Beginner to VSCode/GitHub/GitDeskop.

[kunkel321]

I'm moving this discussion
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=120220&start=80#p566824
from the "v2 scripts" subforum, to here, because I don't know where else to put it.

[kunkel321]

Used this other project as a 'test subject' ...
https://github.com/kunkel321/PointerTool
I have to figure out how to make it public...

EDIT: Okay!!! If anyone has a moment, please try to download the entire zip from the above github link. Let me know if you can run the code by double-clicking the exe. Note that the exe is not a compiled version of the ahk, it is just a copy of AutoHotkey.exe, that has been renamed, so as to run as a portable version of AHK, as discussed here:
https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/Program.htm#portability

If the code works correctly, you should get a finger image that follows your mouse. It is similar to the ones here
viewtopic.php?f=76&t=116345&p=518706#p518582
But it's not animated--just a static image following the mouse.

[Jasonosaj]

Subscribed. Thanks, @kunkel321

[kunkel321]

Subscribed. Thanks, @kunkel321

Thanks Jason. Did you download the package and ensure that all of the parts work together correctly?

[kunkel321]

Actually... It occurred to me to just use "incognito mode" in Chrome, then download the zip as though I were a different person... All good. Code seems to work as expected.

Now I want to experiment a bit with branching and merging. Once I can do that, I'll see about getting that AutoCorrect project (and a couple of other things) uploaded.

[kunkel321]

What is the best way to record a "history of versions"? I tried making a sample.ahk file, then pushing it to its repo. Then I kept making changes and pushing/committing it after each edit. When I go to the github site, though, I can only see the two most recent versions.

[Descolada]

@kunkel321, I use VSCode and there you need
1) navigate to the "Source Control" tab which houses the GitHub plugin
2) stage the files you want to commit by pressing the "+" icon next to the modified files
3) type in a commit message and press Commit
4) perhaps do some more commits if you want, or at this point you can also undo commits as they haven't been pushed to GitHub yet
5) either press "Sync Changes" which both pulls and pushes changes (might be undesirable at times to pull changes as well), or open the "More actions..." menu by pressing the three dots "..." next to SOURCE CONTROL and select Push. That actually pushes it to its repo, at which point you should also see it in GitHub

I'll make a pull request for you so you can test that out as well.

[kunkel321]

@kunkel321, I use VSCode and there you need
1) navigate to the "Source Control" tab which houses the GitHub plugin
2) stage the files you want to commit by pressing the "+" icon next to the modified files
3) type in a commit message and press Commit
4) perhaps do some more commits if you want, or at this point you can also undo commits as they haven't been pushed to GitHub yet
5) either press "Sync Changes" which both pulls and pushes changes (might be undesirable at times to pull changes as well), or open the "More actions..." menu by pressing the three dots "..." next to SOURCE CONTROL and select Push. That actually pushes it to its repo, at which point you should also see it in GitHub

I'll make a pull request for you so you can test that out as well.

Thank you Sir, This was very helpful!

[andymbody]

I am also new to GitHub. Are you aware of the GitHub learning lab?

[kunkel321]

I am also new to GitHub. Are you aware of the GitHub learning lab?

Very cool! Have you been using this?

[andymbody]

Very cool! Have you been using this?

lol... No... just discovered it, but I came back here to mention that I am getting a 404 error when trying to access the course page. So I'm not sure if it is just me or not. Can you access the course page?

Here is another page that might be helpful Learning-lab. But I have not explored it yet either.

One of the courses that looks promising so far Intro to Github

Courses on LinkedInLearning (formerly Lynda.com) GitHub courses

[kunkel321]

lol... No... just discovered it, but I came back here to mention that I am getting a 404 error when trying to access the course page. So I'm not sure if it is just me or not. Can you access the course page?

Same here. It seemed like it was installing, then when I tried to choose a repo... 404.

Thanks for the other sources. I will check them out.