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How do I write a LibreOffice Macro that does "Compare Document..."
18 April 2025 @ 3:54 pm
I want to write a libreoffice Writer macro that does the same thing as selecting
Edit > Track Changes > Compare Document...
using a built-in/calculated path for the file to compare with (ie. not asking the user)
I think I need to do
dim args2(0) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args2(0).Name = "ShowTrackedChanges"
args2(0).Value = true
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")
document = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ShowTrackedChanges", "", 0, args2())
But how do I tell it which file to compare with?
Many thanks
How can I turn my MacBook into a Wi-Fi hotspot?
18 April 2025 @ 3:27 pm
I’d like to use my MacBook as a Wi-Fi hotspot so that other devices can connect to the internet through the MacBook’s internet connection (via Ethernet, USB tethering, or another Wi-Fi network).
Is there a way to set this up using only macOS’s built-in settings (without third-party apps)? I’m running macOS Sonoma.
Specifically, I’d like to know:
What settings need to be changed under System Settings > Sharing?
Can the MacBook receive internet via Wi-Fi and also share it via Wi-Fi (i.e., act as a repeater)?
Are there any limitations or caveats I should be aware of?
Unicode symbols are similar to standard multi-level list markers [closed]
18 April 2025 @ 3:18 pm
What Unicode characters are most similar to the standard multi-level list markers?
I found several similar to disc/circle/square, but none are a clear match. Is there a better match?
<html>
<body>
<ul>
<li>● U+25CF Black Circle</li>
<li>• U+2022 Bullet - similar to disc</li>
<li>· U+00B7 Middle Dot</li>
<li>∙ U+2219 Bullet Operator</li>
<ul>
<li>○ U+25CB White Circle</li>
<li>∘ U+2218 Ring Operator</li>
<li>◦ U+25E6 White Bullet - similar to circle</li>
<ul>
<li>◼ U+25FC Black Medium Square</li>
<li>■ U+25A0 Black Square</li>
<li>▪ U+25AA Black Small Square - similar to square</li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
● U+25CF Black Circle
• U+2022 Bullet - similar to disc
· U+00B7 Middle Dot
∙ U+2219 Bullet Operator
Simple i want to buy from ali baba and ship to UK through e-bay, maybe a way to do that on a proxy server using vpn? [closed]
18 April 2025 @ 2:57 pm
I want to run localhost on proxy and while doing that i want to buy something from lets say uk on that vpn? I want to buy something from a website but my region does not support the payment method
Trying to install multiple Operating Systems via bootable USB - facing problems
18 April 2025 @ 2:02 pm
I am trying my hand at learning multibooting, so far my target PC has Antix-Linux on one partition, and I have made other partitions for the following use-cases in which I am getting stuck at various levels. Target PC has been partitioned with GPARTED and GPT partitioning scheme as under:
/dev/sda1 - 1 GB - fat32 - flags - boot, esp
/dev/sda2 - 3 GB - flags - linux-swap
/dev/sda3 - 15 GB - ext4 - Antix_Linux
/dev/sda4 - 10 GB - undefined
/dev/sda5 - 10 GB - undefined
remaining space - unallocated
I have 2 pendrives, one with Ventoy and multiple iso/ img files, another making bootable only for one specific OS.
1] FreeBSD with Ventoy - it gets into the command line installer, but I cant get it to install in either /dev/sda4 or /dev/sda5 of my choice, I read up further and supposedly ZFS wants the whole disk to itself, or there are arcane (to me) configuration items to be done to make it install on one
How to wipe Acer Aspire BIOS password?
18 April 2025 @ 5:14 am
The laptop requires password to reach the BIOS screen. Upon providing said password all options are grayed out. My hypothesis is there is a supervisor pass in addition to the user pass we're entering.
I tried removing the BIOS battery and leaving it like that overnight. I tried pressing/holding the "battery reset" button both with and without the BIOS battery. I tried Acer's website but it again provided read-only access to the settings.
Varjo Aero and 16GB VRAM (RTX 5080) - should it be enough?
18 April 2025 @ 1:35 am
I got a 5080 today finally after 5 months of not having a card (my 4090 developed a fault and I was lucky to get a partial refund on warranty).
Unfortunately, the 5080 and the Aero do not gel at all. I thought it was the "known issue", but that's just a connection issue (and mine connects).
No, it seems it's the VRAM. 16GB is not enough to run the Aero with any game. I tried FS2024 and No Man's Sky. The former - fair enough. It uses a ton of VRAM, but strangely, I've had some good sessions on it.
I've also had some good sessions on No Man's Sky, but generally, most of the time, it goes to 200-500ms stutter hell, even as the game loads. This is because the VRAM hits 16GB and then that's it, it won't recover from that.
Varjo Base uses about 4-5GB, and Windows itself uses 1-2GB, so there's generally about 8-10GB left for games, which apparently is not even enough for No Man's Sky on the Aero resolutions.
I have tried a completely clean insta
VMware can't power up. "Failed to connect pipe to virtual machine: All pipe instances are busy."
18 April 2025 @ 12:08 am
I am currently running VMware 14.1.1 on my host computer which runs Window 10. I am new to this VM stuff.
Recently I tried to copy a folder from host to VM terminal by drag & drop and ctrl+c & ctrl+v. It appears not working. It appears causing VM not responding. So I used laptop power button to shut down everything. Luckily I was able to turn on VM again first time. But at the second time I can’t power on VM. It shows me an error message. It says “Failed to connect pipe to virtual machine: All pipe instances are busy.”
I have searched online, tried couple of things such as stopped VM processes and then deleted lock files. Nothing worked. Anyone run across this problem before? Any suggestions as to what I can/should do before uninstalling/re-installing VMware? If I need to provide more info, let me know and I will do the best that I can.
Thanks,
B. Chen
find and replace stand alone text
17 April 2025 @ 9:20 pm
I am using notepad.
I want to remove the word "large" by itself. But if I do a find and replace, it will also replace "large" in apple and banana. How can I do it?
large
large apple
large
large banana
large
The end result would be like:
large apple
large banana
VSCode Web python errors
17 April 2025 @ 4:19 pm
I tried to use vscode.dev to edit some files, but today, when I opened it up, I got these errors in the output. I have only edited python once on here, so I doubt that it would be that, and I don't see why it would run it. How can I fix this?
[CONFIG] ignoring python because it is SUPPRESSED by any of [ms-python.python]
[CONFIG] ignoring typescript because it is SUPPRESSED by any of [vscode.typescript-language-features]
[Error - 11:14:16 AM] Client anycode: connection to server is erroring. Shutting down server.
[Error - 11:14:16 AM] Client anycode: connection to server is erroring. Shutting down server.