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Michael Campagnaro 2020-04-20 12:40:45 -04:00
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windows/PSUserConfig.txt Normal file
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UseSystemStylus 0

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windows/disable-are-you-sure-you-want-to-open-with-the-default-program-dialog.reg Normal file
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoNewAppAlert"=dword:00000001

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open]
"MuiVerb"="@photoviewer.dll,-3043"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command]
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command]
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget]
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* Map caps to left-ctrl using sharpkeys
* Run photo_viewer.reg from this folder to restore access to the Windows Photo Viewer app.
The default Win10 photos app is fucking awful.
* You'll need to change the default app for the various image extensions. Don't change gif types
though because photo viewer doesn't support animations.
* Now run disable-are-you-sure-you-want-to-open-with-the-default-program-dialog.reg to stop it
from occasionally asking if you still want to use photo viewer.
* Add custom hosts file
* Run notepad as administrator
* Open C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts
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## Setting up Visual Studio
* Use the backed up VS2015 ISO or download it from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615448&clcid=0x409
* Pick a custom install directory, e.g. `/x/programs/Visual Studio 15`
* Select a custom install and check off the C++ language support.
* Once installed, open Visual Studio and go to `Tools` -> `Options`. Open `Debugging` -> `Symbols` and add the path to the cached symbols directory that you set up above under `Setup a symbol server`.
* Use an install path with no spaces in it `/x/programs/vs15`
* Select custom install and check off the C++ language support.
* Once installed, open Visual Studio and go to `Tools` -> `Options`. Open `Debugging` -> `Symbols`
and add the path to the cached symbols directory that you set up above under `Setup a symbol server`.
* Open the `Visual Studio Layout` folder in this directory and copy the file to `%LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft/VisualStudio/{VisualStudioInstanceID}`.
You can now apply the custom layout in VS: `Window -> Apply Window Layout -> Campo`
## Setup up Unix-like Shell
* Install [MSYS2 w/ MinGW-w64](http://www.msys2.org/) to `C:\msys64`
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```batch
REM saved as shell-64.bat
@echo off
call "drive:\path\to\visual studio 15\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x64
REM or you can do:
REM call "drive:\path\to\visual studio 17\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
REM For VS2015:
call "drive:\path-to-vs2015\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x64
REM For VS2017:
REM call "drive:\path-to-vs2017\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
REM For VS2019:
REM call "drive:\path-to-vs2019\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
REM Disable CRT heap debug stuff. See https://preshing.com/20110717/the-windows-heap-is-slow-when-launched-from-the-debugger/
set _NO_DEBUG_HEAP=1
call C:\msys64\msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64 -use-full-path
exit
```
* This will launch a 64-bit env. If you need 32-bit then replace x64 above with x86.
* Now you can make a system32 cmd line shortcut that will be used to launch the batch file. e.g.
* `target:` `%windir%\System32\cmd.exe /k drive:\path\to\shell-64.bat`
* `start in:` `drive:\some\path`
* `target:` `%windir%\System32\cmd.exe /k drive:\path-to-bat-file\shell-64.bat`
* `start in:` `drive:\some-path`
* Setup git completions for bash:
* `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash -o ~/.git-completion.bash`
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## Setting up Wacom tablet
* Install the shitty Wacom driver.
* Preemptively deal with future issues by following this guide: [Fixing All Issues with Your Wacom Tablet and Photoshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGi47EWEkuY)
* Preemptively deal with future issues in Photoshop by saving the `PSUserConfig.txt` file
in this directory to `%APPDATA%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop XX\Adobe Photoshop XX Settings` (should take you to AppData/Roaming)
* In Wacom tablet settings disable anything having to do with Windows Ink.
* These steps are from [FlippedNormals - Fixing All Issues with Your Wacom Tablet and Photoshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGi47EWEkuY)
## Software