\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Dr. Edu (Dr. Edu)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (the-dock-of-mac.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Dr. Edu (Dr. Edu)) /Subject (The Dock of Mac Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{5C25A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F1F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{The Dock of Mac Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Dr. Edu (Dr. Edu)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/210086/cs/45281/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Dr. Edu (Dr. Edu) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/dr-edu} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 19th December, 2024.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Dock}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of macOS. It is used to launch applications and to switch between running applications.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{macOS Dock appareance}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/dr-edu_1734569995_dock-header-600-1024x472.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2 cm} x{6 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Keyboard shortcuts and actions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Keypress}} & {\bf{Action}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ⌃ + fn + F3 & Show or Focus on the Dock \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ⌃ + F3 & Show or Focus on the Dock when `Fn` keys are locked \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} ⌥ + ⌘ + D & Show/hide the Dock \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ⟵ & Select left application \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ⟶ & Select right application \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Enter & Switch to the selected application \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Managing the Dock through `defaults`}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Additionally to {\bf{System Settings}}, the {\bf{Dock}} can be adjusted using the `defaults` command (from the command line using {\bf{Terminal}} or a similar application). All these commands requires to relaunch the {\bf{Dock}}. So, for practical purposes all the commands includes the `killall Dock` command.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The `defaults` command}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults` allows users to read, write, and delete macOS user defaults from a command-line shell.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.6 cm} x{6.4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{`defaults` actions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Action}} & {\bf{Description}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} `read` & Prints all of the user's defaults, for every domain, to standard output. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `write` & Writes value as the value for key in domain. value must be a property list, and must be enclosed in single quotes. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{`delete`} & Removes all default information for domain or a key ion a domain \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.84 cm} x{6.16 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Domains, keys and values}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{A {\emph{default}} belong to a {\bf{domain}}, a domain name of the form \seqsplit{`com.companyname.appname`}, which typically correspond to individual applications. Each {\bf{domain}} has a dictionary of {\bf{keys}} and {\bf{values}} representing its {\emph{defaults}}; for example, "Default Font" = "Helvetica". {\bf{Keys}} are always strings, but values can be complex data structures comprising arrays, dictionaries, strings, and binary data. These data structures are stored as XML property lists.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Flag}} & {\bf{Type}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{`-string`} & Default value type if no flag type is provided. Allows the user to specify a string as the value for the given preference key. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} `-int{[}eger{]}` & Allows the user to specify an integer as the value for the given preference key. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `-float` & Allows the user to specify a floating point number as the value for the given preference key. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} `-bool{[}ean{]}` & Allows the user to specify a boolean as the value for the given preference key. Value must be TRUE, FALSE, YES, or NO \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 0) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{For more information on other flags, consult the online help in the command line via {\bf{Terminal}} or similar applications ({\emph{e.g.}} `man defaults`).} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{References}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{1. "{\emph{Dock (macOS)}}", {\bf{Wikipedia}}, web. Visited: 2024.12.18. URL: {[}https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock\_(macOS){]}(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock\_(macOS))} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{2. `man defaults`, {\bf{macOS 15.2}}, {\bf{{\emph{General Commands Manual}}}}.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reaction time}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Time to show or to hide} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0.4; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Animation time to show or to hide the Dock} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 1; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Spaces, size and effects}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Adding an space between the icons in the Dock} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '\{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";\}'; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Size of the Dock} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -float 48; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Magnification size} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 128; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Applications}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{To show all windows of an application doing an scroll action on the icon} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock scroll-to-open -bool TRUE; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{To keep only the active applications} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool TRUE; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{To highlight hidden (⌘ + H) applications} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool TRUE; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Resetting the Dock}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Resetting the Dock to the factory settings} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{`defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock`} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}