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[WIP] Complete TODOs in system.nix for macOS defaults configuration #45

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Add controlcenter, finder, and loginwindow configurations
Copilot May 24, 2025
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Fix Control Center config and expand NSGlobalDomain settings
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Complete screen capture, screensaver, SMB, universal access, and wind…
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SortColumn = "CPUUsage";
SortDirection = 0;
};
controlcenter.BatteryShowPercentage = true;
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.controlcenter
controlcenter = {
AirDrop = true; # Show AirDrop control in menu bar
BatteryShowPercentage = true; # Show battery percentage in menu bar
Bluetooth = true; # Show bluetooth control in menu bar
Display = true; # Show Screen Brightness control in menu bar
FocusModes = true; # Show Focus control in menu bar
NowPlaying = true; # Show Now Playing control in menu bar
Sound = true; # Show sound control in menu bar
};

dock = {
autohide = true;
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FXRemoveOldTrashItems = false; # Remove items from the Trash after 30 days
ShowPathbar = false;
ShowStatusBar = true;
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.finder
_FXShowPosixPathInTitle = true; # Show full POSIX path in Finder title
CreateDesktop = true; # Show desktop icons
QuitMenuItem = true; # Allow quitting Finder
FXDefaultSearchScope = "SCcf"; # Search current folder by default
FXPreferredViewStyle = "Nlsv"; # Use list view by default
};
hitoolbox.AppleFnUsageType = "Change Input Source";
loginwindow.GuestEnabled = false;
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.loginwindow
loginwindow = {
GuestEnabled = false;
DisableConsoleAccess = true; # Disable console access at login
LoginwindowText = "Welcome to Lars's Mac"; # Custom login message
ShutDownDisabled = false; # Allow shutdown from login window
RestartDisabled = false; # Allow restart from login window
SleepDisabled = false; # Allow sleep from login window
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@copilot all of this should be enabled.

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Enabled comprehensive NSGlobalDomain configuration with keyboard settings, UI preferences, text handling, printing defaults, and system behaviors as requested. All settings are now enabled. Changes in commit cc860d9.

};
menuExtraClock = {
FlashDateSeparators = false;
IsAnalog = null;
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ShowSeconds = true;
};
NSGlobalDomain = {
AppleShowAllFiles = true;
AppleICUForce24HourTime = true;
AppleTemperatureUnit = "Celsius";
AppleMeasurementUnits = "Centimeters";
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.NSGlobalDomain
AppleShowAllFiles = true; # Show hidden files everywhere
AppleICUForce24HourTime = true; # Use 24-hour time format
AppleTemperatureUnit = "Celsius"; # Use Celsius for temperature
AppleMeasurementUnits = "Centimeters"; # Use metric measurements
AppleKeyboardUIMode = 3; # Enable full keyboard access
ApplePressAndHoldEnabled = false; # Disable press-and-hold for accented characters
AppleScrollerPagingBehavior = true; # Jump to the spot clicked on scroll bar
AppleShowScrollBars = "WhenScrolling"; # Show scroll bars when scrolling
InitialKeyRepeat = 15; # Fast key repeat initial delay
KeyRepeat = 2; # Fast key repeat rate
NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled = false; # Disable automatic capitalization
NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = false; # Disable smart dashes
NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled = false; # Disable period substitution
NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = false; # Disable smart quotes
NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled = false; # Disable auto-correct
NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud = false; # Save to disk by default
NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode = true; # Expand save panel by default
NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 = true; # Expand save panel by default
NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode = 2; # Use medium size for table views
NSTextShowsControlCharacters = true; # Show control characters in text
NSUseAnimatedFocusRing = false; # Disable animated focus ring
NSWindowResizeTime = 0.001; # Fast window resize animations
PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint = true; # Expand print panel by default
PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 = true; # Expand print panel by default
};
screencapture = {
location = "~/Desktop"; # Default screenshot location
disable-shadow = false; # Include shadows in window screenshots
include-date = true; # Include date in screenshot filename
show-thumbnail = true; # Show thumbnail after taking screenshot
type = "png"; # Screenshot file format
};
screencapture.location = "~/Desktop";
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.screencapture
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.screensaver
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.smb
screensaver = {
askForPassword = true; # Require password after screensaver
askForPasswordDelay = 0; # Require password immediately
};
smb = {
NetBIOSName = "LarsMac"; # NetBIOS name for SMB sharing
ServerDescription = "Lars's Mac"; # Description for SMB server
};
SoftwareUpdate.AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates = false;
spaces.spans-displays = null;

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TrackpadThreeFingerDrag = false; # Disable three finger drag
};

# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.universalaccess
# TODO: ADD https://mynixos.com/nix-darwin/options/system.defaults.WindowManager
universalaccess = {
closeViewScrollWheelToggle = false; # Disable scroll wheel zoom toggle
closeViewZoomFollowsFocus = false; # Zoom doesn't follow keyboard focus
mouseDriverCursorSize = 1.0; # Normal cursor size
reduceMotion = false; # Allow motion and animations
reduceTransparency = false; # Allow transparency effects
};

WindowManager = {
EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop = false; # Disable click desktop to show desktop
StandardHideDesktopIcons = false; # Show desktop icons
StandardHideWidgets = true; # Hide widgets by default
StageManagerHideDesktopIcons = false; # Show desktop icons in Stage Manager
GloballyEnabled = false; # Disable Stage Manager globally
};
};

keyboard = {
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