#!/usr/bin/env bash # Inspired by ~/.osx — http://mths.be/osx if [ -f "../lib/utils.sh" ]; then source "../lib/utils.sh" else echo "You must have utils.sh to run. Exiting." exit 0 fi # Grant sudo privs. needSudo header "Beginning osx.sh" info "This script runs a series of commands to pre-configure OSX." seek_confirmation "Would you like to set your computer name (as done via System Preferences >> Sharing)? (y/n)" if is_confirmed; then input "What would you like the name to be?" read COMPUTER_NAME sudo scutil --set ComputerName "$COMPUTER_NAME" sudo scutil --set HostName "$COMPUTER_NAME" sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "$COMPUTER_NAME" sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server NetBIOSName -string "$COMPUTER_NAME" fi ############################################################################ # 1. General UI/UX ############################################################################ seek_confirmation "Run General UI Tweaks?" if is_confirmed; then success "Disabled Sound Effects on Boot" sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" " success "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons" # Get the system Hardware UUID and use it for the next menubar stuff for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do defaults write "${domain}" dontAutoLoad -array \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu" done 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" success "Set highlight color to yellow" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleHighlightColor -string '0.984300 0.929400 0.450900' success "Set sidebar icon size to small" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode -int 1 # Possible values for int: 1=small, 2=medium success "Always show scrollbars" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Always" # Possible values: `WhenScrolling`, `Automatic` and `Always` #success "Disable transparency in the menu bar and elsewhere on Yosemite" #defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true success "Disable opening and closing window animations" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false success "Expand save panel by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true success "Expand print panel by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true success "Save to disk (not to iCloud) by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false success "Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete" defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true success "Disable the Are you sure you want to open this application? dialog" defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false success "General: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 success "Disable automatic termination of inactive apps" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDisableAutomaticTermination -bool true success "Disable Resume system-wide" defaults write com.apple.systempreferences NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false success "Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode" defaults write com.apple.helpviewer DevMode -bool true success "Reveal info when clicking the clock in the login window" sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName #success "Restart automatically if the computer freezes" #systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on #success "Never go into computer sleep mode" #systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off > /dev/null success "Check for software updates daily, not just once per week" defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1 #success "Disable Notification Center and remove the menu bar icon" #launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist 2> /dev/null success "Disabled smart quotes as they are annoying when typing code" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false success "Disabled smart dashes as they are annoying when typing code" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false success "Removing duplicates in the 'Open With' menu" /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user #success "Disable hibernation? (speeds up entering sleep mode)" #sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 fi ############################################################################### # 2. Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Run Trackpad, Mouse, Keyboard Tweaks?" if is_confirmed; then #success "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 # success "Trackpad: map bottom right corner to right-click" # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2 # defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true # defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.trackpad.trackpadCornerClickBehavior -int 1 # defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.trackpad.enableSecondaryClick -bool true # success "Disable “natural” (Lion-style) scrolling" # defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false success "Setting trackpad & mouse speed to a reasonable number" defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 2 defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 2.5 success "Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets" defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 success "Enable full keyboard access for all controls" # (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs) defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 success "Use scroll gesture with the Ctrl (^) modifier key to zoom" defaults write com.apple.universalaccess closeViewScrollWheelToggle -bool true defaults write com.apple.universalaccess HIDScrollZoomModifierMask -int 262144 # Follow the keyboard focus while zoomed in defaults write com.apple.universalaccess closeViewZoomFollowsFocus -bool true success "Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat" defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false success "Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate" defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 success "Automatically illuminate built-in MacBook keyboard in low light" defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDim -bool true success "Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes" defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300 success "Set language and text formats" # Note: if you’re in the US, replace `EUR` with `USD`, `Centimeters` with # `Inches`, `en_GB` with `en_US`, and `true` with `false`. defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en" "nl" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_US@currency=USD" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMeasurementUnits -string "Inches" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMetricUnits -bool false success "Set the timezone" systemsetup -settimezone "America/New_York" > /dev/null #see `systemsetup -listtimezones` for other values #success "Disable spelling auto-correct" #defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false # Stop iTunes from responding to the keyboard media keys #launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.rcd.plist 2> /dev/null fi ############################################################################### # 3. Screen ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Run Screen Configurations?" if is_confirmed; then success "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 success "Save screenshots to the desktop" defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${HOME}/Desktop" success "Save screenshots in PNG format" defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" # other options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF, PNG #success "Disable shadow in screenshots" #defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true success "Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 #success "Enabling HiDPI display modes (requires restart)" #sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true fi ############################################################################### # 4. Finder ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Run Finder Tweaks?" if is_confirmed; then success "Finder: allow quitting via ⌘ + Q" defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true success "Finder: disable window animations and Get Info animations" defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true success "Set Home Folder as the default location for new Finder windows" # For other paths, use `PfLo` and `file:///full/path/here/` defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfDe" defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file://${HOME}/" success "Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true #success "Finder: show hidden files by default" #defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true success "Finder: show all filename extensions" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true success "Finder: show status bar" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true success "Finder: show path bar" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true success "Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look" defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true #success "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title" #defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true success "When performing a search, search the current folder by default" defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" success "Disable the warning when changing a file extension" defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false success "Enable spring loading for directories" defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.enabled -bool true success "Remove the spring loading delay for directories" defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.delay -float 0 success "Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes" defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true success "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 # success "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 success "Show item info near 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 success "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 success "Enable 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 success "Increase grid spacing for icons on the desktop and in other icon views" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist success "Increase the size of icons on the desktop and in other icon views" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 40" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 40" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 40" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist success "Use column view in all Finder windows by default" defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "clmv" # Four-letter codes for the other view modes: `icnv`, `clmv`, `Flwv`, `Nlsv` success "Disable the warning before emptying the Trash" defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false # success "Empty Trash securely by default" # defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true success "Show the ~/Library folder" chflags nohidden ~/Library #success "Remove Dropbox’s green checkmark icons in Finder" #file=/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/emblem-dropbox-uptodate.icns #[ -e "${file}" ] && mv -f "${file}" "${file}.bak" success "Expand File Info panes" # “General”, “Open with”, and “Sharing & Permissions” defaults write com.apple.finder FXInfoPanesExpanded -dict \ General -bool true \ OpenWith -bool true \ Privileges -bool true fi # Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true ############################################################################### # 5. Dock, Dashboard, and hot corners ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Dock, Dashboard, Corners?" if is_confirmed; then success "Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack" defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -bool true success "Set the icon size of Dock items to 36 pixels" defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 36 success "Minimize windows into their application’s icon" defaults write com.apple.dock minimize-to-application -bool true success "Enable spring loading for all Dock items" defaults write com.apple.dock enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true success "Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock" defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true success "Wipe all (default) app icons from the Dock" # This is only really useful when setting up a new Mac, or if you don’t use # the Dock to launch apps. defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array success "Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock" defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false success "Speed up Mission Control animations" defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 # success "Don’t group windows by application in Mission Control" # # (i.e. use the old Exposé behavior instead) # defaults write com.apple.dock expose-group-by-app -bool false success "Disable Dashboard" defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -bool true success "Don’t show Dashboard as a Space" defaults write com.apple.dock dashboard-in-overlay -bool true # success "Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use" # defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false success "Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay" defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 #success "Remove the animation when hiding/showing the Dock" #defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 success "Automatically hide and show the Dock" defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true success "Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent" defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -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";}' success "Disabled hot corners" # Possible values: # 0: no-op # 2: Mission Control # 3: Show application windows # 4: Desktop # 5: Start screen saver # 6: Disable screen saver # 7: Dashboard # 10: Put display to sleep # 11: Launchpad # 12: Notification Center # Top left screen corner → Mission Control defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-corner -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-modifier -int 0 # Top right screen corner → Desktop defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-modifier -int 0 # Bottom left screen corner → Start screen saver defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0 fi ############################################################################### # 6. Safari & WebKit ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Safari & Webkit tweaks?" if is_confirmed; then success "Privacy: don’t send search queries to Apple" defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true success "Show the full URL in the address bar (note: this still hides the scheme)" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField -bool true success "Set Safari’s home page to about:blank for faster loading" defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank" success "Prevent Safari from opening safe files automatically after downloading" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool false # success "Allow hitting the Backspace key to go to the previous page in history" # defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2BackspaceKeyNavigationEnabled -bool true # # Hide Safari’s bookmarks bar by default # defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false # # Hide Safari’s sidebar in Top Sites # defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowSidebarInTopSites -bool false # # Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites # defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 success "Enable Safari’s debug menu" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true success "Make Safari’s search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With" defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false success "Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar" defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" success "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 success "Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views" defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true fi ############################################################################### # 7. Mail ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Mail.app?" if is_confirmed; then success "Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app" defaults write com.apple.mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true defaults write com.apple.mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true success "Copy sane email addresses to clipboard" # Copy email addresses as `foo@example.com` instead of `Foo Bar ` in Mail.app defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false #success "Add the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Enter to send an email in Mail.app" #defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" -string "@\\U21a9" success "Display emails in threaded mode, sorted by date (newest at the top)" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "DisplayInThreadedMode" -string "yes" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortedDescending" -string "no" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortOrder" -string "received-date" #success "Disable inline attachments (just show the icons)" #defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool false fi ############################################################################### # 8. Spotlight ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Spotlight?" if is_confirmed; then # Hide Spotlight tray-icon (and subsequent helper) #sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search success "Disabled Spotlight indexing for any new mounted volume" # Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume. sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes" success "Change indexing order and disable some file types" # Yosemite-specific search results (remove them if your are using OS X 10.9 or older): # MENU_DEFINITION # MENU_CONVERSION # MENU_EXPRESSION # MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS (send search queries to Apple) # MENU_WEBSEARCH (send search queries to Apple) # MENU_OTHER defaults write com.apple.spotlight orderedItems -array \ '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "APPLICATIONS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "SYSTEM_PREFS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "DIRECTORIES";}' \ '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "PDF";}' \ '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "FONTS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "DOCUMENTS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MESSAGES";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "CONTACT";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "EVENT_TODO";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "IMAGES";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "BOOKMARKS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MUSIC";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MOVIES";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "PRESENTATIONS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SPREADSHEETS";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SOURCE";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_DEFINITION";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_OTHER";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_CONVERSION";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_EXPRESSION";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_WEBSEARCH";}' \ '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS";}' # Load new settings before rebuilding the index killall mds > /dev/null 2>&1 # Make sure indexing is enabled for the main volume sudo mdutil -i on / > /dev/null # Rebuild the index from scratch sudo mdutil -E / > /dev/null fi ############################################################################### # 9. Terminal & iTerm 2 ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Terminal.app?" if is_confirmed; then success "Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app" defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 # Use a modified version of the Pro theme by default in Terminal.app open "${HOME}/Dropbox/sharedConfiguration/App Configuration Files/Terminal/solarizedDark.terminal" sleep 2 # Wait a bit to make sure the theme is loaded defaults write com.apple.terminal "Default Window Settings" -string "solarizedDark" defaults write com.apple.terminal "Startup Window Settings" -string "solarizedDark" # Enable “focus follows mouse” for Terminal.app and all X11 apps # i.e. hover over a window and start typing in it without clicking first #defaults write com.apple.terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true #defaults write org.x.X11 wm_ffm -bool true fi seek_confirmation "Configure iTerm2?" if is_confirmed; then success "Installed pretty iTerm colors" open "${HOME}/Dropbox/sharedConfiguration/App Configuration Files/iTerm/nate.itermcolors" success "Don't display the annoying prompt when quitting iTerm" defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 PromptOnQuit -bool false fi ############################################################################### # 10. Time Machine ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Disable Time Machine?" if is_confirmed; then success "Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume" defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true success "Disable local Time Machine backups" hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal fi ############################################################################### # 11. Activity Monitor ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Activity Monitor?" if is_confirmed; then success "Show the main window when launching Activity Monitor" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true success "Visualize CPU usage in the Activity Monitor Dock icon" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor IconType -int 5 success "Show all processes in Activity Monitor" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0 success "Sort Activity Monitor results by CPU usage" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortColumn -string "CPUUsage" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortDirection -int 0 fi ############################################################################### # 12. Address Book, Dashboard, iCal, TextEdit, Chrome, and Disk Utility ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Google Chrome?" if is_confirmed; then # Use the system-native print preview dialog defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary DisablePrintPreview -bool true fi seek_confirmation "Configure Contacts, Calendar, TextEdit, Disk Util?" if is_confirmed; then success "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 (pre-10.8) # defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu -bool true success "Use plain text mode for new TextEdit documents" defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0 success "Open and save files as UTF-8 in TextEdit" defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncoding -int 4 defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncodingForWrite -int 4 success "Enable the debug menu in Disk Utility" defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options -bool true fi seek_confirmation "Configure Sublime Text 3 in Terminal?" if is_confirmed; then if [ ! -e "/Applications/Sublime Text.app" ]; then error "We don't have Sublime Text.app. Get it installed and try again." else if [ ! -e "/usr/local/bin/subl" ]; then ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" /usr/local/bin/subl success "Symlink created." else notice "Symlink already exists. Nothing done." fi fi fi ############################################################################### # 13. Messages ############################################################################### seek_confirmation "Configure Messages.app?" if is_confirmed; then success "Disable automatic emoji substitution in Messages.app? (i.e. use plain text smileys) (y/n)" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false success "Disable smart quotes in Messages.app? (it's annoying for messages that contain code) (y/n)" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false success "Disabled continuous spell checking in Messages.app? (y/n)" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false fi ############################################################################### # 14. SSD-specific tweaks # ############################################################################### header "Running SSD Specific OSX Tweaks" seek_confirmation "Confirm that you have an SSD Hard Drive and want to disable sudden motion sensor." if is_confirmed; then # success "Remove the sleep image file to save disk space" # sudo rm /Private/var/vm/sleepimage # success "Create a zero-byte file instead…" # sudo touch /Private/var/vm/sleepimage # success "…and make sure it can’t be rewritten" # sudo chflags uchg /Private/var/vm/sleepimage success "Disable the sudden motion sensor as it’s not useful for SSDs" sudo pmset -a sms 0 fi ########################## DONE ############################# seek_confirmation "Kill all effected applications?" if is_confirmed; then for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \ "Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SystemUIServer" \ "Terminal" "iCal"; do killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1 done success "Apps killed" fi info "Some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect."