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karthink / fast-latex-input.el
Last active November 14, 2025 04:26
Configuration for super-fast Latex input using AucTeX, CDLatex and a bit of YaSnippet. See https://karthinks.com/software/latex-input-for-impatient-scholars
;; This elisp code uses use-package, a macro to simplify configuration. It will
;; install it if it's not available, so please edit the following code as
;; appropriate before running it.
;; Note that this file does not define any auto-expanding YaSnippets.
;; Install use-package
(package-install 'use-package)
;; AucTeX settings - almost no changes
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probonopd / Wayland.md
Last active December 15, 2025 15:27
Think twice about Wayland. It breaks everything!

Think twice before abandoning X11. Wayland breaks everything!

tl;dr: Wayland is not "the future", it is merely an incompatible alternative to the established standard with a different set of priorities and goals.

Wayland breaks everything! It is binary incompatible, provides no clear transition path with 1:1 replacements for everything in X11, and is even philosophically incompatible with X11. Hence, if you are interested in existing applications to "just work" without the need for adjustments, then you may be better off avoiding Wayland.

Wayland solves no issues I have but breaks almost everything I need. Even the most basic, most simple things (like xkill) - in this case with no obvious replacement. And usually it stays broken, because the Wayland folks mostly seem to care about Automotive, Gnome, maybe KDE - and alienating e

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vittorioromeo / hello_triangle.cpp
Created October 10, 2015 11:07
SDL2 + OpenGL ES 2.0 - "Hello triangle" example that works both on X11 and Emscripten
#include <exception>
#include <functional>
#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
#include <emscripten.h>
#include <SDL.h>
#include <SDL_image.h>
#include <SDL_ttf.h>