Questions tagged [manual]

a technical communication document intended to give assistance to people using a particular system

A user guide or user's guide, also commonly known as a manual, is a technical communication document intended to give assistance to people using a particular system.

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Intel 80386 Programmer's Reference Manual: Interpreting bit numbering in example data structure

In illustrations of data structures in memory, smaller addresses appear at the lower-right part of the figure; addresses increase toward the left and upwards. Bit positions are numbered from right to left. Figure 1-1 illustrates this…
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Jobs not running in SQL Server agent as per schedule

I have a Job set up in Sql server agent which is supposed to run at 2:15 AM everyday. But its not running at all since last week. Error Message: Could not allocate a new page for database ‘CollegeReporting’ because of insufficient disk…
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Syntax changes when using help like .Synopsis

When I add a help section to my script, the Get-Help cmdlet displays a different syntax. Here is a MWE: #Require -Version 4.0 function global:Test-Syntax { <# .Synopsis Cmdlet tests ValidateSet #> [CmdletBinding()] #…
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Espresso automated and manual test at the same time

I am writing Espresso automated tests for an android app that interacts with an instrument through NFC tag. During the NFC read and manual interaction with the instrument, I want to halt the espresso test for 3-4 minutes. Can we have the automated…
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Joomla MVC implementation, default triggered functions

Is there any place that shows/describes how Joomla MVC implementation goes? I'm trying to undestand it but there are many things that just happen and have no code to start it. I assume joomla run it for me but with no explanation what joomla runs in…
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ClickOnce manual Update completes but doesn't update

I have a VSTO Excel Template project that is Installed/Updated by ClickOnce. If I run an automatic update it updates fine, but I would like to give the user the option of a manual update. The problem is that executing…
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Unset command on bash arrays: pathname expansion and side effects mentioned in the manual

I saw this statement in the bash manual and wasn't sure how to connect the unset command, pathname expansion and side-effects. The unset builtin is used to destroy arrays. unset name[subscript] destroys the array element at index…
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Why does this Excel formula work?

In this answer the following formula is given. {=PERCENTILE(IF(COLUMN(INDIRECT("1:"&MAX(Data!N3:N15)))<=Data!N3:N15,Data!M3:M15,""),0.25)} It is supposed to calculate the first quartile of data with weights. I've been trying to understand what this…
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Is it possible to programmatically assign jobs to Heroku workers in rails?

I know we can manually run rake tasks in heroku worker processes. But what if I have 3 workers and I want to programmatically distribute tasks among these workers.
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How to create placemarks manually as in "My Maps"

I have a fully functioning map using the API v3 with markers placed as a result of database searches, and info windows that pop up correctly. So far, so good. What I would like to do is to allow the user to place a marker on the map manually, i.e by…
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iPhone dev - Manually rotate view

How can I manually rotate a view using the autoresizingMasks, as if the user had rotated the phone and it had auto-rotated. Also I want it to be instant, no animation. I you want to know why I need this, look at my other question at iPhone Dev -…
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R package manual leaves a lot of blank space

I'm finishing up writing the man pages for my R package. One of the man pages, called "pkgname-package.RD" leaves a lot of blank space between the start of the details and where the text actually shows up. I have no clue why though. Did anyone run…
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Reading MySQL manuals in MySQL monitor?

Problem: To read MySQL's manual effectively Error: mysql> create database plastronics -> ; ERROR 1007 (HY000): Can't create database 'plastronics'; database exists mysql> Question: How do I check it quickly like in Vim: ":h 1007"? The…
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Azure upgrade domain, domain count

We are using a manual azure deployment strategy and then "walking the upgrade domains" we have in turn. This is done using a combination of powershell scripts and Cerebrata cmdlets. What we are finding is that we have 2 upgrade domains. We expect to…
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JavaScript documentations and reference?

I am having a lot of trouble finding a comprehensive set of documentation on javascript. I am in the market for something that illustrates all of the members, methods, and data types that one would encounter in regular javascript programming. For…
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