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@Gina @libreoffice
Perhaps, you could consider saving in hybrid PDF format from #libreoffice. It will get opened in any pdf reader.
You can edit the same file again in LO because the odt content is stored as comment in the pdf.

Won't help much if you want
non-libreoffice users to edit the files though.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.zegoggles.smssync/

Quiet useful. Backs up and restores SMSes in your android phone to an IMAP (email) server.

#sms #backup #email #cloud #foss #app #android

Also, i'm noticing an improvement in the performance (compared to my previous app), too!

https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard

Finally found a decent FOSS android keyboard, with glide/swype typing. :)
(It is in early-beta though, but haven't faced any issue so far)

#android #foss #keyboard #swype

https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen

This is fantastic! Mirror/extend your existing PC screen to any device with a (fairly latest) web browser.
#foss #android #screen #mirroring
#typescript

https://excalidraw.com/

A nice FOSS, end-to-end encrypted virtual whiteboard.

#whiteboard #collaboration #WFH #foss #opensource #e2ee

#TIL #git #cli
`git reflog` can also show date/time!

For e.g.
`git reflog --date=iso`

sed's back-referencing feature is quite handy for simple bulk code refactoring.

https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/Back_002dreferences-and-Subexpressions.html

(`codemod/fastmod` might also do this, but sed's available on most linuxes already.)

#linux #code #refactoring #cli #sed

https://github.com/koxudaxi/fastapi-code-generator

Impressive.

#code_generator #code #automation #fastapi #openapi

https://github.com/Canop/broot

Interesting utility.
"tree+fuzzy_search+cd"

#foss #tui #cli #productivity #rust

https://www.distrotube.com/articles/give-new-linux-users-ubuntu.html

Nice thought.
And no, it doesn't mean that Ubuntu is better than other distros.

(gemini://distro.tube/articles/give-new-linux-users-ubuntu.gmi)

#paradox_of_choice #analysis_paralysis #ubuntu #distro #newbie

I started using this peertube search instead of youtube's for videos.

https://sepiasearch.org/

I usually find good tech videos on the peertube fediverse.

#peertube #fediverse

Loving these FOSS apps on windows:

- scoop (package manager)
Easy installation and upgrades from a uniform CLI interface.

- cmder (terminal emulator)

https://scoop.sh/
https://cmder.net/

#foss #package_manager #terminal #terminal_emulator

Loved the idea of these filebased FOSS utilities. (Can be synced with Syncthing or similar services.)

https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus
Browser bookmarks

https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync
"RSS, contacts, calendars, tasks and more"

#foss #productivity #plaintext #unhosted #sync #cloud #backup

https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/
This looks helpful. And it's FOSS.

Also, the author suggests using MS Word for best PDF conversion results.
https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/pdf_conversion.shtml

https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

A nice plugin in this context.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conversion.html#pdfconversion

Reading PDFs on ebook readers and smart phones is a pain.
Hope content creators get to use a better format. (Epub, Single file Html? )

PDF format is perfect for many use cases, but not for everything.

#pdfConversion #ebookformatting #ebookreader #fileformat

https://drewdevault.com/2018/07/09/Simple-correct-fast.html

"Simple, correct, fast: in that order"

"The complex problem comes later, and it’ll be better served by the *composition of simple solutions* than with the application of a complex solution."

#coding #cleancode

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-grep

`git grep` seems to be quite useful for searching inside new code-bases.

Key features:
- Searches tracked files only
- With the `gr=git !grep` alias in `.gitconfig`, it can be made to search from the project root.

Here's the detailed comparison:
https://beyondgrep.com/feature-comparison/

#git #coding #search #grep #productivity #dotfiles

https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10

"GTK theme based on the appearance of Win32 apps on the Windows 10 platform using the default color scheme"

I feel that projects and efforts like these might help increase the adoption of GNU/Linux as a desktop OS.

#windows #win10 #gtk #theme #linux