Move window done right
Move window to the rescue Overlapping windows are a bad invention. Frankly, the one UI that works are virtual desktops with non overlapping windows (e.g. window managers). Given, the world becomes...
View ArticleSecond episode of UltiSnips Screencast
UltiSnips Screencast Episode 2 Second screencast is done and ready! If you have not yet seen the first, look over here. This was done under the maxim Done is better than perfect. I had more advanced...
View ArticleThe Statistical View on Least Squares
Least Squares and Statistics Last time I talked about the beautiful linear Algebra interpretation of Least Squares which adds a wonderful geometric interpretation to the analytical footwork we had to...
View ArticleThird episode of UltiSnips Screencast
UltiSnips 2.0 and Screencast Episode 3 I just release UltiSnips 2.0 together with a short screencast to run you through the new features. 2.0 is a killer-feature release for me: Having normal mode...
View ArticleFourth episode of UltiSnips Screencast
UltiSnips Screencast Episode 4 I got around doing the final episode of my little screencast series on UltiSnips. This time I talk about Python interpolation and give an example of a snippet that...
View ArticleWidelands Marathon Begins
My personal Widelands Marathon So, I finally handed in my PhD thesis. That does not mean that everything is said and done, there is still an oral examination, a 30 minutes talk and some demonstration...
View ArticleText Layouting Status Report
Text Layouting Status Report So, it took me two weeks to finally get around to a status report, and Peter even had to request it forcefully. But I have not been idle in this time. Let's see. Pango?...
View ArticleTechnology revamp on the blog
Technology revamp The technology on the blog bit rotted quite a bit lately. And of course it has not seen any update or new content in years, but that is an entirely different story. To make sure the...
View ArticleThe ideal text editor
The Ideal Text Editor I am a Vim user and have been for more than 15 years now - with short stints to other editors from time to time. I also wrote a popular plugin for Vim - so I understand it's...
View ArticleDesign for the ideal text editor.
Design for the ideal text editor Update: There is now a RFC for Swiboe defining this design in more detail. Comments welcome. Last time I discussed my thoughts on the ideal text editor. I also...
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