Mac OS X Terminal Tips

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# Make hidden Dock icons transparent
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES
killall Dock

# Change the location of snapped screenshots
mkdir -p ~/Pictures/Screnshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/Screenshots
killall Dock

# Change your current screenshot format
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg 
# change jpg by another format: jpg,png,tiff,jpg,pdf etc
# Needs to logout/login 

# Enable "path view" in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES 
killall Dock

# Gradient highlights for Stacks
defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -boolean YES
killall Dock

# Add recent applications as a Stack on Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
killall Dock

# Make your Screensaver a desktop background (useless)
/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

# Screencapture
screencapture -iW ~/Desktop/screen.jpg

# @credits: http://www.tuaw.com/category/terminal-tips/


# Disable Dashboard 
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
killall Dock

# Enable Dashboard
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO
killall Dock

# @credits: http://galengidman.com/2012/07/14/disable-mac-dashboard