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In the option for the file type i don't see jade or pug as an option. Will it still understand that it is a jade or pug file by me just typing index.jade or do I have to pick another text editor that has jade or pug as a file type.
Any text editor should work with any file type. In your case, yes, just name the file index.jade and it should operate in the way you want it to. However, in order for syntax highlighting to work for Jade or Pug, you may need to download a package or plugin for your editor in order for it to be able to do syntax highlighting for a Jade or Pug file. Most text editors come with syntax highlighting for common languages like HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, etc. But less common languages, like the templating languages you are trying to use, usually require an additional package to be installed.
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Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.
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I really like Notepad++. I think it's the best, most convenient text editor around, with a simple interface, tonsof useful commands and options, and a wealth of lovely plugins, all of which transform a simple textpad into a powerful, flexible document processor. Whether you're working on notes, Web pages or complexsoftware code, Notepad++ does it all. There's only one problem - it's a Windows application.
In my Slimbook & Kubuntu reports, I remarked onthe shortcomings of different text editors in Linux, all of which pushed me to using Notepad++ onLinux, something I tried to avoid. Now, Notepad++ does not run natively on Linux, so I had to use WINE,and this introduced a whole bunch of other complications. HD scaling in Plasma is tricky for WINE software (and in general,for various compatibility reasons), and you need custom tweaks to get a shortcut icon pinned to the Plasma taskmanager. In this guide, I'd like to highlight a few tricks you can use to make Notepad++ look andbehave beautifully in Linux.
Similar to what I've shown you with Winepak games andTrackMania Nations Forever, you can use astandalone bundle, in this case a snap, to get Notepad++ deployed. This should handle most of the WINEbackend dependencies for you. Still, there are a few small steps you do need do yourself before you cancan get Notepad++ up and running all nice and proper like. First, install the application.
The installation command may pull in additional stuff, like WINE extras and fonts. Once all of thatcompletes, you can launch the program. In the Plasma desktop environment, Notepad++ started fine, butmuch like the manually installed version of the program using WINE, the fonts were all tiny as there'sno seamless WINE integration in Plasma. I wanted to increase the font DPI, the way I showed you, but the Notepad++snap package does not provide winecfg, but it does come with its own .wine settings. So that got methinking, what's the best way to do this manually?
I decided to copy the *.reg files from my home directory installation into the snap environment, andlo and behold, this sorted out the fonts beautifully. You can manually play with font values, but thisis hard work, because a typical configuration looks like this:
If you do copy ALL the .reg files, you will also port the application configuration. This also meansNotepad++ running as Administrator (in Windows terms). But you don't need that, especially since snappackages are normally designed to run restricted (confined), with reduced access to system resources,so you can just copy the user.reg file, which contains the font declarations.
In this guide, I decided to do both, to show you that it works (either as user or admin). On asubsequent launch, Notepad++ was looking spiffy, and the fonts were big and dandy and sweet. I was alsoable to pin the application to the Plasma task manager, so this also saved me the hassle of doing anymanual desktop configurations. In fact, this is a useful trick for any new WINE installation anywhere - you can port your old WINE filesto new distros or systems.
The next thing I discovered is that the application comes without the Package Manager bundled - thisis a new thing with Notepad++, regardless of how you set the program up. I decided to install itmanually. The Plugin Manager is available on GitHub. Download it to your system. Then,extract the archive. In Notepad++, go to Settings > Import > Import plugin(s)... Locate theextracted archive and select PluginManager.dll file. On next application start, the Plugin Manager willbe available.
The thing is, you may assume that Notepad++ cannot connect to the Web, but this is not so. This is along-standing issue with Plugin Manager in Notepad++, so you will need to make yet another small tweakto make everything peachy and dandy. Chiefly, in Plugin Manager, click on Settings, and then selectForce HTTP instead of HTTPS for ... Restart the program again, and now you should have the full andmighty functionality available, including new plugins, updates for existing plugins and whatnot.
There are all sorts of ways you can get Notepad++ running in Linux. The idea is to have as seamlessand elegant experience as possible. You can go full DYI, but then, you might not have timely enoughupdates for the program. Or you can use a combination of automation plus manual steps. Of course, theultimate goal is not having to need Notepad++ in the first place, which means that Linux text editorsneed to up their game so they offer a comparable level of efficiency and flexibility.
In the Plasma desktop, the snap package offers some advantages over the DYI setup, but you do needto fix the fonts manually. That's a generic WINE problem, and hopefully, Linux desktops will soon havefont and theming tweaks for Windows software just as they do for Qt and GTK frameworks, plus a seamlessway of porting and migrating settings. Until then, you can rely on the tweaks shown in this guide toget along. Lastly, the Plugin Manager setup is not strictly related to the application setup per se,and yet it is, and it showcases nicely how you can manage Windows software, and that the underlyingplatform does not really matter. In the end, you have a dope text editor that does everything. Missionaccomplished. See you around, childrens of the Internet.
In the previous post we coveredhow you can use Ansible and Ansible Tower to help manage your ActiveDirectory environment. This post will go into how you can configure someof those machines on your domain. Most of this post is going to bedominated by specific modules. Ansible has a plethora of Windows modulesthat can be found here.As time is not a flat circle, I can't discuss all of them today but onlya few that are widely used.
So you got your domain up, you have machines added to it, now let'sinstall some stuff on those machines. I do have a few notes beforemoving forward in regards to the modules we'll be discussing. The modulewin_msi is deprecated and will be removed in Ansible 2.8 (currentversion as of this post is 2.5). In its place you can usewin_packagewhich I will be using throughout this post.
Alright, back to installing stuff. The win_package module is the placeto be. It is used specifically for .msi and .exe files that need tobe installed or uninstalled. These files can also be sourced locally,from a URL or from a network resource.
The parameters within the module add a lot of flexibility. As of Ansible2.5, you can now list your arguments and the module will escape thearguments as necessary. However, it is recommended to use a string whendealing with MSI packages due to the unique escaping issues withMsiExec.
Above, we see that the product ID is listed. While Ansible can and doesextract the ID from the MSI when it's local, we don't want to forcethe host to download the MSI if it's not necessary. When you supply theproduct ID, Ansible can quickly check to see if the package is alreadyinstalled without downloading a potentially huge MSI from the internetfirst. You can install without the product ID. An example of this can befound below:
Unlike most Linux distros, Windows does not have a built-in packagemanager. Windows does have the Windows App Store but I don't think thata whole lot of those products are making their way into data centers.
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