My project in sourceforge.net gnomedesktopwal

2010-04-07 1 min read GNOME Linux

My project is accepted in sourceforge.net and I have a stable version released today in sourceforge.

The link for the project is :
<a class="aligncenter" href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnomedesktopwal/" target="_blank">Gnome Desktop Wallpaper changer

This is a simple command line application to change the desktop wallpaper in gnome. This version has the capability to recurse directories and put the images in the directory as wallpaper. <a name="more">

Python program to download youtube video

2010-04-07 9 min read Linux

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez

# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
&#8221;Software&#8221;),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without
limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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vim understanding the various modes and using the yanking more efficiently.

2010-04-06 0 min read Linux Vim Tips
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We will look at the vim modes today. Sometime back , I was looking at copying a function body. So I was basically looking to copy the lines till matching &#8221;}&#8221;. I found a plugin called <a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1234" target="_blank">yankring which would allow me to yank the text in various combinations. So I can copy a function by going to the begining of the function and then &#8221;y}&#8221;. That is very simple to understand right? Wrong!!!

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Extend Gedit with amazing plugins

2010-04-05 1 min read Linux

<a href="http://www.linuxforums.org/applications/extend_gedit_with_amazing_plugins.html" target="_blank">http://www.linuxforums.org/applications/extend_gedit_with_amazing_plugins.html

Been busy in writing one script these days. So here&#8217;s something for you to munch in the meanwhile.

10 Keyboard Techniques To Create Cool Symbols

2010-04-03 3 min read Linux

<img src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Thumbnail3.png" alt="Thumbnail" align="bottom" />All of us use the keyboard to create symbols daily. Look at the thumbnail. That’s a simple symbol created with just four keys.

Symbols existed even before the alphabets. Over the years they have been part of folklore, myths and legends. Some have stayed on as indelible marks. Some, like the swastika, are better forgotten. Symbols have remained potent. If you doubt their visual power, then look no further than logos. People shell out millions for a three-pointed star on a sleek hood or a prancing horse. Puzzled? The first one is the Mercedes logo and the latter is Ferrari’s.

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Whats Orange And Sounds Like A Parrot?

2010-04-01 1 min read Linux

Could not resist posting this 🙂

What&#8217;s orange and sounds like a parrot?

A carrot!

URL: <a href="http://www.jokes.com/funny/whatever/whats-orange-and-sounds-like-a-parrot-">http://www.jokes.com/funny/whatever/whats-orange-and-sounds-like-a-parrot-

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