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Accessing your application files from Android Studio
While learning to play with SQLite databases in Android, I wanted to check the .db file generated by my code in the emulator. I was unable to find it directly with the built-in Files application because it doesn't let us see system folders. Fortunately, Android Studio 3+ comes with the Device…
Alt+Insert shortcut not working with Fn key in Android Studio (and maybe elsewhere)
I have a TypeMatrix keyboard with quite a few keys requiring pressing the Fn key first. Insert is one of them. So if I want to use a shortcut like Alt+Insert, I usually just need to type Fn+Alt+Insert. But it does not work in Android Studio1 2, where I had to add a custom mapping. It appears that…
[Blender] Watch your mouse when using the Dolly Zoom!
In the Blender tutorial that I'm currently following, I just came across the Dolly Zoom, particularly useful when we have reached the maximum zoom and we need to go further. As explained in the documentation, the hotkey is Ctrl - Shift - Middle Mouse Button1. Dumb mode activated: But the thing that…
[Blender] Subdivide not working + what does NGon mean?
During my last Blender lesson, I came across the term NGon in the comments. In short, this word refers to a face with more than four edges: The consequence in Blender is that we cannot use the Subdivide tool properly on such faces. So what’s an ngon anyways?
[Blender] How to change default non-selected edge color
After changing the theme to Flatty Light, I wanted to make the edges of my models more apparent by having more contrast between edges and faces. In User Preferences -> Themes, it was easy to spot the Face setting, but instead of an edge setting, you need to look for the Wire Edit setting: Source