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1. Windows
1. 1.1 cmd
2. Cygwin
1. 2.1 Install
2. 2.2 rxvt
3. 2.3 updatedb
4. 2.4 ssh
5. 2.5 Fix TEMP
3. VIM
1. 3.1 Windows Path
2. 3.2 Shared plugin directory
3. 3.3 gVim win32 and Cygwin
4. 3.4 Cursor in mintty
5. 3.5 Plugins
6. 3.6 VisVim
4. Git
1. 4.1 File Permissions
2. 4.2 Line Endings
5. Outlook
1. 5.1 Read in Plain Text
2. 5.2 Compose in Plain Text
3. 5.3 Disable Read Receipts
4. 5.4 Create rule: move sent message to inbox
5. 5.5 Disable AutoCorrect
6. 5.6 Conversation View
7. 5.7 Compose in VIM
6. Lync
7. Network Shares
8. Firefox
9. Bug.n Window Manager
10. Trac
11. New User Configuration

1. Windows

disable indexing (use locate instead)
disable themes, sounds
disable all performance settings (Computer | Properties | Advanced System Settings) except "Smooth screen fonts"

1.1 cmd

Properties
- Options | Edit Options | QuickEdit ? Mode = ON
- Font | Font = "Lucida Console", Size = 11
- Layout | Screen Buffer Size { Width = 220, Height = 5500 }
Prompt
- Environment variable PROMPT=%USERNAME%$B$P$G
- Must be set for each user individually

2. Cygwin

Use http://www.mirrorservice.org (UK)
install base
install rxvt, openssh, openssl, gcc...

2.1 Install

Essentials

corkscrew
cron
openssh
openssl
ssmtp
vim

PIM

mutt
fetchmail
getmail
procmail
w3m   # for rendering html e-mail
gpg

offlineimap

Runs well under cygwin.

git clone git://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap.git
pip install sqlite json urllib
cd offlineimap
python setup.py

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General

catdoc
chere
curl
diffutils
dos2unix
gnupg
ImageMagick
nc6
ncftp
odt2txt
oodiff
patch
patchutils
ping
psmisc
renameutils
screen
time
tree
unzip
wget
xmlstarlet
xmlto
zip

Dev

astyle
binutils
bvi
ctags
doxygen
gcc4
gdb
git
git-svn
indent
make
splint
subversion

Extra

sharutils  # uuencode/decode
sqlite3   # inspecting application db files

http://www.weiqigao.com/blog/2006/08/14/ten_steps_to_higher_cygwin_productivity.html
update passwd, group mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group
change cygdrive mount (new cygwin installations) $ vi /etc/fstab none / cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0
```
$ # or change on the fly:
$ mount --change-cygdrive-prefix /
```
Point home to /c/Users/foo Admin$ vi /etc/passwd
Create /usr/local shortcuts to Windows programs

2.2 rxvt

@echo off
C:
cd C:/cygwin/bin
:: bash --login -i
rxvt -sr -sl 2500 -sb -geometry 120x30 -fg lightgray -bg black -tn rxvt -fn "Lucida Console-11" -e /usr/bin/bash --login -i

2.3 updatedb

http://bookweevil.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/getting-updatedb-on-cygwin-to-prune-paths-with-spaces/
Prune annoying paths and cache files
Index over /home symlink

updatedb --localpaths='/bin /sbin /usr /etc /lib /home/* /c/opt' \ --prunepaths='/proc /c/cygwin /c/Documents.and.Settings/[^/]/Local.Settings/Temp /c/Documents.and.Settings/[^/]/Local.Settings/Temporary.Internet.Files /c/Documents.and.Settings/[^/]/Local.Settings/Application.Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/[^/]/Cache /c/Users /[^/]*/System.Volume.Information /f /m /o /p /q /r '

2.4 ssh

Create host keys Admin$ ssh-host-config
Create user keys ssh-keygen # current cygwin default is 2048bit RSA
Install new public key

2.5 Fix TEMP

TMP and TEMP environment variables should be unset by default Cygwin .bashrc. If they are not append the following to ~/.bashrc

unset TMP
unset TEMP

See http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-env.html

3. VIM

Install gVim for windows
Register gVim OLE (as admin) admin|C:\opt\vim\vim73> gvim -register
Three ways of launching VIM:
- gvim directly -> uses Windows HOMEDIR, vimfiles config directory
- vim in cygwin -> uses cygwin HOME, .vim
- gvim from cygwin -> uses cygwin HOME, vimfiles

3.1 Windows Path

VIMHOME = C:\opt\vim\vim73
PATH += %VIMHOME%

3.2 Shared plugin directory

Move cygwin .vim to vimfiles and symlink it back to .vim

cd ~
mv .vim vimfiles
ln -s vimfiles .vim

3.3 gVim win32 and Cygwin

Fix failure to create tmp files Can't open file C:/cygwin/tmp/xxxxxx.tmp

Set shell in _vimrc

"" Fix VCS integration in gvim for windows
if has("win32")
    set shell=C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe
endif

3.4 Cursor in mintty

Cygwin mintty doesn't show correct block and insert cursors by default. Add to .vimrc to fix:

let &t_ti.="\e[1 q"
let &t_SI.="\e[5 q"
let &t_EI.="\e[1 q"
let &t_te.="\e[0 q"

Still doesn't work within screen though.

3.5 Plugins

pathogen

cd ~/vimfiles/autoload
wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/master/autoload/pathogen.vim

vcscommand

cd ~/vimfiles/bundle
git clone git://repo.or.cz/vcscommand

3.6 VisVim ?

Visual Studio 2005 MDI

Create new external tool with arguments: --servername VS_NET --remote-silent "+call cursor($(CurLine), $(CurCol))" $(ItemPath)

4. Git

4.1 File Permissions

Ignore chmod changes in git-gui, etc.

git config core.filemode false

4.2 Line Endings

Ignore chmod changes in git-gui, etc.

git config core.autocrlf true

5. Outlook

5.1 Read in Plain Text

File | Options | Trust Center | Trust Center Settings
E-mail Security | Read as Plain Text
"Read all standard mail in plain text"
"Read all digitally signed mail in plain text"

5.2 Compose in Plain Text

File | Options | Mail
"Compose messages in this format: Plain text"
Stationery and Fonts | Personal Stationery | Composing and reading plain text
1. Lucida Console 9
Replies and Forwards: Replying prefix
Prefix with "> "
Forwards: Include original text
File | Options | Advanced
1. International Options
2. Preferred Encoding for outgoing messages: Unicode (UTF-8)
3. Preferred Encoding for outgoing vCards: Unicode (UTF-8)

5.3 Disable Read Receipts

File | Options | Mail
Tracking
"Never send a read receipt"

5.4 Create rule: move sent message to inbox

5.5 Disable AutoCorrect ?

File | Options | Mail | Editor Options...
AutoCorrect? Options... | AutoCorrect?
1. Disable all except "Correct accidental usage of cAPS LOCK key"

5.6 Conversation View

View tab: "Date (Conversations)"
Right-click "Arrange By:" | View Settings... | Sort...
1. Received, ascending
View | Conversation Settings | Use Classic Indented View

5.7 Compose in VIM

Install outlookvim
Ensure VIM is OLE registered. i.e. gvim.exe -register
1. Unzip to $vimfiles/bundle/outlookvim/
2. In Outlook 2010
  1. File | Options | Trust Center (left pane) | Trust Center Settings (Button, right pane) | Macro Settings = "Notifications for all macros"
  2. OK
  3. Tools | Macro | Visual Basic Editor (or Alt-F11)
    1. File | Import File (or Ctrl-M)
    2. Choose the file ...\vimfiles\plugin[OutlookVim][40]?.bas
    3. Expand Modules folder
    4. Module1 | Project Properties
    5. project name = "Vim"
    6. project description = "Edit emails with Vim"
    7. File | Save
    8. Close the Visual Basic Editor
  4. Add e-mail toolbar button:
    1. New e-mail
    2. "Customize Quick Access Toolbar"`
    3. "Choose commands from" = "Macros"
    4. "Add >>" Vim.Edit
    5. Vim.Edit "Modify" and assign an icon
    6. OK

6. Lync

Options:

General
1. DISABLE Show emoticons in instant messages
2. Change Font "Lucida Console 9"
3. ENABLE Turn on logging in Lync
4. ENABLE Minimize to the notification area instead of the task bar
Personal
1. DISABLE Show photos of contacts
My Picture
1. Do not show my picture
Ringtones and Sounds
1. DISABLE Play sounds in Lync
File Saving
1. Lync recordings, Save to: ~/lync

7. Network Shares

Mount network share as a folder, rather than a drive.

http://serverfault.com/questions/105633/mount-remote-cifs-smb-share-as-a-folder-not-a-drive-letter.

mklink /d C:\Folder\ShareName \Server\ShareName\Directory

8. Firefox

Disable PDF plugin

9. Bug.n Window Manager

http://www.autohotkey.net/~joten/bug.n.html
Install to /opt
Copy ~/bugn.ini to /opt/bug.n/Config.ini

10. Trac

Install trac, setuptools, genshi
Init trac environment mkdir $USERPROFILE/trac-env C:/Python27/Scripts/trac-admin $USERPROFILE/trac-env initenv
Configure MD5 ? authentication
- Save as genpw.py

!/usr/bin/python

from optparse import OptionParser

The md5 module is deprecated in Python 2.5

try:
from hashlib import md5
except ImportError:
from md5 import md5
realm = 'trac'

build the options

usage = "usage: %prog [options]"
parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
parser.add_option("-u", "--username",action="store", dest="username", type = "string",
help="the username for whom to generate a password")
parser.add_option("-p", "--password",action="store", dest="password", type = "string",
help="the password to use")
parser.add_option("-r", "--realm",action="store", dest="realm", type = "string",
help="the realm in which to create the digest")
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

check options

if (options.username is None) or (options.password is None):
parser.error("You must supply both the username and password")
if (options.realm is not None):
realm = options.realm

Generate the string to enter into the htdigest file

kd = lambda x: md5(':'.join(x)).hexdigest()
print ':'.join((options.username, realm, kd([options.username, realm, options.password])))

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Generate passwd file python genpw.py -u $USER -p $PASSWD
Run trac cd $USERPROFILE c:\Python27\Scripts\tracd.exe --port 8000 $USERPROFILE/trac-env --auth="yorke,trac-env/conf/passwd,trac" trac-env

11. New User Configuration

Keyboard and Region
- Add English (UK)/US-Dvorak
- Show Language Bar
- LAlt ?+Shift+1 = UK/Qwerty
- LAlt ?+Shift+2 = UK/US-Dvorak
Outlook
Firefox, plugins etc
- Adblock
- Pentadactyl
- Foxyproxy
Cygwin
Rsync bootstrap profile rsync -ave ssh home:cognomen/user/ ./ rsync -ave ssh home:cognomen/user-win/ ./
Programming
- Editing
  - VIM
  - .vimrc
- Source Control
  - .svn
- TortoiseSVN?
  - External diff tool: C:\opt\vim\vim73\gvim.exe -d %base %mine
Folder Locations
- Downloads -> dl
- "My Documents" -> docs
Bug.n
7-zip
VLC
Command Prompt Defaults
- Screen width
- Quick Edit Mode

WindowsProductivity

WindowsProductivity

1. Windows

1.1 cmd

2. Cygwin

2.1 Install

Essentials

PIM

offlineimap

General

Dev

Extra

2.2 rxvt

2.3 updatedb

2.4 ssh

2.5 Fix TEMP

3. VIM

3.1 Windows Path

3.2 Shared plugin directory

3.3 gVim win32 and Cygwin

3.4 Cursor in mintty

3.5 Plugins

pathogen

vcscommand

3.6 VisVim?

Visual Studio 2005 MDI

4. Git

4.1 File Permissions

4.2 Line Endings

5. Outlook

5.1 Read in Plain Text

5.2 Compose in Plain Text

5.3 Disable Read Receipts

5.4 Create rule: move sent message to inbox

5.5 Disable AutoCorrect?

5.6 Conversation View

5.7 Compose in VIM

6. Lync

7. Network Shares

8. Firefox

9. Bug.n Window Manager

10. Trac

!/usr/bin/python

The md5 module is deprecated in Python 2.5

build the options

check options

Generate the string to enter into the htdigest file

11. New User Configuration

SideBar

3.6 VisVim ?

5.5 Disable AutoCorrect ?