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WaltRitscher / TruncatedPowershellPrompt

Last active February 27, 2021 16:37

Show a shorter directory prompt.

	// two dirs
	function prompt
	{
	$promptString = "PS>..\" + (Get-Item -Path "..\").Name + "\"+ (Get-Item -Path ".\").Name ;
	Write-Host $promptString -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green
	Write-Host ": " -ForegroundColor White -NoNewline;
	return " "

	}

WaltRitscher / gist:fdb953318994c829bd5372d588d273d4

Last active May 5, 2018 23:41

BoxStarterAR

	<#
	install chocolatey, install boxstarter
	Install-BoxstarterPackage -PackageName http://boxstarter.org/package/url?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WaltRitscher/fdb953318994c829bd5372d588d273d4/raw/d2dcca396f9d78c865356a8a40d6937dd3a09abd/gistfile1.txt
	#>
	Set-ExplorerOptions -showHidenFilesFoldersDrives -showFileExtensions
	Enable-RemoteDesktop

	Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula
	cinst gimp
	cinst dropbox

WaltRitscher / gist:4045bafaaa745affdc83cfb4ea639180

Created March 20, 2017 22:45

Code example for WPF font forecolor issue

	<StackPanel
	Orientation="Vertical"
	Background="White" >
	<StackPanel.Resources>
	<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForeBrush"
	Color="#77000000" />
	<SolidColorBrush x:Key="BackBrush"
	Color="#FFFFFFFF"
	Opacity="1.0" />
	<Style TargetType="TextBlock"

WaltRitscher / BoxStarterShort

Last active November 29, 2017 21:18

	#
	# install chocolatey, install boxstarter
	# Install-BoxstarterPackage -PackageName https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WaltRitscher/7f23af9bee3cdc3257afbe814adbc9a8/raw/aae6b40cb19cd5dac41996da8c7b3678c1807cd6/BoxStarterShort
	#

	cinst bulkrenameutility.install

	cinst beyondcompare
	cinst ScriptCs

WaltRitscher / NugetCourseSimple

Last active April 5, 2017 12:50

Boxstarter Gist for Lynda.com NuGet course

	<#
	install chocolatey, install boxstarter
	START http://boxstarter.org/package/url?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WaltRitscher/c12f4103b709a70792eb/raw/d3740bba613bae3a50aa5239a9776186f42654e5/NugetCourseSimple
	demo

	#>
	Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowFileExtensions
	Enable-RemoteDesktop
	Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula

WaltRitscher / NugetCourseBX

Last active March 16, 2016 03:58

Boxstarter Gist for Lynda.com NuGet course

	<#
	install chocolatey, install boxstarter
	START http://boxstarter.org/package/url?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WaltRitscher/d672e89f56e09716a777/raw/c0815ac586e84e7bf45812f80ef64feda86d8d4c/NugetCourseBX

	#>
	Set-ExplorerOptions -showHidenFilesFoldersDrives -showFileExtensions
	Enable-RemoteDesktop
	Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula

WaltRitscher / Visual Studio 2010 Macros (Line Modifers)

Created February 22, 2015 00:57

Visual Studio 2010 Macros (Line Modifers)

WaltRitscher / VisualStudio2010Macros-CodeFormatting

Last active August 29, 2015 14:15

Visual Studio 2010 Macros (Code Formatting)

	Option Strict On
	Imports System
	Imports EnvDTE
	Imports EnvDTE80
	Imports System.Diagnostics
	Imports System.ComponentModel.Design
	Imports EnvDTE90
	Imports System.Windows.Forms
	Imports System.Linq
	Imports System.IO

WaltRitscher / gist:4699012fbca11411ba59

Last active April 19, 2016 23:13

BoxStarter Writer Computer

	<#
	install chocolatey, install boxstarter
	START http://boxstarter.org/package/url?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WaltRitscher/4699012fbca11411ba59/raw/fb17215450312a1aa0fcfbebfa11eebc46263d81/gistfile1.txt

	#>
	Set-ExplorerOptions -showHidenFilesFoldersDrives -showFileExtensions
	Enable-RemoteDesktop

	Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula

WaltRitscher / Copy LastSavedDate To Modifed Date

Last active August 29, 2015 14:04

Poweshell - Iterate over files and copy 'Last Saved Date' to Modified Date

	param ([switch] $changeFiles, [switch] $recurse, [string] $candidateFolder )
	$shell = New-Object -COMObject Shell.Application
	$candidateFiles = Get-ChildItem "K:\TestPowershell"
	$defaultStartFolder = (Get-Item -Path ".\" -Verbose).FullName
	$totalFileCount
	if($candidateFolder -eq "")
	{
	$candidateFolder = $defaultStartFolder
	}