Official Computer Help Thread
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Ummmm... Windows Xp and later should be able to open zip files without any assistance from an outside program. It will open the zip file in an explorer window just like any other folder. Use the "Compressed (zipped) folders" option to open it. To use the files, you should drag them out of that window or copypasta to another location so that they're uncompressed. If you try to open a file in an application directly from the "Zipped (compressed) folders" window, some programs will fail saying the file is unavailable or nonexistant- not all, but some will.
To set windows (XP) to always open zip files automatically, right click your zipped file, then select "Open with >". The select "Choose program". The screen that opens should say "Open With" as the title bar. In the selection pane, probably under recommended programs, should have "Compressed (Zipped) Folders". If not there, it should be listed under "Other Programs". If it's not in either, then click "Cancel" use 7-zip. If it is listed there, you should select it and then make sure the box below that says "Always use selected program to open this type of file." is checked. Click "OK". Your icons on your desktop may blink or change briefly when you click "OK" and the window closes. From then on, whenever you double click a zip file, it should automatically open in a standard window. Just remember they still need to be copypasta'd out to decompress them.
But if it can't support zip for some reason... Use 7-zip. Like was said, it's free and full-functioned.
To set windows (XP) to always open zip files automatically, right click your zipped file, then select "Open with >". The select "Choose program". The screen that opens should say "Open With" as the title bar. In the selection pane, probably under recommended programs, should have "Compressed (Zipped) Folders". If not there, it should be listed under "Other Programs". If it's not in either, then click "Cancel" use 7-zip. If it is listed there, you should select it and then make sure the box below that says "Always use selected program to open this type of file." is checked. Click "OK". Your icons on your desktop may blink or change briefly when you click "OK" and the window closes. From then on, whenever you double click a zip file, it should automatically open in a standard window. Just remember they still need to be copypasta'd out to decompress them.
But if it can't support zip for some reason... Use 7-zip. Like was said, it's free and full-functioned.
Almost all I know of save to HTML.
Though I did one fiddle with one to get a stripped HTML for a Text-like format.
I dislike them... they almost never put it in a way I want, or they insist on their own directory structures, or they misinterpret what you want.
Besides, I prefer reading in TXT, with exceptions for a few specific sites.
Though I did one fiddle with one to get a stripped HTML for a Text-like format.
I dislike them... they almost never put it in a way I want, or they insist on their own directory structures, or they misinterpret what you want.
Besides, I prefer reading in TXT, with exceptions for a few specific sites.
Hmmm... I'll admit it is better than some I've seen. But...
No MediaMiner.ORG support. No TXT output support. Requiring a click of a continue button twice and a download button once for each story desired would get old fast.
The RTF would be acceptable, I guess, but I really prefer TXT
I could really use a script option so that if desired it would automatically have it download a few thousand stories to the preset settings.
Ah well... that will never happen.
No MediaMiner.ORG support. No TXT output support. Requiring a click of a continue button twice and a download button once for each story desired would get old fast.
The RTF would be acceptable, I guess, but I really prefer TXT
I could really use a script option so that if desired it would automatically have it download a few thousand stories to the preset settings.
Ah well... that will never happen.
The only thing that I know of that even has mediaminer.org downloading is FicSavers and they only do html download and it isn't perfect yet. FicSavers.com
Ehhh... I don't see why so many like HTML or document formatted files.
In any case, I use Helios Textpad for file reading, and when TXT messages are required, and program code, and data manipulation. It really is much more versatile than almost any other text editer I've ever used. It can be found at:
Helios TextPad
- Ranchan and Co. Crossing Bridges
- The Anime Addventure
- The Lost Library of Florestica
In any case, I use Helios Textpad for file reading, and when TXT messages are required, and program code, and data manipulation. It really is much more versatile than almost any other text editer I've ever used. It can be found at:
Helios TextPad
- [Direct] http://www.textpad.com/
- Ranchan and Co. Crossing Bridges
- The Anime Addventure
- The Lost Library of Florestica
If it turns out as a wall of text, the author has done something wrong. You should not have to manually edit text files or block copied text.
You can have paragraphs, highlight indicators, scene breaks, etc...
Yes, there is no bold, italics, or underline. No multi type fonts, or proportionally spaced text.
You should know, before the formats were standardized, a *lot* of authors wrote in Text.
I fail to see the problem.
As for Textpad, a couple programs can rival it, MultiEdit comes to mind, as does Boxer, but I've prefered Textpad for size (it is only a 3mb download, and a few mb in size installed). These heavy feature text editers go about as far as can be gone while still being classed as text editers. Spell checking (british and american), text highlighting based on file extention, programmable colors, default fonts and keyboard sets per format, programmable shortcut keys, tet previews, keystroke clip gallery and ascii charts, block and normal copying, dyamic indenting, macros, smart word wrap, etc... etc...
You can have paragraphs, highlight indicators, scene breaks, etc...
Yes, there is no bold, italics, or underline. No multi type fonts, or proportionally spaced text.
You should know, before the formats were standardized, a *lot* of authors wrote in Text.
I fail to see the problem.
As for Textpad, a couple programs can rival it, MultiEdit comes to mind, as does Boxer, but I've prefered Textpad for size (it is only a 3mb download, and a few mb in size installed). These heavy feature text editers go about as far as can be gone while still being classed as text editers. Spell checking (british and american), text highlighting based on file extention, programmable colors, default fonts and keyboard sets per format, programmable shortcut keys, tet previews, keystroke clip gallery and ascii charts, block and normal copying, dyamic indenting, macros, smart word wrap, etc... etc...
Hmmm... I've not tried opening a TXT document in Notepad for ages... I'll take your word on it though.
No question, Helios Textpad is so far beyond Notepad, it is like Microsoft Word having more capability than Wordstar 1.0 for CP/M.
Been a constant user of Helios Textpad since 1999 and when version 3.0 was new.
Only ever ran into a couple quirks with it, and most of those are easy to get around.
1. Occasionally, when switching from block copy to normal copy multiple times, and also switching on and off word wraparound, it can get lost, and refuse to switch on/off block copy until exit program and then restart Textpad. This one for me takes a lot of times switching before occuring, and normally only occurs when using it as a program editor doing massive amounts of data manipulation.
2. Version 5.0x (not 5.0), introduced a new feature called highlight line cursor is on. It is annoying, and sometimes interferes with the color settings, so I turn it off.
3. When doing data manipulation on either a very large number of mid size files simultaneously, or 3 or 4 huge ones (size totalling by a large margin greater than available memory), system slows way down. Even if exit program, it slows the system down. This is likely to happen on any system tried, and not likely to come up in normal daily operations.
4. If you set up a system from the ground up, you should either make sure your printer driver is installed beforehand, or prepare to go into the configuration settings twice. This only applies if you cusomize your font/fontsets. The availabel options change based on whether you have a printer installed or not.
No question, Helios Textpad is so far beyond Notepad, it is like Microsoft Word having more capability than Wordstar 1.0 for CP/M.
Been a constant user of Helios Textpad since 1999 and when version 3.0 was new.
Only ever ran into a couple quirks with it, and most of those are easy to get around.
1. Occasionally, when switching from block copy to normal copy multiple times, and also switching on and off word wraparound, it can get lost, and refuse to switch on/off block copy until exit program and then restart Textpad. This one for me takes a lot of times switching before occuring, and normally only occurs when using it as a program editor doing massive amounts of data manipulation.
2. Version 5.0x (not 5.0), introduced a new feature called highlight line cursor is on. It is annoying, and sometimes interferes with the color settings, so I turn it off.
3. When doing data manipulation on either a very large number of mid size files simultaneously, or 3 or 4 huge ones (size totalling by a large margin greater than available memory), system slows way down. Even if exit program, it slows the system down. This is likely to happen on any system tried, and not likely to come up in normal daily operations.
4. If you set up a system from the ground up, you should either make sure your printer driver is installed beforehand, or prepare to go into the configuration settings twice. This only applies if you cusomize your font/fontsets. The availabel options change based on whether you have a printer installed or not.
...Then you'll have to give a better example of the command and its use.
for example:
-s COULD mean no sounds (silent).
-s COULD mean 'use script file at...'
The switches "the -s in this case" used in a command line statement are at the whim of the programmer and generally related to the task that the command itself is going to perform. In other words '-s' may mean many different things based on the function of the program it's used in.
Generally typing the command followed by a -? or -help or /? or /help (depending on the OS. Windows uses '/', Unix variants use '-') will cough up the command switches and their uses.
for example:
-s COULD mean no sounds (silent).
-s COULD mean 'use script file at...'
The switches "the -s in this case" used in a command line statement are at the whim of the programmer and generally related to the task that the command itself is going to perform. In other words '-s' may mean many different things based on the function of the program it's used in.
Generally typing the command followed by a -? or -help or /? or /help (depending on the OS. Windows uses '/', Unix variants use '-') will cough up the command switches and their uses.
The thing is, per my own search. The command line shutdown command fro both Windows and Unix should be "Shutdown", not "AT".
The command line syntax for at least some Linux/Unix varients are:
There is no "-s"
The command line syntax for windows 200 and xp is:
Note the -s and -r definitions. S=Shutdown, R=Reboot
You could have a 3rd party utility called "at" that is doing the same thing.
The command line syntax for at least some Linux/Unix varients are:
There is no "-s"
The command line syntax for windows 200 and xp is:
Note the -s and -r definitions. S=Shutdown, R=Reboot
You could have a 3rd party utility called "at" that is doing the same thing.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_(Windows)
As I said, just forget it. I'll ask someone who knows better in person tomorrow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_(Windows)
As I said, just forget it. I'll ask someone who knows better in person tomorrow.