gui

C# Remove process from task manager

Hey all, im just wondering, how would i remove a program from the process list in task manager. I am already using this.ShowInTaskbar = false; But want it to be hidden from task managers process list aswell. I dont rly care if it shows in process explorer though as im just making a joke program :D ...

What is the best way to create a smooth notification window in Java?

...similar to those produced by email clients like thunderbird or outlook, sliding up or fading in from the tray. ...

non-scripting no-install cross-platform development: which way to go, keeping an eye about the future?

scripting/dynamic languages aside, what choices do i have (for a foss project) to find an environment that is: - quite efficient - allow me to develop applications that can be installed simply unzipping a directory (that is, if a vm is needed, it should be already installed in the vast majority of cases, especially for windows machines) ...

Cancel Event in WinBinder

Is it possible to cancel events in WinBinder? I.e. I want to prohibit some characters in a EditBox (textbox) I listen on the WBC_KEYDOWN-Event for my control. In other languages I'd return false or set the character-code (here in $lparam2) to null - but there seems to be no function/construct to do this in WinBinder. ...

asp.net update UI using multi-thread

I have an ASP.NET website containing the following <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server" > <ContentTemplate> <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label> </ContentTemplate> </asp:UpdatePanel> I have created a thread function. And during the execution of thi...

how to write a program in PHP, Ruby, or Python, and make it easily downloadable and installable by general users like a Win32 app?

I wonder when we write a program in PHP, Ruby, or Python, how do we make it easily downloadable and installable by general users like a Win32 app? and is it possible to make it a Mac app easily too? ...

High performance Ruby listbox

I need to make a small application in Ruby that will display log lines received over TCP in different colors. What is a recommended GUI framework to use for this type of app? I should work on Windows and Linux. ...

How to design a linear GUI program

I'm making a simple Qt application. It has 4 screens/pages: Start import Select folder to import images to Accept or reject each image in folder, and when no images left: "No images left" and an OK button. I can't figure out the best way to implement this. I started off with a QWidget, but this quickly got unmanageable. Is a QWizard...

What GUI options are available for Python on Mac OS X?

Is there like an AIR for python? I know I can use Cocoa with Python, is there anything else? How easy is it to get started with Cocoa for Python if you know Python. ...

Need a way to present a prerequisites for an object.

I don't really know how to explain this in a understandable way but here goes. The project I'm working on is a web application that revolves around courses, and each course have a set of prerequisites, the problem is that I don't know a good way to present these for the user. Example: To take course4, the person must have sold at least...

How to place a .net UserControl on a c++ cdialog in visual studio 6

Hi My task is pretty simple create a .net usercontrol and use it in a old visual studio 6 proejct. I have createt the usercontrol (its just a user control with a label), I then followed this guide (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828736) and it seems to work fine. But how can I display the usercontrol? Do I have to use CreateControl, a...

Losing Text Input on the Web

How many times has this happened to you? You are typing a long block of text into a form on a web page and you click next or submit or whatever. Then an error occurs. So you click back to fix the error and your whole spiel is gone! Today I heard a coworker cussing at our help desk software, because he typed a long solution in and got a...

How to make slider labels clickable [Flex 3]

I have a simple slider, with only 3 options. It seems strange to force the user to drag the small thumbnail on the slider, when it would be a lot easier to click one of the 3 actual labels by the side of the slider. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? ...

Programming language for GUI compilable to native binary

I need to write an app that reads a config file with info on the menu bars it needs to create. Normally, I'd just use java, but I need the application to have the least run-time dependencies possible, this includes not forcing the user to download anything, even JRE, let alone something like NET Framework. So I need something that can ...

C# Spoof process owner

Is it possible in C# to spoof the owner of a process? Lets say my process name is "Game.exe", when the user runs it, it shows up in process list as Game.exe UsernameHere Is it possible to spoof that UsernameHere part? ...

How to locate JLabels to an absolute position on Java GUI

I have many JLabels (which includes ImageIcons) in a JPanel. And this JPanel is only a panel on the GUI; there are lots of other panels. I want to place labels to the exact pixel coordinates on their JPanel container. How can I do that without using GroupLayout? ...

How to catch (and hopefully fix) a GDI resource leak

My application logs an exception after running for 6 hours: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 (5.1.2600.196608) .NET Version: 2.0.50727.3082 SQL Server Version: 9.00.4035.00 SQL Server Level: SP3 SQL Server Edition: Standard Edition Error Message: Parameter is not valid. Exception type: System.ArgumentExc...

Indentation in python GUI

As i write code in python and suddenly feel like adding a new block in front of the code i have already written.... the indentation of the complete code is affected.. it is very tedious process to move to each line and change the indentation...is there any way to do auto indent or something... eg: def somefunction: x =5 retur...

Are key/value property boxes user friendly?

Say I've got an app with a laughably awful GUI setup screen. I could fit 90% of the properties I need to let the user set up with one of those boxes that look like ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ ▪height ▪ 1.3in ▪ ▪width ▪ 3.0in ▪ ▪top ▪ 3.2in ▪ ▪left ▪ 2.3in ▪ ▪caption ▪ 'awesome'▪ ▪order ▪ 3rd ▪ ▪▪▪...

does someone know how to show content on screen (covering up any window) using Ruby or Python?

using Ruby or Python, does someone know how to draw on the screen, covering up any other window? Kind of like, press a key, and the program will show current weather or stock quote on the screen (using the whole screen as the canvas), and then press the key again, and everything restores to the same as before? (like Mac OS X's dash boa...