The java.util.prefs package provides a way for applications to store and retrieve user and system preference and configuration data.
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Eclipse preference page with multiple arrays
I tried to search the internet for examples for doing that, but can not find a good one. Also I checking eclipse IDE source code, but it's a bit too big to filter out what I need for an example.
What I would need is something similar to Eclipse File…

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Preferences from for MEF plugin
I make my application with VS2010 and .NET 4 with MEF for plugin framework. I see few examples in Google, for example this, it's good.
I want to call preferences form from each plugin when user select plugin from list.
My plugins may return…

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SharedPreferences default values
I have a settings.xml file that contains Preferences for my app. All the values by default are set to "true" and its used by PreferenceActivity in my app.
In my main activity I read the values through
SharedPreferences…

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How to add "Open in Explorer" functionality in Eclipse? (Without using a plugin)
The questions how to open a selected file in a file explorer has been asked and answered thouroughly but nobody ever explained how to do it without downloading a plugin. At least as far as I know.
So the question I had was: How can I add "Open in…

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how to finish the inbuilt WiFi setting screen when it goes pause state
In my app i am calling inbuilt WiFi setting form Preference.xml file.
I am using this code to call the in built WiFi setting

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Eclipse custom C/C++ code style profile for multiuser environment
My developers are using Eclipse Helios with CDT 7. I am writing the Eclipse plug-in for this environment. I have created the custom C/C++ code style profile with my new settings named "My Profile". The "My Profile" profile is created and it is in…

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Access preferences from asynctask
i am trying to access saved preferences from within an asynctask but i always keep getting the error "preferences can not be resolved". Any ideas? Here is a part of the code:
public class Login extends SherlockActivity {
SharedPreferences…

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Android Preferences in second Activity
I have added some button to main activity.
When using a button you will open an activity.
In main activity
Intent myIntent = new Intent(v.getContext(), SettingsActivity.class);
startActivityForResult(myIntent, 0);
In that new activity i want to…

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Delete plugin preferences between different sessions of application
I have my own custom plugin which extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin class.
Some preferences for this plugin are changed while application working.
But after when I close workbench, they are immediately flushed into hardrive. This is…

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android view pager fragments update from sharedpreferences
I successfully converted my app from activities to a tabbed/fragmented app with 2 tabs/fragments and swiping between them :)
Right now I have 2 tabs:
1 - The main tab - shows textfields and stuff according to settings stored in shared preferences.
2…

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How to call Activity from PreferenceActivity?
I need to launch new Activity from PreferenceActivity on button click or somehow else. Is it possible? How to make it?

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Can I use Apache Mahout Taste for User Preferences matching?
I am trying to match objects based on predefined user preferences. A simple example would be finding best matching vechicle.
Lets say a user 'Tom' is offered a rented vehicle for travel based on his predefined preferences. In this case, the…

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Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen and preferences button
I am working on an app for tablet that uses the Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen: my tablet is under android 4.1.1 and the settings button should be on the top right corner of the app, but with such a style, the button (three little squares aligned…

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use preference edittext except filename
I have application that searchs External storage for the file i want..Example for song named sound1.mp3 String path = getFullFilePath(getApplicationContext(), "sound1.mp3); .I use loaded sound for soundpool. I want to get text from Preference…

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Text overlapping in Eclipse preferences?
I was investigating Eclipse's Preferences windows, and I came upon the Formatter options. I decided to have a look, and eventually to create my own format options. Upon clicking the "New" button and selecting a base to work from, It came up with…

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