I'd like to write some small applications for Windows and OSX. Portable is good. For instance, the simple TclKit solution for TCL would work well if I could stand to look at Tcl for any length of time. I'm considering using Javascript + extensions -- I really like Javascript -- seems to me there should be some way to connect a Javascr...
There are a whole raft of questions regarding payment processors for web applications but I haven't seen one yet for desktop applications. What are your experiences? Perhaps to put this into a little context, the requirements: Should be customisable Should be available in Australia at least, if not world wide (less critical). No stora...
Is it possible to enable a second monitor and extend the Windows Desktop onto in C#. It needs to do the equivalent of turning on the checkbox in the image below? ...
I've been asked to build 'widgets' that let users of a web application install a desktop, or web-based widget which will provide: Notifications of new content. Personalized access to key performance indicators I'm looking for some information to inform our requirements and design discussions. On the desktop you can target the Vista ...
From a programmer stuck in the web world... What are the most common desktop development "frameworks" currently being used for desktop application development? Is it realistic to write desktop software for both Windows and OS X? Is it realistic to use the same base code to write the business/data layers for an application that will ha...
I'd like to know how to have a desktop application signed as a product from my company. I'm not sure of the details.I think the process is I have to purchase a certificate from a company like verisign Thanks ...
Now that I've finnaly moved to doing some development/support work for Windows 2008 I find myself annoyed by the lack of one feature I just can't enable: the desktop shortcut to "My Computer" I've grown used to. I know how to enable this on XP and 2003, but I just can't find the setting on 2008. How can a user configure which desktop i...
Can you recommend a minimalistic python webserver that I can embedded in my Desktop Application. ...
Are there any good JavaScript frameworks out there which primary audience is not web programming? Especially frameworks/libraries which improves the object orientation? The framework should be usable within an desktop application embedding a JavaScript engine (such as Spidermonkey or JavaScriptCore), so no external dependency are allowed...
I've considered the following: Logitec Desktop MX 5500 Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 But I'd like see what other programmers would recommend. ...
The desktop metaphor has been hanging around for a number of years now. The creativity within the software field should be able to produce a new cooler metaphor that doesn't involve dragging windows around all the time. I believe that the desktop metaphor has soon been stretched to its maximum. What do you think? Have you heard of any ...
[This is a community Wiki so do not bother voting it down if it seems like a poll question. It is.] Will Adobe be able to translate its success in Flash Penetration (although also questionable, see my post here) to Adobe AIR? Is Adobe AIR the "next big thing" in a desktop platform, just another player (along with what else?), or will it...
In a Java project (SWT desktop app), I want to inform the user about events through animated notification box (actually, it's not required to be animated). Something like MSN or any other IM client. There is JToaster for Swing, but I wonder if there isn't any other implementation based on SWT. Thanks! ...
I've got a product something like a SEO analyser in a more enterprise level. Target is mostly medium to big sized companies. Which business model is better? SaaS (Software as a Service) or classical desktop application. SaaS comes with some great advantages such as : Easier to update the backend system (quick fixes, UI changes, inst...
I am developing a Java based desktop application. There are some data generated from the application object model that I need to persist (preferably to a file). There is also a requirement to protect the persisted file so that others can't derive the object model details from the data. What's the best strategy for doing these? I was in t...
I'd love to have a utility that would save and restore my current desktop state, much like sessions in Firefox. At best, it would freeze every application's state, open window positions, etc. and provide a scriptable interface to restore them at any time, just as you'd left them. More realistically, I could make a list of what applicat...
Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, IceWM, XFce, etc. etc. These are desktop environments/window managers that have been around a long time. I'd love to know about some of the 'cutting edge' desktop environments/window managers out there. Ones that maybe make use of 3D in a useful way. Or ones that make use of other forms of input such as touchscreens...
I'm looking for a way to draw animations right on the desktop. No window frames and with transparent background. I'm using Python in windows XP for it, but it doesn't have to be cross platform, although it'd be a nice bonus. Does anyone know about a python library that can do this? ...
I'm looking for a note-taking application for Windows.. something similar to Tomboy Notes (on Ubuntu). I want it to be as unobtrusive and simple as Tomboy. But every such app i've used on windows was either too high on features (with web syncing and all) or was too lame. Any recommendations? ...
I do this all the time using VNC and it is very easy, but I am curious about a few things like XDMCP. As I understand it, this is a way of creating the entire desktop on a remote X-Server which seems fairly elegant. Several years ago, I worked on a Solaris server and multiple developers had X-Servers running in Windows and we were able ...