macOS Notes

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macOS Notes

Configure macOS dock animation

• Increase speed of dock animation

  defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4; killall Dock
      

• Remove dock animation

  defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0; killall Dock
      

• Restore default dock animation

  defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier; killall Dock
      

• Remove autohide delay

  defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; killall Dock
      

• Restore default autohide delay

  defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay; killall Dock
      

Prevent macOS from reading .DS_Store files on external filesystems

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores true
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

Change return to control with Karabiner-Elements complex modifications

{
    "description": "Change return to control if pressed with other keys, to return if pressed alone",
    "manipulators": [
        {
            "from": {
                "key_code": "return_or_enter",
                "modifiers": {
                    "optional": [
                        "any"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "to": [
                {
                    "key_code": "right_control"
                }
            ],
            "to_if_alone": [
                {
                    "key_code": "return_or_enter"
                }
            ],
            "type": "basic"
        }
    ]
}