Pro Tips & Commands for Essential Software & Tools

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1. Introduction of This Document

This document is used to record my personal habits of work and study. Many tools and tricks will be used to improve the efficiency.

2. Essential Software

2.1 Everything

2.1.1 Download

Everything is a software which is used to search your file quickly.

Download Link

2.1.2 Tricks

2.1.2.1 Precise Research.

For example, search for “Pro Tips & Commands for Essential Software & Tools”.

2.1.2.2 Wildcard Research

For example, search for markdown file.

2.1.2.3 Search in specified directory

Add a path in front of the search content:

2.1.2.4 Combination Research

Use different keywords to research:

2.2 Drawio

drawio-desktop is a diagramming desktop app based on Electron that wraps the core draw.io editor.

Download built binaries from the releases section. Download the windows-installer.exe

Double-click to start the install app.

2.3 PixPin

PixPin is a free(for most functions) software for screenshot and paste.

Download Link

2.3.1 Configure the Hot Keys

Some original hot keys comflict with the Editor like Typora and some functions are useless for me. So go to the settings and clear all the hot keys first, then configure the following hotkeys:

  1. Screenshot Function:

    CTRl + ALT + A

  2. Paste Function

    CTRL + ALT + S

  3. Quick Restore the Paste

    CTRL + ALT + R

2.3.2 Screenshot Function

CTRL + ALT + A: start the screenshot function, and select the area you wanna screen shot.

2.3.2.1 Long Screenshot Function

After starting the screenshot function, press L or click the Long Screenshot button to startup the function:

The demonstration effect is as follows:

2.3.2.1 Screen Record Function

After starting the screenshot function and selecting the area, press G or click the Screen Record button to startup the function, you can configure the countdown, volume and other selective configuration… Test , this is how it works. And you can choose the output format like gif or mp4:

2.3.3 Paste Function

This is a core function of this tool. Which allows you to screenshot a picture and paste it as a floating window. I paste three screenshots from webpage, so I can check them when I write the article.

2.3.3.1 Paste when Screenshot

When screenshot a picture, you can choose save and close or paste.

If you click paste directly, you can get this :

2.3.3.2 Paste What You Copied

If you take a screenshot and choose save and close , or you just copied some texts. You can use CTRL + ALT + S function to paste it.

The balck window in the below picture is what I copied and use CTRL + ALT + S to paste it

2.3.3.3 Lock what You pasted

Click L to fix the paste’s position. And press again to unlock it.

2.3.3.4 Quick Close and Restore the Paste

Double-click the paste to close the paste quickly.

CTRL + ALT + R to restore what you just closed.

2.4 Ditto

Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time. Ditto allows you to save any type of information that can be put on the clipboard, text, images, html, custom formats.

Ditto Download Link

Make a new cache file : D:\softwares\Ditto\ditto_cache\Ditto.db

[!WARNING]

Set the default hotkey of activating Ditto as ==CTRL + SHIFT + `==

2.5 Hallelujah IME (Aborted)

Hallelujah is an English IME.

The Microsoft’s original English IME is too worse. So I decide to replace it with Hallelujah.

Install:

Releases · dongyuwei/Hallelujah-Windows

Notice:

Add it in the keyboard setting of Microsoft.

  1. 具备 Text-Expander 功能(可在偏好设置Web页面 http://localhost:62718 中添加/删除)。 用户可以定义自己常用的词组，比如 {"yem":"you expand me"}，那么当输入 yem 时会显示 you expand me。
  2. 支持按拼音来输出对应英文。如输入suanfa，输入法会候选词中会显示 algorithm。
  3. 按键盘右侧shift 键可以在智能英语输入模式与传统英语输入模式间切换。
  4. 拼音输入中文(Pinyin to Chinese)：按右Command 键切换到拼音输入模式，输入拼音（或首字母缩写）即可打出中文汉字。例如输入 niha 或首字母 nh，候选词会显示”你好”、“你还”等。再次按右Command 切回智能英语输入模式。

2.6 Zotero

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.

Zotero | Your personal research assistant

2.6.1 Install & Registration

  1. Install Zotero

    Download and install.

    The Zotero is bound to the browser of your pc.

  2. Install Zotero Connector, a extension for scraping data on your browser.

    Zotero Connector - Microsoft Edge Addons

  3. Register a new account on official website

    Register an account: Register

  4. Log in your account on pc

    Open Zotero and click : ‘Edit’ ➡ ‘Setting’ ➡ ‘Sync’ and Log in.

2.6.2 Chinese Language Paper Plugin (Not Necessary)

  1. Download the plugin market so that we can download other plugins within Zotero.

    Zotero 插件商店 | Zotero 中文社区

    You will download a zotero-addons.xpi file.

  2. Install plugin market

    Zotero ➡ Tools ➡ Plugins ➡ Setting Gear ➡ Install Plugin from File

  3. Install the Jasminum plugin.

    The Jasminum plugin is to support Chinese Language Papers which I will barely use…

2.6.3 Configure Storage Settings

自定义 Zotero 数据存储位置 | Zotero 中文社区

Edit ➡ Settings ➡ Advanced ➡ Data Directory Zotero

The default directory is : C:\Users\test\Zotero

  1. Choose another directory manually as new Data Directory of Zotero.
  2. Confirm and close Zotero
  3. Copy all files of default directory to new one.
  4. Open the Zotero

2.6.4 Quick Guide

  1. Create a new collection for same classification papers. And you can create subcollections:

  2. Add Literatures on Web Site

    e.g. 

  3. Check on Local Zotero

  1. Translate for Zotero

3. Configurations & Tricks

3.1 Cursor / Keywords

The tricks are not always work for different editors.

3.1.1 Basic Cursor Movement

Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow: Move cursor one word to the left/right. (works in typora, git bash, vscode, vim)

Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow: Move current line up/down.

Home/End: Move cursor to the beginning/end of the line. (works in typora, git bash, vscode, vim)

3.1.2 Quick Text Selection

Ctrl + D: Select current word. (works in typora, vscode)

Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the word. (works in typora, vscode)

Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Select text one word to the left/right. (works in typora)

Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Select text one char to the of the line. (works in typora)

Shift + Home/End: Select text to the beginning/end of the line. (works in typora)

Ctrl + A: Select all text in the document. (works in typora)

3.1.3 Line Operations

Alt + Up/Down Arrow: Move current line up/down. (works in typora)

Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow: Duplicate current line up/down.

Ctrl + X (with no selection): Cut or delete the entire current line.

Ctrl + C (with no selection): Copy the entire current line.

Ctrl + Enter: Insert a new line below the current line.

Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Insert a new line above the current line.

3.1.4 Hot Keys

Ctrl + F: Open the Find search box. (works in typora)

Ctrl + H: Open the Find and Replace box. (works in typora)

Ctrl + G: Go to a specific line number.

Ctrl + P: Quick open a file by name. (works in typora)

Ctrl + Tab: Switch between recently opened tabs.

3.2 Hexo

3.2.1 Quick Update

Quick deploy:

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cd /e/myBlog && python compress_images.py && python path_convert.py online && git add . && git commit -m "update" && git push && hexo clean && hexo g -d

Re-deploy when network has problems:

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git push && hexo clean && hexo g -d

3.3 Git

3.3.1 Git Tags

Sometimes, when the repository is stable already, we want a method to remember this state of repository, we can use the command: git tag.

This command is used to mark the latest commit with some info, for example:

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# give the latest commit a tag named "v1.0.0"
git tag v1.0.0

# If you want to give the tag some introduction（recommended）
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "The first stable version, fixed ... BUG"

# push the tag to the remote GitHub repository
git push origin v1.0.0

# （or）push all the local tags to the remote repo
git push origin --tags

When your repo is chaotic, you can go back to the tag:

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# show all the tags
git tag

# method A: go back to the tag version, and keep the changes
git reset v1.0.0

# method B: go back to the tag version, but discard all the changes
git reset --hard v1.0.0

# push and cover the remote repo forcely:
git push -f origin main

Note: Don’t use git push directly, the git push command won’t push the tag by default.

Use git push to push codes:

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git push

Use git push origin 'tag name' to push tag:

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git push origin 'tag name'

Use git push origin --tags to push all the tags:

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git push origin --tags

3.4 VS Code

3.4.1 Recognize .traj files as .json permanently

.traj file is in fact a .json file. So we want to make VS Code recognize it as .json.

Press Ctrl + Shift + P, inputPreferences: Open User Settings (JSON)

Add an extra item in the curly braces(Note, you should add a comma in the end of previous item):

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"files.associations": {
       "*.traj": "json"
   }

3.4.1 Extension: Markdown Preview Enhanced

To view markdown file, just download this extension.

Press: ctrl + shift + v to view.

3.5.2 Jump by Row Number

Press CTRL + G

3.5 Xshell

3.5.1 Prevent Disconnection

When you run a long-time-cost job, it is common that you won’t press any key in several hours. To prevent the auto-disconnect, we need to configure some settings.

File->Default Session Properties->Connection->Keep Alive

Check the box: Send keep alive messages while this session is connected, set the internal as 60 sec.

3.5.2 Log Settings

  1. Change Default Log Path:

    Tools -> Options -> Log -> Session Log -> Log Folder:

    change it into: D:\xshell_log

  2. Change Default Session Log Config:

    File->Default Session Properties->Advanced->Logging -> Log File -> File Path:

    This blank is to set the format of your log file:

    %n_%Y-%m-%d.log is recommended. This format will generate one log file per day per session.

    • Uncheck Overwrite if the file exists

    • Check Start logging upon_connection

    • Uncheck Prompt me to choose a file path when logging starts

    • Encoding: choose option Unicode (UTF-8)

    File->Default Session Properties->Advanced->Logging -> Timestamp:

    • Check Write in Log File
    • Format: [%Y-%m-%d %h:%m:%s](Note, it is recommended to add an extra whitespace after the time).

3.5.2 Terminal Scroll Buffer Setting

File->Default Session Properties->Terminal-> Scroll Buffer:

  • Set Buffer Size as 20000.
  • Check Push erased screen into Scroll Buffer

3.5.3 Outlook Settings

Create a new xcs file named SolarizedDarkModify:

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[SolarizedDarkModify]
text=839496
cyan(bold)=00ffff
text(bold)=e9e9e9
magenta=c000c0
green=80ff00
green(bold)=3c5a38
background=042028
cyan=00c0c0
red(bold)=ff0000
yellow=c0c000
magenta(bold)=ff00ff
yellow(bold)=ffff00
red=ff4500
white=c0c0c0
blue(bold)=1e90ff
white(bold)=fdf6e3
black=000000
blue=00bfff
black(bold)=808080
[Names]
name0=SolarizedDarkModify
count=1

Click: Tools->Color Themes ->Import, choose the SolarizedDarkModify.xcs. And switch to this theme.

Then, File->Default Session Properties -> Appearance:

Select the color theme: SolarizedDarkModify

Amend font size: 14

Cursor Color: choose pink oneRGB: 255, 121, 198

Check: Use blinking cursor

millisec: 500

Text Color: White

Appearance: Vertical Line

3.5.4 Quick Command

Check: View -> Quick Command -> Quick Command Bar

Click: Quick Command Bar -> Add a Button, add a new quick command.

For example:

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Name: nvidia smi
String: nvidia-smi \n
Excute Destination: To ALL Xshell

3.5.5 Mouse Operation Setting

Tools -> Option -> Terminal -> Mouse :

Choose the option of Right button: Paste the clipboard contents

Tools -> Option -> Terminal -> Selection :

Check: Copy selected texts to the clipboard automatically

Uncheck: Include the last new line character when copying the selected texts

3.5.6 Hightlight Sets

Tools -> Highlight Sets

Create a new sets.

3.6 Typora

3.6.1 Insert a Catalog

Click Paragraph -> Table of Contens will generate a catalog which is appropriate to put at the begging of the article.

3.6.2 Insert Alert Table

Click Paragraph ➡ Alert ➡ ... can generate different special blocks. The demos are as follows:

[!NOTE]

[!TIP]

[!WARNING]

[!CAUTION]

[!IMPORTANT]

3.6.3 Collapsible Block

We can use the tag details of html5 to create a collapsible block.

You can simply use <details> to create a collapsible block. And use a tag <summary> to add a name of the block.

Grammar:

  1. Normal Text

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    <details>
    	<summary>Normal Text</summary>
    		text
    </details>

    Effect:

    Normal Text

    test

  2. Code

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    <details>
    	<summary>Block_Name</summary>
    		<pre><code>
    		printf("Hello World!");
    		</code></pre>
    </details>

    effect:

    Block_Name

     
    
     printf("Hello World!");
     System.out.println("However, the code can't be highlighted ");

  3. Code Block

    Block_Name

     
    <pre><blockcode>

    printf(“Hello World!”); System.out.println(“However, the code can’t be highlighted”);

3.6.4 Preferences

3.6.4.1 Files

File ➡ Preferences ➡ Files:

  • On Lunch: Restore last closed files and folders

3.6.4.2 Editor

File ➡ Preferences ➡ Editor:

  • Indent Size on Save: 2
  • ❌Petty Indentation
  • ❌Auto pair common Markdown syntax
  • ❌Display source for simple blocks on focus

3.6.4.3 Markdown

File ➡ Preferences ➡ Markdown:

  • Heading Style: atx (#)
  • Unordered List: -
  • Ordered List: 1.2.3.
  • ❌Subscript
  • ❌Superscript
  • ❌Smart Quotes
  • ❌Smart Dashes
  • ❌Remap Unicode Punctuation on Parse
  • ❌Auto wrap long lines
  • Use Shift+Tab to auto indent selected code
  • Default Code Language: python
  • Math Related Items:
    • Check all items but Enable physics package
  • Auto Numbering Math Equations: No Auto Numbering Math Equations
  • Copy/export HTML (without style): Use Rendered SVG
  • ❌Indent first line of paragraphs
  • When Writing: Preserve sequential whitespace and single line break
  • Export / Print: Preserve sequential whitespace and single line break

3.6.4 Modify Hotkey & Shortcut key

3.6.4.1 Introduction

You can use shortcut keys to quickly insert or modify styles or do other operations ==supported== by Typora.

That means you could not add extra function that not originally supported by Typora.

The default Frequently Used Shortcut Keys are as follows:

3.2.2.1.1 File
Function Hotkey (Windows/Linux) Hotkey (macOS)
New Ctrl + N Command + N
New Window Ctrl + Shift + N Command +Shift + N
New Tab (Not Supported) Command + T
Open Ctrl + O Command + O
Open Quickly Ctrl + P Command + Shift + O
Reopen Closed File Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T
Save Ctrl + S Command + S
Save As / Duplicate Ctrl + Shift + S Command + Shift + S
Preference Ctrl + , Command + ,
Close Ctrl + W Command + W
3.2.2.1.2 Edit
Function Hotkey (Windows/Linux) Hotkey (macOS)
New Paragraph Enter Enter
New Line Shift + Enter Shift + Enter
Cut Ctrl + X Command + X
Copy Ctrl + C Command + C
Paste Ctrl + V Command + V
Copy As Markdown Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C
Paste As Plain Text Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Shift + V
Select All Ctrl + A Command + A
Select Line/Sentence Select Row (in table) Ctrl + L Command + L
Delete Row (in table) Ctrl + Shift + Backspace Command + Shift + Backspace
Select Style Scope Select Cell (in table) Ctrl + E Command + E
Select Word Ctrl + D Command + D
Delete Word Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D
Jump to Top Ctrl + Home Command + ↑
Jump to Selection Ctrl + J Command + J
Jump to Bottom Ctrl + End Command + ↓
Find Ctrl + F Command + F
Find Next F3 / Enter Command + G / Enter
Find Previous Shift + F3 / Shift + Enter Command + Shift + G / Shift + Enter
Replace Ctrl + H Command + H
3.2.2.1.3 Paragraph
Function Hotkey (Windows/Linux) Hotkey (macOS)
Heading 1 to 6 Ctrl + 1/2/3/4/5/6 Command + 1/2/3/4/5/6
Paragraph Ctrl + 0 Command + 0
Increase Heading Level Ctrl + = Command + =
Decrease Heading Level Ctrl + - Command + -
Table Ctrl + T Command + Option + T
Code Fences Ctrl + Shift + K Command + Option + C
Math Block Ctrl + Shift + M Command + Option + B
Quote Ctrl + Shift + Q Command + Option + Q
Ordered List Ctrl + Shift + [ Command + Option + O
Unordered List Ctrl + Shift + ] Command + Option + U
Indent Ctrl + [ / Tab Command + [ / Tab
Outdent Ctrl + ] / Shift + Tab Command + ] / Shift + Tab
3.2.2.1.4 Format
Function Hotkey (Windows/Linux) Hotkey (macOS)
Strong Ctrl + B Command + B
Emphasis Ctrl + I Command + I
Underline Ctrl + U Command + U
Code Ctrl + Shift + | Command + Shift +
Strike Alt + Shift + 5 Control + Shift + `
Hyperlink Ctrl + K Command + K
Image Ctrl + Shift + I Command + Control + I
Clear Format Ctrl + \ Command + \
3.2.2.1.5 View
Function Hotkey (Windows/Linux) Hotkey (macOS)
Toggle Sidebar Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L
Outline Ctrl + Shift + 1 Command + Control + 1
Articles Ctrl + Shift + 2 Command + Control + 2
File Tree Ctrl + Shift + 3 Command + Control + 3
Source Code Mode Ctrl + / Command + /
Focus Mode F8 F8
Typewriter Mode F9 F9
Toggle Fullscreen F11 Command + Option + F
Actual Size Ctrl + Shift + 0 (Not Supported)
Zoom In Ctrl + Shift + = (Not Supported)
Zoom Out Ctrl + Shift + - (Not Supported)
Switch Between Opened Documents Ctrl + Tab Command + `
Toggle DevTools Shift + F12 -

3.6.4.2 Inline Math

This function is not in the table above, but is supported.

Menu Bar:

File ➡ Preferences ➡ General ➡ Advanced Settings ➡ Open Advanced Settings

Modify conf.user.json :

e.g. Add a new shortcut key for inline math:

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"keyBinding": {
    // for example: 
    // "Always on Top": "Ctrl+Shift+P"
    // All other options are the menu items 'text label' displayed from each typora menu
    
    // New Added
    "Inline Math": "Ctrl+M"
  },

Save and restart Typora, and the shortcut key is valid now.

3.6.4.3 Re-bind Replace Hotkey

In the table we can see that the Hotkey of ==Replace== is CTRL + H

Replace it by CTRL + R :

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C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Roaming\Typora\conf\conf.user.json
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"Replace": "Ctrl+R"

3.6.4.4 Highlight

Preliminary:

  1. File ➡ Preference ➡ Markdown ➡ Syntax Support:
  2. The hotkey CTRL + H is available: In fact the original CTRL + H is the hotkey of ==Replace==. So we should replace it in advance.
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C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Roaming\Typora\conf\conf.user.json
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"Highlight": "Ctrl+H"

3.6.4.5 Code

The hotkey of add a code format is ==CTRL + SHIFT + `== which is frequently used and tedious.

So I decide to replace the hotkey by ==CTRL + `==.

[!WARNING]

This hotkey is conflicted with Ditto’s hotkey, remember to modify the Ditto’s hotkey.

3.2.3 Quick Select

CTRL + D to select current word

then you can use: CTRL + SHIFT + ➡ / CTRL + SHIFT + ⬅ to select more texts.

3.7 Windows

3.7.1 Quick Input Timestamp

Sometimes, we want to tape current timestamp but, how ?

Windows Setting:

Time & language ➡️ Language & region ➡️Language options ➡️ Microsoft Pinyin ➡️ Lexicon and self-learning ➡️Add or edit user-defined phrases

Then we add a new phrase:

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phrase: %yyyy%-%MM%-%dd% %HH%:%mm%:%ss%

Then we can tape pinyin and get timestamp quickly.

[!NOTE]

The English Language doesn’t support this fucntion.

And it only support one timestamp item. If two items added, the timestamp will be static.