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change/add whichkey keymaps

• add this to your settings.json

  {
    "whichkey.bindingOverrides": [
      {
        "keys": "g.s",
        "name": "Go to line",
        "type": "command",
        "command": "workbench.action.gotoLine"
      }
    ]
  }

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Install C compiler on Windows

• Install msys2 C compiler

  winget install prefix-dev.pixi
  ~/appdata/local/pixi/bin/pixi global install gcc gxx

• Install gnu C compiler

  set-executionpolicy remotesigned currentuser  # to allow script execution
  curl.exe get.scoop.sh | iex                   # to install scoop
  scoop bucket add extras                       # to add more package repositories
  scoop install gcc

• Install minGW C compiler

  winget install BrechtSanders.WinLibs.POSIX.UCRT.LLVM
  # scoop install mingw-winlibs-llvm-ucrt

• Install Clang C compiler

  winget install MartinStorsjo.LLVM-MinGW.UCRT
  # pixi global install clang

• Install microsoft C compiler gist tutorial youtube tutorial

  winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuilTools --force --override "--passive --wait --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools"
  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "$env:PATH;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuilTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.40.33807\bin\Hostx64\x64\cl.exe", "user") # PATH may change according to new version

Msys2's zsh support for Windows terminal

• copy Retronvim's .zshrc to ~/.zshrc then add this to your settings.json (ctrl+shift+p then open settings file (JSON))

  "profiles":
  {
      "list":
      [
          {
              "commandline": "sh -c 'HOME=/c/Users/$(whoami); msys2.cmd -shell zsh -full-path'",
              "guid": "{00000000-0000-0000-ba54-000000000001}",
              "icon": "%USERPROFILE%/scoop/apps/msys2/current/msys2.ico",
              "name": "zsh (MSYS2)",
              "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
          },
      ]
  },

• tip: ctrl + shift + m to enter marks-mode (tmux-like copy mode)

install conda

• with scoop using zsh (msys2), see: https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/9922 scoop insall mambaforge then add to your ~/.zshrc: eval "$('/c/path/to/miniconda3/Scripts/conda.exe' 'shell.zsh' 'hook' | sed -e 's/"$CONDA_EXE" $_CE_M $_CE_CONDA "$@"/"$CONDA_EXE" $_CE_M $_CE_CONDA "$@" | tr -d \x27\\r\x27/g')" then relaunch vscode and choose your virtual environment (view vscode statusbar and click to change)

• with nixpkgs

  nix-env -iA nixpkgs.conda
  echo 'source $HOME/.conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh' | tee -a ~/.bashrc -a ~/.zshrc | sh
  conda install --name base conda=24.3.0
  conda update conda

  then choose your virtual environment (view vscode statusbar and click to change)

• with brew

  brew install mambaforge
  conda init

  then relaunch vscode and choose your virtual environment (view vscode statusbar and click to change)

• cheatsheet: curl cht.sh/conda

pixi virtual environment

• run pixi init to initialize a project then pixi add python to add dependencies then pixi shell on linux/mac/windows or pixi run zsh on msys2 to activate a virtual environment then launch code . then select the virtual environment (view vscode statusbar and click to change), then the python LSP (completion, diagnostics ...) for external libraries should work

• alternatively in a new terminal run pixi init > pixi add python > pixi run zsh

• RetroNvim already adds "python.defaultInterpreterPath": ".\\.pixi\\envs\\default\\python.exe" in settings.json as default virtual-environment/interpreter on Windows 10 if overwritten then manually choose the pixi virtual environment (view vscode statusbar and click to change) .\\.pixi\\envs\\default\\python.exe on windows and ./.pixi/envs/default/bin/python on linux/macos

• cheatsheet: https://pixi.sh/latest/basic_usage https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments

additional chrome extensions:

• surfingkeys vim shortcuts/text-editing

• spotify web player hotkeys spotify player shortcuts from anywhere

• video transformer youtube zoom

• Video Speed Controller increase/decrease video speed until 5x

• daily.dev dev news when opening a new tab

• Adguard AdBlocker ad blocker supports block element on the page

• Authenticator Authenticator which supports github

• Blackbox.ai scan code from image

• eJOY AI Dictionary translator which supports youtube/netflix subtitles

• OneTab Save Tabs (ram) in a list and return to them later

• Search Results Preview preview pages on google results

• Youtube Playlist Duration Bar show playlist duration

• Youtube Playlist guru show playlist duration

• Tempermokey to install:

  • Songsterr
  • fireship