"It's not code until it is documented and tested code!
and it's not documented-and-tested code until it is
thoroughly understood by someone else."
--- Software Sam, 2014
Welcome to the home of the
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Copyright © 2024 The Software Samurai Updated:
Software Sam presents Linux software tools, API libraries, well-documented source code, copius examples,
online docs, student exercises, bad poetry and fun for geeks of all ages and skill levels.
All code posted on this site is designed for GNU/Linux systems.
GNU/Linux does not just jump out of the box and run; it requires patience, curiosity and determination. Please help the GNU/Linux community move toward an out-of-the-box solution for students, grandmas, Liberal Arts majors and the rest of the vast non-technical world who just need to get useful work done.
If you are developing for that other operating system, shame on you! Unless you have accidentally wandered into this site while looking for porn, you are a software designer, and as such you have super-powers (able to leap tall buildings and so on). Software Sam encourages you to use those powers for Good rather than Evil.
NcDialog Application Programming Interface
NcDialog is a full-featured application development library for console-based applications.
Go to the Downloads page to download the API source and documentation,
or Click here to take the tour.
Infodoc HTML Post-Processor Updated!
The Infodoc “idpp” HTML post-processor has been updated to support ‘makeinfo’ (texi2any)
version 7.0.3
and above. The makeinfo developers have made significant changes to the syntax of the HTML code generated from the
Texinfo source. These changes bring the generated HTML document much closer to the HTML5/CSS3 standard.
If your HTML documentation is generated using makeinfo v:6.7 or earlier, download the Infodoc v:0.0.13 package instead; however, an update to the current makeinfo package is strongly recommended to take advantage of the cool new features.
WaylandCB Updated!
The Wayland Clipboard class has been updated in response to recent updates and improvements to the “wl-clipboard” utilities written
by Sergey Bugaev ( WL-Clipboard on Github ).
All code posted on this site is designed for GNU/Linux systems.
GNU/Linux does not just jump out of the box and run; it requires patience, curiosity and determination. Please help the GNU/Linux community move toward an out-of-the-box solution for students, grandmas, Liberal Arts majors and the rest of the vast non-technical world who just need to get useful work done.
If you are developing for that other operating system, shame on you! Unless you have accidentally wandered into this site while looking for porn, you are a software designer, and as such you have super-powers (able to leap tall buildings and so on). Software Sam encourages you to use those powers for Good rather than Evil.
NcDialog Application Programming Interface
(updated, 2024-06-22)
NcDialog is a full-featured application development library for console-based applications.Go to the Downloads page to download the API source and documentation,
or Click here to take the tour.
Infodoc HTML Post-Processor Updated!
(updated, 2024-05-26)
The Infodoc “idpp” HTML post-processor has been updated to support ‘makeinfo’ (texi2any)
version 7.0.3
and above. The makeinfo developers have made significant changes to the syntax of the HTML code generated from the
Texinfo source. These changes bring the generated HTML document much closer to the HTML5/CSS3 standard.Well Done All!
The current Infodoc release is v:0.0.15, and is designed for use with makeinfo v:6.8 or greater.If your HTML documentation is generated using makeinfo v:6.7 or earlier, download the Infodoc v:0.0.13 package instead; however, an update to the current makeinfo package is strongly recommended to take advantage of the cool new features.
Happy Documenting!
WaylandCB Updated!
(updated, 2024-06-13)
The Wayland Clipboard class has been updated in response to recent updates and improvements to the “wl-clipboard” utilities written
by Sergey Bugaev ( WL-Clipboard on Github ).Well Done Sergey !
The wl-clipboard utilities may be installed from your favorite repository:
sudo dnf install ‘wl-clipboard’ or sudo apt-get install ‘wl-clipboard’
WaylandCB is a simple C++ class which handles communications between the “wl-clipboard” utilities and your console application.
Note that while WaylandCB is fully integrated into the NcDialog API, described above, the WaylandCB stand-alone package is designed for use in
console applications which are not built around the NcDialog API.
The wl-clipboard utilities may be installed from your favorite repository:
sudo dnf install ‘wl-clipboard’ or sudo apt-get install ‘wl-clipboard’
Software Sam is happy to correct any factual errors, distortions and omissions on this site; however,
Sam's opinions are based on his massive ego, and are therefore rather difficult to modify.
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Rendering in MS-Edge(tm) is adequate, but no one who cares about security would use Edge (or IE) anyway.
Note that the selection of the browser's default monospaced font may affect the rendering of screenshots within the documentation. (Sam recommends DejaVu Sans Mono.)
Note that the selection of the browser's default monospaced font may affect the rendering of screenshots within the documentation. (Sam recommends DejaVu Sans Mono.)
