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Questions tagged [interactive]

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How can I prevent interactive-rebase from running verification hooks on commits?

I have a range of commits that fail the tests that are committed with them. I need to interactive-rebase across these commits; but the hooks are failing, and causing each commit to screw up, forcing me to manually git commit -n each step. Is there a…
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Disabling everything except letters in browser- and on OS-level

We would like to make an interactive exhibition piece foolproof, requiring as little staff presence as possible when recovering it from anything anyone made it do. It has a text input and then it outputs something. I figured the easiest would be to…
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"Click to translate" for .pdf

Is there a way to be able just click a word and get its translation while reading .pdf files? Google Dictionary is very useful plugin for Chrome but works only for web pages. Does something similar exist to use with .pdf? I'm using Windows. I've…
user273438
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Open new konsole from script, executing command and becoming interactive on conclusion

I want to be able to get a script (ran at startup) to open up a konsole terminal. When it opens it is to do some persistent things (like change directory and source bashrc) and run a long running program. If the program crashes or I come in and…
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Howto start an interactive script at ubuntu startup?

Based on Ubuntu core 12.04, I have prepared a bootable DVD. After booting (to console only), I can login as a user and start a script for installation of an embedded device: sudo install_script In order to execute this script already at startup,…
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Run interactive task even if user is not logged on Windows

I have an application which automates my everyday task of logging into some website and doing repetetive actions. This app starts as a scheduled task everyday at 7.30am. The problem arises when I have my machine restarted (rebooted) but forgot to…
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How do I allow interactive services in Windows 7?

I need to run a service interactively on my computer. (I am already aware of the implications.) How do I enable a service (running in session 0) to run interact with the current desktop in Windows 7?
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How can I run PowerShell commands without enclosing arguments in quotes?

When I try to run a program with a command line option from the PowerShell prompt, PowerShell ends up mangling the option. Why does this happen? Is there any way to stop it besides enclosing the option in quotes? For example, from the PowerShell…
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Is there an interactive firewall for outbound traffic on Ubuntu?

I wish to prevent some programs from "phoning home", and to allow other programs to access only specific web servers. Is there any way to interactively allow or decline outbound communication from individual programs on Ubuntu?
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Interactive ZSH's command prompt to execute a ZLE command

Is there any way to interactively run a ZLE command on the current line? I am looking for a similar way to TMUX's command-prompt, which default keybinding is prefix : were you can run a TMUX command on the current session. Use case: run a ZLE…
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Hyperlink in PowerPoint 2007

Suppose, on the left hand side, I have about 10 symbols and on the right hand side, there is some text for details of the said symbol. After clicking a particular symbol, the corresponding text should appear in the same slide, i.e. on the right hand…
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What's the purpose of the Linux filesystem checkers' "interactive mode"?

Linux's fsck disk-repair tool often runs in an "interactive mode" by default. This means that, if it finds problems, it may ask me questions. But these questions tend to assume that I am a filesystem expert. In practice, I generally have no idea…
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Suppress (or quiet) the output of bash: "Hit any key to close this window..."

Typically when I invoke an GUI application in vim, I get a command prompt that awaits for my response: shell returned 1 Hit any key to close this window... How can I not make this prompt to show up, or not require me to press a key? shortmess+=A…
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truecrypt mounting through windows service

I've created a windows service which silently mounts truecrypt volumes via command line. A couple issues have arose however; although the volume mounts correctly it won't show up in windows explorer unless I open truecrypt and manually click…
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Is it possible to create interactive pages in epub format?

As part of a school project, I'm trying to create a small interactive e-booklet using the EPUB(3) format. It needs be readable (and "interactable") on both a Windows and Android reader. I'm having no luck at all getting interactive pages to work on…
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