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A Python program to copy text from various PDFs and collect it into a single document in Markdown language.

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1\. Subject of this article. 1. Subject of this article. 2. Python source analysis. 3. The full source code in Python. 1. Subject of this article. The goal is to generate a simple program to collect the text contained in various PDFs generated directly from word processing programs and insert the various fragments into a single document in Markdown language by separating the fragments with second-level headings corresponding to the name of the source documents. The "hands-on" solution is to copy the text from the individual documents, one by one, and paste it into a second document. Or you could build a simple application in Python that does all the work automatically, saving an amount of time directly proportional to the number of documents to be processed. The script , generated with the help of Copilot
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Markdown with Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 4 and Visual Studio Code

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1. Introduction. Abstract: How are four generalist editors, i.e., designed to be used with a wide range of programming languages and text files, performing when writing documents in Markdown language? This is the subject of this article based on my personal experiences in using Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 4 and Visual Studio Code both directly and with extensions dedicated to the above mentioned markup language. 1. Introduction. 2. Vim and Markdown. 2.1. Vim without plugins . 2.2. Vim with the plugin vim-markdown. 2.3. Vim with the plugin UltiSnips. 2.4. Vim and Markdown preview. 3. Emacs and Markdown. 3.1. Emacs without plugins . 3.2. Emacs with markdown-mode . 3.3. Emacs and preview in Markdown. 4. Sublime Text 4 and Markdown. 4.1. Sublime Text 4 without plugins . 4.2. Sublime Text 4 with the plugin &qu
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Reducing the size of single or multiple PDF documents in GNU/Linux Bash and Python

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1. The necessary condition. Abstract : Compression of PDF documents is a useful technique to reduce the space occupied by these files and facilitate their transmission and storage. In this article, starting from a page devoted to compressing single PDFs, I present two methods for compressing multiple PDF documents. The reference page is as follows: " Linux shell script to reduce PDF file size (simple verification required to enter) and allows you to operate on single PDFs in command-line bash code in the GNU/Linux terminal. Based on the previous one, I tried to extend the procedure to operate on multiple PDFs. In the end I present a simple application in Python with graphical interface. I admit that I asked for some help from ChatGPT and Copilot. Table of Contents: 1. The
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Using Visual Studio Code to write scores in LilyPond.

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1. Previous articles on editors for LilyPond. title: "Using Visual Studio Code to write scores in LilyPond." date: 2024-02-11 slug: vscode-lilypond categories: Blog tags: VSCode LilyPond image: placement: 3 preview_only: false caption: 'LilyPond and Visual Studio Code' Abstract: Visual Studio Code is an excellent integrated environment for writing programming codes, but can it also be used as an editor for the LilyPond language dedicated to writing music? 1. Previous articles on editors for LilyPond. 2. Original Visual Studio Code or Code - OSS? 3. Installation of the VSLilyPond extension. 4. Using VSCode with the VSLilyPond plugin as an IDE for LilyPond. 5. Concluding remarks on VSCode as an IDE For LilyPond. 1. Previous articles on editors for LilyPond. On the
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Automatic generation of hyperlinks in LaTeX environment, using Vim's Regular Expressions, between PDF documents.

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1. Subject of this article. Vim is an editor with endless capabilities. It can also generate hyperlinks in LaTeX language to other locally stored documents, thanks to its built-in Regular Expressions. For lawyers, this means linking a legal document with its related evidentiary materials. This is the analysis of the procedure. 1. Subject of this article. 2. Main document configuration. 3. RegEx formula for automatic link generation. 4. Explanation of the RegEx formula. 5. Management of "underline character". 6. Links within the text 6.1. "Indirect linkage" solution: 6.2. "Direct link" solution: 1. Subject of this article. Sometimes it is necessary to include in a main PDF document a list of documents to be retrieved with specific hyperlinks dedicated to each item in the list. For
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