MarshalX / dotfiles

Config files and settings used on my macOS powered machines

dotfiles

Config files and settings used on my macOS powered machines

Background soft

Most of the soft described below you can find in my stars list: https://github.com/stars/MarshalX/lists/soft-tools

• Magnet (paid from App Store. Open Source alternative: Rectangle) – windows manager
• Nightfall – switch between light and dark mode by hotkey
• Hidden Bar – menu bar cleaner
  • auto-hide after 1 min
• Maccy – clipboard manager
• Grammarly – fix my freaking english
• iStat Menus (paid from App Store) – machine resources in the menu bar
• 1Password – password manager
• TextSnipper (paid from App Store) – like default screenshot tool but capture text from anywhere on the screen
  • capture text shortcut: ⌥ + `
• AirPods Sound Quality Fixer – force select const mic
• The Unarchiver – unarchiver that supports more extensions
• Recess (paid from App Store) – helps take a breaks
• Raycast – replacement of spotlight
• AdBlock Pro – adblock for Safari

Full list is available here.

Configs

Backup stored in the private cloud using mackup beakup (mackup)

System Settings

• Sound -> Disable "Play sound on startup"
• Screen Time -> Enable "Share across devices"
• General -> Language & Region -> Preferred languages -> Only one "English (US) Primary"
• General -> Language & Region -> Region -> United States
• General -> Language & Region -> Date format -> 8/19/23
• General -> Language & Region -> Number format -> 1,234,567.89
• Appearance -> Accent Colour -> Orange
• Appearance -> Click in the scroll bar to -> Jump to the spot that's clicked
• Control Center -> Wi-Fi -> Don't Show in Menu Bar
• Control Center -> Sound -> Always Show in Menu Bar
• Control Center -> Now Playing -> Don't Show in Menu Bar
• Control Center -> Hearing -> Show in Control Center
• Control Center -> Keyboard Brightness -> Show in Control Center
• Desktop & Dock -> Disable "Show recent applications in Dock"
• Control Center -> Spotlight -> Don't Show in Menu Bar
• Privacy & Security -> App Store and identified developers
• Desktop & Dock -> Set "Size" about 1/4
• Desktop & Dock -> Automatically hide and show the menu bar -> Never
• Desktop & Dock -> Enable "Ask to keep changes when closing documents"
• Desktop & Dock -> Disable "Close windows when quitting an application"
• Desktop & Dock -> Default web browser -> Firefox
• Desktop & Dock -> Hot Corners -> Top Right -> Notification Centre
• Displays -> More Space
• Displays -> Disable "Automatically adjust brightness"
• Displays -> Night Shift -> Custom -> From 23:00 to 5:00
• Displays -> Advanced -> Disable "Slightly dim the display on battery"
• Displays -> Advanced -> Enable "Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off"
• Wallpaper -> select file from icloud dir -> Fill Screen
• Screen Saver (if not possible to disable) -> Hello -> Theme: minimal, disable "show hello in all langs", disable "match system appearance"
• Screen Saver (if not possible to disable) -> Enable "Show with clock"
• Lock Screen -> Start Screen Saver when inactive -> Never (if not controlled by profile)
• Lock Screen -> Turn display off on battery when inactive -> Never
• Lock Screen -> Turn display off on power adapter when inactive -> Never
• Touch ID & Password -> Disable Apple Watch integration if enabled
• Internet Accounts -> Add Google accounts
• Keyboard -> Key repeat rate -> Fast
• Keyboard -> Delay until repeat -> Short
• Keyboard -> Keyboard brightness -> 0
• Keyboard -> Enable "Keyboard navigation"
• Keyboard -> Input Sources -> ABC, Russian – PC
• Trackpad -> More Gestures -> App Exposé -> Swipe Down with Three Fingers
• Printers & Scanners -> Default paper size -> A4

Finder Settings:

• New Finder windows show -> Home

• Sidebar -> Disable "Recent", "AirDrop", "Shared", "Recent tags"

• Sidebar -> Enable "Home", "Pictures"

• Advanced -> Enable "Show all filename extensions"

• Advanced -> Enable "Remove items from the Trash after 30 days"

• Advanced -> When performing a search -> Search the Current Folder

• Apply this order of sidebar, add projects and trash folders:

Shortcuts

Keyboard -> Keyboard shortcuts:

• Function Keys -> Enable "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
• Screenshots:
  • Copy picture of screen to the clipboard: shift + cmd + `
  • Copy picture of selected area to the clipboard: cmd + `
• General -> Enable "Toggle Dark Mode"
• Spotlight -> Disable all shortcuts
• Accessibility -> Disable "Turn VoiceOver on or off"

1password:

• General -> Autofill: CMD + \
• Appearance -> Density -> Compact
• Appearance -> Always Show in Sidebar -> Disable "Tags"

TextSniper:

• Capture Text: option + `
• Read QR/Bar Code: option + shift + `

Step-by-step guide

• Link Apple ID
• Install soft from sec team and so on
• Install Brew and bundle:
  • xcode-select --install
  • export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1
  • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  • add brew to .zprofile
  • call eval to run brew shell
  • cd ~ && mkdir projects && cd projects
  • git clone https://github.com/MarshalX/dotfiles.git && cd dotfiles
  • brew bundle --file=Brewfile
• Install ohmyzsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
• Restore configs: cp ~/projects/dotfiles/.mackup.cfg ~ && mackup restore
• Apply System Settings, Finder Settings and Shortcuts
• Open JetBrains Toolbox and install IntelliJ IDEA, CLion, Android Studio (sync cloud settings or export + import)
• Open installed apps and login/configure
• Make Dock look like this: