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I am currently working on a standard Windows desktop application (standard meaning no fancy stuff: just buttons, text, sliders, etc.), and have decided to write a GUI framework on my own, after ...
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What are some solutions for distributing an HTML5 based desktop application? I want to be able to distribute my HTML5 app as a standalone desktop application on Windows, OSX, and Linux. I would like ...
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Been looking around on the web for one of these, but I'm only finding node.js/ruby hosted implementations. I'm keen to have a DynamoDB app, something like that of the navicat ilk that comes with an ...
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I've searched a bit, but I can't find an existing tool for this. I have a Node.js web server that is designed to run on your own computer that does some snazzy things for you. It would be pretty ...
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Does anybody know which language or technology was used to develop the Spotify desktop application? It's stable, good-looking and lightweight.
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I just started using ELMAH and am a fan. My team supports a large number of web applications and I'm particularly excited that ELMAH lets us save exceptions from each application to the same MS SQL ...
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I'm just starting to use Maven, (evaluating it, really) and I need to be able to quickly generate a JAR file for my application and a directory with all the dependencies (for example, lib) so that I ...
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I'm trying to setup libgdx for a desktop game and when I try to generate the project I have this error and the build fails. I've the latest versions of Java(13.0.2) and Gradle(6.6), both set as ...
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I work on VS 2008 with C#. This below code does not work for me. My form was designed in 1024 x 768 resolution. Our clients laptop is in 1366 x 768 resolution. To solve this problem, I set below code ...
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I'm a Java beginner. I already created a simple GUI application that display will "hello world" label. But, how can I create an installer from .java or .jar for windows. Let's say that I have ...
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I have a python desktop application that needs to store user data. On Windows, this is usually in %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\AppName\, on OSX it's usually ~/Library/Application Support/AppName/, ...
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I've always thought the hand cursor to be the ideal visual indicator for "you may click here" to the user. We are used to see it in this context daily because of it's usage on hyperlinks and hence all ...
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I have developed many desktop applications in Swing, even those a bit more complex, with Hibernate and Spring integration. I found out that many things repeats and should be done quickly and in ...
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More of a wiki list/collection, I'm looking for a list of good Java desktop apps. I've added a couple below to get started. Please list the framework/widget toolkit being used if it's know as well.
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I was looking for a way to integrate a Web-Browser-Component in an existing Swing-Application and found WebView for Java FX 2.0. Furthermore I found a blog post on java.net showing how to integrate a ...
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Which is the best Open Source free client for querying an Oracle database? It may additionally support other databases (MySQL, Postgres etc), since our development environment often requires ...
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I need some way to monitor a desktop application and restart it if it dies. Initially I assumed the best way would be to monitor/restart the process from a Windows service, until I found out that ...
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What system do you recommend for implementing "automatic updates" for some java (desktop) application? I'd also want to have module/plugin installation and update. Think Eclipse and Firefox. I'm ...
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I'm working on an application we made WPF instead of Silverlight as we wanted a full blown desktop application with the whole unique feeling and advantages that gives. However, with the announcement ...
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I have encountered this error: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Desktop API is not supported on the current platform I would open a file from my java application. I use this method: Desktop....
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As a two-monitor user at work, I've noticed that applications behave differently with regards to what monitor they open on (primary or secondary monitor, the last monitor the application opened on, ...
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How to change the Windows Application's default icon with other one in C# desktop application. I am trying to change it in Setup Project but it is not. I want to show my own icon with Application's ...
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These days, any decent Windows desktop application must perform well and look good under the following conditions: XP and Vista and Windows 7. 32 bit and 64 bit. With and without Themes. With and ...
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I have developed a PHP-MySQL web application, which is a school-based project. My client wants this application to be converted into a .exe file such that it can be installed on his desktop and use it....
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An UWP app which runs on desktop can be closed from the top X button but it doesn't have any event for it. It is known that on phones and tablets an app should rely on Suspending event, no matter how ...
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