desktop

how to notify java desktop clients about changes from server?

Hi, I would like to develop a desktop application with Java (I've got very basic knowledge of Java). It'll run on the client's computer and will pull information from the server hosted in the internet. I can set a schedule task to connect to the server every 2minutes and check for any update/changes but I don't think it's a very good id...

Remote desktop connection WITHOUT login screen on remote computer

I have written some C# code that allows me to establish a remote desktop connection using AxMSTSCLib. So far so good. Works like a charm. However, what I actually need is to simply mirror the remote desktop. with a standard RDP connection the remote computer transmits the desktop content to the client and shows the login screen locally...

PHP5, SQL database and web host server

what configurations can make differ between a local host server like phpMyadmin and a web hosting server is it possible or convenient if a laptop [instead a desktop computer] is converted into a serverHost is there a php script provided for an automatic backup or sync of files in a web-based application, which is better? running the co...

Web Browser-File System Integration

Hi I was reading about this old project by Microsoft in 96 called Windows Nashville. There wasn't much about it, but what interested me was the ability to, say, replace your wallpaper with a dynamic webpage, and explore the Web from your desktop, literally. It wouldn't have been much with IE 3.0, but I think it's a shame they didn't dev...

HTML5 drag and drop between windows

Hi, is there anyway with the HTML5 Drag & Drop functionality or/and the File API to drag an jpg image from one window to another? The idea is that I could drag and image from Facebook to a different browser's window with a custom HTML that would get that image. Or, at least, a way to drag from the Desktop to a browser? Thanks a lot ...

C# vs Adobe Air for desktop application

Okay, sorry if I'm a bit vague or little specific. First of all, I'm really new to the business of programming and that kind of things, so excuse my non-knowledge of much of this. :) Anyways; I've been reading a lot around on the internet on what technology to use and so forth when it comes to application development on the desktop (mai...

Has Javascript succeeded to be a language that could easily be run everywhere compared to others?

Javascript: can be run on web browsers with sproutcore/cappuccino. can be run on web server with node.js/express. can be run on mobile phones with appcelerator/phonegap. can be run on the terminal as scripts. Of course javascript will grows stronger on the latter three areas by time. I read somewhere someone said something like: "W...

What patter use in WPF dekstop app for login window and main application window?

First of all, we are in C#, WPF, desktop application (can be .NET 3.5). I need to show login window when application starts, if login succeeds, hide login window and show main app window. In addition, when the main window is closed, one should see login window again. If login window is closed, application quits. Bonus to make it harder...

Firing a click event using VB Script in wondows forms.

Is it possible to fire a button click event using vbscript The Button is presented in windows form. I thought VB script also same as like Javascript. After the html page has been loaded in IE, we can trigger the button click event using javascript. In the same way is it possible to click an button using vbscript.But the button is presen...

Remote dekstop printer sharing

I have two computers both running Windows 7 Professional x64. One computer has a USB printer connected (Dell V715W) which is working properly. When I create a RDP connection from the PC with the printer to the other PC, the printer is not shared. In the RDP settings I selected to share the printer in Local Resources, but no printer is ...

upload docs and web pages using drag and drop interface using python desktop app.

hi friends, i have desktop interface in python which uses drag and drop and where users can login. right now if i drop a file it will be stored in local directory. now what i want is, i want to upload user dropeed file to remote web server. can anybody help me in direction ? i have been exploring python's ftp library's and everything i ...

Create a desktop widget framework using asp.net.

Hi, I like to create a desktop widget framework using asp.net. its like yahoo widget or google widget any one able to create a simple widget application and plug in to this framework.any one give me idea for this how to develop this framework? ...

Display window no matter desktop state

What would I have to do to make a web page be displayed no matter the status of the desktop including logged on/off or locked? The web page in question is a javascript banner for an alert system. It works fine if the user is logged on right now, but I want it to display no matter what. Would making it a service work? ...

How to get the virtual "Desktop" root as shown in the Windows Explorer?

I need to create a directory tree similar to the one shown in the Windows Explorer. Using SpecialFolders doesn't help since these folders are physical folders. So, is there any representation of these virtual folders like "Desktop", "Computer" or "Network" in .NET? By the way, there's a solution to this problem in Java using ShellFolder...

Do I need a "Server" computer, for .Net server development in VMs?

I want to do some home development with SharePoint 2010. This requires a 64 bit computer, and hence a new computer for me. I also like to do my development in VM's - I've found that VS 2010 on a VM runs nicely, and keeps down the amount of "clutter" in the development environment. So, on my new computer I would like to run several ser...

Save and restore applications and layout

I'm looking for ways to reduce the wasted time spent to open all the applications needed, position windows, open urls/files/change directories/etc. before actual coding starts. In the perfect world there would be 2 buttons marked 'SAVE STATE' and 'RESTORE STATE' per 'project'. The kind of feature you find in some games. I'm on a mac an...

Spotify desktop app is developed with javascript?

I have used Spotify for some time now and I thought it was a 100% native desktop app til I saw a HTTP request error inside the application. So that makes me wondering if Spotify is developed with javascript using frameworks like Titanium. Anyone knows? ...

apache server as desktop application ,can it be done?

i want to take web application and turn it to desk top application i mean that is could start from desktop icon and stopped when the browser closed the development stack is : Apache server + php + misc db (can be any thing) can it be done some how? ...

Setting form as back-most. A form that always stays in background - vb6

Hi! Is there a way to set a form as back-most (form wich always stays in the back no matter what you click on the form) I am writting a shell replacemement and just using topmost on every window I start really messes some things up for some applications. Thanks! ...

What's a good language and/or framework to get started with desktop GUI programming?

I've been doing web programming for a few years and not really done much desktop GUI programming except for a couple very small command line things. I would like to learn more about it just for the sake of learning but I'm not really sure where to start. The two main "camps" seem to be Java and .Net but I imagine there are others as well...