An application that runs stand alone in a desktop or laptop computer. Contrast with "Web-based application," which requires the Web browser to run.
Questions tagged [desktop-application]
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PSQL ODBC driver converts fixed point to floating point values on Windows 7 Enterprise PCs
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We have a legacy windows application (developed in Clarion) that uses PostgreSQL 9.3 as the backend database. The application uses PostgreSQL ODBC 32-bit Driver(Unicode) 9.03.04 to interact with the database.
All the users of the…
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Refresh desktop icon of mac os x
I want to refresh desktop icon of my application without relaunch finder or dock. my motive is refresh desktop icon without realize refresh to user
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How to add "About" action to app on OS X?
In almost every application on OS X, if you click on the name of application, one of the actions is "About". I understand how I can do this in QMenuBar, but seems like it is not a part of it.
The second question is how this will be shown on Windows?…
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What is the best framework for desktop applets to begin with?
I would like to make a simple desktop application to learn this kind of thing.
What language would you recommend for beginner?
Would you recommend using framework for beginners?
I'm experienced only in javascript and little bit of PHP.
What do you…
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Openfiledialogue does not work on client computer
I am using windows application
here is my piece of code where i Get AccessviolationException exception and error : attempted to read or write protected memory which is most common error. Main problem is i get this error after execution of thhis…
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Auto Scrolling Windows Form for Dynamic Content
I'm working on C# .NET 3.5 desktop application. In the software I have a Form, which contains a TableLayoutPanel tp1. The 2nd row of the tp1 contains a GroupBox. The GroupBox contains another TableLayoutPanel tp2. tp2 will grow dynamically during…
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ClickOnce deploy - how does it check for application updates?
I know that I can publish a ClickOnce setup that can check for application updates. I will have to provide a location where it will check for updates. I want to know how does it actually check?
My scenario: I would like to distribute my ClickOnce…
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How to store Java desktop application(multiplatform) global settings?
What do I need exactly is to store information like applications first execution date and few settings somewhere on the user machine. The program will be distributed on Windows and Mac OS. This information needs to be shared between the users on…
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Enabling "maximize" button using NWJS
I'm developping a desktop app using NWJS. I have a problem when I try to maximize the window. The button appears disabled, so I can`t maximize the window, only let me closing and minimizing the window.
Thats my package.json:
{
"name": "APP",
"main":…
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How to get localized display name for the windows store apps
I am parsing AppxManifest.xml and getting the display name. That contains something like
ms-resource:ApplicationTitleWithBranding, ms-resource:AppTitleWithBranding,
ms-resource:AppStoreName.
When I use SHLoadIndirectString function with this…
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Ranorex: Find element by automation id
I'm new to Ranorex and trying to use Ranorex's C# API for a Windows desktop application. How to find an element only by automation id/text in C#?
Looking for something…
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Static int is not the same for different processes
I'm developing a game in LibGDX and I have a static int named TILE_ID that is assigned to every tile everytime a tile is created, like this:
{loop in Level.class}
Tile t = null;
switch (material) {
case HOME: {
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How to update WinForms application over the internet?
I am developing a winform application which is currently used by a small company consisting of 6 staff members.
Every single time I update my application, I need to travel 2 hours just to give them the updated application files. How can I let the…
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Python - Add buttons dyanmically to layout in PyQt
I am currently developing a desktop app using PyQt 5 and Python 3.5. Recently, I have encountered an issue while trying to dynamically add buttons to a layout. Here's what I am doing:
for i in range(len(movieList)):
movies[i][0] =…
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App name in Finder not matching app name in Terminal
It's shown as nwjs.app in Finder but nw-demo.app in Terminal.
If I rename the app using mv nw-demo.app nw-demo2.app, it shows correctly in Finder. If I then rename it back using mv nw-demo2.app nw-demo.app, it shows as nwjs.app again. Strange.
The…
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