Tips and tricks

My Mac OS X configuration when I setup a new installation

Posted on May 6 2023 / in WordPress

System

show hidden files

command + shift + .

or press by default on system Login:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true

change screenshot format to jpg

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg;killall SystemUIServer

disable Close windows when quitting an app to preserver the Windows status

Dock position

I always adjust the dock on the right side to save vertical space

Display

Disable Auto Brightness.

Enable Night Shift.

Lock Screen

I usually set the display off to at least 5 minutes.

Finder

Setup new finder window

and Show all filename extensions ( from Advanced )

Also New Finder windows show custom location:

Augumented Terminal

I install an iTerm2 and make sure that alt + backspace deletes the previous words

Controls

disable mouse acceleration

defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling -integer -1

Control

install CopyLess 2 , or your preferred clip board manager

Zoom

allow Zoom from accessibility

Trackpad

enable App Expose
enable tap to click
disable Natural Scrolling

Mouse

I set Tracking Speed to the third slider step
I set Pointer Acceleration to Off

Keyboard

System Settings > Keyboard > Sources > Edit, disable AutoCorrect

I use function keys ( Fn ) as modifier in Keyboard Shortcuts

Other

Homebrew

https://brew.sh