Category Archives: Soft and instruments

Run notepad++ from the Windows console

Posted on January 4, 2023 by

Sometimes in Windows, you have to use cmd console, create files in it, etc. So it is convenient to bind file opening in npp (notepad++) to alias npp <file name>. There are different ways to do it, but the easiest … Continue reading →

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C language: compile and run in Notepad++

Posted on September 2, 2022 by

In top menu press “Run” and enter there… Example: cmd /c cd “C:\Users\n\Desktop\” && gcc 1.c -o 1.exe && 1.exe There we say to Notepad++: cmd – run terminal /c means to close cmd terminal after program finished; you can … Continue reading →

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HEX editor for Windows

Posted on August 30, 2022 by

I’ve been looking for a good fast open-source HEX editor for a long time. Finally I found it: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxhexeditor/ Enjoy 🙂

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WordPress Voice Input

Posted on August 23, 2022 by

Hi all, I’m Stucco. I decided to try voice text entry via Google Docs. This article will be about voice input and texting options for your social networks or blogs. I hope I don’t have to do a lot of … Continue reading →

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[solution] blurry emoticons in phpBB (or other forums)

Posted on August 23, 2022 by

First off, here’s how to add emoticons to phpBB:   uploading smiley pictures to /images/smilies on the forum: Administrators section → “Messages” → “Emoticons” → below “Add some emoticons” Fill in the fields, tick the box at the top right … Continue reading →

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Disable next slide (preview) for multiple display in LibreOffice Impress

Posted on August 16, 2022 by

How to remove when presentation showed at two screens at once.. to hide control panel of slideshow: Tools → Options → LibreOffice Impress → General Presentation section on the right top side uncheck Enable Presentation Console

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Excel tricks & lifehacks on an example of LibreOffice tables

Posted on July 22, 2022 by

Useful lifechanging tips and tricks for working with spreadsheets in Excel! Hello i’m a Shtuky. Today i’ll show you excel lifehacks using the free open source libreoffice. Let’s start with the ideas that i use every day – hold control … Continue reading →

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Notepad++ fork

Posted on April 26, 2022 by

For a long time I was looking for a stable fork of Numpad++ that could live in parallel with the vanilla version of NPP. What for? To be able to run two instances of my favorite editor 🙂 Unfortunately, using … Continue reading →

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Compiling in “Notepad++”

Posted on March 8, 2022 by

I got a little carried away using Borland 6 to learn C. Powerful program and all, but due to my age, the UI customization capabilities are at the level of a notebook (the same one). For example, you cannot change … Continue reading →

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How to strip date / time in Notepad ++ (regular expressions)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by

The task is to remove the date or time in the log file, for example, this: [11:33] hello [11:35] how to replace timestamp with a space? [12:16] probably this can be done using regular expressions [12:44] I tried period (.) … Continue reading →

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[solution] Photoshop turn off grid default

Posted on November 22, 2021 by

I’ve noticed that every time when I open Photoshop – it has grids turned on by default and each time I had to hide it by pressing Ctrl+h. Finally I found solution: Go to top menu and find there: View … Continue reading →

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