Questions tagged [text]
Text typically refers to a string of human-readable characters.
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Desktop Icon text too small
Hardware and host OS:
2017 Dell XPS 13 laptop with 13.3” QHD+ (3200 x 1800) display. The host OS is windows 10 home edition.
Problem:
I have created a new Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop edition VM in vmware ...
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Is there any way to create a simple txt file without opening the terminal?
Is there any way to create a text file without using the terminal at all?
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Ubuntu 16.04 Font has changed abnormaly
Instead of text, it's showing all blocks.
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Problem rendering compound letters in Devanagari and other Indian scripts (for languages - Hindi, Marathi, ...) [duplicate]
I am having trouble getting letters to be rendered properly when created as combinations of two or more partial letters (this is a special feature of some Indian scripts, you can form compound sounds ...
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Read text file - and export part of text line
I'm trying to extract some data from a text file.
Functions I use ( as grep ) extract entire line as an answer, but I need to get a specific portion of the text line out to another file.
for example: ...
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Text preview boxes are jumbled in Chrome
When I hover over text or links in Google Chrome the text boxes are jumbled. I don't quite know how to describe it, it just looks weird and that's why I figured I'd show you some pictures:
Pictures
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Ubuntu 17.04 - Gedit [Text Document] [duplicate]
Have upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 - 17.04 and i noticed a lot of changes.
Some good, some not so good.
1. Right click on empty space
2. Select: New Document
3. STOP
There is no Text Document option ...
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Fix text file from double space separated to tab separated
I've been trying to filter a text file, but have not been able to do so.. I've just realized the reason why I am not able to filter it is because what I thought was listed as
Word '\t' phoneme
Word '...
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Bash Script - Ascertaining Text File Changes
First of all, I am pretty inexperienced in this, but I need a particular bash script for one of my gaming servers. The bash script should simply determine whether a particual text document receives ...
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Why can't I build Python code from Sublime Text 3 when I launch it from Ubuntu Dash vs Ubuntu Terminal
when I launch the same Sublime Text 3 from Ubuntu Dash, I am not able to build Python Code, and I get the following error:
no such file or directory: ''
[Finished in 0.0s with exit code 1]
[shell_cmd:...
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Text disappeared/turned white in File Manager
This problem happened already some times to me. It is fixed with a reboot, but I am wondering if there is a faster solution.
Windows in File Manager look like this:
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Extract line beginning with a specific pattern in sed
My input file is like this:
IDno="1"
Name=Jack
Type=Student
IDno="2"
Name=Jill
Type=Teacher
I am using sed to extract all the IDno and the type only when type is student.
sed -e '/IDno=/b' -e '/...
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Paste as plain text using a clipboard manager
I need a global solution for paste as plain text function in my Ubuntu 16.10 system.
I know CopyQ has this ability but I want to use a clipboard manager which is FOSS and which can be installed from ...
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How can I fix this problem with drop down menus?
Is this a problem that would have to be fixed with a clean install? I'd rather not do that, if anyone can help me fix this, I'd really appreciate it.
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Why is Opera doing this with the dialog boxes?
Opera is doing this:
I can't read what it says and it's really annoying. Chrome doesn't do that. I have to tilt my screen back to read it. Hopefully it's a quick and easy fix. I'm on Kubuntu 16.04 ...
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Increase GUI font size of Foxit Reader
I'm using foxit reader on Ubuntu 16.04, but the font size for menus, toolbar, etc. is so incredibly small that I have to actually move closer and squint to read it. In the preferences, there is a ...
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After upgrade, Ubuntu boots to text console only
I updated my Ubuntu version to 16.04.01. I restarted the PC but it goes to the text console. It asks for username + password but it does not recognize either of them. I tried Ctrl + Alt + F7 but it ...
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Text has turned to boxes in Ubuntu 16.04
Without any cause that I can tell, all text has turned into boxes /rectangles everywhere in Ubuntu 16.04.
I am able to press ctrl-alt-F1 and go to shell, I have run :
apt-get update
And
apt-get ...
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Searchable Clipboard Manager, like ctrl-r in bash
I am looking for a clipboard manager with search functionality.
I love CtrlR in the bash shell and would like to have the same functionality like that in clipboard manager for my desktop.
Up to now I ...
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Text from dialog box can't be selected and copied
Text from dialog box can't be selected and copied. in the question:
How can I copy text from dialog boxes and menus?
I find a suggestion to make a screenshot and read the result with an OCR.
The above ...
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Hebrew and digits mixture
I want to write some text which includes Hebrew characters and numbers (by copy-pasting them, only for mathematical notation), specifically aleph-one (without access to MathJax or LaTeX).
The problem ...
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Text missing in taskbar and some windows
I'm using Lubuntu 16.04, dist-upgraded from 15.10, on my laptop. With 15.10 I didn't have any problems with the display, but after the upgrade - I started having them. One problem, which I can sort of ...
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Change character encoding in a text file
Is there a way to change the character encoding of a text file? If so, how?
See, I am using a keyboard shortcut to call a shell command which itself uses xclip to copy the contents of a file into ...
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Delete all lines containing backslash from text file
I have a file that has content like this:
apple
b\all
cat
\34
egg
I want to remove all lines containing backslashes. I tried using
sed '/\/d' pdataf.txt
But it didn't work. What should I try?
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how to make Ubuntu compatible with arabic [duplicate]
I'm a newbie to Ubuntu.
Is there some way to make Ubuntu compatible with Arabic language?
I don't mean the keyboard layouts , I mean when open an exiting windows text file it's like this:
But when ...
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Experiencing random text distortion Ubuntu 16.04
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu on a brand new Dell Latitude E5470. Today I have noticed a really annoying random text distortion happening on unrelated pages. I have attached a screenshot of an ...
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I have a .v2 file that contains a large amount of text. How can I save it in .txt format?
I downloaded a text dump. It has the extension .v2.gz. Using gzip on the .v2.gz file shows me text. I have used gunzip to uncompress the file with .v2 format. How can I save it as .txt because the ...
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Change ubuntu 16.04 text in login
I am currently compiling an Ubuntu 16.04 however I want to change the text 'Ubuntu 16.04' to 'FT Linux v1.0' as I'm trying to get rid of all ubuntu traces for my distro. As of now I'm compiling the ...
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Libreoffice Calc cell text not refreshed when edited
When I edit a cell in Libre office Calc, it doesn't clear the old text so all the old letters are left in place, until I click or press return.
A picture tells a thousand words:
I'm not sure if it ...
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save or save as text document ubuntu 16.04
i opened an empty text file in ubuntu and entered text in it. Now I want to save the edited text document, but my save icon is inactive. when tried to "save as" it say
I don't have the permission ...
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Telling git to ignore files that end with ~ in ubuntu
I am not sure if this is ubuntu specific as I just switched from windows. Please let me know if I should ask this elsewhere.
I am using version control for some local repositories. Some of the files ...
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How to search text within PDF files with docfetcher?
I'm trying to find some text within PDF files, but the results are not accurate! For exemple I have 2 PDF files which have the word domiciiado. When I run a search for this word (domiciliado), ...
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Replacing a line with SED not working [duplicate]
I have a file that contains:
[Settings]
gtk-theme-name = Arc
gtk-icon-theme-name = Luv
I am trying to replace the 3rd line so that "Luv" will say somethig else. I tried with this command:
sed -r "3 ...
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How can I remove the first whitespace of every line of a file?
I have a file that looks like
SPT-CL J0000-5748 J000106.23-574536.8 0.275980 -57.760231 0.7554 0.0003 template 1
SPT-CL J0000-5748 J000049.27-574637.3 0.205320 -57.777050 0.7018 0.0002 template 1
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Text partially disappearing in many applications after unlocking on Xubuntu
Ever since I updated to the new Xubuntu version (16) I have two behaviours:
sometimes I have to switch tty after unlocking the Laptop to make my mouse cursor appear again. I heard it is related to ...
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PDF viewer with subpixel rendering
Is there any PDF viewer (besides Adobe Reader) which is able to render text with sub-pixel anti-aliasing? Or perhaps there is an option somewhere which enables it?
I tried MuPDF and Document Viewer/...
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Thunderbird, Alt+Tab Text Disappears
Whole message lines disappear in the Thunderbird 38.8.0 mail client on Lubuntu 16.04.
The Alt+Tab switcher shows icons, but shows no text. So the problem is likely not specifically with Thunderbird, ...
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16.04 Japanese Text Input not working
There were a set of extra steps I needed to take with Ubuntu 14.04 that got Japanese text input working, but the same steps seem to not apply to 16.04. The system toggles between "En" and "Ja", but ...
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How to display line numbers in Nano text editor [duplicate]
When using Nano text editor, how can I display line numbers so I can see the lines that I am getting error messages about. I have a lengthy program and am getting an error message for line 95 and 125 ...
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How to delete multiple lines from txt file, based on a variable in previous column?
The idea is this: I have a document with data listed in the following way (shown below), and I want to delete any line that has a value of 70 or less in the 6th (last) column. On top of that, I want ...
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gedit - wrap text with character boxes
I use gedit for pure text writing (I mean not coding). To highlight chapters in the text I wrap with "+" boxes likes:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Title goes here
++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
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One liner to convert small text string to PDF
I've been trying to find a way to create a simple PDF page from the terminal that contains only one string, for example, "Prelude".
Some background: I use pdfunite to join music charts together into ...
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How can I get the last occurrence of a repeated string in the text file?
I have a data file consists of several rows and columns with numeric and string data. Some string and numeric patterns are repeated. I need to extract last repeated pattern. For example;
715 ANKR PRN ...
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How to disable .txt content icon preview? [duplicate]
I wish to permanently disable the process that generates a preview of any file content (specially text files) and generates an new icon for it. Sometimes my programs quickly update several files and ...
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TXT file - wrong view on Windows? [duplicate]
I just made a .txt file with my laptop (that runs Ubuntu 14.04), and when i open it with my Computer (runs Windows 10) it shows it like I wrote everything in one line
Maybe it's a dumb question, but ...
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How can I force all text in a cell onto the next page in Libre Office / Open Office?
When I make a table in Libre Office, and the text in a cell is too long for the page, it splits the text across multiple pages:
How can I make any row with too much text put all the text on one page?
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Is the terminal window a text editor?
Exactly what the title asks. Is the terminal window a text editor, can it be used as one, and if not then which are some good ones to install?
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Replacing text in a Shell Script
I am running the command
echo 'link_1234' | sed 's|_|&/|g'
And it is returns the value of link_/1234
I need the _ to be deleted
Is there any way to have the _ be cleared?
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How do I extract test line by line from a text file in terminal?
So I have a .sh script that needs to wget a lot of files. I have a text file set up like this
http://www.website.com/w4w4wbvert9rtr/video.mp4
http://www.website.com/wserteg444gs4r/video.mp4
http://...
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Advanced Ping Script [closed]
I want to have a little script which do a ping to 8.8.8.8 every 2 seconds and put only out the time. It should also put a "#" between every time. Like this:
25.5
#
25.4
#
and so on...
Finally i want ...