I have an application settings page with a bunch of checkboxes. How should I choose the default checked state of the checkboxes? I see the following options: Always set the default state to unchecked, but this leads to negative statements in the checkbox text (like "Don't automatically show due schedules"), which is sometimes hard to ...
I have been trying to find some resource on this topic for a while now but to no avail so what is the best way to construct a WPF UI for LOB (Line of Business) applications? specifically Customers, Orders, Products, etc.. I have seen many single window WPF application examples that don't need to be anything else but a single window and i...
I imagine having to interact with Gmail is a necessity for most programmers. Gmail's control for associating labels to emails is monumentally effective UI behavior. For those unfamiliar with the behavior, it's basically a button-initiated pop up panel (drop down UI effect) containing: 1) a text entry box 2) scrollable multi-checkbox li...
I have a routine that examines thousands of records looking for discrepancies. This can take upwards of 5 minutes to complete and although I provide a progress bar and elapsed time count, I'm not sure I want to encourage folk pressing ctrl-break to quit the report should it be taking longer than expected. A button in the progress bar...
Here's my extension method for invoke on a control: public static void Invoke<T>(this T c, Action<System.Windows.Forms.Control> DoWhat) where T:System.Windows.Forms.Control { if (c.InvokeRequired) c.Invoke(o=> DoWhat(c) ); else DoWhat(c); } ds is a strongly typed dataset. This works: Action<DataGridView> a = row => row...
I'm working on this application that's sort of like a blog. I'm thinking about doing a thing where the user can scroll through all their posts using an "endless scroll" functionality like Google Reader has. Here's the problem I'm anticipating... if the user clicks on a post to edit it, that will take him/her to a new page. Soon enough t...
I used the Interface Builder to create a table view, to which I added the library's Search Bar and Search Display Controller to add search functionality. However, IB set it up so that the bar is visible at the top of the screen when the view is first displayed. I'd like to know how to have the search bar be hidden by default but still s...
I'd like to write a program able to "use" other programs by taking control of the mouse/keyboard and being able to "see" what's on the screen. I used AutoIt to do something similar, but I had to cheat sometimes because the language is not that powerful, or maybe it's just that I suck and I'm not able to do that much with it :P So... I...
I really dislike "smart quotes" for one simple reason - when I copy text containing them, it no longer has the original "" as was typed, instead I end up with Unicode symbols. The smart quotes are a visual improvement, so shouldn't really be "baked into" the text, so.. I was wondering, it is possible to display the smart quotes using CS...
I am creating a presentation in Flash, which will be displayed on a 42" or a 50" TV at a booth at a trade show, fed by a laptop. What are the best document dimensions to work with? Thanks. ...
In a WinForms application, I want to provide visual feedback that a looping background procedure is ongoing (It isn't something that is initiated by the user or blocks them from using the UI) Edit - It is going on all the time, looped. The user doesn't need to know when an iteration starts or finishes. I'm thinking some kind of small, ...
Hello, I want to align a Custom Button Field (the Star on the Screenshot) to the center in a Horizontal Manager Definition of the HFM final HorizontalFieldManager _navigation = new HorizontalFieldManager(HorizontalFieldManager.NO_VERTICAL_SCROLL | HorizontalFieldManager.FIELD_VCENTER | Field.USE_ALL_WIDTH) { protected void paint...
Hi If one wants to develop a user interface in Python, which one to go for: TkInter or PyQt. I just started with TkInter and I was able to get some simple UIs going with elementary widgets like label, button, text box etc. Just curious to know how good PyQt would be compared to TkInter? cheers ...
Hi, What is the difference between OnLoad method and Load event? I am developing WinForm controls. Should I register to Load event or override the OnLoad method? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of each one? Thank you. ...
Hi: I m trying to find the best way to build my UI based on whos logged in. The scenario is, there are (at the moment) 2 types of user normal and super-user the super-user will normally see more controls than a normal user I was gonna do some heavy inheritance, ie create by default SomeDialog or if super-user is logged instanciate Som...
Hi, I would like to know where we can get good references (on the web) about User Interface design especially for web applications or web 2.0 ? I would like to know how to arrange forms, text/fonts, margin etc ... it is not just about good looking design but also for good interaction between user and the software. ...
I am using Delphi, and I want to show custom text in the buttons of a MessageDlg, as described here. What is the best way to do that? ...
I am looking for nice looking sites that are good in terms of look and feel as well as usability. ...
Hi I have seen a couple of other posts on similar error message but couldn't find a solution which would fix it in my case. I dabbled a bit with TkInter and created a very simple UI. The code follows- from string import * from Tkinter import * import tkMessageBox root=Tk() vid = IntVar() def grabText(event): if entryBox.get().st...
Is is possible (without external library such as boost) to prompt for input from the user, like using cin, but with a default choice that is editable by the user (without a GUI)? For example, the program will say: Give your input: default and the user can press enter to use "default" or press 1 then enter to get "default1", etc. ED...