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    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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    Honestly, when I open a new application I normally want to interact with it now. Always drove me nuts , when I opened a Powershell window in a folder and then had to click on it again.

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    • L [email protected]

      cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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      for 1: kdeconnect or warpinator

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      • L [email protected]

        cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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        1. Yes I hate this so much.
        2. Use a better window manager.
        3. Use a better web stack.
        4. Don't most browsers support this?
        5. https://wormhole.app/
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        • L [email protected]

          cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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          I’m pretty sure that 5 is a feature because the button that moved is usually replaced with a clickable ad.

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          • L [email protected]

            cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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            Relevant xkcd

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            • J [email protected]

              Printers.

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              Printers are a fucking gawd damn scam

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              • L [email protected]

                cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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                For 2, one of the few pieces of Windows software that I haven't been able to replace in Linux is GetRight. Many HTTP servers support downloads starting at an offset from the beginning of the file, and GetRight uses that to allow download pausing and resumption.

                It was a real life saver back when I had an extremely flaky Internet connection.

                EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them. Simply resuming downloads is why I initally started using GetRight, but it also came with a bunch of other useful tools that I came to rely on. While I've been able to replicate some of the basic functionality with individual browser plugins or programs, I haven't seen anything that integrates it all so well, with such a smooth interface. I haven't looked for a long time, though, so maybe one of your suggestions will be the one!

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                • R [email protected]

                  For 2, one of the few pieces of Windows software that I haven't been able to replace in Linux is GetRight. Many HTTP servers support downloads starting at an offset from the beginning of the file, and GetRight uses that to allow download pausing and resumption.

                  It was a real life saver back when I had an extremely flaky Internet connection.

                  EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them. Simply resuming downloads is why I initally started using GetRight, but it also came with a bunch of other useful tools that I came to rely on. While I've been able to replicate some of the basic functionality with individual browser plugins or programs, I haven't seen anything that integrates it all so well, with such a smooth interface. I haven't looked for a long time, though, so maybe one of your suggestions will be the one!

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                  https://aria2.github.io/

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                  • R [email protected]

                    For 2, one of the few pieces of Windows software that I haven't been able to replace in Linux is GetRight. Many HTTP servers support downloads starting at an offset from the beginning of the file, and GetRight uses that to allow download pausing and resumption.

                    It was a real life saver back when I had an extremely flaky Internet connection.

                    EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them. Simply resuming downloads is why I initally started using GetRight, but it also came with a bunch of other useful tools that I came to rely on. While I've been able to replicate some of the basic functionality with individual browser plugins or programs, I haven't seen anything that integrates it all so well, with such a smooth interface. I haven't looked for a long time, though, so maybe one of your suggestions will be the one!

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                    Wow, getright! That's a throwback. I used that in the 90s.

                    On linux I use aria2c for similar tasks. It can resume http downloads, as well as split them up into multiple threads for faster downloading.

                    It's cli-based and powerful (therefore perhaps a bit confusing at first), but there are UIs for it as well for a more get-rightty experience.

                    I think jdownloader also has some application here, though it's mostly for getting things from those ad-filled file hosting sites frequently used by those on the high seas

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                    • L [email protected]

                      cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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                      Discord steals focus 3 separate times on startup. It's so goddam infuriating. Battle.net does at least twice.

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                      • J [email protected]

                        Printers.

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                        Printers are solved now, you just don't have one.

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                        • tatterdemalion@programming.devT [email protected]
                          1. Yes I hate this so much.
                          2. Use a better window manager.
                          3. Use a better web stack.
                          4. Don't most browsers support this?
                          5. https://wormhole.app/
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                          #22

                          I love it so much when reddit lemmy clients think they are smarter and they renumber points 5 to 1 as 5 to 9..

                          edit: oops, still sometimes writing reddit instead of lemmy after almost 2 years..

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                          • tatterdemalion@programming.devT [email protected]
                            1. Yes I hate this so much.
                            2. Use a better window manager.
                            3. Use a better web stack.
                            4. Don't most browsers support this?
                            5. https://wormhole.app/
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                            Don't most browsers support this?

                            but not all web servers. often it's disabled

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                              for 1: kdeconnect or warpinator

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                              is it right that both of these only work on LAN?

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                              • R [email protected]

                                For 2, one of the few pieces of Windows software that I haven't been able to replace in Linux is GetRight. Many HTTP servers support downloads starting at an offset from the beginning of the file, and GetRight uses that to allow download pausing and resumption.

                                It was a real life saver back when I had an extremely flaky Internet connection.

                                EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them. Simply resuming downloads is why I initally started using GetRight, but it also came with a bunch of other useful tools that I came to rely on. While I've been able to replicate some of the basic functionality with individual browser plugins or programs, I haven't seen anything that integrates it all so well, with such a smooth interface. I haven't looked for a long time, though, so maybe one of your suggestions will be the one!

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                                Firefox does that out of the box.

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                                • R [email protected]

                                  For 2, one of the few pieces of Windows software that I haven't been able to replace in Linux is GetRight. Many HTTP servers support downloads starting at an offset from the beginning of the file, and GetRight uses that to allow download pausing and resumption.

                                  It was a real life saver back when I had an extremely flaky Internet connection.

                                  EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them. Simply resuming downloads is why I initally started using GetRight, but it also came with a bunch of other useful tools that I came to rely on. While I've been able to replicate some of the basic functionality with individual browser plugins or programs, I haven't seen anything that integrates it all so well, with such a smooth interface. I haven't looked for a long time, though, so maybe one of your suggestions will be the one!

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                                  Have you tried JDownloader?

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                                  • S [email protected]

                                    Relevant xkcd

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                                    Nice, a relevant xkcd that I didn't guess before clicking the link! Well done!

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                                    • L [email protected]

                                      cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/30790048

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                                      As with all open problems in computer science, we solved these back in the 80s.

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                                      • W [email protected]

                                        I love it so much when reddit lemmy clients think they are smarter and they renumber points 5 to 1 as 5 to 9..

                                        edit: oops, still sometimes writing reddit instead of lemmy after almost 2 years..

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                                        It's not the client, it's markup.

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                                          It's not the client, it's markup.

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                                          this is not a defined thing in markdown, just the markdown renderers of some clients do it

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