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Print CSV Files To PDF With Weasyprint
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Print CSV Files To PDF With Weasyprint

Printing a CSV file as a nicely formatted table is easy if you import it first into a spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc. I found it surprisingly hard using common Unix utilities.

Paul Saletan Nov 12, 2017 • 5 min read
Plank: A Simple Dock For Launching Applications
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Plank: A Simple Dock For Launching Applications

For those of us who dislike the Ubuntu Unity interface and its ugly dock, there are several options. The Cairo Dock is the most aesthetically appealing to me, with its Mac-OSX-like animations. But do I really need icons that bounce up and down, and dozens of other visual effects --

Paul Saletan Jun 17, 2013 • 3 min read
Shrink Image Files With GraphicsMagick
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Shrink Image Files With GraphicsMagick

GraphicsMagick is a fork of the ImageMagick project that describes itself as "the swiss army knife of image processing". It contains command-line utilities for converting from one image format to another with the option to resize images. This makes it perfect for routine jobs that don't require a

Paul Saletan Jul 20, 2010 • 2 min read
Printing Text Files To PDF With Enscript
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Printing Text Files To PDF With Enscript

Sometimes you want to print a text file and apply some fancy formatting -- say, a header with page numbering, or printing two-pages per sheet to conserve paper. You have several options under Linux: Open the file in a word processor and apply the formatting before printing. Change the printer

Paul Saletan Jan 17, 2010 • 2 min read
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