Pixelmator Pro Terminal flags

Terminal is a macOS-native system feature that can be used to control or make changes to different processes on a Mac. App developers can also write custom Terminal flags to add some additional functionality to their apps.

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Turn off automatic layer naming

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableSmartLayerNames -bool false

Disable text field math (calculations in fields)

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableTextFieldMath -bool false

Disable split comparison after ML tools

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableMLSplitViewComparison -bool false

Display full-size previews of PXD documents

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x fullSizeQuickLookPreview -bool true

Turn off live previews of fonts

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableFontsLivePreview -bool false

Disable canvas rotation gesture

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x canvasRotationGestureEnabled -bool false

Change the Option-scroll zoom direction

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x scrollToZoomDirectionInverted -bool true

Turn off autosave and versions

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x ApplePersistence -bool false

Adjust ML Crop with no constrains (5.0 is default value)

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x unconstrainedMLCropSizePenalty -float 5.0

Adjust Quick Fill tolerance for bitmap layers (0.25 is default value)

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x quickFillTolerance -float 0.25

Enable vertical scrubby zoom

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableVerticalScrubbyZoom -bool true

Hide macOS system fonts for non-current locale

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x loadUserLocaleFontsOnly -bool true

Turn off cursor labels (when moving objects, etc.)

defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x showCursorLabels -bool false

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