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Can people recommend free for use (including commercial use) Unicode fonts that support many or most of the non-language based symbols, particularly the more recent additions, that are suitable for use on OS X? Fifelfoo ( talk) 03:44, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts.html ¦ Reisio ( talk) 07:07, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Most sites with a user login place constraints on the chosen password (e.g. "contains at least one capital, one lowercase, a digit and a symbol", "longer than x characters", etc.) My thinking was that passwords have so many constraints would be less stronger than these with total freedom. Can someone please explain? thanks. Gil_mo ( talk) 06:27, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Can you use the same file as input and output to
sed simultaneously?
The standard example used is something like
sed (parameters) < old > new
But I want to do it in place, as in
sed (parameters) < file1 > file1
Thanks, Rojomoke ( talk) 14:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
I see from the article that this feature is present in modern versions. I guess I'll just have to try it and see. Rojomoke ( talk) 14:43, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
On my Linux system, I have a directory containing image files with spaces in their names, such as (for the sake of example) image 1.jpg
, image 2.jpg
, image 3.jpg
and so on. I'd like to list them all in a text file, say images.txt
and then view them all in a graphics viewer, such as Eye of Gnome, by giving that file as an input with eog `cat images.txt`
. However, when I tried to do it with this kind of text file:
image 1.jpg image 2.jpg image 3.jpg
it didn't work. Then I tried with this kind of text file:
"image 1.jpg" "image 2.jpg" "image 3.jpg"
and it didn't work either. Is there any way to do this? JIP | Talk 19:33, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
python -c "import subprocess; subprocess.call(['eog'] + [x.strip() for x in open('images.txt')])"
cat images.txt | xargs -d \\n eog
Hello, I tried to save a picture from the Internet, but the computer told me that there was aleady a picture with the same name, and asked if I want to replace the existing image with the new image or cancel the operation. Accidentally clicked on OK (image replacement) and now I can not find the old picture, not even in the Recycle Bin. Does anyone know where is the old image or how you can cancel the operation? Thanks in advance, Nadav — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.181.142.251 ( talk) 20:25, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians,
So i have two tables i am using for a customizable survey form I am making, "data" and "meta":
data looks like:
id | field1 | field2 | field .. | field N |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blaise | Pascal | Address | more values |
2 | Alan | Turing | His address | Example |
3 | another first name | another last name | Example | Example |
while meta looks like
name | display text |
---|---|
field1 | First Name |
field2 | Last Name |
field.. | whatever |
field N | more display text |
So what I need help on is how do I make it like "Select field1 as whatever_the_display_text_is_on_the_meta_table, field...N from data?". In other words I want the column headers from data to be substituted by their respective equivalent from the meta table.
Thanks in advance PrinzPH ( talk) 20:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm trying to quote a dictionary definition, and the pronunciation given has an accent mark over two letters. Specifically, it looked like something directly in-between "áa" and "aá." Middle instead of left or right. Is there any way to replicate this in, e.g., a forum post? I can't find anything in Unicode that could permit this. Not a single character for "aa" (like there is for "ae") or an in-between combining diacritic. Obviously, the dictionary writers had to have typeset it somehow, and computers were probably involved... but is there any way for me to replicate it? -- Shay Guy ( talk) 22:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
When I search Google Books from a non-English speaking country I find it will force that country's domain on me at the Search inside book stage, despite my using a few tricks that work for Google Web search. US-based proxies work, but I do not really want to use them. Has anyone a solution that does not involve too much software (userscript in javascript would be Ok)? I may resort to writing a userscript myself but I am out of practice.
I have already looked at Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011_August_12#Google forces its localized domain on me, but that concerns Google Web Search. I have also looked for clues at [1] but that admits to only dealing with Web search too.
Here is an example: I know there are pages in Great economists since Keynes containing "Harvey Leibenstein"; I clear all cookies and start with http://www.google.com/ncr; I browse to http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp&ncr=1 which takes me to http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp&ncr=1 ; I enter the book name and click Search and get to http://www.google.com/search?q=Great+economists+since+Keynes&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1 ; I add "&ncr=1&hl=en" to that URL and browse to it but when i click the first result I see google has redirected to the local domain and any search results in the local language; I also tried constructing the URL " http://books.google.com/books?id=oKG2AAAAIAAJ&q=Great+economists+since+Keynes&dq=Great+economists+since+Keynes&cd=1&ncr=1&hl=en" but Google still redirected to local.
I have tried both Firefox and Opera and both logged in and out of my Google account. Any help much appreciated. 84user ( talk) 23:47, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Computing desk | ||
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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Can people recommend free for use (including commercial use) Unicode fonts that support many or most of the non-language based symbols, particularly the more recent additions, that are suitable for use on OS X? Fifelfoo ( talk) 03:44, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts.html ¦ Reisio ( talk) 07:07, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Most sites with a user login place constraints on the chosen password (e.g. "contains at least one capital, one lowercase, a digit and a symbol", "longer than x characters", etc.) My thinking was that passwords have so many constraints would be less stronger than these with total freedom. Can someone please explain? thanks. Gil_mo ( talk) 06:27, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Can you use the same file as input and output to
sed simultaneously?
The standard example used is something like
sed (parameters) < old > new
But I want to do it in place, as in
sed (parameters) < file1 > file1
Thanks, Rojomoke ( talk) 14:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
I see from the article that this feature is present in modern versions. I guess I'll just have to try it and see. Rojomoke ( talk) 14:43, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
On my Linux system, I have a directory containing image files with spaces in their names, such as (for the sake of example) image 1.jpg
, image 2.jpg
, image 3.jpg
and so on. I'd like to list them all in a text file, say images.txt
and then view them all in a graphics viewer, such as Eye of Gnome, by giving that file as an input with eog `cat images.txt`
. However, when I tried to do it with this kind of text file:
image 1.jpg image 2.jpg image 3.jpg
it didn't work. Then I tried with this kind of text file:
"image 1.jpg" "image 2.jpg" "image 3.jpg"
and it didn't work either. Is there any way to do this? JIP | Talk 19:33, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
python -c "import subprocess; subprocess.call(['eog'] + [x.strip() for x in open('images.txt')])"
cat images.txt | xargs -d \\n eog
Hello, I tried to save a picture from the Internet, but the computer told me that there was aleady a picture with the same name, and asked if I want to replace the existing image with the new image or cancel the operation. Accidentally clicked on OK (image replacement) and now I can not find the old picture, not even in the Recycle Bin. Does anyone know where is the old image or how you can cancel the operation? Thanks in advance, Nadav — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.181.142.251 ( talk) 20:25, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians,
So i have two tables i am using for a customizable survey form I am making, "data" and "meta":
data looks like:
id | field1 | field2 | field .. | field N |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blaise | Pascal | Address | more values |
2 | Alan | Turing | His address | Example |
3 | another first name | another last name | Example | Example |
while meta looks like
name | display text |
---|---|
field1 | First Name |
field2 | Last Name |
field.. | whatever |
field N | more display text |
So what I need help on is how do I make it like "Select field1 as whatever_the_display_text_is_on_the_meta_table, field...N from data?". In other words I want the column headers from data to be substituted by their respective equivalent from the meta table.
Thanks in advance PrinzPH ( talk) 20:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm trying to quote a dictionary definition, and the pronunciation given has an accent mark over two letters. Specifically, it looked like something directly in-between "áa" and "aá." Middle instead of left or right. Is there any way to replicate this in, e.g., a forum post? I can't find anything in Unicode that could permit this. Not a single character for "aa" (like there is for "ae") or an in-between combining diacritic. Obviously, the dictionary writers had to have typeset it somehow, and computers were probably involved... but is there any way for me to replicate it? -- Shay Guy ( talk) 22:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
When I search Google Books from a non-English speaking country I find it will force that country's domain on me at the Search inside book stage, despite my using a few tricks that work for Google Web search. US-based proxies work, but I do not really want to use them. Has anyone a solution that does not involve too much software (userscript in javascript would be Ok)? I may resort to writing a userscript myself but I am out of practice.
I have already looked at Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011_August_12#Google forces its localized domain on me, but that concerns Google Web Search. I have also looked for clues at [1] but that admits to only dealing with Web search too.
Here is an example: I know there are pages in Great economists since Keynes containing "Harvey Leibenstein"; I clear all cookies and start with http://www.google.com/ncr; I browse to http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp&ncr=1 which takes me to http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp&ncr=1 ; I enter the book name and click Search and get to http://www.google.com/search?q=Great+economists+since+Keynes&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1 ; I add "&ncr=1&hl=en" to that URL and browse to it but when i click the first result I see google has redirected to the local domain and any search results in the local language; I also tried constructing the URL " http://books.google.com/books?id=oKG2AAAAIAAJ&q=Great+economists+since+Keynes&dq=Great+economists+since+Keynes&cd=1&ncr=1&hl=en" but Google still redirected to local.
I have tried both Firefox and Opera and both logged in and out of my Google account. Any help much appreciated. 84user ( talk) 23:47, 28 June 2012 (UTC)