Mac Setup Memo

I've set up my Mac, and since I'll be doing it again soon, I'll leave a memo. Although it's mostly personal, I'll make it public.

System

First, open the App Store and update the system.

Language & Region

Set only US English.

Display

• Select Scaled in Resolution and set it to the maximum (or smaller if you often connect to an external display).
• Set Night Shift to Sunset to Sunrise.

Trackpad

Check Tap to click.

Keyboard

• Check Use F1, F2....
• In modifier keys, set Caps Lock to Control.
• You can also use Karabiner to do this.
  • Uncheck Shortcuts → Input Sources to release Ctrl+Space.
  • Set key repeat using the command. It will take effect after logging out.

$ defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 2
$ defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 15

Text

Uncheck the following:

• Correct spelling automatically
• Capitalize words automatically
• Add period with double-space
• Use smart quotes and dashes

Dock

• Make the size smaller.
• Move the position to the right.
• Remove unnecessary default icons.

Taskbar

• Right-click the power icon and select Show Percentage.

Applications

Browser

Use Safari and install Chrome. You can also install Firefox if needed.

Input/Output

Install Google Japanese input. Then, in Show keyboard settings, only keep the following:

• U.S.
• Hiragana (Google)

Keyboard

Install Karabiner Elements and assign the left and right command keys to switch. Refer to the following article for details:

https://beadored.com/the-original-karabiner-elements-command-switching-eisuu-kana/

brew

Install brew to install applications. Refer to the official website:

https://brew.sh

zsh

$ brew install zsh
$ sudo sh -c "echo $(which zsh) >> /etc/shells"
$ chsh -s $(which zsh)

Install prezto. Refer to the following:

https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto

Add convenient commands:

$ brew install autojump
$ brew install peco

Add the following to ~/.zshrc:

setopt auto_cd
function chpwd() { ls }
[[ -s `brew --prefix`/etc/autojump.sh ]] && . `brew --prefix`/etc/autojump.sh

function peco-history-selection() {
    BUFFER=`history -n 1 | tail -r  | awk '!a[$0]++' | peco`
    CURSOR=$#BUFFER
    zle reset-prompt
}

zle -N peco-history-selection
bindkey '^R' peco-history-selection

ref:

https://qiita.com/shepabashi/items/f2bc2be37a31df49bca5

Terminal-related

Terminal

• In Preferences -> Profiles -> Shell, set When the shell exits to Close the window.

iTerm2

• $ brew cask install iterm2
• In iTerm2 -> Preferences -> Profiles, set the following:
  • Window
    • Transparency: Middle
    • Style: Full-Width Top of Screen
  • Colors
    • Set Color Presets... to Pastel (the default is a black background with blue directories)
  • Keys
    • Check Hotkey window and uncheck Animate showing and hiding
• Add iTerm to Setting -> Users & Groups -> Login Items

Finder

• Show hidden files: $ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
• Add /tmp to favorites
• Remove unnecessary items from favorites

Git

Only set global settings:

$ git config --global user.name "Hoge hoge"
$ git config --global user.email [email protected]

Other Applications

Install the following applications. Settings are omitted:

• Xcode: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/xcode/id497799835
• Clipy: https://clipy-app.com/
• Sequel Pro: https://sequelpro.com/
• Dropbox Client: https://www.dropbox.com/ja/install
• Postman: https://www.getpostman.com/apps
  • Install as an app, not a Chrome extension
• Docker for Mac: https://store.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-mac
  • Add to Startup Items
• WaveBox: https://wavebox.io/
  • (Integrated into WaveBox) Slack Client: https://slack.com/intl/ja-jp/downloads/osx
• TextMate: https://macromates.com/
  • (Changed due to slow startup) Brackets: https://brackets.io/
• Google Cloud SDK: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/downloads?hl=ja#interactive
• JetBrains Toolbox: https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox/
• SourceTree: https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
• BackgroundMusic: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic
• Android Studio: https://developer.android.com/studio/