MacOS setting preferences

01. System Preferences

• Func key:
  • System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard > Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
• Keyboard controls:
  • System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls
• Tab to Click:
  • System Preferences > Trackpad > Point & Click > Tap to click
• Three finger drag:
  • System Preferences > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options… > Enable dragging, three finger drag
• Larger menu bar
  • System Preferences > Accessibility > Text > Menu bar size > Large
• Show date on the menu bar:
  • System Preferences > Date & Time > Clock > Show date
• Dock automatically hide:
  • System Preferences > Dock > Automatically hide and show the Dock
• Auto switch input source:
  • System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources > Automatically switch to a document's input source
• Hot corners:
  • System Preferences > Desktop & Dock > Hot Corners:
    • Left top: ⌘ Lock Screen
    • Left bottom: Launchpad
    • Right top: Mission control
    • Right bottom: Desktop
• User name on right top corner：
  • System Preferences > Control Center > Fast User Switching > Show in Menu Bar: Full Name
• Lock screen massage：
  • System Preferences > Lock Screen > Show message when locked > Set…
• Drag a window from anywhere, not just the top bar：

defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture -bool true

• • CMD+CTRL+click/drag
• Dock Position:
  • System Preferences > Dock > Position on screen: Left
• Dock show time:

# Set the docking time to 0.5 seconds
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.5 && killall Dock

# Set the startup dock response time to minimum
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -int 0 && killall Dock

# Restore the default animation time of the startup dock
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier && killall Dock

# Restore the default startup dock response time
defaults delete com.apple.Dock autohide-delay && killall Dock

• Launchpad customized rows and columns

# Set number of columns
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int 7

# Set the number of rows
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int 6

# Restart Dock to take effect
killall Dock

# Restore the default number of columns and rows
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows Default
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns Default

# Restart the Dock to take effect
killall Dock

• Disable .DS_store file

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true

• Disable bouncing notification

# Disable
defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE
killall Dock

02. System Software

Finder

• Preferences
  • General -> Show these on the desktop -> Select None
    • I try to keep my desktop completely clean.
  • General -> New Finder windows show -> Home Folder
    • I prefer to see my home folder in each new finder window instead of recent documents
  • Advanced -> Show all filename extensions -> Yes
  • Advanced -> Show warning before changing an extension -> No
  • Advanced -> When performing a search -> Search the current folder
• View
  • Show Status Bar
  • Show Path Bar
  • Show Tab Bar

03.Third party software

• Allow installation of Apps from any source

sudo spctl --master-disable

• • System Preferences > Privacy & Security > Security > Allow applications downloaded from: any source
• HomeBrew

# Installing
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# installing in China
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gitee.com/ineo6/homebrew-install/raw/master/install.sh)"
# configure
echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
# cask
brew install cask

• Battery

brew install --cask battery
battery maintain 80

• APP broken:

xattr -cr /Applications/MessAuto.app

• Double Wechat:

open -n /Applications/WeChat.app/Contents/MacOS/WeChat