#text-editing

Answer: What is a good, simple and free HTML Editor for Windows? #dev #it #computers

What is a good, simple and free HTML Editor for Windows?

Are there any good, simple and free HTML Editors for windows out there?

Something that a user with no experience can build a simple page.

Edit: I’m looking for something like the old Frontpage application.

Answer [by hyperslug]: What is a good, simple and free HTML Editor for Windows?

Try html-kit. Or Komodo Edit.

Answer [by JP Alioto]:…

How-to: How can I filter a file for lines containing a string in Sublime Text 2? #programming #answer #computers

How can I filter a file for lines containing a string in Sublime Text 2?

I want to filter a file I’m editing in Sublime Text 2 for lines contain a certain string, if possible including regular expressions.

Consider the following file:

foo bar baz qux quuux baz

When filtered for ba, the result should be:

foo bar baz quuux baz

How can I do that?

Answer [by Daniel Beck]: How can I filter a file…

Fix: Can you edit the contents of an Excel cell without having to double click it? #computers #answer #fix

Can you edit the contents of an Excel cell without having to double click it?

I have a list of about 10,000 name/addresses that I have to manually cleanse in Excel (fun!). As you can imagine, having to double click to enter almost every cell to edit it is a drag. And it’s frustrating that if you are even slightly near the top/bottom of the cell, you end up at the top/bottom of the worksheet!

Is…

Answer: emacs: how to indent/unindent region of python code by 4 spaces? #fix #development #solution

emacs: how to indent/unindent region of python code by 4 spaces?

I have a region of python code selected in emacs. What are the most efficient ways to indent and unindent every line in it by 4 spaces?

Ideally I’d like something that’s not context sensitive (eg. it’ll allow me to indent passages within docstrings where the indentation does not relate to python syntax).

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How-to: How to write multi lines in one Excel cell? #it #dev #answer

How to write multi lines in one Excel cell?

I want to write multi-lines in one MS Excel cell.

But whenever I press the Enter key, the cell editing ends and the cursor moves to next cell. How can I avoid this?

Answer [by fretje]: How to write multi lines in one Excel cell?

You have to use Alt+Enter to enter a carriage return inside a cell.

Answer [by Wayne]: How to write multi lines in one Excel…

How to: Converting CSV to fixed-width in Notepad++? #it #development #programming

Converting CSV to fixed-width in Notepad++?

Is there a way in Notepad++ to convert a comma-separated file to fixed width columns?

This feature exists in UltraEdit and explained in Working with CSV files, but I am happy with my Notepad++, and I don’t want to pay for a copy of UltraEdit.

Answer [by ercan]: Converting CSV to fixed-width in Notepad++?

In the meantime I have just found a very nice…

How-to: How to make cut/copy/paste in GVim on Ubuntu work with Ctrl+X,Ctrl+C,Ctrl+V? #development #answer #fix

How to make cut/copy/paste in GVim on Ubuntu work with Ctrl+X,Ctrl+C,Ctrl+V?

By default, the cut/copy/paste short-cuts in GVim on Ubuntu are:

Cut "+x Copy "+y Paste "+gP

I would like to use control key combos in GVim, like I use in Firefox and othe gnome applications. How do I configure GVim to work like other Gnome apps?

Answer [by Peter Thorin]: How to make cut/copy/paste in GVim on Ubuntu…