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Setting python up the easy way in Windows 11

1. Install [uv] — a python package and project manager

   powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

   Restart PowerShell for the path to uv to reload and be accessible from the command line.

2. Install python

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Enclose text

In Windows, [enclosing text][v] with delimiters using a keyboard shortcut (see examples below) can be achieved using a [AutoHotkey][ahk] script.

• Ctrl " : adds double quotes to the phrase
• Ctrl ' : adds single quotes -- do --
• Ctrl ] : adds square brackets -- do --
• Ctrl ) : adds parentheses -- do --

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Build

These are instructions for setting [Sublime Text][st] up to build (i.e., compile, run, or type-set) a source to produce some output. Owing to different file paths, these would be different obviously for different systems. In all of these, be sure to adjust paths as necessary.

Usage. Select Tools > Build System > New Build System..., and replace the entire pre-populated instructions with the following respectively. With a source file open in Sublime Text, Build is invoked with either Ctrl B  (Windows) or  ⌘ B  (MacOS).

LaTeX (MacOS): LaTeX-Mac.sublime-build:

{

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Code of conduct

Without a sense of purpose or belonging, the danger that communities eventually become e(ch|g)o chambers is real. After a few incidents, we came to realise we needed a code of conduct too. Volunteering to take a stab, this is what we came up with.

Class of 1987.

We are built on the foundation of friendship, trust, and the highest respect for one another. This we know in our bones, but should we ever need to refer to, then here it is:

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Sublime Text + Typst setup for Windows

1. [Download Sublime Text][dst] (portable version)
2. [Download Typst][dty] (typically: typst-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip file)
3. Unzip both into, say, a misc folder. An example of executable file path:

   C:\Users\ckun\misc\st
   C:\Users\ckun\misc\typst
   

4. Write a custom build file for Sublime Text, Typst-win.sublime-build, with the following content in it, and park it under Preferences > Browse Packages > User:

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Typst to PDF on MacOS and Windows

Typst can be installed on MacOS with brew. Typst package for Sublime Text provides the build setup needed to compile typ file to a pdf. For older MacOS, or Windows, see below.

Using Sublime Text on older MacOS

My 12+y old laptop, long out-of-date and warranty, is better than a Raspberry Pi for desktop computing in every practicable way. For writing, editing, scripting, typesetting, and for terminal applications, it works just fine.

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LaTeX to pdf on MacOS and Windows

Using Sublime Text on MacOS

1. Select Tools > Build System > New Build System... and replace the entire pre-populated JSON instruction with the following:

   {
     "cmd": ["/Library/TeX/texbin/xelatex", "$file"],

"selector": "text.tex.latex"

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#!/bin/bash
# Define the function
display_system_info() {
    # Set column width (adjust as needed)
    local column_width=18

    # Define a function to print data in a four-column format
    print_table() {
        local col1="$1"
        local col2="$2"

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; Scripting replies in Outlook with AutoHotkey v2
;
; Hit Alt + x (or !x) to create a reply email (template) with
; salutation to sender's First Name from selected / opened
; email in Microsoft Outlook, which looks like this:
;
; Hello <FirstName>,
;
; Thank you for your email.
;

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#let cknotes(doc) = {
// settings
  set page(
    header: align(left)[
      #image("logo.png", width: 9%)
    ],
    margin: (
      top: 2cm,
      y: 2cm,
    ),