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Environment variable set in batch isn't expanded in shortcut
How can I make my environment variable (set in batch file) visible in application executed right after setting this envvar?
Here's the scenario that I use:
In my external script (not quite ...
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Is there any shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs?
Is there any keyboard shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs more easily?
Maybe something that would allow me to see all the tabs together and select one of them to switch to it.
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How to define default program to open shortcuts? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to reset shortcuts (.lnk file) in Windows 7?
In Windows 7 I have accidentally set OUTLOOK.EXE as the default program to open all Shortcuts. So now the Outlook icon ...
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How to slide between windows on OS X
How does the user at 23 seconds in this video (possible NSFW language) slide between two different applications like that? Is there a shortcut to do this?
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MacVim : Switch Tab Shortcut
Is there any shortcuts to switch the Tabs from one to another in MacVim ?
Else, any tips to bind the shortcuts myself in .vimrc like ⌘ + 1 for Tab 1 and ⌘ + 2 for Tab 2 . For example, like ...
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Windows 7 folder shortcut
I just noticed today that windows 7 folder shortcut manages to stay point to the folder even when the folder it points to changes location.
Since when has this feature being available and what's done ...
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Shortcut target maximum character exceeded (Windows 7 )
Is there a way to manage the limit of character in target in shorcuts (windows) ?
I need to add more commands in a target (to set env variables) and I can't!
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Shortcut is unavailable after migrating data from another computer and upgrading Windows
My computer with Windows XP on it crashed. A technician copied pictures and videos from the hard drive to another computer with XP, then XP was updated to Windows 7 to mirror with the network system ...
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What environment does an application run in if started via desktop shortcut?
I have noticed that the environment variables I export in my .profile or .bashrc files are not available to applications started via a desktop shortcut. At least to my IDE.
They are available if I ...
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How to create a shortcut on the desktop with PowerShell
I have been referring to answer number three of this post to write my PowerShell script, but it doesn't appear to be working.
$linkPath = Join-Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")) ...
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Keyboard shortcut for keyboard layout switch in fedora 16
I've just installed Fedora 16 x64 with Gnome 3.1 on my laptop and have some little but very annoying problem - I can't set keyboard shortcut for switching keyboard layouts(simply switching languages) ...
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Shortcut for disabling javascript in firefox 8
I have found this site with firefox shortcuts. There is mentioned shortcut Ctrl+shift+F9 but it doesn't work for me.
Can anybody help?
(I need shortcut for quick switching to mode without javascript ...
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Windows 7 has broken icons that look the same
My daughter has done something to her Windows 7 PC, but I'm not sure what and she can't quite remember. She is not an Administrator on her machine so it perturbs me that she has broken it so well. ...
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desktop switching and panel problems Linux (Kororaa 15)
I am running Kororaa 15 with the KDE desktop. How do I fix my panel and switch desktops? I can find no information on how to put a shortcut on the favorites bar or remove one that became broken. Is ...
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Desktop icon missing from Windows7 Taskbar
Suddenly the desktop icon from my Windows 7 taskbar disappeared. Can someone tell me how can I restore the default icons of taskbar? Thanks.
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Always prompted to allow windows installer to run when clicking shortcut on start menu
I have an application installed, and when I click on the shortcut to it from the start menu I am first prompted by the MSI installer and a UAC prompt. If the I allow the specified .msi file ...
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Location of File on Mac That Holds Keyboard Shortcuts? [closed]
Where is the file that holds the keyboard shortcuts for Mac? I am not looking to change it, just looking for the file itself.
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Modify Mac Shortcuts via Terminal?
Is there a way to edit the shortcuts for Mac (such as Fn+F11 or Cmd+Escape for Front Row) via Terminal.
It's blocked on my laptop due to idiotic parental controls, so I was wondering if there was a ...
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Enable brower shortcuts in a browser pdf
So I have recently tried to start learning shortcuts for certain commands and I have gotten pretty proficient and reliant on the shortcuts that I do know. Now, when I am unable to use my shortcuts, it ...
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Internet Explorer locks up from desktop shortcut
What would be causing Internet Explorer to lock up and not display the webpage linked to a desktop shortcut?
For example, on this pc having trouble, I open IE and go to Google then File>Send>Shortcut ...
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Windows 7 - iTunes won't start minimized
1) Right click on itunes short cut and select properties.
2) Select 'minimized' instead of 'normal' in the 'Run' dropdown box.
3) Click 'Apply' and then 'Close'
4) Click on modified shortcut
5) iTunes ...
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Cross Platform shortcuts
I have a bunch of notes stored in plain text files about various topics I'm interested in. I organize them in a hierarchy of directories and use Windows shortcuts when a file could fit in more than ...
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Why the difference between the Run Command and Shortcut
I frequently (every couple of days) create restore points on my Windows systems to trigger the "file versions" aspect of the file system. Using the UI there are a large number of keyclicks to get to ...
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Windows 7 Start Menu / Taskbar shortcut icon issue
I'm running Win7 Ultimate x64, and have Visual Studio 2010 installed. The other day I mis-clicked and deleted the VS2010 program folder; I realised my mistake the next time I started the PC and ...
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Creating folder shortcuts in the Windows 7 taskbar
Say I have multiple locations that I'm working with fairly regularly, and want access to them quickly - 1-2 clicks or key strokes. Is it possible to do something like pin an explorer shortcut to the ...
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Start firefox using Another Profile, for specific file type(s)?
I have two profiles. A and B
I have made shortcuts to start each profile as follows:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p A
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p B
Also, I ...
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How to create symbolic link to a file that is not shared in Windows XP?
I am trying to create shared shortcut to a file that is not shared. Is there a solution?
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How can I restore a remote desktop session to the local console?
After I am finished with a remote desktop connection, I'd like to be able to restore the remote desktop to the local console so that the user doesn't have to re-enter the password and log back in.
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Adding Command-Line Switches To Windows Shortcuts
Is there a way to, in general, create a Windows shortcut to a file and instruct Windows to pass certain switches to the application before passing the filename?
For example: I have an Excel file, ...
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How to get my trackpad “driver” to always run when starting Windows 7
I have a HP netbook which came with Windows 7 Starter and a Synaptics track pad.
A few months ago while fighting a virus I removed everything that autostarted that I couldn't easily identify. I was ...
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Passing arguments to shortcuts through start+run?
I've been making shortcuts to thing I use often so I don't have a cluttered taskbar. I have shortcuts for games, thunderbird, etc, and just type winkey+r tb for thunderbird or winkey+r wa x^2+2x+3 dx ...
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Dreamweaver CS5 comment/uncomment
How can I comment/uncomment the code with a shortcut in DW CS5? IS there ashortcut? If no how can I create for both of them? (It would be nice if both operations were done with the same key ...
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Onenote shortcut to change mouse cursor from pen mode to text mode
I am using Wacom tablet with Onenote. When I move my pen inside the page, it defaults to pen mode. If I want to change to text mode I have to click the toolbar.
What is the shortcut for changing from ...
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Gnome annoying shortcut keys
Gnome have a lot of system-wide keyboard shortcut that have conflict with application-wide keyboard shortcut.
Windows avoid from such conflicts with using a dedicated key (super/window/OS key).
for ...
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How to run my own application on a windows server 2003 machine so others can use it
I've created a simple gui in python that grabs some xml from a db and emails it via mapi. I want the others on the support team to be able to use it.
I put the app on my windows 2003 server and put ...
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Add shortcut to Windows' “Save As” dialog?
I'm running Windows XP SP3, and was wondering if Windows allows adding shortcuts in the "Save As" dialog, in addition to the standard folders (My Recent Documents, Desktop, etc.)?
Since I happen to ...
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Send taskbar icon to statusbar [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Running batch file in notification area
I've set up a batch file which runs an application via the command line. For the application to keep running I need to keep that ...
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Security warning in Win7 from the Links directory
Every shortcut placed to the Links bar (C:\Users\user_name\Favorites\Links) shows this security warning:
Open File - Security Warning Name ... Type: Shortcut ... files from Internet etc.
I can ...
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Windows 7: How to have 2 shortcuts to the same executable in the Taskbar?
One to be ran "as Administrator" and the other as the regular user?
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Mac OS X shortcut problem using firefox
I am using Mac OS X. I had a look at the Mac OS X Firefox shortcut table.
Command+H should open the browser history.
Now, i really wondered why our users explained that this shortcut minimizes the ...
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Creating shortcuts to network locations with authentication on a Windows box
This post is a short novel, so bear with me...
I'd like to find an effective way to manage a set of shortcuts that point to network locations (e.g. \\server-name\folder) that technically aren't just ...
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Why “<Ctrl> + C” for copying does not work in Pidgin?
In pidgin, the shortcut of copying a text of chat history <Ctrl> + C does not work. Does anyone know why?
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Change shortcuts of pidgin
In pidgin, I would like to change the shortcut of sending messages from <Enter> to <Alt> + S, does anyone know how to do it?
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How to bring the cursor to the start of the word which the cursor is currently pointed to?
Usually after I've typed a word like say Wikipedia:
Typing.. Tying.. Wikipedia[cursor here]
I want to "select" that word, so basically I press Shift + ← x 9
Now slowly this gets annoying, ...
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Vim in OSX: How to do page-up/page-down/go to EOL through a vim file opened in terminal?
In putty, which is how I primarily used VIM, I could do the following:
Page up/down : Using the native Page up/down key. In Mac, the alternative is Fn + Up/Down, which doesn't work in the terminal ...
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Bizarre shortcut icon problem with XP-7 dual-boot
I dual-boot Windows XP and Windows 7 and have run into a peculiar issue with icons for shortcuts.
A different desktop is used for each OS, so I have a shortcut to the other one on each for easy ...
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Seeking shortcut to execute a Program with a supplied Local Path
A program requires local path property to perform correctly.
I'm seeking shortcut command to execute a program with a supplied localPath
For example,
cd /usr/local/blogrmis
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How to enable the Spotlight shortcut in OS X while allowing japanese characters input?
According to this page : http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/cdb_sptfky.html
the keyboard shortcut to open the Spotlight menu in OS X is CMD-Space Bar.
However, I am using a ...
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Notepad Ctrl-Backspace behavior
Text fields in almost all software erase a word when ctrl+backspace is pressed. However, Notepad behaves differently, and inserts a character which is:
`` (I copy-pasted it here. I'm not sure if it is ...
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Shortcut to a manipulation of the current URL
I'm using Firefox (9.0.1 in Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit) and I'm wondering how to make a shortcut to a certain manipulation of the current URL.
Here's an example to clarify. I'm browsing http://askubuntu.com ...
