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  Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu." DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2022-11-01 11:51 -0400
    Windows Terminal Tweaks (was: Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu." vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2022-11-01 17:09 +0000
      Re: Windows Terminal Tweaks (was: Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu." DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2022-11-02 10:00 -0400
        I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire. "Relf"  <Usenet@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2022-11-02 15:23 -0700
          Re: I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2022-11-03 11:39 -0400
            My new 75 $ Amazon Fire. "Relf"  <Usenet@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2022-11-03 09:44 -0700

#627153 — Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu."

On 9/18/2022 1:48 PM, rbowman wrote:


> It took a while but I've gotten to like Windows Terminal. You can have 
> multiple tabs with Command Prompt, PowerShell, and a bash shell from 
> your wsl Kali Linux.

I've gotten used to it, too, and now it's all I use (but ConEmu is better)

Here are a couple Windows Terminal tips I use on Win11:

* launch Terminal with multiple tabs opened to whatever directories you
   want:

  - right-click the desktop, new shortcut, add this string into the 'type
    the location of the item'

    wt focus-tab 0;
    -d path1 --title "Title1";
    -d path2 --title "Title2";
    -d path3 --title "Title3"

    (take out any \r\n and paste it as one string)


* edit the Terminal settings .json file to customize the options

   - add "centerOnLaunch": true  to open the app centered on screen

   - customize the entries for the WSL distros:

             {
                 "guid": "{46ca431a-3a87-5fb3-83cd-11ececc031d2}",
                 "hidden": false,
                 "name": "Kali Linux 1.13.1",
                 "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
                 "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\kali-linux\\home\\dfs",
                 "suppressApplicationTitle": true,
                 "tabTitle": "Kali Linux 1.13.1"
             },

    The dropdown arrow now shows an entry per those settings, and when it
    opens the distro it starts in your distro home directory (or wherever
    you want).  And the tab shows your custom title.

   -add your own entries

             {
                 "hidden": false,
                 "icon": "path and name of icon file",
                 "name": "whatever",
                 "startingDirectory": "path"
                 "suppressApplicationTitle": true,
                 "tabTitle": "title"
             },

      - in the paths you have to escape the backslashes:
        D:\\folder\\folder

      - at some point it will assign a guid, but you don't need one to
        create the entry


   - move those sections around in the .json file to show them in
     whatever order you want



> With Win10, Microsoft finally came up with working virtual desktops. 

I never felt the need for vd's in N years, but I'm giving them a shot 
and they seem to save a few window-arranging hassles.



 > It's almost becoming a workable OS.

It's the apps that keep me on Windows.

But I tell you, the speed of Linux is unbeatable.  I have a couple PyQt 
apps, and even on WSL2 they just smoke the Windows performance.

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#627158 — Windows Terminal Tweaks (was: Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu."

On Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:51:32 -0400, DFS wrote:

> On 9/18/2022 1:48 PM, rbowman wrote:
> 
> 
>> It took a while but I've gotten to like Windows Terminal. You can have
>> multiple tabs with Command Prompt, PowerShell, and a bash shell from
>> your wsl Kali Linux.
> 
> I've gotten used to it, too, and now it's all I use (but ConEmu is
> better)
> 
> Here are a couple Windows Terminal tips I use on Win11:

GRANDMA'S GONNA LOVE THESE!

Sorry, couldn't resist. :)

> 
> * launch Terminal with multiple tabs opened to whatever directories you
>    want:
> 
>   - right-click the desktop, new shortcut, add this string into the
>   'type
>     the location of the item'
> 
>     wt focus-tab 0;
>     -d path1 --title "Title1";
>     -d path2 --title "Title2";
>     -d path3 --title "Title3"
> 
>     (take out any \r\n and paste it as one string)
> 
> 
> * edit the Terminal settings .json file to customize the options
> 
>    - add "centerOnLaunch": true  to open the app centered on screen
> 
>    - customize the entries for the WSL distros:
> 
>              {
>                  "guid": "{46ca431a-3a87-5fb3-83cd-11ececc031d2}",
>                  "hidden": false,
>                  "name": "Kali Linux 1.13.1",
>                  "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
>                  "startingDirectory": "\\\\wsl$\\kali-linux\\home\\dfs",
>                  "suppressApplicationTitle": true,
>                  "tabTitle": "Kali Linux 1.13.1"
>              },
> 
>     The dropdown arrow now shows an entry per those settings, and when
>     it opens the distro it starts in your distro home directory (or
>     wherever you want).  And the tab shows your custom title.
> 
>    -add your own entries
> 
>              {
>                  "hidden": false,
>                  "icon": "path and name of icon file",
>                  "name": "whatever",
>                  "startingDirectory": "path" "suppressApplicationTitle":
>                  true,
>                  "tabTitle": "title"
>              },
> 
>       - in the paths you have to escape the backslashes:
>         D:\\folder\\folder
> 
>       - at some point it will assign a guid, but you don't need one to
>         create the entry
> 
> 
>    - move those sections around in the .json file to show them in
>      whatever order you want
> 
> 
> 
>> With Win10, Microsoft finally came up with working virtual desktops.
> 
> I never felt the need for vd's in N years, but I'm giving them a shot
> and they seem to save a few window-arranging hassles.
> 
> 
> 
>  > It's almost becoming a workable OS.
> 
> It's the apps that keep me on Windows.
> 
> But I tell you, the speed of Linux is unbeatable.  I have a couple PyQt
> apps, and even on WSL2 they just smoke the Windows performance.





-- 
-v

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#627168 — Re: Windows Terminal Tweaks (was: Re: "Today a teacher laughed at me for using Ubuntu."

On 11/1/2022 1:09 PM, vallor wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:51:32 -0400, DFS wrote:
> 
>> On 9/18/2022 1:48 PM, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It took a while but I've gotten to like Windows Terminal. You can have
>>> multiple tabs with Command Prompt, PowerShell, and a bash shell from
>>> your wsl Kali Linux.
>>
>> I've gotten used to it, too, and now it's all I use (but ConEmu is
>> better)
>>
>> Here are a couple Windows Terminal tips I use on Win11:
> 
> GRANDMA'S GONNA LOVE THESE!
> 
> Sorry, couldn't resist. :)


BWA!

Linux is doomed by Windows Terminal

wt focus-tab 0; -d path --title "Title"


I love the convenience of WSL, I must say.  For years I dual-booted, but 
now distros install in a few minutes, and multiple distros are just a 
click away.  Most importantly they run fast.

And you can read most of the Linux filesystem via Windows Explorer 
(haven't figured out how to read /root yet), so it's easy to do file 
transfers.  Or, from within the distro you can read the Windows 
filesystem from /mnt/<drive letter>

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#627177 — I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire.

Re: In "WSL" (LinuxOnWindows), NTFS mounts as "/mnt/<drive letter>".

I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire
10.1" tablet with 1920 x 1200 pixels & 2.0 TypeC USB.

USB 2.0 TypeC Male to TypeA   Male Adapter ( for the charger ).
USB 3.1 TypeC Male to TypeA Female Adapter ( for the thumb drive ).

First, I allowed the Silk browser to install _any_ app ( a jailbreak ),
then I installed "exFat/NFTS" from "apkMirror.COM"

That, plus a FileExplorer like Total Commander, is a sight to behold.

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#627188 — Re: I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire.

On 11/2/2022 6:23 PM, Relf wrote:

> Re: In "WSL" (LinuxOnWindows), NTFS mounts as "/mnt/<drive letter>".
> 
> I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire
> 10.1" tablet with 1920 x 1200 pixels & 2.0 TypeC USB.

I see it's on sale now for half-off.  What do you use it for?



> USB 2.0 TypeC Male to TypeA   Male Adapter ( for the charger ).
> USB 3.1 TypeC Male to TypeA Female Adapter ( for the thumb drive ).
> 
> First, I allowed the Silk browser to install _any_ app ( a jailbreak ),
> then I installed "exFat/NFTS" from "apkMirror.COM"
> 
> That, plus a FileExplorer like Total Commander, is a sight to behold.


TC is $37 shareware.  Did you buy a license?

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#627189 — My new 75 $ Amazon Fire.

You (DFS) replied ( to me ):
> > I mount my .5 TB NTFS thumb drive on my new 75 $ Amazon Fire
> > 10.1" tablet with 1920 x 1200 pixels & 2.0 TypeC USB.
> 
> What do you use it for ?

I'll use it to buy new parts when something on my PC breaks;
oddly, I've broken a number of DisplayPort & HDMI cables recently.

> > "exFat/NFTS" from "apkMirror.COM" plus a FileExplorer like Total Commander.
> 
> TC is $37 shareware.  Did you buy a license ?

That's the Windows price; the Android version is free.

"ES File Explorer" is probably better, I haven't tried it yet.

"exFat/NFTS" is free with an 8 second countdown.

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