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new “php-htm-mode” for emacs — intermixed PHP, HTML, JS, and CSS using multi-modes

Posted on February 27, 2013 by tracey pooh

I finally formalized, cleaned up, and packaged up my current emacs editing setup for files with intermixed PHP, HTML, JS/javascript, and CSS code all in the same file.  It uses an existing but rarely used technique called “multi-mode” and sets “trigger points” for switching the “major mode” of the buffer as your cursor moves through the code.

A nice thing about this approach is that you can always glance down anytime you are editing to see which mode you are in (or the emacs lisp code *thinks* you are in).  You can also fork/edit the single “.el” lisp file to add/update the triggers for various modes.

https://github.com/traceypooh/php-htm-mode

Screenshot:

screenshot of php-htm-mode

screenshot of php-htm-mode

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How to turn Time Machine from disk with many partitions to single partition (logically “extending” Time Machine partition)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by tracey pooh

The high-level answer is:  

  • use macosx Disk Utility
  • make a .dmg of Time Machine partition (to another disk)
  • wipe out disk
  • restore .dmg
  • extend partition to full size (or whatever size you want) of disk

Detailed steps:

  1. backup one last time with Time Machine
  2. turn off Time Machine via preferences
  3. open Disk Utility (builtin mac app)
  4. select the partition where your Time Machine backups are
  5. hit the “New Image” icon in top bar — use the default options (with “.dmg” suffix, no encryption)
  6. save the .dmg to another disk that has space (this takes awhile)
  7. once that’s done, you can re-partition using Disk Utility the disk that originally had your Time Machine partition on it.  (WARNING THIS WIPES OUT ENTIRE DISK AND ALL PARTITIONS!)  Select each partition on the disk and hit the [-] icon near the bottom of the partition list.  BE VERY CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE RIGHT DISK!
  8. your disk is now empty…
  9. repartition the disk however you like — since Time Machine uses its own subdir, I suggest partitioning the disk to a single partition, full extent of the disk
  10. with the emptied disk still selected, hit “Restore” button/tab to the right
  11. find the .dmg you made previously as your Source
  12. drag the emptied partition (where you want Time Machine backups to go) to the Destination
  13. hit the “Restore” button (bottom right)
  14. it will ask you to approve scanning/verifying .dmg (yes/OK)
  15. (this takes awhile)
  16. resize your restored Time Machine partition to full disk (or whatever size you want)
  17. turn back on Time Machine backups
  18. approve the question about “disk has moved…”

PS: you can also you this technique to move an entire set of Time Machine backups from one disk to another disk (without losing all your backups!)

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natively compiling ffmpeg, mplayer, mencoder on MacOS Lion (with x264!)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by tracey pooh

OK, I’ve revamped my script to compile these tools:
ffmpeg
ffrobe
qt-faststart
mplayer
mencoder

on MacOS Lion, using the heads of the trees, with direct encoding support for:
x264
vpx / WebM

http://archive.org/~tracey/downloads/macff.sh.txt

A nice recent update to ffmpeg is the ability to decode/read Apple ProRes, too!

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