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Macos is not the best operating system i have ever come across, but i do appreciate that i can access a lot of settings graphically, and also manipulate them all by the command line. Here's what i have set so far.
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool True defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 666 defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool True killall Dock
The first line makes the dock hide by default, but if you enable this, you can still easily access it by putting the mouse on the bottom edge of the screen. The next line means you need to have it there for a long time (six hundred and sixty six seconds) before it pops up, making this pretty much a non issue. The third line stops programs which want your attention from making their dock icon bounce. And the final line restarts the dock so things take immediate effect.
I can still access the dock whenever you want with command+option+d.
Also, the dock always appears in the mission control view. My preference is for it to act more like the windows task bar and show only the open applications. While we're at it, do a scale effect rather than the squeezy one:
defaults write com.apple.dock "static-only" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string "scale" killall Dock
I don't want them hidden!
defaults write 'Apple Global Domain' AppleShowScrollbars -string Always
I prefer to not pretend that urls don't exist, even if i think that maybe they're not the best thing ever. Also don't phone home to apple please
defaults write com.apple.Safari "ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false 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 defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari WebContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillFromAddressBook -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillCreditCardData -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillMiscellaneousForms -bool false killall Safari
There is also a setting for autofilling passwords, but i quite appreciate that:
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillPasswords -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain "AppleShowAllExtensions" -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder "AppleShowAllFiles" -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowPathbar" -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder "FXPreferredViewStyle" -string "Nlsv"
defaults write com.apple.finder "_FXSortFoldersFirst" -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder "FXDefaultSearchScope" -string "SCcf"
defaults write com.apple.finder "FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning" -bool "false"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain "NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud" -bool "true"
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfLo"
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file://${HOME}/"
killall Finder
I think most of these are self explanatory. The preferred view file secret incantation is list view. Icon view is called "icnv". The default search scope is the current folder. For the whole computer, use "SCev", but i can use spotlight for that.
Show everything on the desktop. Also organise folders first.
defaults write com.apple.finder "_FXSortFoldersFirstOnDesktop" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.finder "CreateDesktop" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowMountedServersOnDesktop" -bool "true" killall Finder
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
Enable command+enter to send and also show threading.
defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "@\U21a9" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "DisplayInThreadedMode" -string "yes" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortedDescending" -string "yes" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortOrder" -string "received-date"
Make sure the accent menu pops up on key hold:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain "ApplePressAndHoldEnabled" -bool "true"
Make key repeats faster (even though i have accents enabled above):
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 2 defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 30
Ensure autosaving is enabled:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain "NSCloseAlwaysConfirmsChanges" -bool "true"
Allow help windows to float normally:
defaults write com.apple.helpviewer "DevMode" -bool "true"
Don't rearrange spaces:
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false
Disable pinch to launchpad:
defaults write com.apple.dock showLaunchpadGestureEnabled -int 0
So much of this comes from the wonderful macos defaults website. Also Mathias Bynen's dotfiles.