how-i-use-macos

How I use MacOS

• By default Ctrl-Space switches keyboard layout. I disable it: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/423971/disable-controlspace-keyboard-shortcut/423974#423974

• If your tilde (~) key has become switched for plus-minus (±) then in the keyboard settings, choose “change keyboard type” and choose ANSI keyboard (not ISO).

• iTerm2 to send Alt properly: Preferences -> Profiles -> Default -> Keys -> Left Option Key -> Esc+

• Fix the iTerm2 flashing white line bug: https://blog.sangdang.fi/fix-the-white-line-flashing-on-top-of-iterm2-in-fullscreen

• Rebind Caps Lock to Enter:

  hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping": [{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc": 0x700000039,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst": 0x700000058}]}'

  (see https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450/_index.html)

• Show dock instantly

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

• Disable drag lock: Accessibility -> Pointer Control -> Trackpad Options -> Enable Dragging -> Without Drag Lock

  But how to release drag instantly? No one knows.

  • https://itectec.com/askdifferent/macos-tap-and-drag-delay/

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/mke6p2/trackpad_drag_lock_too_long_reduce_lock/

• Weird mouse wheel scroll acceleration. This doesn’t seem to work:

  defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.scrollwheel.scaling -1

  https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/256512/270818

  Haven’t tried this: https://github.com/davekeck/DisableExtremeScrollAcceleration

• Chrome undo close tab: Command-Shift-T or File -> Undo Close Tab

• iTerm2 dim inactive background windows: iTerm2 -> Preferences -> Appearances -> Dimming -> Dim Inactive Background Windows

• macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux

• Possibly how to make it sleep better:

  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29743452