Scripting Configuration and Preferences

I'm scripting the configuration and customization for our Maverick osX deployment and I'm down to a handful of check-boxes that are not jumping out at me.

Looking at some of the posts, I see others may be having difficulty with some of these as well.

Does any one have answers on how to modify these check-boxes outside of GUI interface?

1.) - Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network > Proxies > Exclude simple hostnames (/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist "ExcludeSimpleHostnames")

2.) - System Preferences > General > "Ask to keep changes when closing documents"

3.) - System Preferences > Dock > "Double-click a window's title bar to minimize" (com.apple.dock)

4.) - Finder > Preferences > General > "Spring-loaded" folders and windows"

5.) - Finder > Preferences > Sidebar > "Favorites" (need to select or de-select options)

Thanks,

Dan

For Finder Preferences, here is what I have to this point:

#Finder Preferences General *****

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfVo"

defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file:///"

defaults write com.apple.finder FinderSpawnTab -bool true

#defaults write com.apple.finder -bool true

#Finder Preferences Sidebar *****

defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists networkbrowser "<dict><key>Controller</key><string>CustomListItems</string><key>CustomListItem s</key><array></array><key>CustomListProperties</key><dict><key>com.apple.Netwo r kBrowser.backToMyMacEnabled</key><false/><key>com.apple.NetworkBrowser.bonjourE n abled</key><false/><key>com.apple.NetworkBrowser.connectedEnabled</key><true/>< / dict></dict>";

#defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists networkbrowser "

#<dict>

#<key>Controller</key>

#<string>CustomListItems</string>

#<key>CustomListItems</key>

#<array>

#</array>

#<key>CustomListProperties</key>

#<dict>

#<key>com.apple.NetworkBrowser.backToMyMacEnabled</key>

#<false/>

#<key>com.apple.NetworkBrowser.bonjourEnabled</key>

#<false/>

#<key>com.apple.NetworkBrowser.connectedEnabled</key>

#<true/>

#</dict>

#</dict>";

defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists systemitems -dict-add ShowEjectables -bool true

defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists systemitems -dict-add ShowHardDisks -bool true

defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists systemitems -dict-add ShowRemovable -bool true

defaults write com.apple.sidebarlists systemitems -dict-add ShowServers -bool true

#Finder Preferences Advanced *****

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true

defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"

killall "Finder" "Sidebarlists" "SystemUIServer"