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).

At each step of the way, test TrueColor using the following shell pipeline (hint: the gradients should be smooth):

$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JohnMorales/dotfiles/master/colors/24-bit-color.sh | bash

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

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