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How can I change Inkscape's default export background color from yellow to white?
I am using export in 'Inkscape' to convert an SVG file to PNG. As I am using a transparent background, the colour of background is automatically set to yellow. I want to change this default colour to white. How can I do this?
How can I make my screen blank by a shortcut?
I'd like a shortcut that makes the screen go to a black screen immediately, without turning any power off, or even putting it to sleep. What ways can I do that? How more efficient the solution is to set up, the better.
Why is java -version returning a different version to the one defined in JAVA_HOME?
My JAVA_HOME is set to (Java 1.5). However, when I run I get the following: How can I use the 1.5 version?
How to get code completion in emacs?
I know that emacs supports code completion. But to be honest I have never been a good FAQ reader, at least for something that I'm completely new to. So I wonder what I need to download and how to make so emacs can do some smart code completion for me in C++, and Java. Or is there any package which …
Stop Excel recognizing a dash
How can I stop my text cells which start with a dash from turning into cells where Excel expects a formula?
How can I make Google Chrome automatically translate a page?
If I visit a page that isn't in my native language, how can I make Google Chrome translate it automatically for me into my native language? Do I need to change any settings, if so where can I find them?
Uninstalling programs silently via CMD
Is there a way I can uninstall programs without the graphical interface and doing it via CMD?
Starting scheduled task by detecting connection of USB device
I know it has been discussed that it is not possible to start an application from an usb drive upon connection due to limitations of autorun (or autoplay??) in Win 7. But it is possible to create a scheduled task having an event type trigger. Surely there must be an event occurring when the drive -…
How do I backup a git repo?
I am planning to switch from SVN to git. With svn I just copy my repo folder when I want to back it up. However git doesn't have one so what do I do? Should I create a clone on a separate drive and update by pulling from my project? Then I can burn/archive this folder and it will have all the histo…
When should I activate the "launch folder windows in a separate process" option?
In folder options -> view, there's an option that's off by default called "Launch folder windows in a separate process". I'm on windows-7, but I know this capability has existed since at least windows xp. When is it advantageous to do this? When does this option improve performance? Are there any o…
Keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and Ctrl-Z not working in Word 2010 on Windows 7
It seems like the shortcuts I've been using for years in previous versions of Word are not working anymore. For example Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V are not working (there is Alt-Backspace, etc) and I have to learn new shortcuts. This is the thing I really don't want to do. I'm facing this problem only i…
Keyboard Shortcut to Swap Mouse Buttons
I use my mouse with both hands and like to switch back and forth for comfort reasons. However, this is made difficult by needing to go through about a zillion layers of menus to swap the buttons each time. Is there an easy way to create a single keyboard shortcut that would swap my left and right m…
What search utilities can search by file name in Windows 7?
I've just installed Windows 7 64-bit and have found that it's file search really really sucks. What is a good alternative that I can load on my system to do file searching? Note: I don't care about text searching in the file. I just want to search by filename. EDIT: To sum up what is mostly in the …
List only the device names of all available network interfaces
I want to get a list of all available Network-Device Names on my Linux server. I figured that would do the job, however ifconfig produces quite much output: What I want to achieve is a list like or even better just I assume that this can be done by a combination of "cat", "sed" and "grep", but I ha…
Why won't cmd exit after execution of batch file?
Why won't cmd exit after execution of batch file? I have tried: and
Disable Auto-Restart Prompt after Windows Update (in Windows Vista/7)
I've mastered how to disable/delay the Automatic Restart prompt after Windows Update deems it necessary to restart my computer in XP. But, now I'm using both Windows 7 and Vista and that method no longer works. So far, I have not been able to circumvent the Restart Reminder popup that keeps telling…
Cygwin fatal error unable to remap.. What does it mean?
When running in cygwin, I get the following error: What does it mean, and what should I do to fix it?
How to recover form information for a webpage in Firefox
I filled out a lengthy form on a webpage which rejected my submission due to a server error. I can't seem to recover the form input. Is there any way in Firefox to look into caches, history, etc. to recover this information?
Changing the From address in Thunderbird
I subscribed to a mailing list under a forwarding e-mail address. But Thunderbird sends mails from my real address (a GMail account). I tried to send my first message to the list today, but it got rejected because "The email address used to send your message is not subscribed to this group." Is the…
Where are the rpm files after installation using yum?
I'm using Red Hat 5.4. I have installed a package using yum the package was wireshark. However, after it has installed. Where can I find the rpm package? I would like to locate the actual wireshark.rpm package so that I can install it on another machine that is not connected to the Internet.