutomatically quit printer app once the print job is complete."
defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true

#echo -e "\nReveal IP address, hostname, OS version, etc. when clicking the clock in the login window."
#sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo Hostname

echo -e "\nRemoving duplicates in the 'Open With' menu."
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

#echo -e "\nResetting Launch Servies."
#/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed -r -f -v -domain local -domain user -domain system

echo -e "\nDisabling the menubar transparency."
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true


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# Trackpad, mouse, heyboard, display, and input settings
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echo -e "\nSetting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate."
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

echo -e "\nSetting a short delay until key repeat."
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 10

#echo -e "\nEnable character repeat on keydown."
#defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

echo -e "\nSetting trackpad & mouse speed to a reasonable number."
defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 2
defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 2.5

echo -e "\nTurn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 10 minutes."
defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 600

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


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# Finder Configurations
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#echo -e "\nShow hidden files in Finder."
#defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

#echo -e "\nShow dotfiles in Finder."
#defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

#echo -e "\nShow all filename extensions in Finder."
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

echo -e "\nShow status bar in Finder."
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

echo -e "\nShow path bar in Finder."
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathBar -bool true

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

echo -e "\nAvoid creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes."
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

#echo -e "\nEnabling snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views."
#/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
#/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
#/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist


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# Dock & Mission Control Configurations
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echo -e "\nSetting the icon size of Dock iterms to 48 pixels (optimal)."
defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 48

echo -e "\nSpeed up Mission Control animations and grouping windows by application."
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1
defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-by-app" -bool true

echo -e "\nSet Dock to auto-hide."
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true


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# Safari Configurations
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echo -e "\nPrivacy: Do not send search queries to Apple."
defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false
defaults write.com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true

echo -e "\nDisabling Safari's thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites."
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2

echo -e "\nEnabling Safari's debug menu."
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true

echo -e "\nMaking Safari's search default to 'Contains' instead of 'Starts With'."
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false

echo -e "\nEnabling 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

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


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# Miscellaneous Configurations
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echo -e "\nPrevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume."
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNoOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true

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