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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2017, 02:00 PM »
Nice to know your text files will continue to work
3027
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2017, 07:52 AM »
Please note, that is $80 per year.

It's actually worse, right? It's $80 for the first year, and back up to more expensive every year after that.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Project Idea: Distraction Free Retro Coding Computer
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 10:01 PM »
Note the idea is not just to make it distraction free, but also to accept some limitations in order to keep things focused and predictable as a learning environment.  So it's ok if the user can't install any arbitrary library repository, etc.  We could make some separate way of configuring the machine when expansions are wanted.  But one of the main ideas is to eliminate to overload of choices and options that people are faced with these days, and simply give them a CODER'S LEARNING MACHINE that is ready to go out of the box without the user having to spend their initial time trying to decide what libraries and frameworks to install, etc.
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General Software Discussion / Project Idea: Distraction Free Retro Coding Computer
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 09:14 PM »
I was talking to long time DC member (and original server admin) gothic today about our early experiences coding, on cpm/m machines with no graphics, then trs-80 and tandy color computer, etc.

One of the things we really had warm feelings about were the distraction free and simpler experiences.  You turned on your computer and you coded and ran your program.

You interacted with one program at a time, the one you were writing.  There was no internet, no windows with multiple apps, nothing to install, etc.

So we were thinking about the idea of reproducing this kind of environment, probably using something like a raspberry pi.

The idea would be to build a computer that booted up into a clean distraction free coding environment, probably using python.

It should have a very minimal distraction free interface that made it easy to create/save/load projects, and edit them.  I was thinking maybe a text-only mode and a split-screen text and graphics mode.

The goal should be distraction free minimalism.

This would be meant as a good device for kids to learn coding distraction free.

Any thoughts?
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Fixes Size Captor - How to with Minimum Key presses
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 01:12 PM »
Those favorite sizes are easily toggleable from the redbox region capture mode, but that's different from the fixed size region capture.

Let me add a way to cycle through and directly select a favorite size once the fixed region capture is on screen -- i'll make it so you can hit 1,2,3,4,5,etc. to select that favorite preset.
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 11:48 AM »
Here's the css in question -- note that the first set is overridden mostly by the second set:

Code: CSS [Select]
  1. /*
  2.  fancy block quote
  3.  https://codepen.io/maxds/pen/DcveB
  4. */
  5.  
  6.  
  7. blockquote {
  8.   display:inline-block;
  9.   background: #fff;
  10.   padding: 15px 20px 15px 45px;
  11.   margin: 5px 0 20px;
  12.   position: relative;
  13.  
  14.   /*Font*/
  15.   font-family: Georgia, serif;
  16.   font-size: 120%;
  17.   line-height: 1.2;
  18.   color: #666;
  19.   text-align: justify;
  20.  
  21.   /*Borders - (Optional)*/
  22.   border-left: 15px solid #c76c0c;
  23.   border-right: 2px solid #c76c0c;
  24.  
  25.   /*Box Shadow - (Optional)*/
  26.   -moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  27.   -webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  28.   box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  29. }
  30.  
  31. blockquote::before{
  32.   content: "\201C"; /*Unicode for Left Double Quote*/
  33.   /*Font*/
  34.   font-family: Georgia, serif;
  35.   font-size: 60px;
  36.   font-weight: bold;
  37.   color: #999;
  38.   /*Positioning*/
  39.   position: absolute;
  40.   left: 10px;
  41.   top:5px;
  42. }
  43.  
  44. blockquote::after{
  45.   /*Reset to make sure*/
  46.   content: "";
  47. }
  48.  
  49. blockquote a{
  50.   text-decoration: none;
  51.   background: #eee;
  52.   cursor: pointer;
  53.   padding: 0 3px;
  54.   color: #c76c0c;
  55. }
  56.  
  57. blockquote a:hover{
  58.  color: #666;
  59. }
  60.  
  61. blockquote em{
  62.   font-style: italic;
  63. }
  64.  
  65. .dcblockquotefrom {
  66.         font-size: 125%;
  67.         font-style: italic;
  68.         font-wight: bold;
  69.         text-align: right;
  70. }
  71.  
  72. .dcblockquotefrom_extra {
  73.         font-size: 75%;
  74.         background-color: clear;
  75. }
  76. .dcblockquotefrom_extra a {
  77.         background: none;
  78. }



Code: CSS [Select]
  1. /*
  2. We are OVERRIDING the settings in shared/dcstyles.css here for forum specific look
  3. */
  4.  
  5.  
  6. blockquote {
  7.   display:inline-block;
  8.   background: #fff;
  9.   padding: 10px 10px 10px 22px;
  10.   margin: 5px 0 10px;
  11.   position: relative;
  12.  
  13.   /*Font*/
  14.   font-size: 100%;
  15.   color: #666;
  16.   text-align: justify;
  17.  
  18.   /*Borders - (Optional)*/
  19.  
  20.   border-left: 10px solid #c76c0c;
  21.   border-right: 2px solid #c76c0c;
  22.  
  23. /*
  24.   border-left: 10px solid #7bb4e1;
  25.   border-right: 2px solid #7bb4e1;  
  26. */
  27.  
  28.   /*Box Shadow - (Optional)*/
  29.   -moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  30.   -webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  31.   box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px #ccc;
  32. }
  33.  
  34. blockquote::before{
  35.   content: "\201C"; /*Unicode for Left Double Quote*/
  36.   /*Font*/
  37.   font-family: Georgia, serif;
  38.   font-size: 25px;
  39.   font-weight: bold;
  40.   color: #999;
  41.   /*Positioning*/
  42.   position: absolute;
  43.   left: 6px;
  44.   top: -1px;
  45. }
  46.  
  47. blockquote::after{
  48.   /*Reset to make sure*/
  49.   content: "";
  50. }
  51.  
  52. blockquote a{
  53.   text-decoration: none;
  54.   background: #eee;
  55.   cursor: pointer;
  56.   padding: 0 3px;
  57.   /* color: #c76c0c;*/
  58. }
  59.  
  60. blockquote a:hover{
  61.  color: #666;
  62. }
  63.  
  64. blockquote em{
  65.   font-style: italic;
  66. }
  67.  
  68. .dcblockquotefrom {
  69.         font-size: 100%;
  70.         font-style: italic;
  71.         font-wight: bold;
  72.         text-align: right;
  73.         margin-top: 4px;
  74. }
  75.  
  76. .dcblockquotefrom_extra {
  77.         font-size: 95%;
  78.         background-color: clear;
  79. }
  80. .dcblockquotefrom_extra a {
  81.         background: none;
  82. }
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 11:22 AM »
It's easy to go back or change it in lots of ways -- it's just css.
I'm just thinking we need SOME improvement over the old style.  I kind of like this one but I'm still cogitating on the suggestions.
What would be nice is if someone made some alternative css styles for it and shared. Then we could see which we liked best.
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 07:17 AM »
You need to Ctrl+F5 refresh on the page so the new css file is loaded.
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Living Room / Happy Thanksgiving to DonationCoder folks - 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 23, 2017, 06:57 AM »
Well another year has come and gone, and I am once again thankful to all of the DC folks for your company.
I hope everyone will take a moment and remember the small things that make life more enjoyable.

I'm doing a little bit of cooking and visiting with some friends to play board games.  Anyone else in the US celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday?
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 22, 2017, 05:32 PM »
I prefer the quotation marks to be inside the panel.

Aren't they already the way you prefer them? Were they ever otherwise?

I see you what you mean about them possibly suggesting a "pull-quote".. That hadn't occurred to me..
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Arrow Object in v 4.21.11, text color is not editable
« Last post by mouser on November 22, 2017, 12:47 PM »
The text color should match the line color and change as you adjust that.
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Fixes Size Captor - How to with Minimum Key presses
« Last post by mouser on November 22, 2017, 12:29 PM »
Open options.

Go to hotkeys and set a hotkey for "Capture Fixed Sized Region".

Go to My Favorites and set the "Fixed region capture" size.

Go to Interface Options and tell SC to "After Capture Show: Stay Minimized".

Go to Post-Capture Options and choose "Copy to clipboard:" and make your choice.
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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Last post by mouser on November 22, 2017, 10:07 AM »
yeah. do not want.
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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 11:04 PM »
Small sub meets some big sharks:
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: VMware Workstation 14 Pro 40% off today
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 07:26 PM »
I agree with the sentiment about not needing to upgrade -- old versions of VmWare hold up just fine.
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 07:19 PM »
I much prefer the old quoting boxes.  These new ones look garish and out of place.

 >:(
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 07:19 PM »
I prefer the quotation marks to be inside the panel.

What do you mean?
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 04:16 PM »
Tweaked.
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 03:29 PM »
How's it look now? (Ctrl+F5 to refresh css)
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 10:25 AM »
You are seeing the old css -- Try doing a Ctrl+F5 to refresh and get the current css.
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 09:08 AM »
I didn't change anything yet, but I agree with the general consensus.. Tomos can you send me (or post) your css fixes?
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Official Announcements / Re: Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 21, 2017, 02:07 AM »
I thought that was an improvement, it's what I've been using for a while on the test cms site.. But I'm open to suggestions for how to make it look better.
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by mouser on November 20, 2017, 09:03 PM »
Wraith, very cool -- thanks for sharing that  :up: :up:
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Official Announcements / Forum upgraded Nov 20, 2017
« Last post by mouser on November 20, 2017, 08:43 PM »
I just updated the forum with new smf 2.015 release, and it forced me to move to some new forum code that I had written to work with the new dc cms server codebase before I was ready.
So there may still be some oddities on the forum -- if you see any going forward please let me know.

The good news is we are one step closer to moving to new website cms.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: VMware Workstation 14 Pro 40% off today
« Last post by mouser on November 20, 2017, 03:05 PM »
I use it for several things..

First, I use it so I can test my own software on different versions of Windows (or linux), at different display settings, etc.

Second, I use it to test downloaded software so I don't have to install it on my main machine to test it.

Third, I use it to run a sandboxed/isolated machine that I use to manage some financial stuff for my condominium building so that it is isolated from my main pc.

Keep in mind that there are other virtual machine software apps, some are free (VirtualBox, etc.) -- and I make no claim that VmWare is the best (though I suspect it is, with a price to match) -- it's just what I am used to and it has always done well by me.  If you are only using such a thing occasionally then one of the free alternative virtual machines would probably suit you well.
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