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StackExchange™ SuperCollider Freehand Circle™ Editor - [Now supported on EVERY StackExchange site!]
Update Jul 2015:
The author is not able to update anymore. Use Freehand Circles Drawing Tool instead.
Important:
All SE sites (with one exception - see below) are now supported. Please ...
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Shows a link to the review page in the top link bar
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A super simple script that adds a review link to the top link bar.
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install script or view source
Platform
Has been tested with greasemonkey/Firefox on Mac ...
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"Special" required tag listings only show single required tag
When you're viewing questions tagged with one of app,script,library, you get the special formatting view with the thumbnail on the left. On pages where this view is displayed, only one of these tags ...
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Copy Question Link Markdown - Making it easier to copy links to questions!
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This small UserScript makes it easier to copy the URL of the current question into pre-formatted Markdown. Once installed, it adds a 'copy' link to the question.
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Format a list of questions
The following quickie command line application formats a list of questions obtained from search results.
Requirements:
Perl, JSON
Usage:
Retrieve a list of questions from the API (from the /...
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Prefered way to retrieve all search results
I'm trying to figure out a reliable way to retrieve all the results from a search query (in subsequent pages. My use case includes cases with more than 100 results (the maximum page size).
Looking at ...
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MinimalOverflow - A themescript for Stack Exchange
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MinimalOverflow was written to deal with a request which Jeff Atwood put forward in the MSO Tavern on Friday, February 25, 2011. Someone on Physics.SE asked if it ...
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Can I charge for apps I create on Stack Apps?
I want to create an app that will use data from Stack Overflow Careers - both employer and applicant information. It's an app designed for employers.
I have two questions:
Is it even possible to ...
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API search page size limit mismatch
The 1.1 API help text for search says that the pagesize parameter can go up to 100. Indeed, passing a value up to 100 returns some results, while passing pagesize=101 yields an HTTP 400 status (Bad ...
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API console always queries Stack Overflow
On any Stack Exchange site (well, I tried Super User (trilogy), Unix (SE-2.0 launched) and SFF (SE-2.0 beta)), the console (“Show Console” button) in the 1.1 API queries http://api.stackoverflow.com/1....
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SE Modifications -- Username autocomplete in comments, inline revision source, and utility links
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This userscript adds four main features:
Various utility links on posts and in the top bar
Inline viewing of post revision source Markdown on the post history page
Links on comment ...
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Integrating API into Drupal?
I successfully registered for an API key. What should I do now?
I have installed Drupal. Is there any sample/notes on how to proceed with accessing the API from the application so I can get to ...
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Hide the tag-info popup
This script hides the tag info popup. In response to Why are there popups over tags in the question page?.
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Request a method to get the number of people following a tag
How do I use the API to get the number of followers for a given tag?
On Stack Overflow, if you hover your mouse over a Tag a DHTML popup displays the number of followers for that tag.
I have used ...
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StackStatus - Monitor the status of the Stack Exchange API
Note:
This service is temporarily offline. The original version was having some problems, and I am also migrating a number of tools from PHP to Python - so expect to see this tool come back to ...
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Timeline results contain redundant information?
Can I get a confirmation that the response /users/{id}/timeline contains redundant information, namely:
If the action is: | Then the timeline_type is always:
-------------------+----------------------...
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Always show console on API docs
This script stops you having to click the "show console" button to test an API call.
Install - View Source
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se-flair: HTML combined Stack Exchange site flair
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Screenshots of some samples:
Tooltip with total reputation:
Tooltip with specific-site reputation:
Live PNG Samples:
About
se-flair produces combined-account flair in the form of a ...
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AutoReviewComments - Pro-forma comments for SE
No more re-typing the same comments over and over!
This script adds a little 'auto' link next to all comments boxes. When you click the link, you see a popup with 6 configurable auto-comments (canned ...
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FullStack iPad App
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FullStack provides read only access to the following Stack Exchange sites: Stack Overflow, Server Fault, Super User, and Ask Ubuntu. Currently users can browse through ...
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Stack Fiddle - Easily create a jsFiddle from Stack Overflow
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http://www.bolsterweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/doc-21.png
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Stack Fiddle is a Google Chrome extension that updates the code blocks on Stack Exchange sites. Each code block gets ...
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[Beta] Gaming SE Black Edition
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This as simple user script that changes the overall style of Gaming SE sub-site to a darker version.
I made it for myself as I used to do with sites that I tend to visit more (Google,...
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How do I find all questions answers and comments that link to my site?
Let's say I'm a large organization with online documentation for an extensive API.
At the bottom of each page in my API reference doc I'd like to have a button that says "show incoming links from ...
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Reputations for Today
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Caculate Reputations for Today
Linked to Jon Skeet's Reputation Tracker
Number in the bracket does not include accepted answers (experimental feature)
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Definitive on timeline_type?
Hi all,
I am trying to get a definitive on what timeline_type actually means...
I've looked at: https://stackapps.com/search?q=timeline_type but to no avail.
The new documentation doesn't list ...
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SE Chat Modifications -- Keyboard navigation and commands for chat
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Use /command shortcuts to perform common chat tasks:
See message history inline:
Easily preview replied-to messages:
And much, much more...
About
Legends tell of a prolific Meta Stack ...
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Add keyboard shortcuts to comments
Question code is obsolete.
But the answer code and the code linked in the comments still work.
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This script adds Ctrl+B (bold), Ctrl+I (italic), Ctrl+K (code), and Ctrl+L (link) shortcuts to ...
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Show number of answers accepted
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Ever wish you could tell more about a user's acceptance rate than just the percentage? Sure, you can hover over the acceptance rate to view the number of questions ...
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Throttling Question
Hey all,
I keep getting kicked out of the API.
Is throttling set to 30 requests per 5 seconds?
j
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StackO: A Windows Phone 7 StackExchange App
EDIT
STACKO is now available for download from the Marketplace.
For features/suggestions please visit http://stacko.uservoice.com/
StackO is a StackExchange browser allowing you to search the whole ...
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Comments in user timeline are returning Markdown
In users/{id}/timeline, the detail field for comment events is formatted with Markdown and not HTML. Is it normal?
I saw in the question Comments are returning markdown that the API should return HTML ...
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Any guarantees on JSON string encoding?
According to the JSON specification, JSON can be returned in one of five string encodings:
UTF-8 (the default encoding)
UTF-16 Little Endian
UTF-16 Big Endian
UTF-32 Little Endian
UTF-32 Big Endian
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Manual Draft Save - Save a draft on demand
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This small script adds a save button to the editor bar that allows you to instantly save the contents of the editor as a draft. Although this happens automatically every minute or so,...
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Pretty StackOverflow
This userscript provides a prettier interface to StackOverflow.
(Click for larger image)
Installation
Stylebot page
Userscript install link
It also hides notifications. To bring them back, you can ...
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Stackoverflow.com Enhancer (sticky top bars)
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Stackoverflow.com Enhancer was created this a while ago, to save me scrolling up and down Stack Overflow, by making the top bars stick to the top of the window as ...
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The associated accounts are broken once again for this same user
As I reported before (and which was fixed) and again (which was also fixed), the associated accounts are broken once again for for Joel Coehoorn using this query.
What's the deal?
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Display a clock in the user bar
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This user script adds a clock on the user bar next to the search box. When visiting a Stack Exchange site I sometimes like to know the current Stack Exchange time. This clock ...
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No Answering: prevent answering questions
Do you answer too many questions on stack sites? Does answering questions put you into a cycle of debating with people you'd rather not be spending time on? Then this app is for you.
It does one ...
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How many ids is 'too many'?
This answer mentions limit on amount of ids included in queries like /users/{id}/mentioned, but I can't find actual amount mentioned anywhere.
Now, I could run binary search and find out, but I ...
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api 2.0 - any plans to bring SE sites closer together?
I've been re-reading api 2.0 roadmap and thinking what might be useful to have there.
I don't care much about authentification, and even less about write access. But what would really reduce amount ...
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Clarification on StackApps "App" vs "Script"
Pursuant to a chat conversation there's some clarification needed on what it means for a stackapp to be an app or a script. I'm posting this for the community and for future searchers and as a bit of ...
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API ignores jsonp callback after initial request - erroneous caching?
This bug is still prevalent, appears to be cache related. Two identical requests return different data: first request respects jsonp query parameter, all subsequent requests ignore it until (I presume)...
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Change Unanswered tab to Review
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This is (allegedly) going to be implemented by the team sometime anyway. But just in case, and so you can play with it, here is a script which replaces the 'Unanswered' tab with 'Review'. NEW - ...
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Retrieving comments received by a user
I want to retrieve all comments directed to a particular user (rather than comments posted by that user) within a particular time period (e.g. last 24 hours). I don't want just "mentions", which are ...
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Stack Overflow Tag Manager
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Stack Overflow Tag Manager is a Greasemonkey script for expressing your tag preferences, which partly inspired Stack Overflow's own tag preferences feature.
Continued benefits over ...
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Disable enter for submitting comments
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This user script disables the default behavior of the enter key submitting a comment. With this script installed, you must explicitly click the Add Comment button to submit your comment.
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Make active tab default on StackApps
This script changes the logo link to the active tab and redirects from the home page to it on StackApps. If you want to see the list of apps, you can still do this by clicking the apps tab. Made by ...
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Question Dashboard (Greasemonkey Script)
Question Dashboard for stackoverflow.com (plus meta, serverfault and superuser) - page analyzed and indicators shown at the top of the question, just under the title, for key information.
Downloads:
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OBSOLETE - "Reply" links on comments
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This user script adds a little "reply" link to each comment. Clicking this link will
fetch the rest of the comments, if some of them were hidden
show the "add comment&...
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History
June 6, 2012: Fixed an issue that can cause major problems with chat.
December 17, 2013: Fix an incompatibility with the Winter Bash code.
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