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BrechtDeMan / toggle_highlights_LaTeX

Last active October 22, 2022 21:48

LaTeX tip: easily enable/disable highlight in a file (e.g. to highlight modifications or important sections)

	\usepackage{color, soul}

	% allow highlighting reference
	\soulregister\cite7
	\soulregister\ref7
	\soulregister\pageref7

	% comment out one of the two:
	\newcommand{\markasnew}[1]{\hl{#1}} % highlight
	%\newcommand{\markasnew}[1]{{#1}} % don't highlight

BrechtDeMan / audio_files_info.py

Created October 12, 2015 15:25

Recursively get information of all files in specified directory and subdirectories (esp. WAV file properties) and write to text file.

	import os # walking through file system
	import sys # command lines arguments
	import wave # for reading .wav files

	# Turn number of seconds (int) to '[minutes] min [seconds] s' (string)
	def seconds2timestr(time_in_seconds):
	if time_in_seconds is not None:
	time_in_minutes = int(time_in_seconds/60)
	remaining_seconds = int(time_in_seconds%60)
	return str(time_in_minutes) + "min " + str(remaining_seconds) + "s"

BrechtDeMan / png2pdf.sh

Created November 24, 2015 12:35

Convert PNG files to separate PDFs (install ImageMagick 'sudo brew install imagemagick'/'sudo port install ImageMagick')

	#!/usr/bin/env

	for f in *.png; do
	convert ./"$f" ./pdf/"${f%.png}.pdf"
	echo "Converting "$f" to ""${f%.png}.pdf"
	done

BrechtDeMan / batchrename.py

Created December 28, 2015 11:19

Rename multiple files at once with list of original file names and list of corresponding resulting file names (for easy renaming using a text editor like Sublime Text)

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# -- coding: utf-8 --

	import os # for getting files from directory
	import sys # for accessing command line arguments

	# Command line arguments
	assert len(sys.argv)<4, "batchrename takes at most 1 command line argument\n"+\
	"Use: python batchrename.py [folder_name]"

BrechtDeMan / hyperfootnote.tex

Created January 20, 2016 15:00

Clickable hyperlink in footnote

	\usepackage{hyperref}

	% Make clickable footnote
	\newcommand{\hyperfootnote}[1][]{\def\ArgI{{#1}}\hyperfootnoteRelay}
	% relay to new command to make extra optional command possible
	\newcommand\hyperfootnoteRelay[2][]{\href{#1#2}{\ArgI}\footnote{\href{#1#2}{#2}}}
	% the first optional argument is now in \ArgI, the second is in #1

	% Takes at most 3 parameters (see http://www.tex.ac.uk/FAQ-twooptarg.html for info on multiple optional parameters)
	% If first parameter isn't given, it's value is '' (empty string in text before footnote reference)

BrechtDeMan / check-submissions.py

Last active May 2, 2016 09:34

Heuristically check submissions to the AES Student Recording Competition comply with the rules.

	# -- coding: UTF-8 --

	# Copyright 2015 Brecht De Man

	# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
	# (at your option) any later version.
	#
	# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

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