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OS X defaults write & shell Get & set the keyrepeat value iTunes crontab alarmclock screencapture Screensaver as Desktop background 5 found

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# remove iTunes links to the iTunes Store
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE

# re-enable repeating keys (FFS, Apple!)
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# TextWrangler: comply with soft_wrap preference EVEN ON LARGE DOCUMENTS wtfbbq
defaults write com.barebones.textwrangler Editor_SoftWrapLengthThreshold -int 0
# FYI: setting softwrap to a number of columns is obviously LOTS faster than to "window width".
# Also, that -int value at the end is filesize threshold in bytes; defaults to whatever 1MB is again, 0 means unlimited

# Notes, add default font
sudo nano /Applications/Notes.app/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/DefaultFonts.plist

# open an application from the commandline
open -a ApplicationName

# disable spellingcheck
# The first one is most bruteforce, use Activity Monitor to quit the AppleSpell service process. It'll start again, but .. not work! Surprise surprise.
$ sudo mv /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/Resources /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/Resources.disabled
# rename it back to make it work again, obv.
# this worked on OS X 10.8
$ defaults write -g NSAllowContinuousSpellChecking -bool false
# this did not, at least not for Stickies.
$ defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool NO

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OS X defaults write & shell Get & set the keyrepeat value iTunes crontab alarmclock screencapture Screensaver as Desktop background 5 found auth	Name: Category: OS X Body: # remove iTunes links to the iTunes Store defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE # re-enable repeating keys (FFS, Apple!) defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false # TextWrangler: comply with soft_wrap preference EVEN ON LARGE DOCUMENTS wtfbbq defaults write com.barebones.textwrangler Editor_SoftWrapLengthThreshold -int 0 # FYI: setting softwrap to a number of columns is obviously LOTS faster than to "window width". # Also, that -int value at the end is filesize threshold in bytes; defaults to whatever 1MB is again, 0 means unlimited # Notes, add default font sudo nano /Applications/Notes.app/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/DefaultFonts.plist # open an application from the commandline open -a ApplicationName # disable spellingcheck # The first one is most bruteforce, use Activity Monitor to quit the AppleSpell service process. It'll start again, but .. not work! Surprise surprise. $ sudo mv /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/Resources /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/Resources.disabled # rename it back to make it work again, obv. # this worked on OS X 10.8 $ defaults write -g NSAllowContinuousSpellChecking -bool false # this did not, at least not for Stickies. $ defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool NO
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