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WPF application visiblity afte remote desktop

Hi, i have a WPF application that sits on top of all other windows. 99% of the time it works perfectly however if i dial into my computer from another location using remote desktop and then close the connection and go back to the original computer, my application is not visible. checking the running processes i can see that it is still r...

How can I get the icon to display for a file from a Java app?

Is it possible from a Java desktop app to find the icon to display for a given file, perhaps based on it's mime type? Specifically I want to ask the host OS for the icon to display so it can match what the user would expect to see. ...

C#: Get complete desktop size?

How do I find out the size of the entire desktop? Not the "working area" and not the "screen resolution", both of which refer to only one screen. I want to find out the total width and height of the virtual desktop of which each monitor is showing only a part. ...

Django Projects as Desktop applications : how to ?!

Hello , How to make Django projects packaged as desktop applications , i found some tutorials but is there any solution as DjangoKit , for Linux and Windows ?! List of related tutorials : Deploying a Django app on the desktop , Django application as a stand-alone desktop application , Regards. ...

how can i creating window station and windows desktop using c#

i would like create new window station & windows desktop and attach my process to it. how can i do that i need to know Creating Window station and attach my desktop Creating & switching between Desktop effectively how do i attaching process to winlogon desktop(if it is possible ) Destroy created desktop and return back to windows des...

Launch process on server from asp.net codebehind and have it visible on server desktop

I have a program running on my desktop machine that makes a WCF service available. This is a regular Windows Forms application that I run when logged in as a normal user. I put the WCF interface in so that I could see the status of the program from an external web page. This works great, I can see the status of the running program and...

Stick application to the Desktop on Vista

I have an application that I want to stick to the desktop. Stick to the desktop means that every time that someone click windows+D or the show desktop icon the desktop will appear with the application on it. The user can locate the application on the desktop and change the location at any time but it always remains on the desktop. We m...

Open Barebones IE with Shortcut

Is there a method to launch an Internet Explorer window from a desktop Icon such that the Status Bar and tool bar are hidden? When a user clicks on the icon only the windows form (Maximize, Minimize etc) icons should be present. The URL bar, Toolbar, Status bar should not be present. ...

how to locate a program to desktop by C#

hi i want to do a program that like daily organizer or agenda. i want that program runs on desktop like a wallpaper but as transparantly. (like the clock on vista). how can achieve this by c#. i only ask to locate program on desktop. thanks. ...

Adjusting the rectangle that maximized windows fit in?

The best way I can think of to ask this is by example... In Windows 7 and Vista, there's the gadget bar down the right hand side of the screen, and when you maximize a different (any and all) window, that window fills the rest of the screen without covering the gadget bar. How can I do that with my own app except across the top of the sc...

install application for all users using vs2005 setup project

How do i install application for all users using vs2005 setup project, i have enabled install all users property in setup project to true, but there is no impact after installation. my application not loaded in other user accounts (shows an error message). ...

How to generate basic CRUD functionality in python given a database tables...

Hello, I want to develop a desktop application using python with basic crud operation. Is there any library in python that can generate a code for CRUD functionality and user interface given a database table. ...

Windows Desktop Search

Hi I would like to know if it's possible to use "windows desktop search - 4" to Search pdf's and return pages/page numbers in that pdf's. ...

drawing under icons on desktop

I wrote a program who paints widget on desktop wallpaper, under desktop icons, and all was good. But I reveal a strange bug - my program was not works on some other computers - they displays the same desktop without widget after start. So, have anybody any expirience, some knowledge in this area? Please, help me! :) (I can't find any ...

Save File to Desktop - Feasibility?

We have a part of our program which can save a diagnostic file for the user to email to us so we can help them with problems. We have the option of saving it to the desktop, and it seems to be the prevailing idea at the time. However, I have these two questions: Is there any instance where we WON'T be able to save to the desktop? I ...

Is there a c/c++ multi-monitor library for changing between XP's desktop setting of dualview or clone?

I am writing an application where it would be helpful to automatically switch between having Windows XP's desktop in dualview or cloned. The application uses a small wxWidgets window for the GUI. It would be nice to have a button within the GUI that could easily switch between dualview and cloned. Is there a c/c++ library that gives...

How does one support custom Desktop DPI settings in Delphi 7 applications?

We have a few legacy applications that were written in Delphi 7. We've had a few requests over the years to support custom desktop dpi settings in these applications but we have been able to dodge the bullet up till know. Well we can't anymore. When users set their desktops to say 120dpi some of the controls "fall off" the application o...

Recommended Mac GUI data entry tools for populating SQLite databases for iPhone app use?

While making an iPhone app that refers to a (not yet existing) SQLite db Are there any good, cheap programs for data entry? ...

desktop development or web development?

Hi Everyone .... am a c# developer for about 2 years now...am a desktop developer and have been working with desktop apps for the past two years ...my question is should i complete in the desktop development or should i move to the web development...to be honest my knowlodge in web development is very poor ...if the answer is yes what sh...

commonly used c libraries for applications?

What are the most commonly used c libraries that are used in applications. Not specific to anything but just in general? ...