Matthew McVickar's Dotfiles and Computer Setup

Inspired and copied from Mathias Bynens' dotfiles and other projects.

Instructions

Install Homebrew.
Install oh-my-zsh.

Install zsh-autocompletions:

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

Clone this repo into the home directory.

git clone https://github.com/matthewmcvickar/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles

Run the install.sh script to symlink dotfiles from the home directory to the ~/.dotfiles/homedir/* files.
```
cd ~/.dotfiles/
./install.sh
```
Some errors from oh-my-zsh might show up here. Ignore them.
Install some Node packages:
```
npm install npm-check-updates -g
```
Install packages from Homebrew:
```
brew install node yarn z
```
Set macOS settings.
```
./.macos
```
Restart computer.

What's in Here

Miscellaneous Configurations

.finicky: Finicky configuration.
.wgetrc: wget configuration.

Shell Environment Configurations

Aliases and exports are in the ./homedir/,zshrc file.

.hushlogin: Presence of this file disables junk displayed on Terminal launch/login.
.inputrc: Configuration for shell readline.
.screenrc: Disables startup message.
.zshrc: oh-my-zsh config. Exports, aliases, further config.

Git

.gitattributes
.gitconfig
.gitignore

⚠️⚠️ None of the stuff below this line has been organized! ⚠️⚠️

Apps to Install

Work and Personal

1Password
Alfred
Bear
Calendar 366 II
Chrome
DaisyDisk
Dash
Divvy
Dropbox
Figma
Firefox
Focus
Fork
Hazel
iTerm
iVPN
Jiffy
Local
Lungo
MsgFiler
Muzzle
Spotify
Notion
Patterns
Sequel Pro
Sip
Sketch
Skitch
Slack
Tot
VS Code
xScope
Zoom

Personal

Ableton
Adobe Creative Cloud
Amadeus Pro
Audacity
Audio Hijack
Calibre
CodeKit
Day One
Discord
Fission
Giphy Capture
Harvest
Itch
LiveReload
MAMP Pro
Microsoft Office
Minecraft
Paparazzi
Patterns
PDFpenPro
Querious
Signal
Soulseek
SoundSource
Steam
SuperDuper
Swinsian
Things
Transmit

App Settings

Divvy

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OS X Settings

Finder

hide tags in sidebar
hide shared in sidebar

Dock

maximum size
no magnification
minimize: scale effect
do not animate opening applications
automatically show and hide dock
show indicator lights

Users & Groups

open at login
- Alfred
- Dropbox
- TextExpander
- Caffeine
- Fantastical
- Divvy
- MsgFiler

Mission Control

Application Windows: ⌘F10
Show Desktop: ⌘F11
Hot corners
- top left: application windows
- top right: mission control
- bottom left: put display to sleep
- bottom right: desktop

International: Advanced

dates
- short: yyyy-mm-dd

Date & Time

show the day of the week

Security

require password 5sec after sleep or screen saver begins

Spotlight

spotlight menu keyboard shortcut: F11

Sound

do not play feedback when volume is changed
do not play user interface sound effects

Energy Saver

computer sleep: never
display sleep: 15min

Trackpad

no tap to click
secondary click: two fingers click
no swipe between pages

Notifications

do not show share buttons in Notification Center
no Twitter
no Facebook
no iTunes
no 1Password
no TextExpander
no Dropbox
no Safari
no Game Center
Messages: don't save, don't show on lock screen,
Alfred: don't save, don't show on lock screen, don't badge app icon, don't play sound
Transmit: don't save, don't show on lock screen, don't badge app icon, don't play sound

Keyboard

use all F1, F2 keys as standard function keys
use Capslock as Ctrl

App Shortcuts

iTunes
- ⌃⌥⌘S: Sync 'iPhone'
- ⌃C: Correct Capitalization
Preview
- ⌘⌥I: Adjust Size…
Contacts
- ⌘E: Edit Card
Transmit
- ⌘E: Edit Favorite…

Apple Apps

Messages

save history when conversations are closed
do not show status in menu bar
no sound effects
do not show offline buddies
do not use groups
messages view: show as boxes
messages view: contacts as names and pictures

iPhoto

connecting camera opens no application
autosplit into events: one event per week
photo border: no drop shadow

Dictionaries

remove Apple Dictionary
remove Wikipedia

Third-party Apps

1 Password

user rich icons
keep 1PasswordMini running
show mini app icon in menu bar
lock after computer is idle for 15 minutes

Adobe Creative Cloud

do not launch at startup
do not run in the background

Adobe Photoshop

⌘K: Image → Crop
⌘⇧T: Edit → Trim
Default units: px

Caffeine

start at login
do not activate Caffeine at app launch
do not show welcome screen at app launch

Day One

use iCloud
on startup: Create New Entry
do not show Inspirational Messages

Dropbox

do not show desktop notifications
use black and white menu bar icons
start at login
do not enable dropbox camera import
do share screenshots using dropbox
enable LAN sync

Fantastical

default calendar: Personal
shortcut F2
menu bar icon shows: nothing
do not use color menu bar icon
do not play user interface sounds
event list shows: next 14 days

Flux

at night: 4100K (Fluorescent)
location; 97232
transition: slow (1 hour)
start at login

Max

automatically check for new versions
320 MP3, encoder quality: best, nickname: 320
output directory: same as source file

Melo

start at login

Microsoft Office

do not launch at startup
do not run in the background

Skype

do not 'play sounds related to contact availability'
use compact chat style
do not 'show Skype watermark during calls'
allow calls from Contacts
receive calls to my Skype Number from Contacts
set my status to Away after 3 minutes of inactivity
do not show status in menu bar
automatically accept incoming files

TaskPaper

check for updates
do not show welcome text in new documents
do not show status bar item
enable smart links
override themes and fonts
- do not show note handles
- do not show project handles
- do not show project lists vertical divider

Transmit

window on right half of screen
focus on server, no local half
small favorites icons
default FTP client: Transmit
sync favorites via Dropbox
automatically download and install updates
when editing favorite: display more options by default
double-click action: edit in external editor
external editor: sublime text 2
view: show item count
show invisible files
maximum transfers simultaneously: 2