Windows 8+10 and US keyboard layout (SDL bug).

I have to say I am pissed off, as some apps (see: fucking buggy SDL) adds the US keyboard layout.
Also, I just noticed, that some extensions of Firefox, add this layout too!

Well, I found a solution, in my case I m using the UK layout, so run the regedit then:

go to HKLM  > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Keyboard Layouts > 00000409

then edit the "Layout File" from KBDUS.DLL to KBDUK.DLL (or whatever is your preferable layout)

Print to PDF

Just avoid the  Pdfcreator,  as the setup includes freeware adware/malware.
DoPDF is -so far- a very nice PDF printer, without ads/nags/malware.

PSPad?  what the heck...

http://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,59900

Just another crappy application that installs toolbars / search engines and such shit..
STAY AWAY from this!

Console..


One of the BEST console alternative! Works like a charm under win8 x64

http://sourceforge.net/projects/conemu/

SDL bug(?)


I have to say that was a bit strange... from time to time I noticed a US keyboard layout on the language bar (under win8 pro x64). After a little tracking I discovered that it was caused by SDL applications (like a special SVN build of DOSBox, or viceSDL (c= emulator)).

Temp solution:

rename the 
HLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts\00000409 (ie the US) to 00000409a 

workaround is not working.. I still have the f* additional keyboard

UPDATE:

Its a BUG! (and I don't think it will be fixed soon... )

http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1665

QTerminal (on razorQT)

What the heck now.. This shit cannot get parameters from the pcmanfm!
I mean that if you set as terminal emulator "qterminal %s" in any effin combination (with/without full path) the damn thing is not working and just opens
a terminal at the ~/ .. damn..  xterm works (yeah) but I found the solution:
apt-get install terminator !

GOG games...

Total waste of money , if you want to run them under linux (wine), better try to find the originals on eBay...