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Auto Hot Key

  • Create shortcuts to Autohotkey macros to C:\Users\107638\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\

dnGrep

gnome-terminal (FastX3)

  • When launching gnome-terminal, it might be necessary to use dbus-launch: ** /usr/bin/dbus-launch /usr/bin/gnome-terminal --geometry 132x60 --wait.

Microsoft Word

  • Keyboard shortcut to paste as unformatted text.
    • Start Word -> Alt-F, t, c -> select Customize Ribbon -> Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
    • All Commands -> PasteTextOnly -> Assign new key: Ctrl+Shift+V.

MikTex

  • Download from https://miktex.org/download
  • Fix proxy settings:
    • MikTeX Console -> Updates -> "Change..."
    • "Connection Settings..." button
    • Set proxy servers settings.
  • Settings -> Change -> set proxy server.
    • Perform update
    • Start TeXworks
      • Edit -> Preferences -> Typesetting
      • Add $DRACO/environment/latex (not sure this works, also set TEXINPUTS, BSTINPUTS, BIBINPUTS in environment variables).
      • Set Processing tools to "pdfLaTeX+MakeIndex+BibTeX
    • BIBINPUTS=c:\work\imcdoc.git\manuals\physics_manual;C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibfiles
    • TEXINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\sty;c:\work\draco\environment\latex
    • BSTINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibtex
    • (needed to run cmd and then run miktex-texworks.exe from cmd prompt?)

Notepad++

  • Make Notepad++ the default text editor
    • Open Notepad++ as an Administrator, Settings->Preferences->File Association->set em.
    • Close.
  • Register the need for using proxyout.lanl.gov:
    • cd /d c:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater
    • gup -options
    • proxy server: 192.12.184.19 (ip obtained by running 'tracert proxyout.lanl.gov')
    • port: 8080

Outlook

  • Fix "red x for pictures"
    • Options -> Trust Center -> Settings -> Uncheck "don't download pictures..."
  • Misc fixes
    • Options -> Mail -> Spelling -> Ignore words/AutoCorrect fixes.
    • Options -> Mail -> Stationery -> uni-space font for plain text messages

PuTTY/Pageant

  • Create a shortcut to putty key loaded with pageant.
    • C:\Users\107638\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\SSH Agent.lnk
    • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk
  • If using putty-cac to support PIV readers, use this launch command instead:
    • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" -ignoreexpiredcerts -trustedcertsonly -savecertlist "C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk"
    • After running pageant for the first time, you may need to press the "Add CAPI Cert" button.

Windows Terminal

      {
        "guid": "{a3da8d92-2f3f-4e36-9714-98876b6cb480}",
        "name": "Git Bash",
        "commandline": "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\\Git\\usr\\bin\\bash.exe\" -i -l",
        "icon": "%PROGRAMFILES%\\Git\\mingw64\\share\\git\\git-for-windows.ico",
        "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
      }

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