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Script to configure a Mac OS X machine for live performance use
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| ### Confiure a Mac OS X machine for live performance use | |
| ### Toby Harris - http://tobyz.net / http://sparklive.net | |
| ## Live | |
| # stop all those damn noises | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.sound.beep.feedback -bool false | |
| # Disable crash reporter dialog | |
| defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none | |
| # Disable dashboard | |
| defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES | |
| # Disable screensaver | |
| defaults write com.apple.screensaver idleTime -int 0 | |
| defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime -int 0 | |
| # Disable system sleep | |
| sudo pmset sleep 0 | |
| # Disable display sleep | |
| sudo pmset displaysleep 0 | |
| # Disable disk sleep | |
| sudo pmset disksleep 0 | |
| # Disable Time Machine dialog when external drives mount | |
| defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES | |
| ## Pro-user | |
| # Show the ~/Library folder | |
| chflags nohidden ~/Library | |
| # Enable wake on ethernet | |
| sudo pmset womp 1 | |
| # Enable AirDrop over Ethernet | |
| defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1 | |
| # Reveal IP address, hostname, OS version, etc. via clock in login window | |
| sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName | |
| # Set Help Viewer windows to non-floating mode | |
| defaults write com.apple.helpviewer DevMode -bool true | |
| # default to graphite icon set instead of blue | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleAquaColorVariant -int 6 | |
| # Disable opening and closing window animations | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false | |
| # Expand save panel by default | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true | |
| # Expand print panel by default | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true | |
| # Save to disk (not to iCloud) by default | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false | |
| # Desktop: show external drive icons | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true | |
| # Desktop: show hard drive icons | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true | |
| # Desktop: show mounted server icons | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true | |
| # Desktop: show removable media icons | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true | |
| # When performing a search, search the current folder by default | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" | |
| # Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes | |
| defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true | |
| # Set the icon size of Dock items to 32 pixels | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 32 | |
| # Automatically hide and show the Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true | |
| # Shorten the auto-hiding Dock delay | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0.05 | |
| # Shorten the animation when hiding/showing the Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.25 | |
| # Enable the 2D Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true | |
| # Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true | |
| # Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false | |
| # Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true | |
| # Use plain text mode for new documents | |
| defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0 | |
| # Open files as UTF-8 | |
| defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncoding -int 4 | |
| # Save files as UTF-8 | |
| defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncodingForWrite -int 4 | |
| # Enable the debug menu in Disk Utility | |
| defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true | |
| defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options -bool true |
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