Quote (NinjaSushi2 @ Feb 10 2014 05:05pm)

And that keeps your desktop from crashing?

Quote (AbDuCt @ 10 Feb 2014 16:13)

No it just stops and resets the Aero service. If you customized your task bar/window bar colors with transparency and colors then you would most likely have Aero installed. What happens on my computer is that I run an application that doesn't play well with windows, and while it's running I have a 30% chance Aero will crash resulting in an ugly desktop (that light blue non transparent style that you get when you first install Windows 7). All the script does is stop are restarts the service to fix and reset it back so your desktop becomes pretty again.

If you right click your desktop and select Personalize, then switch between the Aero themes and "windows 7 basic" theme you will see the difference of having it enabled or not.

Quote (NinjaSushi2 @ Feb 10 2014 06:10pm)

lol I know what AERO is. I think it's funny you made a script that keeps aero working so it looks pretty. I also think it's cool you can do that. I must learn to script.

Quote (AbDuCt @ Feb 12 2014 01:27am)

How to turn notepad++ from just another text editor, into a full fledged scripting IDE.

With 5 (fifth being optional) easy steps you can turn notepad++ into something that will help you with scripting rather then slow you down.

1) Goto Settings->Preferences and check "Hide" under tab bar, and check "Show" under Document List Panel in the General page.
2) Goto Auto-Completion page and check "Enable auto-completion on each input" and "Function completion" and "function parameters hit on input."
3) Download and install the NppExec plugin and under Plugins->NppExec select "Show console dialog"
4) Download a auto completion package for your scripting language of choice in my case, Ruby. I used the one from here, http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=33972&hilit=+Notepad#p298769, and it has been working quite nicely. If you ever find something that isn't auto completing you can add it to the end of the easy to edit XML file.
5) (Optional) You can download a new notepad++ color scheme that suits your language or your tastes (or if you just want to code at 4am without burning your eyes on the white background). I personally use the one located here: http://therubyway.%2A%2A%2A/2008/11/23/rails-on-notepad/ Please note though that some languages *staring at you PHP* don't play nicely and look ugly as all hell. For ruby it is some of the better ones I've seen.


If all went well you should of been able to configure your notepad++ instance from looking like this:

http://i.imgur.com/V5vZFc7.png

To looking like this:

http://i.imgur.com/pUsMXmG.png

Code

Quote (killgoreisleet @ Feb 12 2014 08:38am)

Sexy Notepad++, you can also pick different styles from:
Do you know of any good or recommended auto-completion packages for Python?