My Dots & Docs

• These are my dotfiles (as of 2018-01-13). There are many like them, but these are mine.
• This is also my personal documentation outlining the process of setting up a new laptop.

New Laptop

Programs to Install

• Homebrew
• iTerm 2

System Preferences

• Disable Smart Quotes & Stuff
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Keyboard » Text
  • Uncheck: Correct spelling, capitalize automatically, add period, etc.
• Disable automatic keyboard brightness
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Keyboard » Keyboard
  • Uncheck: Adjust keyboard brightness in low light
• Make buttons tab-able
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Keyboard
  • Enable: Keyboard Navigation
• Enable Cmd+F3 for Desktop
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Keyboard » Shortcuts » Mission Control
  • Find: Show Desktop
  • Add the Shortcut
• Disable annoying Spaces features
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Mission Control
  • Disable:
    • Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
    • When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application
• Enable double tap to drag
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Accessibility » Mouse & Trackpad
  • Click: Trackpad Options
  • Check: Enable dragging: [without drag lock]
• Enable control + scroll to zoom
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Accessibility » Zoom
  • Click: Use scroll gesture with modifierk eys to zoom
• Setup hot corners
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Desktop & Dock
  • Click: Hot Corners...
  • Set to:

    -	Mission Control
    Desktop	-

• Disable drag window tiling:
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Desktop & Dock
  • Disable:
    • Drag windows to screen edges to tile
    • Drag windows to menu bar to fill screen
• Double-click to minimize
  • Navigate to: System Preferences » Desktop & Dock
  • Change: Double-click a window's title bar to: Minimize

Misc Commands

• Disable desktop icons
  • Run defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false && killall Finder
  • To re-enable: defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true && killall Finder
• Allow repeating keys when you press & hold
  • Run defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Dotfile Install

VS Code

• cd $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User
• ln -s ~/dotfiles/vscode/settings.json ./
• ln -s ~/dotfiles/vscode/keybindings.json ./