My Mac Configuration

I'm documenting this primarily for personal use. This reposity contains shell configs, vim configs, emacs configs, a list of commonly used applications, and other items.

The overall goal of this repository is to reduce the time it takes to adopt a new computer and equip it with the necessary tooling to do meaningful work.

Neovim

The following snippet fixes the <C-h> issue in neovim on macOS.

$ infocmp $TERM | sed 's/kbs=^[hH]/kbs=\\177/' > $TERM.ti
$ tic $TERM.ti

True Color and Italics in tmux and vim

TrueColor

Note: make sure that the terminal you are using supports TrueColor (hint: recent version of iTerm2 do). Also make sure that the tmux version you are using supports TrueColor (hint: versions north of 2.2 should).

• Terminal: recent versions of iTerm 2 should support TrueColor
• Tmux: versions 2.2 and after should support TrueColor
• NeoVim: recent versions of NeoVim should support TrueColor

Enable TrueColor in your ~/.vimrc (already done in this repository):

set termguicolors

Enable TrueColor in your ~/.tmux.conf (already done in this repository):

NOTE: This may conflict with the setting for italics. Need to verify to confirm / disconfirm this (pending).

set -ga terminal-overrides ",xterm-256color-italic:Tc"

Italics

In the file /configs/.tmux.conf there is a line to add italics support to tmux:

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color-italic"

The $TERM entry, tmux-256color-italic, will be unavailable until you add the file, /configs/tmux-256color-italic, to your terminal database. You can do this with the following command:

$ tic ~/pc_settings/configs/tmux-256color-italic

Ligature Support

To support ligatures make sure Hasklig is installed (link at the bottom). Ensure that you are using an iTerm 2 build that supports ligatures. With both of these tasks completed, ligatures should function in Neovim.

Commonly used applications

• dash - provides quick access to offline documentation (use with Alfred)
• Alfred - replaces macOS Spotlight and integrates with external Apps like Dash
• homebrew - necessary for procuring shell applications
• karabiner - key-repeat: 50ms delay-until-repeat: 300ms increase your Mac's key repeat settings beyond the default range
• spectacle - resize and move your windows with keyboard shortcuts
• iterm - substitute for Terminal application
• oh my zsh - a full suite of z-shell extensions
• sublime text - text editor
• webstorm - web IDE
• pycharm - python IDE
• docker - for running containers and virtual environments
• mou - markdown editor
• f.lux - modulates the blue amount from the screen throughout the day

Sublime Text Packages

• SublimeLinter - lints files
• SublimeLinter-contrib-eslint - lints using eslint
• Oceanic Next Theme - buffer and editor theme
• Vintageous - extended Vim key-binding support
• Vintageous-Origami - extended Vintageous support for window pane mgt (ctrl + w) "vintageous_use_ctrl_keys": true
• Origami - dep. of Vintageous-Origami (see above)
• babel-sublime - supports JSNext features
• SublimeCodeIntel - robust autocomplete engine
• PackageResourceViewer - quickly view / edit installed Sublime Packages to enhance customization options
• SidebarEnhancements - extensions for Sublime Text's sidebar
• SublimeREPL - convenient REPL for ST
• FoldComments - collapse comments with keystrokes

Sublime preferences (user)

Preferences.sublime-settings

Sublime keybindings (user)

Default (OSX).sublime-keymap

other notes

• Install Hasklig for ligature support in Elm, Elixir, etc
• Install FiraCode for ligature support
• Install Operator Mono for expressive Italics
• Install powerline fonts
• add Adobe Source Code Pro font for shell and text editors
• increase trackpad / mouse speed to maximum levels