Exploring the Hyper interface

1 Tabs support

Press Ctrl+Shift+T to open a new tab. There’s also a plug-in that will make it open to your current directory.

2 Go multiplexing

Break one Hyper terminal into many.

3 Edit preferences

The configuration file is the place to change fonts, adjust letter spacing and set custom colours.

4 Enjoy fast rendering

Hyper automatically selects the Canvas or WebGL renderer to deliver a very smooth visual performance.

5 Use the ‘$ hyper’ command

Append ‘--help’ to learn more, or use ‘-v’ to review Hyper’s JS internals.

PDF COMPARE TOOL

DiffPDF

Version: 2.1.3.1 Web: https://gitlab.com/pianoslum/diffpdf

Despite the fact that PDF came from the world of commercial publishing and the imaging business, the amount of open source for handling PDFs is impressive these days, and no one could say that Linux is behind the curve in this regard. We’ve looked at many PDF viewers, editors, splitters and whatnot before, but we haven’t seen a PDF compare tool yet.

Why not finally fill that gap with DiffPDF? This is an exceptionally useful thing that helps detect and locate differences between nearly identical PDF files. The interface is welcoming and easy to use; the main window is split into two parts, with extra options and controls residing along the right side. To start, load a PDF file in the left and right panels and hit the Compare button. Any parts of the files that do not match are highlighted and you can see them with no effort.

However, the power of is not just that ability to compare, but also in enabling you to choose what exactly you want to compare inside files. By default, compares appearance, which means that if we open a PDF in an application like and simply re-save it with automatic font substitution, will treat the copy as a totally different file. But once we select Characters or Words under the Control section in the top-right part of the window, those pink highlights