Creat postscript (ps) file by using TexShop

1. Save all image files as *.ps
  - In Adobe Acrobat, File > Save as > More Options > Encapsulated ostScript(.eps).

2. In the TexShop preferences,
  - Check Tex+DVI in the Typesetting tab.
  - Check Save Postscript File in the Engine tab.
  - Click Typeset.

[MATLAB] Check which toolboxes have used in my code

1. First run you code.

2. Type '>> license('inuse')' .

3. If your code used image processing toolbox, output is

image_toolbox
matlab

Otherwise, if no toolbox was used, then only 'matlab' will be shown.

Turn off iTerm beep sound

Check

Bookmarks --> manage profiles --> terminal profiles --> default --> silence terminal bell.

[Emacs] Turn off the automatic break of long lines

This feature is called 'hard-wrap'.

In the usual emacs, add

(auto-fill-mode 0)

to your '~/.emacs'.

In the Aquamacs on OS X, add

(remove-hook 'text-mode-hook 'auto-detect-wrap)

to your '~/Library/Preferences/Aquamacs Emacs/Preferences.el'.

Ref) http://lists.aquamacs.org/pipermail/aquamacs-devel/2009-January/001823.html

[Python] Intall IPython without root previledge

(1) Download ipython-0.10.tar.gz from http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Download .

(2) Untar it and move to the directory where the numpy is.

(3) Run '>> python setup.py install --home=~/.local '

(4) Add the following lines to your .bashrc . Here I assume that your python version is 2.4.x.

export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/.local/lib/python2.4/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
export PATH

(5) In order to use ipython on emacs, add the following to your .emacs . Refer the details to ipython.el, which is self-contained.

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs_addons")

(require 'ipython)

[Python] Install numpy, scipy, PIL without root privilege on Linux

0. install python (in your local path) [1]

(1) download 'Python 2.7.3' from http://www.python.org/download/ .

(2) untar it and move to the directory where the python is.

(3) run the following commands.

>> mkdir /home/gunhee/lib/python-2.7.3/

>> cd Python-2.7.3

>> make clean

>> ./configure --prefix=/home/gunhee/lib/python-2.7.3/

>> make

>> make install

(4) Now you need to change the default python to your local one.

There are two different ways to do it. (1) symbolic links (2) add path to your '.bashrc'.

For (2), add the following line into your '.bashrc'.

# Add PATH for local python

PATH=$HOME/lib/python-2.7.3/bin:$PATH

1. install numpy

(1) download 'numpy-1.7.0.tar.gz' from http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/ .

(2) untar it and move to the directory where the numpy is.

(3) run >> python setup.py install --home=~/lib/python-2.7.3/ [2]. (The tilde is my home directory, but it is OK with any path you want). 

(4) Add the following line into your .bashrc [3].

(Assume that your numpy is located in ~/lib/python-2.7.3/lib/python/numpy).

export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/lib/python-2.7.3/lib/python:$PYTHONPATH

(5) Make sure that the numpy is successfully installed.

(check by this example >> python -c "import numpy; print numpy.__file__". There must be no error.

2. install scipy

(1) download 'scipy-0.12.0.zip' from http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/

(2) Install BLAS and LAPACK. Refer to [4]. (This step is not required any more). 

(3) run >> python setup.py install --home=~/lib/python-2.7.3/.

(4) Make sure that the scipy is successfully installed.

(check by this example >> python -c "import scipy; print scipy.__file__".

3. install PIL

(1) download PIL ('Imaging-1.1.7.tar.gz') from http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ .

(2) untar it and move to the directory where the PIL is.

(3) run >> python setup.py install --home=~/lib/python-2.7.3/.

(4) Add the following line into your '.bashrc' [3].

export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/lib/python-2.7.3/lib/python/PIL:$PYTHONPATH

Reference

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/622744/unable-to-install-python-without-sudo-access

2. http://docs.python.org/install/index.html#alternate-installation-the-home-scheme

3. http://advice.mechanicalkern.com/question/20/how-to-install-numpyscipy-without-root-access

4. http://www.scipy.org/Installing_SciPy/BuildingGeneral

[Matlab] Setup mex for a 64bit Windows machine with Visual Studio 2008

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-6IJJ3L/index.html