:se runtimepath?
To load a new colour scheme use the file name without the extension, for example:
:colo elflord
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Find available colour schemes in Vim
Look for color/*.vim files in your runtimepath, these are the available colour schemes. To display your runtimepath run:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Minimise size of ImageMagick PDF output
Use the -compress option when converting an image to a PDF to reduce the size of the output, for example:
convert foo.tif -compress jpeg foo.pdf
Monday, September 14, 2009
Output a file in reverse order
Use the tac command to output a file in reverse order, last line first. For example:
toro@moutere:~$ echo -e "1\n2\n3\n4" | tac
4
3
2
1
toro@moutere:~$
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Better terminal for Cygwin
Run the Cygwin setup application and install MinTTY or rxvt. Both are a big improvement over the default Cygwin terminal.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Print rows on every page in Open Office Spreadsheet
- Format menu.
- Print Ranges.
- Edit.
- Specify the rows you want to repeat in 'Rows to repeat'.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Stop Dropbox from synchronising Vim swap files
A workaround is to change the location of swap files with the directory option. For example, add the following to your .vimrc:
set directory=~/tmp//,.,/var/tmp//,/tmp//
Note the trailing double slash which indicates that swap file names will include the full path, thus avoiding file name collisions.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Batch resize images using ImageMagick
The ImageMagick mogrify command can be used to resize images (among other things). For example:
mogrify -resize 320x240 *.jpg
This will replace all .jpg images with resized versions. Note that aspect ratio will be preserved so output resolution may not match exactly.