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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CheckBox Selection in JTable
I want, in a JTable, has a column that when it is clicked, a JPanel to appear with the names of all the columns, and it can select (with JCheckBox) which we want to continue in the JTable. It would be a column with "#".

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Is it possible to capture the screen and save the image in actionscript 3?
I need to capture whats currently shown in my app and save it as a image, is a flash app running locally, without apache, just a flash app with AS3, is it possible?
Ive seen many solutions googling but all need a webserver and this app is running as…

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How to emulate an Android type file system in a Java desktop application?
I have had some experience programming in Java and a little with Java for Android. I haven't done much with Android but enough for me to gain respect for the standard file system within the project. I like how all the resources are contained…
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Is it possible to interact with a console while running a windows desktop application?
I know that you can create a separate console application, however, I am in the final stages of testing and my application does not have an interface. Is there a way to simply open a console and interact with that inside the desktop application?…

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Itemrender of DataGroup won't release memory - flex(Adobe air)
i have a datagroup compoenent in Adobe Air application and i have used custom itemrenderer in it, i attached source code of itemRenderer as well as i attached profiling of it,
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When i come back from other module to the module which have…

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Libgdx, text size differs from android to desktop
I am new to libgdx and I am trying to do some stuff but I am facing a weird problem. Text is really small on desktop while it is normal on android. Here is screenshots:
Desktop:
Android:
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public MainMenu(RTSGame game){
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Filter/find animated GIFs in Windows
I am looking for a way to "find" animated GIFs so I can remove them from a folder.
This must work on Windows 7 or Windows XP.
Edit: I am looking to distinguish between animated and regular GIFs. If I could select all GIFs that might be ok as then I…

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Shell Script - Maximized Desktop Application in Linux
I am a beginner in Unix environment or with desktop application.
I have application running and I am able to get its pid using this pgrep <>. Can we maximize this this application or makes its window active using shell script?
Thanks in…

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Web app to Desktop app communication
I have a web application (written using GWT) that used to load a Java applet in order to perform some tasks, such as writing/reading a file on a local filesystem and printing to multiple printers. Since Java applets are no longer supported in Chrome…

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Executing and Terminating any app of OSX using java
I'm trying to develop a desktop application that allows user to launch some of the applications (iTunes, terminal, calculator...) of Mac OSX using Java. I am new to OSX and I don't really know how the file system of the mac OSX works.
I used …

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What is the best practice to store configuration settings in a desktop application?
I have a desktop swing application. There is certain configuration data which I need throughout the application. I load the config. from database on application loading and currently keep the same in a public static final Map. What would be the…

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local web application vs desktop application speed?
Which one would be faster - a local web app gui made with something like qooxdoo or a desktop app? How much speed difference would there be expected? I would prefer creating a web app which could in the future be shared than creating a desktop gui…

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Deploying a Java App with database mysql desktop
I have written a Java desktop application which uses mysql as the database. For now am at crossroads on how to deploy this app with the mysql database. Is it possible to add the database into the app's jar file such that it will be automatically…

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Packaging a GWT app to run completely offline NOT installed via a "marketplace"
Theres a few questions similar to this, so I'll try to be clear as possible.
We have an existing, fairly large and complex, GWT webgame I have been asked to make work offline. It has to be offline in pretty much the strictest sense.
Imagine we have…

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Facebook - Unity3d desktop application
Currently unity facebook sdk is not supported in desktop version. How can I implement facebook login in unity desktop application?

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