2Paths Team Blog

2Paths Eclipse Distro v2
I’ve put together a new disto of the latest Eclipse wtp with some added plugin goodness. I’ve found this version to be much more stable than v1, and it even works on Lorill’s machine without too much trouble. Among the new features is a regex tester plugin, and a filter plugin that allows you to run command line tools such as sed against a selection in the text editor.

Also note that I’ve put together a 2Paths preferences file that remaps the home and end keys in eclipse, and adds in the 2Paths code formatting templates. To import, once you’ve got the new eclipse up and running, select import and choose preferences.

Download Eclipse 2Paths Edition v2 (155.6MB)

Fix for home and end keys
If you’re anything like me, you are used to having your home and end keys go to the start of the line of text and the end of the line, respectively. The way OS X does it drives me insane, and I’ve finally found a solution that even fixes it in firefox: KeyFixer.

KeyFixer is a free utility that remaps those keys, there are 2 versions, the standard one that remaps it in OS X and most apps, and KeyFixer for Firefox which is self explanatory. I recommend installing them both if you want your home and end keys back.

Download KeyFixer (60KB)

Download KeyFixer for Firefox (80KB)

I’m sure most people use a common password amongst many online sites, saving a few passwords for more critical data. But if one of those sites gets compromised there is the *chance* that you’ve used your common password for a larger or more important site. The chance of a Bad Person working this out is slim, but possible given identity theft or a targeted attack. Tada, there is a firefox extension that makes a hash of the domain + your password, so if the site is ever compromised all the Bad Person gets is your encrypted password, which only works on your site.

Small, simple idea that takes into account peoples likely behaviour

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Firefox extension so you can resize textarea’s.

[Update 20070125] Most form elements, not just textareas