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What is the best Windows program to print out source code (more generally, text files)? I'd like the following features:
Includes line numbers
Option of printing 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet of paper.
Header includes filename and timestamp.
Notepad++ is an excellent tool for this (and it's free!). You can print the code out both in normal text, as well as marked-up with colour as you see it on the screen!
I tried the suggested Notepad++ and Codex, but I find them too limiting.
I could not print two columns per sheet in either one of them.
I like to maximize the amount of code per sheet.
A decade ago I would use pcps to print multiple columns of source code, but that software is just too old and cumbersome in this day and age.
For now, I would suggest this, if you want multi column output: http://www.lerup.com/printfile/
UltraEdit works pretty well for all three of those.
www.ultraedit.com
I use Context for most of my non-Visual Studio development, and it does what you asked for and is free. I don't know how well it does color, but the source code colors print in a couple of varying boldnesses, which makes it pretty readable in black and white.
I just use the printer dialog to set the multi-pages per sheet option.
I'm using Codex: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/codex.html
Works pretty good, can both print and publish (export to HTML).
Crimson Editor looks great too!
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I want to write bash in a comfortable environment.
I've tried http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=365
But it lacks:
function list
function parameter hint
function description hint
Is there any vim plugin which you use when writing shell script?
Don't forget that Vim is not an IDE (though through its great integration capabilities and plugins, it can appear like one). It is first and foremost a (very powerful) text editor. (There are various blog posts and discussions around that topic, so I spare you further arguments.)
How are function parameter hints supposed to work in Bash scripts? Arguments are simply passed as positional untyped parameters $1 etc., and must be parsed and assigned to variables inside the function.
Likewise, a function description would require some sort of commenting conventions (e.g. tags like Doxygen or Javadoc use); this is not generally used, so don't expect an existing solution.
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How can I retrieve data from OpenStreetMap (OSM) using the OSM API (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API) and Ruby? Is there any ruby gem available which serves my purpose? I have been searching for a good solution for my purpose but nothing served me exactly what I need.
As for example : Given the country name as input, I need to get the list of all streets of that country etc.
Any kind of link/code sample or starting point is fine. I can then explore more to find out what I need exactly. Thanks!
As the question as posed is off topic for Stack Overflow, I will answer the question of "How to find something I can use" rather than give any kind of recommendation on a tool itself.
I am not familiar with any gems for OpenStreetMap.
So I do this command from the terminal:
gem list --remote | grep street
And my terminal answers me with this:
openstreetmap (0.2.1)
And then I pull up my trusty browser, and open up ruby-toolbox.org and search for openstreetmap.
This produces a page that shows 30 results. In there, I see the mentioned gem, but also I see Rosemary which seems promising, as it is an "OpenStreetMap API client for ruby" and it was last updated only 4 months ago.
So, hopefully this helps in future searches. You have a lot of tools available to get started on your search to get to the point you are asking for in this question, so that you can get down to the business of doing what you need.
The main API you want to use is not suitable for such queries. It is mainly for editing and retrieving small amounts of map data within a small region. For larger queries better use the Overpass API which is much faster and also allows very complex query conditions if needed.
The Overpass API uses XML as input and serves either XML or JSON as output format. So it should be rather easy to use in any common scripting language.
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Does anyone know of a good online API that can translate EAN/GTIN barcodes to the product name (and if possible anything extra such as category?)
I have been unable to find one that has a good success rate, below are some barcodes from items just scanned around my house (nothing rare or obscure)
Example barcodes:
5010186014550
20411336
21048753
5449000000996
5051413363249
try this: http://openean.kaufkauf.net/
here is the API link for it: http://openean.kaufkauf.net/api.php
or this: http://www.codecheck.info/
Both are in german but the language doesn't matter, EAN is EAN :).
try your barcodes there, maybe the database contains your EAN's.
This database seems even larger:
ean-search.org
They also have a REST API.
Here is a comprehensive one from Norway:
http://glnservice1.gs1.no/GS1GepirClient/GepirClient.aspx
Regards
Arnfinn
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Are there any tools out there that will index source code, client side, and provide blazing fast search results?
How can I index our internal source code? is related but covers server side tools.
Everything and Locate32 are nice indexing-tools on the windows platform. Just one problem, they only index the file-names.
DocFetcher is another solution, it tries to index the content of the files, but have big memory issues as it cannot index the content of bigger files, and just skips them
I'm also on the search for something to index my data, and i want some tool like locate32 wich is supernice to integrate with the windows shell, but it would be nice to get it to index the content of files also, only brute word indexing, no magic to be done to the data, but let me do plain wildcard searches, like words starting with, ending with, and containing.
But the search is still on.. (for an app, that is..)
Install ctags.
Then ctags -R in the root of your source tree. Many editors, including Vim, can use the resulting tags file to give near-instant search results.
I know this is an old question, but maybe this will help someone else.
Take a look at CodeIDX: http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeidx/.
Using CodeIDX you can index multiple directories using filetype filters and search the created index.
You can open multiple searches at the same time and the results can be viewed in a preview.
Using GNU Global you can get browsable, searchable source code. You can run this locally too or use all the tools that go with it (like less to go straight to a function definition).
See http://www.tamacom.com/tour/kernel/linux/ for an example of the Linux Kernel.
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Looking for links to resources that will help me write a user guide for a software application. I'm after something that will help me to structure my guide, give it an appropriate writing style, and ensure that it has an excellent look and feel throughout.
This link has some strong points. Each point is presented with clear speech and with inline justifications.
When writing procedures, use the
active voice (e.g. Click this) and
address users directly (write "you"
rather than "the user").
When explaining an action, use the
"command" form of the verb:
"Choose an option from the menu and
press [ENTER]."
http://www.klariti.com/technical-writing/User-Guides-Tutorial.shtml
Here is the complete list of the topics covered on the aforementioned article:
Front Page (cover pages)
Cover and Title Page
Disclaimer
Preface
Contents
Body of the guide
Procedures
Writing procedures
Chunking text
Number your steps
Using the If-Then Approach
Reference Materials
Back Matter
Glossary
Index
Establishing Standards
Document Format
Structure Style
Technical Language
Addressing the User
Presenting your material
Special Requirements
For structure and look+feel, consider using a framework such as DocBook.
DocBook uses an XML markup schema that makes you think about how your document should be arranged. There are XSL transformations to convert it to common formats like HTML and PDF with a whole load of config options to make it look the way you want. And it's open-source (free). There are downsides of course: the schema's pretty big, and editing can be hard work without a good XML editor.
Examples: http://wiki.docbook.org/topic/WhoUsesDocBook