desktop

What are the differences in the MVC pattern on the web vs desktop?

After doing some reading on the Model View Controller pattern it seems that the pattern is implemented quite differently in web frameworks vs desktop frameworks. With web based MVC frameworks the view and model never communicate directly. They can only communicate with the controller. But in desktop implementations, it seems that the vie...

How to pack efficiently apache server in desktop application

Hello all I need Apache server with php interpreter to distribute in my desktop application The reason is that my application create reports that are basically php code that runes under Apache web server Is it user friendly to distribute Apache server with php interpreter with your desktop application ? Also I like to be able to start /...

Integrating web browser engine into an application, preferably in Java

Hello, I would like to integrate web browser into my application, with full set of standard features (including flash). Is there any good browser engine that could be useful? Basically I want it to be just part of an application where browser can be opened in tabs, so basically all I will need on GUI part is window that will show page,...

poker hand history analyzer

I want to build a poker hand history analyzer that will work on both windows and osx for the desktop. The user needs to be able to select a set of text files that are parsed into a database on their local machine. Then the data in the database is displayed with various filter options, info tables and graphs. What are my options for pr...

which server i can embed that support php?

I need to make web application that is acutely desktop application The business logic will be written ( taken from web app) in php and the underlain infra is c++ For that I need some solution to run embed server that support php or to think about some other solution ...

Browser instance controlling in PHP

Hi, is there any extension in php using which we load a browser instance like we do in desktop application cations. ...

Connecting to Remote Desktop after changing Domain

I have a VM that is on a different domain and I have previously been able to connect with it. As a test, I changed the VM's domain to my domain and the VM's DNS to my DNS (The VM's domain trusts mine, one way). After doing this, the VM can no longer connect to the internet, but I am still connected to the VM. The next day, I try to con...

How to create a simple desktop environment?

Hello, I want to know how to create a simple desktop environment, such as KDE, Gnome and LXDE, for Linux, or specifically, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, but I do not know how to begin and how complex it is. I want to create a simple, efficient and lightweight desktop and to reproduce some good features from KDE, Gnome and Windows XP. I do not want to...

why loading flash stream from Youtube (api player ) generate security warning in QwebKit

I need to load YouTube video with the YouTube API in desktop application Im using Qwebkit. But when I load the html code that links to the YouTube player im getting the security warring How does application that are desktop can overcome this? For example : Miro,SongBird ...

programatically switching "triple-monitors"

I have a VR920, and wish my app to automatically switch from dual-monitors desktop to third vga device (VR920) whilst retaining my previous primary monitor, these two then still being extended desktop. On Windows 7. EnumDisplayDevices()/etc only has access to the two active monitors (and virtuals?), so I cannot locate the VR920 device. ...

Is it possible to detect external applications' window movements on desktop?

Background: In Windows 7 it is possible to maximize and "semi-maximize" application windows by dragging them to the top/top-left/top-right corner of the screen (the latter two will make your application windows fill the screen vertically, but only fill half the screen horizontally, allowing for another application to be "semi-maximized"...

Problem in Running Java Application in Non JDK/ Non JRE installed system

Hi All, I am working in a java application. It is desktop application for Windows Operating System. I am creating a installer for my application. My application works fine for the system where jdk is insalled. I also want to run my application where jdk/jre is not present. For this i am providing jre1.7 along with the installer. I am u...