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@ -26,29 +26,41 @@ Since this is questionably legal, make sure you understand any Terms of
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Services you accepted or laws in your locality regarding this before you follow
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the steps below ;).
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###Have Linux### Most of these instructions will assume you have Ubuntu, but
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###Have Linux###
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Most of these instructions will assume you have Ubuntu, but
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most distributions will work.
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While RTMPDump works on a variety of operating systems, I've only researched
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how to do this on Linux. Feel free to comment if you know how to do this in
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Windows or OSX.
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###Install RTMPDump### This open source goodness can be found at
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###Install RTMPDump###
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This open source goodness can be found at
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[http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/](http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) or you can just
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intall it using your Linux distro's package manager. For Ubuntu, that would be
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typing the following into your terminal:
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sudo apt-get install rtmpdump
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```bash
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sudo apt-get install rtmpdump
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```
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###Redirect ALL the RTMP!### Now we need to configure your firewall to redirect
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###Redirect ALL the RTMP!###
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Now we need to configure your firewall to redirect
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all RTMP traffic to a local port on your computer (Note: this will screw up any
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RTMP streaming video you try to watch on your computer, so make sure you run
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the undo command in one of the later steps to return things to normal). Type
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the following into your terminal, there should be no output from the command:
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sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -j REDIRECT
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```bash
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sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -j REDIRECT
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```
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###Run rtmpsrv### When you install `rtmpdump`, a program called `rtmpsrv`
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###Run rtmpsrv###
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When you install `rtmpdump`, a program called `rtmpsrv`
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should have been bundled with it and installed as well. We will want to run
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this now by entering the following command in a terminal:
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@ -60,7 +72,9 @@ This should output something that looks like this:
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Streaming on rtmp://0.0.0.0:1935
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###Feed rtmpsrv the Precious Video### Now go to your browser and open/refresh
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###Feed rtmpsrv the Precious Video###
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Now go to your browser and open/refresh
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the page with the desired video. Try playing the video. If nothing happens and
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it just continues to give you a black screen, then you're on the right track:
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rtmpsrv has intercepted the video.
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@ -72,18 +86,26 @@ will need it later.
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You can CTRL+C out of rtmpsrv now that we have what we need.
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###Undo the Redirection### You must undo the iptables redirection command we
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###Undo the Redirection###
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You must undo the iptables redirection command we
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performed earlier before you can do anything else, so run this in your
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terminal:
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sudo iptables -t nat -D OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -j REDIRECT
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```bash
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sudo iptables -t nat -D OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -j REDIRECT
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```
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###Finally, Download the Precious Video### Now paste that command you copied
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###Finally, Download the Precious Video###
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Now paste that command you copied
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from the rtmpsrv output in the step before last into your terminal prompt and
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hit enter. You should now see a torrent of `INFO` printout along with a
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percentage as the video is being downloaded.
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###Feast Eyes on Precious Video### Once downloaded, the video file, which has a
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###Feast Eyes on Precious Video###
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Once downloaded, the video file, which has a
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`flv` extension and was named by the `-o` parameter in the command you copied
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and pasted, should be in your current directory (`ls | grep flv` can find it as
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well). Any video player should be able to play it, but vlc is a nice video
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@ -28,31 +28,33 @@ script wrapper around w3m that takes urls and replaces `"http://reddit.com"` and
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w3m (as well as fixing a double forward slash error in the comment uri cortex
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outputs that desktop reddit accepts but mobile reddit 404s on). The script:
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#!/bin/bash
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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args=()
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until [ -z "$1" ]; do
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case "$1" in
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-t|--tmux) t=1; shift ;;
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--) shift ; break ;;
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-*) echo "invalid option $1" 1>&2 ; shift ;; # or, error and exit 1 just like getopt does
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*) args+=("$1") ; shift ;;
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esac
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done
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args=()
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until [ -z "$1" ]; do
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case "$1" in
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-t|--tmux) t=1; shift ;;
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--) shift ; break ;;
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-*) echo "invalid option $1" 1>&2 ; shift ;; # or, error and exit 1 just like getopt does
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*) args+=("$1") ; shift ;;
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esac
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done
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args+=("$@")
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for arg in "${args[@]}" ; do
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# Switch to mobile reddit
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url=${arg/http:\/\/reddit.com/http:\/\/m.reddit.com}
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url=${url/http:\/\/www.reddit.com/http:\/\/m.reddit.com}
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# Fix double backslash error in comment uri for mobile reddit
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url=${url/\/\/comments/\/comments}
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if [[ $t == "1" ]]; then
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tmux new-window 'w3m "'${url}'"'
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else
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w3m "${url}"
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fi
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done
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args+=("$@")
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for arg in "${args[@]}" ; do
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# Switch to mobile reddit
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url=${arg/http:\/\/reddit.com/http:\/\/m.reddit.com}
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url=${url/http:\/\/www.reddit.com/http:\/\/m.reddit.com}
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# Fix double backslash error in comment uri for mobile reddit
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url=${url/\/\/comments/\/comments}
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if [[ $t == "1" ]]; then
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tmux new-window 'w3m "'${url}'"'
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else
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w3m "${url}"
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fi
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done
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```
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Since I regurally use [Tmux](http://tmux.sourceforge.net/) (with
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[Byobu](http://byobu.co/)), I also added an optional `-t`/`--tmux` switch that
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@ -61,8 +63,10 @@ will open w3m in a temporary new tmux window that will close when w3m is closed.
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I saved the script as `w3m-reddit` and made it an executable command. In Ubuntu
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that's done with the following commands:
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$ sudo mv w3m-reddit /usr/bin/
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$ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/w3m-reddit
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```bash
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$ sudo mv w3m-reddit /usr/bin/
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$ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/w3m-reddit
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```
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Now cortex needs to be configured to use `w3m-reddit`, and that's done by
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setting `browser-command` in the cortex config at `~/.cortex/config` to
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@ -52,72 +52,80 @@ This is how I got it setup (on any Ubuntu machine with sudo privileges):
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Save the following python file in `/usr/bin/` as `search-pane` (no extension):
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#!/usr/bin/python
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from subprocess import call, check_output
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from threading import Thread
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import os
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import sys
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import readline
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```python
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#!/usr/bin/python
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from subprocess import call, check_output
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from threading import Thread
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import os
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import sys
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import readline
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home = os.path.expanduser("~")
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histfile = os.path.join(home, ".search-pane/history")
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home = os.path.expanduser("~")
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histfile = os.path.join(home, ".search-pane/history")
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# load history
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readline.read_history_file(histfile)
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# load history
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readline.read_history_file(histfile)
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os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear') # clear the terminal
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os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear') # clear the terminal
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url = ''
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query = ''
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if len(sys.argv) > 1:
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url = "http://google.com/search?q=" + '+'.join(sys.argv[1:]) # google url
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query = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
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readline.add_history(query) # add query to history buffer
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else:
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try:
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query = raw_input('Search: ') # get user's search
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url = "http://google.com/search?q=" + '+'.join(query.split()) # google
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except KeyboardInterrupt:
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sys.exit(0)
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readline.write_history_file(histfile) # write search to history file
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def write_other_hosts():
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# write to history files on other registered hosts
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with open(os.devnull, 'w') as FNULL:
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with open(os.path.join(home, ".search-pane/other-hosts"), "r") as f:
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for line in f:
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line = line.strip().split()
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host = line[0]
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path = line[1]
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# make sure we don't write to local file again
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client_names = check_output(['hostname', '-A']).split()
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if (host.split('@')[-1] not in client_names):
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call(['ssh', host, 'echo', '"' + query + '"', '>>', path],
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stderr=FNULL)
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# Spin off another thread for sshing so user doesn't have to wait for
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# connection to complete before viewing w3m.
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url = ''
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query = ''
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if len(sys.argv) > 1:
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url = "http://google.com/search?q=" + '+'.join(sys.argv[1:]) # google url
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query = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
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readline.add_history(query) # add query to history buffer
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else:
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try:
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Thread(target=write_other_hosts).start()
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except Exception, errtxt:
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print errtxt
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query = raw_input('Search: ') # get user's search
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url = "http://google.com/search?q=" + '+'.join(query.split()) # google
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except KeyboardInterrupt:
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sys.exit(0)
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call(['w3m', url]) # pass url off to w3m
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readline.write_history_file(histfile) # write search to history file
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def write_other_hosts():
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# write to history files on other registered hosts
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with open(os.devnull, 'w') as FNULL:
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with open(os.path.join(home, ".search-pane/other-hosts"), "r") as f:
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for line in f:
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line = line.strip().split()
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host = line[0]
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path = line[1]
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# make sure we don't write to local file again
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client_names = check_output(['hostname', '-A']).split()
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if (host.split('@')[-1] not in client_names):
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call(['ssh', host, 'echo', '"' + query + '"', '>>', path],
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stderr=FNULL)
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# Spin off another thread for sshing so user doesn't have to wait for
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# connection to complete before viewing w3m.
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try:
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Thread(target=write_other_hosts).start()
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except Exception, errtxt:
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print errtxt
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call(['w3m', url]) # pass url off to w3m
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```
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Make the directory and file for search history:
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mkdir ~/.search-pane
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touch ~/.search-pane/history
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```bash
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mkdir ~/.search-pane
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touch ~/.search-pane/history
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```
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Allow anyone to execute the python script (make it into a program):
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chmod a+x /usr/bin/search-pane
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```bash
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chmod a+x /usr/bin/search-pane
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```
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To get quick access to the program from the command-line edit `~/.bashrc` to
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add:
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alias s='search-pane'
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```bash
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alias s='search-pane'
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```
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To add byobu key bindings edit `~/.byobu/keybindings.tmux` (or `/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux`):
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layout: post
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---
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I like to think that if only I find The Perfect Text Editor I will somehow
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write better and more often. Obviously this is only a tactic I use to delay
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actually writing anything, but I did come across something that might actually
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help. [Draft](https://draftin.com) is a writing app being developed by one guy,
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[Nate Kontny](https://twitter.com/natekontny), that has a ton of nifty
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features, one of its best being a version control system that allows you to
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send a draft to other people and accept or reject any changes they suggest. It
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also has a minamilistic iA Writer type interface, which focuses on the actual
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writing and nothing more.
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Like a lot of people, I didn’t see a clear use-case for Chromebooks. They’re
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just glorified browsers, right? What if I wanted to do anything outside of the
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browser? Why would you spend [$1299 or $1449 for a
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computer](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.html#pixel)
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that can only run a browser?
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One of my most favorite features that I have just discovered, though, is that
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it allows publishing any Draft document to any arbitrary
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[WebHook](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webhook). Which basically means I can
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click a button in the interface and that will send a POST request to a URL I
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specify with all of the data for my Draft document in JSON format. I can just
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write a bit of code to parse that data and then I instantly have a better
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editor for my blog.
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While I know a lot of people who buy expensive MacBooks only to just use a web
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browser and iTunes, I’m a bit more of a power user and I need things like
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[Eclipse](http://www.eclipse.org/) (popular programming IDE) and
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[Inkscape](http://inkscape.org/) (open source vector graphics editor). I
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figured that if I’d ever get a Chromebook, I would quickly ditch its crippled
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ChromeOS for [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/) instead, so I could use my
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favorite operating system on the quality Chromebook hardware. It turns out, a
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lot of people do this. So many that there are a couple of Ubuntu forks that
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have been developed that allow you to run both ChromeOS and Ubuntu on the same
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Chromebook: [ChrUbuntu](http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.fr/) and
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[Crouton](https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton).
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It was really easy to do too. For this Django website, all it took [was adding
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a view that parsed a JSON object and made a blog entry out of
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it](https://github.com/thallada/personalsite/commit/c4694a6669dbc7b79a5bff3fb818a682ecacffbb).
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You can read the
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[documentation](https://draftin.com/documents/69898?token=5fjKKlZ0-AeBzqj_RAftAGdzRzl9VBfBHj5wpSWm_gU)
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for more info on how to make a WebHook for Draft.
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However, when I recently acquired a [Samsung
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Chromebook](https://www.google.com/intl/en-US/chrome/devices/samsung-chromebook.html#ss-cb):
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Google’s ARM processor Chromebook, I discovered what makes Chromebooks, and
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even ChromeOS, so amazing. **I realized there is no need for anything more than
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Chrome**. Even for a power user like me.
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Nate has also made a lot of other neat features, like a [Chrome extension that
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turns any textarea on the web into a Draft
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document](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/draft/amlbbbgcijmiooecobhkjblcdkjldmdk).
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Read about some of the other features in the [Lifehacker
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article](http://lifehacker.com/5993339/draft-is-a-writing-app-with-serious-version-and-draft-control).
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The app is still in development and new features are being added constantly.
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<a href="/static/img/full_chromebook.jpg"><img
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src="/static/img/full_chromebook_thumb.jpg" alt="Samsung Chromebook open on a
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porch"></a>
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I think the take-away here is that the Big Guys, with apps like Google Drive or
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Evernote, don't always have the best solutions. I tried hacking Google Drive
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into a more immersive writing experience with templates and so on, but nothing
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came close to the experience of Draft, which was exactly what I wanted to begin
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with. It's a wonder that more people don't know about Draft, but I guess that's
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part of the magic. There's a real person, an innovative and driven hacker,
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behind the product who might actually listen to what I have to say.
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Before long, I had completely abandoned my old heavy [2011 Dell
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Inspiron](http://www.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-n5110-15/4505-3121_7-35127205.html)
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in favor of my Samsung Chromebook. While the Dell laptop clearly has more
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computing power, I preferred the Chromebook for a few reasons:
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Now excuse me while I go waste more time scouring the web for more obscure but
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brilliant apps.
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* **Lightweight**: it’s only 2.4 pounds. That feels like nothing compared to
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the 5.5 pound monstrosity that used to weigh down my backpack.
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* **Battery life**: officially it’s 6.5 hours, but I’ve seen up to 9 hours
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before. It’s very freeing to not need to plug in my laptop everywhere I go.
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* **Size**: the screen is just 11.6” and it’s 0.7” thin. I honestly didn’t
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think I’d prefer a smaller laptop, but the experience has been a lot better in
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general.
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* **Screen Resolution**: even though the screen is smaller, it’s still 1366x768
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-- the same as my Dell laptop. Resolution is very important to me: higher
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resolution means I can fit more information on the screen, and my young eyes
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can handle the smaller text. Going back to my Dell feels like looking through a
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magnifying glass now.
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* **Trackpad**: I use an [Apple Magic
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Trackpad](http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/?) at work, which is heralded as
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the best trackpad out there, and in my opinion the Samsung Chromebook has a
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trackpad that’s just as nice. Don’t even get me started with how horrible the
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Dell trackpad is; I had to disable it and use keyboard shortcuts for everything
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instead.
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* **Keyboard**: the Chromebook has a keyboard that closely resembles an Apple
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keyboard, and it’s hard to describe exactly why, but the feedback just makes it
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feel *nicer* to type on than the one on my Dell laptop. Also, the search key
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that replaces the Caps Lock key is really useful.
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* **Price**: all of this great hardware for just $249 seems unreal. I’m sure
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this is what converts many people, and it’s good to know I can do everything I
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need to on a laptop that’s under $300.
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* **Perks**: as an aside, Google also gives you 100GB free Google Drive space
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for 2 years and 12 free Gogo passes with the Chromebook, which definitely comes
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in handy.
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<div> <a href="/static/img/chromebook_keyboard.jpg"><img
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src="/static/img/chromebook_keyboard_thumb.jpg" alt="Samsung Chromebook
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keyboard up close" style="float: left;"></a> <a
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href="/static/img/chromebook_trackpad.jpg"><img
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src="/static/img/chromebook_trackpad_thumb.jpg" alt="Samsung Chromebook
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trackpad up close" style="float: right;"></a> </div> <br>
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While that all of that is nice, the Chromebook still only has 16GB internal
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storage, no DVD drive, no ethernet port, and hardly any processing power. And I
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still need to be able to code and write on my laptop and access specific
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programs that only run on Linux or Windows machines. ChromeOS has a lot of
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things built in to get around these limitations, but some things require a bit
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of tweaking. If anyone has read my past posts, they know that I am obsessed
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with configuring things. Here is what I came up with for everything I would
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ever need to do on my Chromebook:
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###Writing###
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I spent a lot of time downloading
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[various](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/write-space/aimodnlfiikjjnmdchihablmkdeobhad)
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[writing](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/writer/pnengefjfhgcceajaepbjhanoojifmog)
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[applications](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/writebox/bbehjmjchoiaglkeboicbgkpfafcmhij)
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from the Chrome Web Store, but nothing seemed to work as well and seemless as
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the stock Google Drive documents application. You can’t beat automatic saving
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to the cloud with the ability to collaborate simultaneously with other people.
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In order to make the experience more immersive put Chrome into fullscreen and
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hide the controls by clicking the “View” menu and then selecting “Full Screen”.
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I’m currently in the Beta channel of ChromeOS, so you may need to switch to
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that channel and enable “Immersive Mode” in `chrome://flags` to get it looking
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like I have in the screenshot ([more
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info](http://gigaom.com/2013/08/22/chrome-os-users-gain-immersive-mode-and-more-in-stable-channel-update/))
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<a href="/static/img/fullscreen_gdocs.png"><img
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src="/static/img/fullscreen_gdocs_thumb.png" alt="Demonstrating Google Docs in
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fullscreen immersive mode"></a>
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Another little-known feature of Google Docs is creating a new document based
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off of a template. I made a couple templates that expand the page out to almost
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100% and resemble the colors of the OSX IA Writer app: one in [Gentium
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Basic](https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=1N7kZhXsYJoVJpt4rE5q7Xhp92M4DPB_-u2dOSkEAeRY&mode=public)
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and one in [Open
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Sans](https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=1aX8UcUXpbiZD1HuTIofb8ookw6TYykWi50k47BTX6yk&mode=public).
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To create a new document based off of a template: have a document already open,
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go to the “File” menu, “New…”, and select “From Template…”. It’s kind of a
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hassle though, so I often just stick to the default style. It’s a sign that I
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am procrastinating if I’m trying to look for the “perfect template” to write in
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anyways.
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###Programming###
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I’ve gotten so used to [vim](http://www.vim.org/) in a Linux
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terminal that I don’t think I could ever use any other editor. There are a few
|
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local offline code editors for Chrome like
|
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[Text](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text/mmfbcljfglbokpmkimbfghdkjmjhdgbg)
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and
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[ShiftEdit](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shiftedit/lcgmndephhjcabhhjfcmncnhbmgbkpij)
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which are nice if I’m working on a Chrome extension and want to keep the files
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locally so I can test them on my Chromebook. However, I still do most of my
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coding remotely on a Linux machine.
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ChromeOS provides a way, out of the box, to ssh into any computer through it’s
|
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terminal called “crosh”. Access crosh by typing Ctrl+Alt+T. But, I actually
|
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prefer
|
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[SecureShell](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo)
|
||||
as an ssh client since it has more customization and can be opened up in a
|
||||
separate window.
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|
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Don’t have a Linux computer to ssh into? [Digital
|
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Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) has servers starting at $5/month.
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Cheapest and easiest offer I’ve seen yet (no that's not a referral link, I’m
|
||||
being genuine about that).
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|
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For using Eclipse or any of those other Windows/Linux specific GUI programs
|
||||
there’s [Chrome Remote
|
||||
Desktop](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp)
|
||||
which is installed by default on Chromebooks. I haven’t had the need to try it
|
||||
out yet, but it’s nice to have around for when I do.
|
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|
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The best thing about coding on a Linux box through a Chromebook is that I still
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have all of the great chrome apps and extensions right at my fingertips.
|
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Especially when some apps can be opened up in small panels in the corner of the
|
||||
screen temporarily.
|
||||
|
||||
###Panels###
|
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|
||||
Chrome recently released a new concept for opening new windows
|
||||
called “Panels”, and once I discovered them I couldn’t get enough of them. The
|
||||
new feature allows apps and extensions to open up small chrome windows in the
|
||||
bottom right corner of the screen and then draw the user’s attention when they
|
||||
have a new notification.
|
||||
|
||||
They are absolutely perfect for long-running applications that need to stick
|
||||
around but not be in your way, like chat programs and music programs. When I’m
|
||||
fullscreen in some other chrome window, I can quickly click the panel’s icon
|
||||
and the window will pop open above all of the other windows. I can then
|
||||
interact with it and minimize it back into the dock out of my way.
|
||||
|
||||
<a href="/static/img/chrome_panel.png"><img
|
||||
src="/static/img/chrome_panel_thumb.png" alt="Demonstrating chrome panels with
|
||||
Panel View for Play Music open"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
In order to enable them I had to be on the Beta channel of the ChromeOS and
|
||||
enable “Panels” in `chrome://flags` ([more
|
||||
info](http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/proposed-changes/apis-under-development/panels)).
|
||||
|
||||
Since panels is such a recent feature, it’s hard to find apps that are
|
||||
utilizing panels. Here are some that I have found useful and are working for
|
||||
me:
|
||||
|
||||
* [Panel View for Play
|
||||
Music](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/panel-view-for-play-music/dimpomefjdddhjmkjgjdokhidjkcmhhn)
|
||||
*
|
||||
[Hangouts](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hangouts/nckgahadagoaajjgafhacjanaoiihapd)
|
||||
* [Panel View for Google
|
||||
Keep](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/panel-view-for-keep/jccocffecajimkdjgfpjhlpiimcnadhb)
|
||||
* [Google Tasks
|
||||
Panel](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/improved-google-tasks-pan/kgnappcencbgllhghhhgjnfjanfijdpn/)
|
||||
|
||||
I’m still lacking Facebook Messenger and Google Voice panel view apps, so I
|
||||
might try my hand at creating one myself soon.
|
||||
|
||||
###Web Browsing###
|
||||
|
||||
And, of course, being a laptop dedicated to chrome, it
|
||||
obviously has a great web browsing experience.
|
||||
|
||||
Pin certain websites or apps to the dash at the bottom of the screen for easy
|
||||
access to favorite content. Once pinned, open them by pressing Alt+NUM, where
|
||||
NUM is the icon’s position on the dash from the left.
|
||||
|
||||
The search key on the keyboard opens a panel from the bottom of the screen to
|
||||
enter in a search. The results give preference towards apps in the Chrome Web
|
||||
Store as well, so it’s sometimes more useful than the Omnibar Chrome users are
|
||||
used to.
|
||||
|
||||
Tangentially, I have found [Gmail
|
||||
Offline](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-offline/ejidjjhkpiempkbhmpbfngldlkglhimk)
|
||||
very useful for email. It has an uncluttered UI inspired by the Gmail mobile
|
||||
app, and runs very smoothly.
|
||||
|
||||
Let me know if you have anything else to add, or even if you would like to
|
||||
argue against why Chromebooks are the best laptops :).
|
||||
|
||||
@ -233,10 +233,12 @@ div.pagination {
|
||||
border: 1px solid #ddd;
|
||||
background-color: #eef;
|
||||
padding: 0 .2em;
|
||||
font-size: small;
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
.post pre code {
|
||||
border: none;
|
||||
padding: 0;
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
/* terminal */
|
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|
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