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Created January 27, 2012 17:30
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Tweaks for OS X Lion.
#!/bin/bash
# Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3
# Enable the 2D Dock
#defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true
# Disable menu bar transparency
#defaults write -g AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false
# Expand save panel by default
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
# Expand print panel by default
defaults write -g PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
# 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
# Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
# Disable auto-correct
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
# Disable window animations
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
# 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
# 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
# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -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 IncludeDebugMenu -bool true
# Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar
#defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()"
# Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app
#defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
#defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true
# Disable Resume system-wide
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
# Enable Dashboard dev mode (allows keeping widgets on the desktop)
#defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool true
# Reset Launchpad
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db
# Show the ~/Library folder
chflags nohidden ~/Library
# Disable local Time Machine backups
#sudo tmutil disablelocal
# Kill affected applications
for app in Safari Finder Dock Mail; do killall "$app"; done
# Fix for the ancient UTF-8 bug in QuickLook (http://mths.be/bbo)
#echo "0x08000100:0" > ~/.CFUserTextEncoding
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