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KingEup: Nov 18, 2004; I am a REAL ADDICT
(to threadshitting)

Please ask me for my google inspired wisdom on shit I know nothing about. Actually, you don't even have to ask.

So my dongle just arrived and now I have a dual display setup.

Question:

I have an 5657 � 2289 image that I would like to span the entire 3840x1200 workspace.

Why can't I find the option in Preferences?

If there is no way to enable this, how can I use Preview to slip the image straight down the middle?

# ? Jun 27, 2012 12:05

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# ? May 18, 2024 14:52

angrytech: Jun 26, 2009

I'm trying to change the desktop background on mountain lion from the terminal using applescript like so:

code:

osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "x.png"'

When I run it though, I get an error "33:48: execution error: Finder got an error: AppleEvent handler failed. (-10000)"
Am I doing something totally wrong? I've never used applescript before so I'm just assuming that it's my own problem.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 15:02

Strangelet Wave: Nov 6, 2004; Surely you're joking!

Mr Man posted:

Yeah and it gets even better with plugins! enjoy your new editing addiction!

Seconded. With the LaTeXTools plugin, Sublime Text 2 is the only way I look at text files nowadays.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 15:30

Catalyst-proof: May 11, 2011; better waste some time with you

Hey, so Safari rules because I can increase the minimum font size on all web pages, but then the layout tends to get a little stupid/broken. Is there anyway to increase the minimum zoom level, consistently, across all webpages, forever and ever, for not just text but for the entire page and layout, images, etc?

# ? Jun 27, 2012 15:42

cbirdsong: Sep 8, 2004; Commodore of the Apocalypso; Lipstick Apathy

Fren posted:

Hey, so Safari rules because I can increase the minimum font size on all web pages, but then the layout tends to get a little stupid/broken. Is there anyway to increase the minimum zoom level, consistently, across all webpages, forever and ever, for not just text but for the entire page and layout, images, etc?

In the view menu, is this box checked?

# ? Jun 27, 2012 16:06

Catalyst-proof: May 11, 2011; better waste some time with you

cbirdsong posted:

In the view menu, is this box checked?

Nope.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 16:20

Lexicon: Jul 29, 2003; I had a beer with Stephen Harper once and now I like him.

low-key-taco posted:

Wow how have I never heard of this program before. It's like a better version of Programmer's Notepad that is cross platform. No more vim for me on mac.

I've never heard of it either but it looks great. Can it be made to use vim commands? I've invested too much time getting good at vim to not use it as my primary editor.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 17:27

Bob Morales: Aug 18, 2006; ~~Just wear the fucking mask, Bob~~

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Lexicon posted:

I've never heard of it either but it looks great. Can it be made to use vim commands? I've invested too much time getting good at vim to not use it as my primary editor.

http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/2/vintage.html

# ? Jun 27, 2012 17:32

Decius: Oct 14, 2005; Ramrod XTreme

Fren posted:

Hey, so Safari rules because I can increase the minimum font size on all web pages

By the way, Chrome and Firefox can do that too. i guess Opera also, but I don't use it any more.
Firefox at least also remembers the zoom factor you set a domain to, but I don't know of a method on any of the browsers to force full site zoom globally.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 19:04

Van Kraken: Feb 13, 2012

I have a question about installing Windows 8 on my computer. I have a mid-2009 Macbook Pro, so I can't boot from USB, and I recently found out that my DVD drive is broken. I'm trying to install Windows 8 by cloning the install disk to a different partition and booting from there, then installing to a third partition.

I created the two new partitions with

code:

diskutil resizevolume /dev/disk0s2 245G 2 MS-DOS "BOOT" 4G MS-DOS "WIN8" 60G

My hard disk now looks like

code:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            245.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOT                    4.0 GB     disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data WIN8                    70.2 GB    disk0s5

Then I cloned the install iso to BOOT using Carbon Copy Cloner and used fdisk to mark BOOT as bootable.

Now BOOT shows up in the boot menu, but when I select it, I'm kicked to a windows-style error screen saying that there was an error 0xC000000E and to insert a recovery disk.

Where did I go wrong? Is what I'm trying to do even possible? Or should I take this to one of the subforums?

# ? Jun 27, 2012 19:42

angrytech: Jun 26, 2009

So another question, I'm trying to set the Safari homepage from a bash script in Lion.
When I run "defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage https://www.example.com" from the terminal it works, but when I run that very same line from a bash script it doesn't do anything.
What am I missing?

# ? Jun 27, 2012 20:31

Modern Pragmatist: Aug 20, 2008

angrytech posted:

So another question, I'm trying to set the Safari homepage from a bash script in Lion.
When I run "defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage https://www.example.com" from the terminal it works, but when I run that very same line from a bash script it doesn't do anything.
What am I missing?

Are you sure you are copying the command exactly? Defaults won't throw an error if you put in bad values. Works fine on my machine, you just have to restart Safari to have it take effect.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 20:57

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Fren posted:

Hey, so Safari rules because I can increase the minimum font size on all web pages, but then the layout tends to get a little stupid/broken. Is there anyway to increase the minimum zoom level, consistently, across all webpages, forever and ever, for not just text but for the entire page and layout, images, etc?

I haven't used it, but I'm thinking the AllPagesZoom extension might do what you want.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 20:57

angrytech: Jun 26, 2009

Modern Pragmatist posted:

Are you sure you are copying the command exactly? Defaults won't throw an error if you put in bad values. Works fine on my machine, you just have to restart Safari to have it take effect.

I think I figured it out, I was executing the script as root, so it wasn't taking affect for the logged-in user.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 20:58

brap: Aug 23, 2004; Grimey Drawer

Van Kraken posted:

I have a question about installing Windows 8 on my computer. I have a mid-2009 Macbook Pro, so I can't boot from USB,

Have you tried? This sounds dubious.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 22:38

Van Kraken: Feb 13, 2012

fleshweasel posted:

Have you tried? This sounds dubious.

Yeah. Boot Camp Assistant won't give me the option burn a bootable USB, and when I made one anyways and tried it, it didn't show up in the boot menu.

# ? Jun 27, 2012 23:22

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fleshweasel posted:

Have you tried? This sounds dubious.

Seconded. If a MacBook (and Intel based Mac) cannot boot from USB, there is something wrong.

Van Kraken posted:

Yeah. Boot Camp Assistant won't give me the option burn a bootable USB, and when I made one anyways and tried it, it didn't show up in the boot menu.

Windows will not boot from USB, so Of course that does not work.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 00:21

hannibal: Jul 27, 2001; [img-planes]

I believe only the Airs (and newer Macbooks?) can boot the Windows installer from USB, it was something they added so that Boot Camp would work on the Airs. I don't have a source but I recall seeing this somewhere when trying to install Windows via USB on my 2010 MBP a while back.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 00:27

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

Is there a program for OS X out there that can edit/create swf documents that's not made by Adobe or Macromedia? Basically Flash made by some other company?

# ? Jun 28, 2012 01:24

Experto Crede: Aug 19, 2008; Keep on Truckin'

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

Is there a program for OS X out there that can edit/create swf documents that's not made by Adobe or Macromedia? Basically Flash made by some other company?

There doesn't seem to be much, but Pencil should do, I think. I presume you wanted it for animations, but there are some actionscript editors out there too.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 02:19

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

Experto Crede posted:

There doesn't seem to be much, but Pencil should do, I think. I presume you wanted it for animations, but there are some actionscript editors out there too.

Cool! Thanks, can't wait to check this out. Do you know of any actionscript editors? I wish there was something that was both an actionscript editor with drawing tools. Not sure how they'd work separately.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 03:01

Bob Morales: Aug 18, 2006; ~~Just wear the fucking mask, Bob~~

I don't care how many people I probably infected with COVID-19 while refusing to wear a mask, my comfort is far more important than the health and safety of everyone around me!

Thought I'd pass two little tricks I learned about in OS X today. The first is sc_usage, you can give it the PID of a running process and it gives you a display of the system calls the process makes:

The second is fs_usage, it gives you a list of all filesystem activity - you'll probably want to use grep or something to filter the output. 'Everything is a file' in UNIX so you'll see a shitload of activity even though most of it isn't really accessing a typical file on disk

# ? Jun 28, 2012 03:18

Van Kraken: Feb 13, 2012

kapalama posted:

Windows will not boot from USB, so Of course that does not work.

Oops, I meant that my computer can't make or boot from the installation USB.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 03:32

beefnoodle: Aug 7, 2004; IGNORE ME! I'M JUST AN OLD WET RAG

kapalama posted:

Seconded. If a MacBook (and Intel based Mac) cannot boot from USB, there is something wrong.

Windows will not boot from USB, so Of course that does not work.

Yes but it will install from USB.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 03:32

cbirdsong: Sep 8, 2004; Commodore of the Apocalypso; Lipstick Apathy

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

Is there a program for OS X out there that can edit/create swf documents that's not made by Adobe or Macromedia? Basically Flash made by some other company?

I am not sure what you plan to do, but Hype is a Flash-like app that makes JavaScript animations.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 04:02

Montalvo: Sep 3, 2007; Fun Shoe

Sorry I'm a little late to the Sublime Text 2 party, but as a PhD student whose work mostly involves programming and LaTeX, I've just been staring at this thing for the last 10 minutes and my jaw is still slack. As a cheapskate grad student though, is there any incentive for me to buy this besides wanting to support the developers since the evaluation time is currently indefinite? :shobon:

# ? Jun 28, 2012 04:08

Decius: Oct 14, 2005; Ramrod XTreme

I think you don't get Syntax highlighting for a lot of languages if you use the unregistered version, at least I didn't for SQL (which is the majority use at work for me). I don't know about anything else, I paid up about 10 minutes after installing it, it's the perfect editor for me (and being cross-platform made it a no-brainer too).

# ? Jun 28, 2012 06:06

Montalvo: Sep 3, 2007; Fun Shoe

It highlights R and LaTeX which is all I need; I just can't really afford $59 until I get paid next month.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 06:21

Thoom: Jan 12, 2004; LUIGI SMASH!

The free version has no limitations other than the occasional nag. The syntax highlighting does have some bugs though, especially on long files, so that might have been what you noticed.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 08:54

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

cbirdsong posted:

I am not sure what you plan to do, but Hype is a Flash-like app that makes JavaScript animations.

I want to be able to open fla files and use drawing tools and actionscript editing even if it's just 2.0. I just think Flash is a bit pricy for what it is.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 14:21

tofes: Mar 31, 2011; #1 Milpitas Dave and Buster's superfan since 2013

tofes posted:

Not sure why Chrome keeps causing a kernel panic, but I sure do wish they would loving fix it!

Looks like there is some movement on this: http://gizmodo.com/5922235/we-were-right-google-confirms-chrome-is-to-blame-for-crashing-macbooks Seems like a misleading headline though

# ? Jun 29, 2012 07:03

Molten Llama: Sep 20, 2006

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

I want to be able to open fla files and use drawing tools and actionscript editing even if it's just 2.0. I just think Flash is a bit pricy for what it is.

If you ever need actual Flash for some reason, don't forget it's available at no commitment for $30 a month now.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 07:54

Experto Crede: Aug 19, 2008; Keep on Truckin'

Who remembers when Leopard came out and the way app windows lightened when they were the main. That worked really well at letting you know which wasn't the main window (hell, it really stuck out when it first came out.)

Have apple changed it at all since Leopard? It only just occurred to me that I barely notice the difference between the colour of the main window and the not main one.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 11:55

Oneiros: Jan 12, 2007

Experto Crede posted:

Who remembers when Leopard came out and the way app windows lightened when they were the main. That worked really well at letting you know which wasn't the main window (hell, it really stuck out when it first came out.)

Have apple changed it at all since Leopard? It only just occurred to me that I barely notice the difference between the colour of the main window and the not main one.

There is still a difference. Active windows have a darker title bar, heavier drop shadow, and coloured traffic-light buttons. Inactive windows are lighter, have less shadow, and the buttons are grayed out.

If you can't see a difference, your display might be out of calibration.

Active:

Inactive:

# ? Jun 29, 2012 13:32

Experto Crede: Aug 19, 2008; Keep on Truckin'

Oneiros posted:

There is still a difference. Active windows have a darker title bar, heavier drop shadow, and coloured traffic-light buttons. Inactive windows are lighter, have less shadow, and the buttons are grayed out.

If you can't see a difference, your display might be out of calibration.

Active:

Inactive:

Sorry, I worded it badly. I know it's still there, but to me at least, it's nowhere near as pronounced and noticeable as it was in Leopard.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 13:46

luvd: Sep 29, 2011; don't like omelettes but i'll eat crepes all day long

I have noticed a significant decrease in the visibility of the off/on shading since upgrading to Lion.

It used to be much more pronounced. At least Safari/Chrome did.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 14:13

carry on then: Jul 10, 2010; by VideoGames
(and can't post for 10 years!)

Leopard/Snow Leopard were darker than Lion/Snow Lion are.

We need to go back to transparent titlebars for inactive windows :v:

# ? Jun 29, 2012 19:58

Experto Crede: Aug 19, 2008; Keep on Truckin'

carry on then posted:

Leopard/Snow Leopard were darker than Lion/Snow Lion are.

We need to go back to transparent titlebars for inactive windows

Not my cup of tea. OS X prior to 10.3 was ugly as sin to me. May have had more eye candy than Classic, but it was just too busy. Panther fixed a lot of this, as did Tiger. Leopard, however, was when OS X finally got the balance right (As well as it getting rid of brushed metal)

# ? Jun 29, 2012 20:29

Bob Morales: Aug 18, 2006; ~~Just wear the fucking mask, Bob~~

I don't care how many people I probably infected with COVID-19 while refusing to wear a mask, my comfort is far more important than the health and safety of everyone around me!

Experto Crede posted:

Not my cup of tea. OS X prior to 10.3 was ugly as sin to me. May have had more eye candy than Classic, but it was just too busy. Panther fixed a lot of this, as did Tiger. Leopard, however, was when OS X finally got the balance right (As well as it getting rid of brushed metal)

I don't mind the translucent inactive titlebars (and I hate translucent terminal windows) but even back then I HATED the pinstrips and those horrid toolbar buttons.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 20:40

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Diabolik900: Mar 28, 2007

Experto Crede posted:

brushed metal

Please don't say these words again. Too many bad memories.

# ? Jun 29, 2012 20:41

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