prompt is a command-line or graphical interface which presents the user with a line editor or modal dialog and suspends execution until input is returned
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Bring Terminal in the front with Ruby
I am using Ruby on a mac to open a dozen URLs one at a time with Nokogiri etc.
For each URL I need to let my ruby program know
whether to keep the URL window for further inspection or close it.
But I cannot see the terminal window and its prompt,…

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Phonegap: Ask for permission again if denied first time
I'm using Phonegap cli-8.0.0 to build my app.
When my app loads up for the first time it prompts the user with 2 permissions - location and notifications which is fine.
Now if a user accidentally taps the wrong button and denies the plugin is there…

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JHipster yeoman repeating prompt based on option selected
Suppose I want to prompt the user to select among a list of database options with "type checkbox":
{
type: 'checkbox',
name: 'databaseType',
message: `Which ${chalk.yellow('*type*')} of database(s) would you…

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Can someone explain this line of zsh shell code for me please?
I am creating a custom zsh prompt based on this zsh theme https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/blob/master/themes/jonathan.zsh-theme but I'm having difficulty deciphering this line of code...
local…

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Command Prompt does not execute .py file correctly?
I use Adobe products (such as Premiere Pro/Photoshop) a lot and wanted to have Discord Rich Presence implementation.
I found a very useful python script for this: https://github.com/smokes/adobe-rpc
If I manually execute it (opens command prompt) it…

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vars_prompt not working in role - Ansible
I'm trying to automate hostname creation for 10x machines using ansible roles. What I want when executing playbook, as this wait for enter the user name manually.
I tried with vars_prompt module for satisfying the requirement. But here for a…

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fish shell: unable to erase function
When trying to temporarily disable a fish_mode_prompt function:
function get_input -a prompt var_name -d 'get user input and place it in var_name'
functions -c fish_mode_prompt fish_mode_prompt_tmp
functions -e fish_mode_prompt
read --global…

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fish shell disable all prompts temporarily
I wanted to create a simple text entry system to provide input to a script. I created a helper function:
function get_input -a prompt var_name -d 'get user input and place it in var_name'
echo -n "$prompt"
read --global $var_name
echo…

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How can i get placeholder text from prompt via selenium java
I need to get the default value from prompt via selenium.
If this is my prompt :
prompt("Please enter your name:", "Harry Potter");
I want to get "Harry Potter" to my String
I tried use this :
alert.Text;
But i get the first text "Please enter…

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How to fix a looping prompt with a timeout implemented?
Modifying code that was shared here in order to make it loop, however on subsequent iterations, the code assumes the first input every time. Probably has to do with delayed expansion but I don't know how to fix it?
@echo off
setlocal…

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How to add multiple values via prompt to textarea without removing and changing other texts?
I created this fiddle so that you can see the struggle I have.
My HTML
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How to output a link in an input field via a prompt?
I am struggling with this and can't get it to work. I am using jQuery to click on a link that will open me a prompt. In this prompt, I want the user to add a URL to link it to some other websites. That works fine, but I can't get the value of the…

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"is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
I've installed anaconda for python 2.7 and I get a message that indicates that the directory is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. What does this mean and how do I get rid of it?

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Allowing only alphanumeric characters through prompt box in angularjs
I have an angularjs function which provides a promptbox to the user to enter a name. I want the user to not to enter any non-alphanumeric values. For a promptbox how can I restrict the input? Please find the below function which gives the promptbox…

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Show prompt after user clicks on a link that navigates to a new site
I'm trying to create a function that will show a prompt or modal when a user clicks on a link that will navigate the user to another site. For instance, the site I'm working on has links that go to outside medical sites.
I've tried several functions…

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