.macos

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# based on ~/.macos — https://mths.be/macos

# Close any open System Preferences panes, to prevent them from overriding
# settings we’re about to change
osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit'

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# Keep-alive: update existing `sudo` time stamp until `.macos` has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &


###############################################################################
# General UI/UX                                                               #
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# Disable the sound effects on boot
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" "

# Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 1
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 10


###############################################################################
# Dock, Dashboard, and hot corners                                            #
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# Wipe all (default) app icons from the Dock
# This is only really useful when setting up a new Mac, or if you don’t use
# the Dock to launch apps.
# defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array

# Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false

# Automatically hide and show the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true

# Hot corners
# Possible values:
#  0: no-op
#  2: Mission Control
#  3: Show application windows
#  4: Desktop
#  5: Start screen saver
#  6: Disable screen saver
#  7: Dashboard
# 10: Put display to sleep
# 11: Launchpad
# 12: Notification Center

# Top left screen corner → Put display to sleep
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-corner -int 10
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-modifier -int 0
# Top right screen corner → Nothing 
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-modifier -int 0
# Bottom left screen corner → Desktop
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 4
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0

###############################################################################
# Keyboard                                                                    #
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# Toggle on “Use all F1, F2 as standard keys”
defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true