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How can I disable spell checking for a block of text in TextMate?
When I am editing a plain text document and making notes in it, TextMate will put red lines under parts of it which should not be spell checked:
How can I disable spell checking for a block of ...
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How can I sort a folder in OS X Lion without having to group files as done with “Arrange By”?
I'm sorry to say there are several things I liked better in Snow Leopard. Sorting files in Finder is one of those things.
If I "Arrange By" -> "None" it does not group items and it looks like 10.6. I ...
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Reset view preferences for all mac folders
I would like to reset the preferences for all my Mac OS X folders.
Is this possible?
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Is is possible to hide label colors in list view in Mac OS 10.X Finder? I use labels as star ratings
I have modified the first five label names in OS X Lion to be ★ through ★★★★★. This way I can easily tag photos etc. in the finder.
However, I find that Apple's rendering of the colored bars is ...
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How to keep links from opening in new windows with Google Chrome?
I have a friend who recently switched from PC to a Macbook Air. She's using Google Chrome and telling me that often times when she clicks a link it is opening in a new window, and that behavior seems ...
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Quickly configure applications on lab computers?
My school's Windows computer labs get imaged every night, and all personal application settings get erased. I'd like to develop a script or method to quickly configure these settings, as they produce ...
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How do I fix a Google Chrome corrupt settings file?
I fired up the computer today just to be met by a message saying that the Google Chrome settings file is corrupt.
Oh well, I thought, and googled it. And to my surprise nobody seems to be getting ...
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Open Textmate with drawer hidden?
When I open a folder with textmate, either from finder, quicksilver, or the shell addon (mate), the project drawer pops up. Is there a way this can be hidden by default?
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How can I unhide the http:// in Firefox 7?
I've recently switched to FF7 through the Aurora PPA on KUbuntu. For whatever reason, they've decided to start removing http:// from the address bar:
Whenever I edit a link (so that I can paste it ...
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eliminate MacBook CapsLock delay
On my MacPro there is one issue (and guys from Apple think this is feature...) that annoys me very much: there is a time delay between CapsLock switching. I used to do that fast. If I go to ...
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Mac OS Lion System Preferences presenting a Modify Settings dialog over and over again
After I installed OS X Lion, my System Preferences went crazy. When running it asks repeatedly for an admin password to modify permissions.
It happens especially frequently when I select the Mail, ...
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How to *really* set chrome as the default Ubuntu browser
I want Chrome to be my default browser for everything. I don't want Firefox to open unless I want to use it explicitly.
I've tried telling Chrome to set itself as the default
I tried the ...
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How do I adjust settings on Afloat for the Mac?
I'm using Afloat to give me the "always on top" feature on every application window.
I can't find Afloat's settings.
I can see in the Window menus of my other programs, but I can't find its app or ...
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Safe to edit Core Services .app Bundles?
I want to modify (or delete and put a replacement in the User Template) a default preference in an app bundle in System/CoreServices.
I'm assuming future software updates will possibly overwrite ...
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Set the default headphone volume on OSX?
I've tried googling this but without any success. Everyone seems to be telling stories like the one below:
So tonight I was about to watch a new promotional video, but I forgot to turn down the ...
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Bash Script to access Safari Preferences File
Guys,
I'm on a mac and want to access the Safari Preferences File using a bash script. I want to know the default folder set by a user for saving downloaded files. I know that the preferences are in ...
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Where does Finder store data about favorite servers?
It used to store them under ~/Library/Recent Servers but now I don't where it is.
My ~/Library/Favorites contains only a .localized file with no data.
I am talking about Mac OS X 10.6.7.
I also ...
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Can certain windows be “anchored” in Windows 7?
It bugs me that Windows always sticks new Explorer info windows in the middle of the screen (eg when doing a copy) such as this:
Is it possible to force status windows like that to pop-up in a corner ...
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Windows 1.0 menu
Could anyone tell me what was the last menu point under Control Panel/ Preferences/ Screen Colors in Windows 1.0?
It should be right under the following: Title Bar Text, Window Frame, Menu Bar, Menu ...
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Is it possible to create shortcut keys for changing preferences in Firefox?
I asked a question in my previous post, about how to hide drop-down history of Firefox 3.6.16 address bar. The solution is
In Preferences, on the Privacy
tab, there is a settings called When
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How can I enable internet sharing without using the gui or apple script on snow leopard?
for some rather strange reason my sharing preferences tab crashes (it's a long story and there seems to be no good solution for it, it's looking for a ui object that no longer exists).
Anyway, I ...
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How to change the input source name in Mac OS X
I'm talking about this:
I'd like "Romanian - Standard" to be just "Romanian". There's already an entry called Romanian, but I can't use it with my keyboard layout.
Does anyone know a way, even ...
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Syncing bash profile between computers
I have tons of stuff in my .bash_profile. The problem is, I use ~3 computers very frequently, and I'm tired of having to copy paste my prefs everywhere. Two of them run Ubuntu 10.10, and one runs OSX. ...
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how to add types to “file types managed” in firefox?
When I click link to log file(I have a log of links like that) the firefox opens the file, but I want to just save it(like I do with PDFs). However I dont have log file defined as Manage File Type. ...
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Change wallpaper that appears between login screen and finder screen in Snow Leopard?
I changed the login background in Snow Leopard. Each time I start up the computer, I see my nice new login background, but after I log in, I get the same old Aurora image for about a second before the ...
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Emacs: how to choose good custom key bindings?
I'm an Emacs beginner and I'd like to start adding some global custom key bindings for common tasks like replace-string, replace-regex, etc. that don't have them by default. I want to make good ...
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Taller Saved Sessions box in PuTTY
I'd love to be able to set the size of my Portable PuTTY Configuration window's Saved Sessions box so that I can see all of my Saved Sessions without scrolling.
Are there any versions of PuTTY that ...
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Mac OS 10.6.4 System Preferences (not responding) [closed]
After installing Mac OS X 10.6.0, on my MacBook Pro 2.16gz, my system preferences started acting up. On the first launch it stalls and the force quit window says that the application is (not ...
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Mail - Fonts for HTML emails
I recently added a large number of fonts to my system (OS X 10.6), and have run into a strange problem where HTML formatted emails are rendering with an unexpected font. I have put an example below. ...
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OS X: How do I alter preferences for the login window?
In particular, I want to set the mouse tracking speed. But I'd rather have a generic answer.
I don't need access to the System Preferences UI, I'm fine with using defaults.
I guess Login Window runs ...
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How to change Apple Mail's RSS preferences
How do I change or add to the Apple Mail RSS preference to retain messages for three days? The default choices in the pull down menu are 1 day, one week, two weeks, etc. Do I need a terminal ...
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What does the 'rc' in `.bashrc`, etc. mean?
Well, this is embarrassing. I feel like I just realised I don't know a loyal colleague's name after working with them for 10 years. "Hey, er... *cough!*, thanks for that great job you did on setting ...
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How to copy connections to other locations in Mac Network Preferences
The Problem:
I want to be able to use selected connections in different Location(by Location I mean Location combo in Mac Network Preferences). I want to be able to find a connection in Network ...
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Emacs: how to trigger scroll when cursor is n-lines from top/bottom of screen?
I'd like to trigger a scroll in emacs when my cursor gets within 4 lines from the top or bottom of the terminal.
My .vimrc file contains this line:
:set scrolloff=4
What do I add to .emacs to ...
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Turn off tooltip in openoffice while scrolling?
When I scroll through an Openoffice.org Writer document I have a constant tooltip with page number and (when applicable) the bullet I might be hovering over.
It frequently obstructs the text and is ...
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How do I configure the Windows 7 slide show delay?
How do I configure the Windows 7 slide show delay?
I'd like to set the delay to either wait until I click the mouse to go to next item or set the delay time in seconds much higher than the default, ...
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How to set default file format for MS Paint [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Lower case file extension in MS Paint
I'm using MS Paint on WinXP at work, for capturing simple screenshots.
Problem: MS Paint always wants to save in BMP format.
How ...
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Eclipse Line Selection
In Eclipse I used to be able to select a line by clicking the line number. I don't know exactly when it stopped working. Is this controlled by a Preference?
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Disable auto-update in Notepad++
Is it possible to configure Notepad++ to stop checking for new versions each time it is run?
Every time Nodepad++ is started a dialog pops with:
An update package is available, do you want to ...
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How do I set a new default size for Hierarchical rectangles or other shapes in OmniGraffle?
How do I set the default size for rectangles in a Hierarchical diagram? Most of the labels I'm using are two long to fit in the current default size. I can select all the rectangles and then adjust ...
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Where does Adobe Reader store the “Page Display” setting?
I like the "Page Display" option in Adobe Reader to be set to "Single Page Continuous", so it doesn't suddenly jumps to the next page.
But for some unknown reason the Adobe Reader at my work ...
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claws-mail suddenly does not recognize my .claws-mail folder
I turned my computer on today like any other day, and fired up my email-client claws-mail. However, instead of showing me my inbox, it just pops up the new-account wizard, as though my .claws-mail ...
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how do i make kate the default text editor in gnome?
i prefer the gnome desktop to KDE - but I prefer the Kate text editor to gedit - but gedit is the default in gnome.
How do I set it so that the default application when I double-click a file is Kate?
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Microsoft Word 2007 opening all docs with field codes toggled off
Recently, something changed with my Microsoft Word 2007 installation/preferences on Windows XP, such that whenever I open a word document, all the field codes are displayed raw instead of as their ...
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How do I set up different configurations on an Ubuntu laptop based on different physical locations?
I'm looking for a way to have a couple (or three) multiple configurations set up on my laptop, and easily switch between them. To be more specific, when my laptop is at work, it's plugged into a ...
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Foot Pedal software for OS X?
I needed to pick up a foot pedal for my job, and while it's working with the prescribed software well enough, I'd really like to be able to put it to use in other applications as well (e.g. iTunes or ...
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Show console after build and go in XCode
On my previous macbook I had some hidden defaults preference defined for XCode that showed console right after I did "Build and Go" for my app. Now on my new MB machine I can't remember which was it. ...
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In Mac OS X, what is the difference between “Standard” and “English” order for sorted lists?
In the Language & Text preference pane (or International for versions older than Snow Leopard) what is the difference between "Standard" and "English" order for sorted lists?
I found this article ...
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On Mac OS X Snow Leopard, is there a way to setup a different mouse tracking speed depending on the mouse that is connected?
With my laptop, I use a Magic Mouse at work and a Logitech mouse at home. With the same "tracking speed" configuration on the Preferences, the Logitech moves much faster, which forces me to change the ...
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Broke NetBeans file associations in Windows XP how do I get them back?
I broke my file association in XP... Does anyone have any clue how to fix it? When I right click and select Open With... the application I want to use (NetBeans) to open the file is not on the list... ...
