Why does Tkinter kill ability to highlight text? - copy

I'm running ubuntu11.04, and python3 with tkinter. I've yet to check on a windows config, but whenever I have a mainloop() running and a root window open with tkinter, I can't highlight text in text edit/ gui manager stuff. It doesn't leave me helpless, but copy/paste is a fairly integral part of my efficiency when navigating and coding. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone know a fix?
-Cheers,
Chris

This sounds like a bug in whatever window manager you are using and/or in that specific version of ubuntu. This is a problem that hasn't been reported on any other platform, or on any other versions of linux.

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Typescript & Javascript language features extension in VSCode causes my laptop to overheat

It's been like a month since I started using VSCode and I like it.
However, The problem is the moment I launch the program the laptop's fans start to make relatively loud sounds so I thought because there were multiple programs running at once but after trying to launch VSCode alone the problem remains untacked.
Here's what I've tried so far:
Disabled the gpu accelartion.
Disabled all the built-in extensions except the Typescript & Javascript language features extension (I didn't install any additional extensions)
Tried clean install.
Nothing worked, But when I tried to disable Typescript & Javascript language features extension the fans started to cool down. I even checked the system monitor. The reading of CPU usage for VSCode before and after disabling the mentioned extension
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I know it seems obvious to disable this extension and I'm good to go but I need it, I mean the whole point of me using VSCode is this extension. Did anyone run into the same problem or it's only me?
P.S: I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
So after decades of research this guy's answer solved the problem.
All you have to do is to open VSCode then File > Preferences > Settings then type the following in the search bar typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition then check the checkbox and you're good to go.
However, autocomplete is not working for some imported packages so be aware of that.
Anyway, I opened an issue long time ago if anyone wants to follow any new updates about this topic here.
Go and give this guy's answer a thumbs up or love because he deserves it.

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Any hints? Has anybody got it working? I thought it might be related to Java, but i have other Java tools that work (freemind, for example).
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MATLAB r2013a on Mac OS 10.8.3 crashes when viewing documentation

(Running MATLAB 8.1.0.604 (R2013a), Mac OS 10.8.3)
When I use the doc command, for example, doc fwrite;, or when I click the "more help" item in the popup help bubble for a command, the documentation window opens, but MATLAB subsequently hangs (the spinning beachball appears). This lasts indefinitely, and I inevitably have to force quit MATLAB. This also happens when using the Publish option from the editor.
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See this post on MatlabCentral: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/71718 ... and more specifically this bug report which includes a "workaround." They don't suggest what could be the cause, but you might make sure that OS X is updated and that you have the latest version of Java. If you do other work with Java or with WebKit these might cause issues.
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More suitable as comments (but I don't have enough rep yet):
I just updated to Java 1.8.0_73 and to Safari 9.1 and the patch horchler posted no longer works.
MarcoB's command still works for fixing the crashes. But with this, no longer retina resolution in the Doc browser (so it looks ugly).

Voice coding in Emacs on Mac OS X

I would like to be able to write code by voice recognition and him currently using Aquamacs 2.4 and Dragon Dictate 2 on Mac OS X 10.6.8. Does anybody know if this is possible and if so how? I've seen shorttalk, emacs listen, and voice code but they only work on windows machines with Dragon Naturally Speaking.
Any leads would be much appreciated.
Also I am writing in R via ESS.
Have a look at this presentation by Tavis Rudd : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkdfdXWYaI
He runs Dragon Naturally Speaking inside a Windows VM, because the Windows version can be scripted with Python. Then the VM communicates with Emacs on his local machine.
He says in the presentation he will open source his code, but it doesn't seem to be there yet on his Github.
So yes, it's possible, but at this point there is no out of the box solution. If you really want this, prepare to invests weeks or months to get to a properly working setup.
I recently released the coding-by-voice solution I created to solve my own RSI issues. It can be found here: http://www.voicecode.io
I use it mostly for coding in Sublime Text and Xcode, but it works great with emacs or vim as well. The great thing about this solution is that all commands can be chained into "command phrases" so you don't have to pause between every individual command like you do with other voice command solutions.
It has builtin support for all standard variable-name formats (snake case, camel case, etc), has builtin commands for every permutation of keyboard shortcuts (ie command-shift-5, command-option-shift-T, and so on), has cursor movement commands, app switching commands, window switching commands, commands for symbol combos like "=>", "||", ">=", etc, and tons more. Plus it is very easy to add your own custom commands as well.

Minimize floating windows in NetBeans 7.2

I recently upgraded to NetBeans 7.2 and am facing a substantial usability issue with floating windows. In 7.1 each floating window was minimize-able, which I used quite regularly. By all appearances the minimize button is completely gone. The button is missing and when I right click on the title bar, the close button is available but the minimize is disabled (greyed out).
I'm running windows 7 x64.
I also encountered the issue in the RC but figured that it would be resolve in the final version. I've googled around and not been able to find anyone with the same issue so I'm hoping that it is just me.
I checked out the settings under Tools > Options > Miscellaneous > Windows and none of them seem to make any difference.
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I'd go back to the previous version until they solve the bug.
In fact, at least in mac, you can have both versions installed, so you could open 7.2 from time to time and check for any updates that solved the problem.
I've found some additional info here:
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=216019
Maybe you could try to do as they tell:
No minimize button means those windows are docked into editor docking spot. Use
menu Window - Reset Windows.
I am able to minimize windows in netbeans on win 7x64
And sorry I wanted to add this as a comment, but apparently I couldn't