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PList Hacks

OS X Lion

Disable Window Zoom in on open. 

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO

Disable Spellingcorrection. 

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool NO

Dock

Show Icons of hidden Applications semitransparent. 

defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool yes

Dashboard

Enable developmentmode of Dashboard. 

defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool yes

Disable the Dashboard. 

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -bool yes

Terminal

Enable FFM for Terminal.app. 

defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse yes

Screencapture

Screenshot file format. 

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png

Screenshot name. 

defaults write com.apple.screencapture name ScreenShot

Loginwindow

Add text to Loginwindow. 

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "MOTD: Hallo User"

Change Loginwindow Background. 

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DesktopPicture "/Library/Desktop Pictures/Plants/Leaf Curl.jpg"

X11

Enable FFM for X11.app. 

defaults write com.Apple.x11 wm_ffm true

SoftwareUpdate

Change SUS Server. 

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL "http://sus.host.name:8088/index.sucatalog"