Having used DDD for a web site and finding it to be a neat approach, I'm wondering if this can/should be applied to desktop applications? Also, with the classes being separated into different packages, how could the MVC pattern be mixed in? ...
I have an idea that I want to make into an application (I have a C/C++, C#, and Java programming background so I will be developing in QT Creator for cross-compilation's sake). So now I am asking you senior developers, what should I do next? I know that all good programs come from an idea. Then what should I do? Prototype the UI? Then de...
Can anyone help me on how can I download file form another computer and save it to my computer.. ...
How to know what language user have selected to install setup in innosetup ? Im using innosetup 5.3 to package my application, its an multilingual application and so it would be useful if i knew what language user has selected to install the package. Thanks in advance. ...
This was asked about a year ago, but never really answered. It would be great to find out what language/gui framework was used to write Google's desktop Picasa app. Any ideas? ...
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 without Aero. At 96 and 120 and perhaps custom DPIs. One or more monitors (screens). Each OS has its own preferred font. Oh my! What is a ...
I have been playing around with php-gtk recently and in the past I have experimented with Java to make GUI 'hello world' apps. However both these types of applications have had a bit of a clunky (almost childish) look and feel to them. I cannot deny that they are handy for making apps for in-house use (and I totally respect the amount o...
I'm wondering how long a (theoretically) desktop-app can consume the full 4GB limitation of these express/embedded database products (SQL-Server Express, Oracle Express, SQLite3, etc) provided that big blobs will be stored in filesystem. Also what would be your strategy when it hits the 4GB? Archive the old DB Copy 1-3 months of data...
For a current project, we're designing a client desktop application that parses text files and interfaces with a web based database. So far we've split the project into parts: (Third-Party Program) -> (Our Desktop Client) -> (Our Parsing Library #1 and #2) -> (Our Web Server) -> (Our Verification Library) -> (Our Database) We've hit c...
Are there any professional Java desktop applications in use? I'm asking this because I started to study Java and would like to know it's possibilities and/or domains in which java is used. ...
Wow, what a stupid question you might say. But is it possible? I have a mouse move event in a Jpanel and it works even when the application is not in focus, now can I have something like that for the clicking event or something similar. And most importantly I don't want other apps (even something like the main menu) to lose focus when i ...
Hi guys, Preface: I am a system programmer (who has just started his career as a S/W Engineer), so not very good @ web scripting languages, though I have just started learning them. Problem Synopsis: I want to write an app that keeps track of what I am doing and records it allowing me to analyse my time spending pattern and could he...
I have a WinForms app that I recently re-wrote in WPF and I need to release to my end users. I'd like to be able to have the users go to the ClickOnce install point for the WPF application and have their WinForm application removed so they don't have both on their machine What's the best way (read: easiest for users) of accomplishing th...
I have only worked on web apps for my whole career. I'm starting a new desktop (Adobe AIR) app project but I found myself having difficulties with: stuck with thinking about overall UI design in the traditional page model not sure how to handle the navigation part in the UI not taking advantage of states deciding what should be implem...
Hello I need to find a stand-alone (ie. no OpenOffice-based tools, for instance) Windows application that can present users with forms to enter records into an SQLite database. The goal is to migrate data from Excel sheets into a serverless, single-user database like SQLite. As a bonus, the application would also have a somewhat-protec...
I have a desktop form application that currently uses and Microsoft Access MDB file to store the data. If the users computer does not have access installed on their computer they have to download the MS Access Runtime to run the application or they get errors. Is their a better option than using MDB files to store the data? Should I u...
There are many applications for Windows these days that don't use native windows controls, don't have standard window frames and generally look different. What are some recommended techniques for creating such interfaces? ...
I want to make portable desktop application in java using netbeans 6.8 and sqlite 3.6.23.1. So how to connect sqlite to netbeans and how to make it portable ...
I'm currently writing a simple FTP client (using C# and .NET). It's important that users be able to "bookmark" their previous FTP connections--including authorization information, so they don't have to type the password again every time. Is there any way I can do this securely? How do other programs, like Filezilla and Firefox, manage ...
Guys, I've got to build a GUI to be run on Desktops in Java. I'm decently new to Java, and I"m trying to understand what Maven is best suited for. Is this the type of application that would be well suited for Maven? Could someone just give me a 100 word explanation of what Maven basically is? Thanks, Joe ...