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ITT: Fonts.
In particularly monospace fonts, and the rare and based monospace unicode fonts. Or the so-called "programmer" fonts. Though, I don't really program. I just like to quickly and easily organize and compare stuff to make everything easier.
I know a lot of people like to avoid talking about this or think that after all this time we would already have flawless fonts needed: but we don't. At least not for me. And I think there may be others.
Instead of asking "what's the best font" I'll just say what I'm going to use; so it can be accepted, or other suggestions can be made. I'm going to use [GNU] Unifont 12 for most things from now on.
The main issue is that sometimes I have to work with things in other languages. I would like them to at least be monospaced. If the font can't render the character: it makes a square block that's not monospace. If it wasn't for that then I wouldn't have to do this. But that's the reality.
tl;dr: I'm looking for a monospace unicode font and the best 1 I've font so far is [GNU] Unifont.
Before I begin with additional posts: I'd like to say that this probably won't make any sense to a lot of people. They're personal notes I'm sharing and don't follow any convention. So they probably only make sense to me. But I still feel the need to post everything; In case anyone has questions, or wants to know more about it.
tl;dr: What I'm posting probably only makes sense to me; But I decided to post it anyway.
Here's some fonts tested and some extremely short tl;dr notes about them.Font |Note
Arial |not mono or uni
Arial Unicode MS |not uni
Times New Roman |not mono or uni
courier New |not uni
Fixedsys |not uni
Fixedsys Excelsior|uni brk in NP
DejaVuSans Mono |uni brk in NP
[GNU] Unifont |bitmapped
Also I looked up the fonts to see what gets the most results. I'm assuming what gets more results is more popularity accepted. So, it may be better to work with in that sense, too.Font |Look-up Results
"fixdsys excelsior"|3,850
"gnu unifont" |40,100
"dejavu sans mono" |75,300
"dejavu sans" |187,000
By the way: I'm pretty sure everyone knows what search engine I used to look this up. So I don't feel the need to mention it. They don't need anymore advertising.
Also I know I have a lot to say here so the whole thing's "tl;dr". But there's "tl;dr" notes at the end of all of them. So there's no excuse not to read it. I've thought about this for a long time. I always put this off. I always thought the answer would just come. But it doesn't. So. I'm going to solve this issue once and for all. I'm going to bring closure.
tl;dr: tl;dr I have a lot to say but put tl;dr's everywhere; So there's no excuse not to read it.
This is just about the perfect font for anything that isn't word processing
Why are you using anything else?
Inconsolata is far better fám
because Source Sans Pro, Source Serif Pro, and Source Code Pro are all better for their specific applications (and in general, but I'd only make this point to a retarded zealot who thinks Consolas is the end-all-be-all of fonts).
>>52988448
>calling others retarded when your tastes are this bad
You're literally dumb
TempleOS thread.
>>52988065
I hear DolDocs are pretty cool.
>>52988065
God also told him to make PS or any other windows application to run on TempleOS, he faled.
>that guy who puts tape over his laptop's webcam
> that girl who got her webcam masturbation vids leaked
I find it kind of funny when people who claim to be really privacy conscious put something over their webcam. like a video of you naked, changing, masturbating, etc... is anything compared to the fact that the hypothetical intruder can monitor all the business you conduct on your computer, which is basically all the business you conduct.
>>52987555
no offense but that was a really fucking awful post
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ggWK6h
I'm going to use it to work with Premier Pro, Lightroom and Photoshop and I'm beginning to learn web development.
I'll also be playing games on it, my budget would ideally be keeping the setup under £800. I won't be buying Windows and instead using Dax installer. I also have another 144hz monitor that I wish to buy but haven't chosen yet.
Be brutally honest, is this the worst build you've ever seen?
>>52987192
>Seagate Barracuda 3TB
It's fine if you don't mind a 40% failure rate within the year.
>970 3.5+.5GB vram
It's fine if you don't mind the massive slowdown starting at 3.51 GB.
>purchasing your OS
I don't really understand it but if that's what you want to do with your money it's really no business of mine.
>>52987379
>It's fine if you don't mind a 40% failure rate within the year.
I didn't know this, I'll have to move to WD instead then.
>It's fine if you don't mind the massive slowdown starting at 3.51 GB.
I don't understand this post, could you explain?
>I don't really understand it but if that's what you want to do with your money it's really no business of mine.
I'm not purchasing it, if you read my post, I said I would be using Dax Installer, it's a layout.
>Shitgate
No
>Wifi on a desktop
>It's not even 802.11ac
No
>Optical drive
>The current year
No
ITT: Catheters, Mods killed the last one
I wonder why
>>52987144
Is sounding as painful as having a catheter put in?
>>52987151
"Catheters are technology, medical technology" - another anon
Daily Programming Thread
What are you working on, anonymous ?
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helping to resolve issues and learning from mistakes.
Got a weird bug, which I'm pretty sure is a logic error on my part. Anyone wanna help?
Language is Swift.
When I run this code in a Cocoa interface, it saves the value as a string and makes it the placeholder text instead of writing the value. The weird part is when I open the window back up, that value is the placeholder text, and when I submit it, it takes the value, just like I want it to do the first time around.
Effectively it causes a user interface bug where the user would have to save the api key, close the window, open it again, and click save again. Kinda weird.import Foundation
import Cocoa
class SavePreferences: NSViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var apiKeySavedText: NSTextField!
let defaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults()
var apiKey = ""
var apiKeyTitle = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("userApiKey")
//MARK textfield for api key
@IBOutlet weak var textFieldApiKey: NSTextField!
//MARK save API Key as default preference
@IBAction func btnSaveApiKey(sender: AnyObject) {
self.defaults.setObject(self.textFieldApiKey.stringValue, forKey: "userApiKey")
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0)) { () -> Void in
self.defaults.synchronize()
print("apikey saved as", self.apiKeyTitle)
}
apiKeySavedText.hidden = false
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
apiKeySavedText.hidden = true
if(self.defaults.valueForKey("userApiKey") != nil) {
textFieldApiKey.placeholderString = self.defaults.valueForKey("userApiKey") as? String
}
}
}
>>52987029
I'm just working on this stupid fucking program that makes it easier to dub/trip/quad post
http://pastebin.com/Y9yaDZBV
>>52987056
>http://pastebin.com/Y9yaDZBV
that creates about 500 requests per second on my machine, nice DoS script faggot
I've finally decided to upgrade my computer. I'm going to scrap my current Pentium 2 completely and I've decided to go with an I7.
I want performance without spending a fortune. It doesn't need to be the most recent architecture and o wanted a good MOR CPU in that category so I've decided on a 4790k.
I can't for the life of me figure what I should look for in a motherboard.
I've seen some of those Asus vengeance LGA 1150 boards but don't have many PCIe slots. Not sure if I need them anyway?
What would you suggest that isn't basic cheap o but isn't a fortune. If no can get a better board cheaper second hand, I will.
>>52986850
>McAfee Offer Inside
>>52986850
What do you plan to use your computer for? Be honest
>>52986850
I have an ASUS z97-a board with a 4790k and it works well.
Thinking of taking CS in college? DON'T.
If I caught a junior or even a seasoned programmer WRITING ALGORITHMS and NOT USING FUCKING LIBRARIES WRITTEN BY TEAMS WHO DO IT FOR A LIVING I WOULD FUCKING FIRE HIS ASS!
There are phds and scientists that work in teams in R&D depts. full time to develop novel algorithms for various and sundry operations. Everything from sorting to novel data structures and so forth. If you are doing ANYTHING of the sort from scratch you should be FIRED on the spot for wasting company time and introducing security and performance risks in code.
CS is a bullshit uni course. By the time your in ANY position to be writing ALGORITHMS or actually doing COMPUTER SCIENCE you'll have LONG forgotten anything you 'learned' in school.
Uni is doing kids a huge disservice. They should be teaching you how to actually write good code for 4 years so you'll be useful to someone. If you want to write *algorithms* or do *science* become a fucking scientist in an RnD dept. Oh yeah, you wouldn't be in one for YEARS anyway!!!!
>>52986666
Sounds like you are working at a really boring place.
For all the interesting problems, no one else is working on them, so no libraries exist.
What degree would you have me get? IT? CIS?
What is the comfiest smartphone screen size?
>>52986018
4.7 in
>>52986094
this. this. A hundred times this.
I am so sad that I lost muh htc one m7. Was the comfiest phone I ever owned. Fucking moto /g/ garbage is way to big. Why did I fell for that meme?
anything over 5 inches is too fucking big. i have an lg g stylo and wish i went for the moto g.
guys my fucking kid fell for this shit, what the fuck do I do? I raised her better than this...
>>52985966
>her
you're expecting a woman to be smart
smack her across the face and tell her if she ever breaks another phone you won't replace it
you get memed because you're as dumb as your kid is
>>52985966
If her age is on the clock...
Dammit, Volkerding is a hard one.
Previously on: >>52977793
Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
There are four ways to try Linux, you can:
1) Install a Linux OS on a VM (Virtual Machine/VirtualBox) for "safety purposes"
2) Use the Live ISO directly without installing anything, that way, you can get a "full Linux experience".
3) Dual-boot Linux with Windows/Mac (recommended if you want to learn more about Linux)
4) Go balls deep and overwrite everything with Linux (not recommended)
Before asking, please search for answers to your questions in resources.
Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly Linux Thread.
Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, although maybe wine can make up for it.
Resources:
man <insert command here>
your friendly neighborhood search engine
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/
http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux
Various helpful Linux pages from your friends at /g/
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Check out this page for any updates on the OP
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php//flt/
Beginner tips/guides
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/
>>52985770
First for Gentoo
>>52985704
here it is#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
ini_set("log_errors", 1);
ini_set("error_log", "/tmp/php-error.log"); // log all the errors
array_shift($argv); // don't need the filename of the script.
error_log(var_export($argv, true)); //debug info
error_log(shell_exec('echo $DISPLAY')); // more debug info
$output = trim(shell_exec('env DISPLAY=:1 zenity --entry --text="Enter a list of tags to add to the selected files" --title="Add tags"')); // prompt for tags
error_log($output); // dump it all in the log
if (trim($output) == '')
exit('no tags');
$list = explode(', ', $output); // turn string into an array
$tags = implode('/', $list); // turn array into string
$tags = '/home/username/tags/store/'.$tags.'/@/'; // filepath for symlink
foreach ($list as $newtag) // make sure all tags exist.
{
if (!file_exists('/home/username/tags/tags/'.$newtag))
mkdir('/home/username/tags/tags/'.$newtag);
}
foreach ($argv as $file) // symlink files into their tags
{
$file = urldecode(str_replace('file://', '', $file)); // convert URIs to paths
if (symlink($file, $tags.basename($file)))
error_log('Successfully symlinked '.$file.' to '.$tags.basename($file));
else
error_log('Could not symlink '.$file.' to '.$tags.basename($file));
}
?>
inb4
>>php
>well there's your problem
also had this problem with just a zenity prompt inside a bash script called by nautilus, but not when zenity was called directly by nautilus.
This thread was created to prevent anons from spamming new threads, for technology questions they have.
If you are that person, post your simple/small/stupid questions here
Don't bump. This is a slow board, and will continue to be. Wait for an answer or google it.
If you see other anons posting questions outside this thread, ignore or redirect them here
Use >>>/g/sqt as a link to find the sqt thread
I'm going to dualboot Arch on my Macbook pro, which I've done before but there are some remnants of some other distros, like Ubuntu and Arch, on my rEFInd menu. How do I get rid of these remnants? It's the Ubuntu icon and the 2 penguins.
I'm tired of using the Facebook app on my phone (Android user). But I'm pretty active on the site and always look at notifications the second they pop up. Is there a way to use any of the webpage apps and still have notifications for Facebook arrive immediately?
Any launcher on Android that lets you hide everything and give absolute control? Every one I download has this forced stuff on the apps section, like dividing them in Games - Other at the top, or some integrated app store icon at the botom. I want nothing but the icons on the app part.
I hear all this shit about skylake being a meme, but what's actually wrong with it? Why wouldn't someone building a new PC from scratch go with skylake?
>>52985164
I got a Xeon E3-1231-v3
Now I just have to decide between a 390x and a Fury
>>52985179
>server processor for gaming
why
>>52985179
I got the 390, best price for performance vs the extra like ~5fps a 390x gives.
Convince me not to buy an s7
>Pro tip, you can't
The N9 and the N950 exist
>>52985058
>lagwiz
Enough said
Can you remove the battery now?
Can you add a micro sd card now?
