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- How to set shortcuts in the command prompt ('cmd'):
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9440639/sublime-text-from-command-line-win7
Personally, I add a doskey (in a .bat file set to autorun with cmd) so I can type
subl file.rb
:> doskey subl="C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2\sublime_text.exe" $*
- http://darkforge.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/permanent-windows-command-line-aliases.html
- This was very helpful!
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9440639/sublime-text-from-command-line-win7
- How to emulate(?) multiple desktops on a single-monitor (very useful!)
My settings
Desktop
Taskbar
- Lock the tasbar – Off
- Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode – On
- I think I like this. It's really helpful for getting more vertical space when you're coding.
- Use small taskbar buttons – On
- This makes it take up less vertical space.
- Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at the end of the tasbar – Off
- I kept enabling this by accident, which was annoying, so I turned it off.
- Taskbar location on screen: Bottom
- I saw in the deep learning course by Jeremy Howard (the Fast.ai guy) that he has his Windows taskbar on the left edge, which gives him more vertical space (useful for coding). I tried the left edge, then switched it to the right edge so that the time and system tray would stay in the bottom right corner, and then decided to stick with the lower edge when I saw that I could make the taskbar narrower and hidden.
- Combine taskbar buttons: Always, hide labels
- I don't remember what this does.
Start menu
- Chrome, PyCharm, Sourcetree
Rhymecraft (Dropbox), rhymecraft (2) (PyCharm project), Balsamiq Mockups
Sublime Text 2, Notepad, Notepad++
Dimmer, Documents, pageant
Magic Tapes, VLC, Vuze downloads - I never use ST2, Notepad, or Vuze anymore, so it might be best to get rid of them.
Shortcuts
- Open a program: Press and release the Windows key in the bottom-left of the keyboard, then when the search box opens up start typing out the name of the program.
- Open the task manager: Ctrl+Shift+Esc
- Log off – Win+x to open the menu, then "u" to select "Shut down or sign out", then "i" to select "Sign out".