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Script to set my prefered OSX defaults; well, most of them.
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versionzero committed Sep 12, 2012
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# Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3

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

# Automatically hide and show the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true

# Show remaining battery time; hide percentage
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "NO"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "YES"

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

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

# Show status bar in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

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

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

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

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

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

# Enable spring loading for all Dock items
#defaults write com.apple.dock enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true

# Hide indicator lights for open applications in the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool false

# Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay
defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0

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

# Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

# Disable auto-correct
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false

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

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

# 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

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

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

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

# Don't empty Trash securely by default
defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool false

# 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

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

# 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

# Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2

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

# Make Safari’s search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false

# Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar
defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()"

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

# Enable the debug menu in Address Book
defaults write com.apple.addressbook ABShowDebugMenu -bool true

# Enable the debug menu in iCal
defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu -bool true

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

# Disable the Ping sidebar in iTunes
defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePingSidebar -bool true

# Disable all the other Ping stuff in iTunes
defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePing -bool true

# Make ⌘ + F focus the search input in iTunes
defaults write com.apple.iTunes NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Target Search Field" "@F"

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

# Copy email addresses as `foo@example.com` instead of `Foo Bar <foo@example.com>` in Mail.app
defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false

# Disable Resume system-wide
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false

# 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

# Show the ~/Library folder
#chflags nohidden ~/Library

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

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