Questions tagged [defaults]
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How to load packages in R automatically?
Could you suggest me a way for loading packages in R automatically? I mean, I want to start a session in R without needing to use library('package name') several times. Suppose I downloaded all packages I'll want to use the next time I start R.
nhern121
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Set default web browser via command line?
I'm trying to figure out how to set the default web browser on OS X via command line. I found this forum post, but the solution they are working out there is to open a specific URL with a specific application. I am looking for a way to set the…
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How do I add values to nested arrays or dicts using the "defaults write" command?
Consider a preference plist with a dict that contains an array:
Let's create it:
defaults write org.my.test '{aDict = {anArray = ();};}'
Then read it back to see the structure better:
$defaults read org.my.test
{
aDict = {
anArray = (
…
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How do I restore the default VS toolbar configuration?
How do I restore the default VS toolbar configuration?
By that, I mean:
the set and location of enabled toolbars
the set and order of items on each toolbar
I know how to reset the set and order of items on a given toolbar, so if I knew which are…
Stefan Monov
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Enable/Disable Fn keys from the command line on the Mac
I hardly ever use the function keys on my macbook pro. I mostly just use them for volume, brightness, etc. Now that I've started playing Starcraft 2 a bunch, I want to use them without having to press the fn key down.
I want to write a little shell…
Randall
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Why is git core.preloadindex default value false?
Can anyone answer why core.preloadindex is false by default? Are there any pitfalls? I can't imagine a performance penalty.
Tom Whittock
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How to exclude DEFAULTs from Python ConfigParser .items()?
I'm using ConfigParser to load in data from a configuration file as follows:
test.conf:
[myfiles]
fileone: %(datadir)s/somefile.foo
filetwo: %(datadir)s/nudderfile.foo
load.py:
import ConfigParser
config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser({'datadir':…
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Overriding the Defaults in a struct (c#)
Is it possible to set or override the default state for a structure?
As an example I have an
enum something{a,b,c,d,e};
and a structure that links 2 values for that enum
struct SomethingData
{
something type;
int Value;
double…
user94261
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Setting Function Defaults R on a Project Specific Basis
Commonly, I use the same function settings. I'm wondering if there is a method, other than having a new object in the path that is essentially a wrapper for the function, to set default arguments. For example:
paste() has it's sep argument set to a…
Brandon Bertelsen
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Sass variable default scope
I have a problem with using variable defaults in Sass across scopes. My test example is:
@mixin foo {
$val: 'red' !default;
.bar {
color: $val;
}
}
@include foo;
.class1 {
$val: 'green';
…
Miloš Rašić
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In C# how do I deserialize XML from an older object into the updated object and ignore missing xml elements?
What I have is a custom settings file that I serialize/deserialize using an XmlSerializer. I have no schema defined and no serialization tags in my object definition, just straight object serialization (although I will add them if needed).
My issue…
Mike Webb
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Make package in R not required to load when I startup R/RStudio?
I have looked extensively to find the answer to this before asking and could not find the answer, but if its out there please point me to it. Every time I start R studio I have packages that load automatically like:
Loading required package:…
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how can i parse the output of `defaults read` on OS X?
how can i parse the output of the OS X defaults read terminal command?
it appears to output the 'old' NeXTSTEP plist format; things that look like:
{
"Apple Global Domain" = {
AppleAntiAliasingThreshold = 4;
AppleCollationOrder =…
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How to change the default version of python in a linux machine ?(not just symlink)
I have multiple versions of python installed in ubuntu (precise) for various reasons and uses. I have python 2.7 and python 2.6. I need to make python 2.6 the default and not python 2.7. I updated python symlink to point to python2.6. That will only…
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Do you always use row.names=F in write.csv? Changing the default values inside R (base) functions
Couldn't see a solution online but I thought this might be quite common.
with write.csv I basically always have the argument row.name set to F. Is it possible to run a line once and update the default value of the argument for the rest of the…
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