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Auto Export by Layer Script for Affinity Designer 3+

Why does this exist?

I require this all of the time when Exporting, so thought I'd drop it here so fellow users have options while we wait for this functionality to get added to Affinity officially.

Resolves long standing issues of Slice Mode:

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It's equivalent to #include but for binary files. Lets you embed any binary file similar to C23 #embed https://thephd.dev/implementing-embed-c-and-c++

Originally from https://github.com/Smattr/rumur/blob/7916652b93d1768308a3c1a73bf0a96e62369fb8/misc/xxd.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import re
import sys

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Davinci Resolve Nvidia on Linux / Ubuntu / Kubuntu 24.04 25.04

• Install
  • Download https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
  • SKIP_PACKAGE_CHECK=1 ./DaVinci_Resolve_20.0b2_Linux.run
• Remove old built-in libraries sudo rm -r /opt/resolve/libs/libgio* ; rm -r /opt/resolve/libs/libglib* ; rm -r /opt/resolve/libs/libgmodule* ; rm -r /opt/resolve/libs/libgobject*
• Restore control bars on KDE Window Rules ➡️ Description / Class: resolve ➡️ Appearance & fixes: No titlebar and frame = NO ➡️ Force On
• No sound? sudo apt install pipewire-alsa Reboot.
• No .mp4 rendering (h.264 / h.265) ? Microsoft / Apple license these. Free: No ): Studio: Yes.
  • Studio: Awesome NVENC accellerated AV1 support in .MP4 using 4000+ series Nvidia on Linux.

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Desktop? Can use the Networks GUI in the tray.

Ubuntu uses NetworkManager in 2025.

Refresh IP using NetworkManager:

• nmcli connection show
  • Copy UUID.
• nmcli connection down <UUID>
• nmcli connection up <UUID>

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<html>
	<head>
		<title>iOS test</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<thing>Yo</thing>
		<thing_test>Yo</thing_test>
		<thing_-test>Yo</thing_-test>
		<_thing_test>Yo</_thing_test>
		<-thing_test>Yo</-thing_test>

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Programming Language Design

• Recommended reading: https://craftinginterpreters.com/

Do I need a tokenizer?

Many "languages" can get away without one, however, if your language has one of:

• strings
• comments

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Why AS3 was a terrible direction for Flash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGzulYJnTCo

tl;dr

• Events were no longer cleaned up automatically in AS3. Remove a MovieClip, but the events would remain and continue listening / firing: major cause of project killing bugs and time wasters. AS2 cleaned up everything automatically.
• Simple calls in AS2 are often blown up to multiple lines involving multiple objects in AS3. DX was not emergent anymore.
• Too much complexity imposes copy/paste (or autocomplete) for experienced programmers.
  • Long term lowers maximum scripted functionality of app/game.
• AS2 code was scoped 1:1 with what you could see.

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<html>
<head>
	<script src="https://gnat.github.io/css-scope-inline/script.js"></script>
	<script src="https://gnat.github.io/surreal/surreal.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
	<style>
		* { box-sizing: border-box; }
		html, body { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; }
		body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; perspective: 1500px; background: linear-gradient(#666, #222); }

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🔥 First, consider doing the work in:

• Figma (linux fonts: 🔴 web: 🟢 saves: 🔴 oss: 🔴)
  • Penpot (linux fonts: 🟢 web: 🟢 saves: 🟢 oss: 🟢)
  • Lunacy (linux fonts: 🟢 web: 🔴 saves: 🟢 oss: 🔴)
• Photopea (slow for large images)
• Krita (text tools eventually in 5.3)

Photoshop is a classic UX, but it'll be less interoperable than the above.

Install

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Sublime Build on Save

Sublime in 2023 only has "Save on Build" not "Build on Save" built in.. use: https://github.com/alexnj/SublimeOnSaveBuild

Setting up a build.

• Tools ➡️ Build System ➡️ New Build System...

run_on_save.sublime-build

{