fix: customize macOS, fix alacritty

home/darwin/alacritty/alacritty.yml

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ shell:
 #
 # Directory the shell is started in. If this is unset, or `None`, the working
 # directory of the parent process will be used.
-working_directory: ~/codes/
+#working_directory: None
 
 # Offer IPC using `alacritty msg` (unix only)
 #ipc_socket: true

home/linux/desktop/alacritty/alacritty.yml

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ live_config_reload: true
 #
 # Directory the shell is started in. If this is unset, or `None`, the working
 # directory of the parent process will be used.
-working_directory: ~/codes/
+#working_directory: None
 
 # Offer IPC using `alacritty msg` (unix only)
 #ipc_socket: true

modules/darwin/apps.nix

@@ -11,18 +11,60 @@
 
   system = {
     defaults = {
+      # customize dock
       dock = {
         autohide = true;
+        show-recents = false;  # disable recent apps
+
+        # customize Hot Corners(触发角, 鼠标移动到屏幕角落时触发的动作)
+        wvous-tl-corner = 2;  # Mission Control
+        wvous-tr-corner = 13;  # Lock Screen
+        wvous-bl-corner = 3;  # Application Windows
+        wvous-br-corner = 4;  # Desktop
       };
 
+      # customize finder
       finder = {
-        _FXShowPosixPathInTitle = false;
+        _FXShowPosixPathInTitle = true;  # show full path in finder title
+        AppleShowAllExtensions = true;  # show all file extensions
+        FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning = false;  # disable warning when changing file extension
+        QuitMenuItem = true;  # enable quit menu item
+        ShowPathbar = true;  # show path bar
+        ShowStatusBar = true;  # show status bar
+      };
+
+      # customize trackpad
+      trackpad = {
+        Clicking = true;  # enable tap to click
+        Dragging = true;  # enable tap to drag
+        TrackpadRightClick = true;  # enable two finger right click
+        TrackpadThreeFingerDrag = true;  # enable three finger drag
+      };
+
+      # customize macOS
+      NSGlobalDomain = {
+        "com.apple.swipescrolldirection" = true;  # enable natural scrolling
+        "com.apple.sound.beep.feedback" = 0;  # disable beep sound when pressing volume up/down key
+        AppleInterfaceStyle = "Dark";  # dark mode
+        AppleKeyboardUIMode = 3;  # Mode 3 enables full keyboard control.
+        ApplePressAndHoldEnabled = true;  # enable press and hold
+        NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled = false;  # disable auto capitalization(自动大写)
+        NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = false;  # disable auto dash substitution(智能破折号替换)
+        NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled = false;  # disable auto period substitution(智能句号替换)
+        NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = false;  # disable auto quote substitution(智能引号替换)
+        NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled = false;  # disable auto spelling correction(自动拼写检查)
+        NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode = true;  # expand save panel by default(保存文件时的路径选择/文件名输入页)
+        NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 = true;
       };
     };
 
+    # keyboard settings is not very useful on macOS
+    # the most important thing is to remap option key to alt key globally,
+    # but it's not supported by macOS yet.
     keyboard = {
-      enableKeyMapping = true;
-      remapCapsLockToControl = true;
+      enableKeyMapping = true;  # enable key mapping so that we can use `option` as `control`
+      remapCapsLockToControl = false;  # remap caps lock to control
+      remapCapsLockToEscape  = false;  # remap caps lock to escape
     };
   };
 
@@ -35,6 +77,11 @@
       cleanup = "zap";
     };
 
+    # Applications to install from Mac App Store using mas.
+    masApps = {
+      # Xcode = 497799835;
+    };
+
     taps = [
       "homebrew/cask"
       "homebrew/cask-fonts"
@@ -47,21 +94,23 @@
 
     brews = [
       # `brew install`
-      "wget"
+      "wget"  # download tool
       "curl"  # no not install curl via nixpkgs, it's not working well on macOS!
-      "aria2"
-      "httpie"
-      "wireguard-tools"
-      "tailscale"
+      "aria2"  # download tool
+      "httpie"  # http client
+      "wireguard-tools"  # wireguard
+      "tailscale"   # tailscale
     ];
 
     # `brew install --cask`
     casks = [
+      # broser & editor
       "firefox"
       "google-chrome"
       "visual-studio-code"
       "visual-studio-code-insiders"
 
+      # IM & audio & remote desktop & meeting
       "telegram"
       "discord"
       "wechat"
@@ -73,20 +122,21 @@
       "tencent-meeting"
 
       # "anki"
-      "clashx"
-      "iina"
-      "openinterminal-lite"
-      "syncthing"
-      "raycast"
-      "iglance"
-      "eudic"
+      "clashx"    # proxy tool
+      "iina"      # video player
+      "openinterminal-lite"  # open current folder in terminal
+      "syncthing"  # file sync
+      "raycast"   # Alfred-like tool(search and run scripts)
+      "iglance"   # beautiful system monitor
+      "eudic"     # 欧路词典
       "baiduinput"  # baidu input method
-      # "reaper"
+      # "reaper"  # audio editor
 
-      "insomnia"
-      "wireshark"
-      "jdk-mission-control"
-      "google-cloud-sdk"
+      # Development
+      "insomnia"  # REST client
+      "wireshark"  # network analyzer
+      "jdk-mission-control"  # Java Mission Control
+      "google-cloud-sdk"  # Google Cloud SDK
     ];
   };
-}
+}

modules/darwin/core.nix

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   #
   ###################################################################################
 
-  # # enable flakes globally
+
+  # enable flakes globally
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 
   nix.settings.trusted-users = ["admin"];
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@
 
   programs.nix-index.enable = true;
 
+  # boot.loader.grub.configurationLimit = 10;
+  # do garbage collection weekly to keep disk usage low
+  nix.gc = {
+    automatic = lib.mkDefault true;
+    options = lib.mkDefault "--delete-older-than 1w";
+  };
+
+  # Manual optimise storage: nix-store --optimise
+  # https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-auto-optimise-store
+  nix.settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
+
   # Add ability to used TouchID for sudo authentication
   security.pam.enableSudoTouchIdAuth = true;