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Settings may refer to the tweaking which can be used to help improve the user-experience or performance etc.

Settings may refer to the tweaking which can be used to help improve the user-experience or performance etc. Settings typically represent a set of options which a user can choose from adjust the interface or controls of a certain application to their preferences.

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settings file vs app.config

Possible Duplicate: What is the difference between app.config file and XYZ.settings file? I'm not really understanding the interaction/differences between settings and config files. If I add an entry to the settings file, it gets added to the…
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Rails: Best practice to store user settings?

I'm wondering what the best way is to store user settings? For a web 2.0 app I want users to be able to select certain settings. At the moment is it only when to receive email notifications. The easiest way would be to just create a Model "Settings"…
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How can I set the default Scope in IntelliJ 12 for Find Usages?

I've returned to IntelliJ after a long hiatus for Android development so I'm getting used to it again. The problem I have is that for example when you want to see where is a class being used, you'd position the caret in the class declaration and…
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Save (Private) Application Settings on iOS?

I'm aware of NSUserDefaults for saving/restoring user preferences. What is the equivalent class for an application? For example, the application may have a "last run" field; or it may have a field for a unique identification of the device for use at…
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How do you prevent Vim from showing an at symbol (@) when a line doesn't fit on screen?

In Vim, when I have a line that can not be entirely shown on screen, the line appears as an at symbol "@" all the way down to the bottom of the screen. For example, if I have a file as such: 1 Hello World 2 Really long sentence that doesn't fit…
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Git in Android Studio disappeared?

When I right-clicked in my Android Studio project (in the Android view), I used to have a "Git" submenu. There I could pull, push, etc. However, that 'Git' menu is now gone, somehow. As a result, I can neither push nor pull. Where can I enable that…
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How to programatically open Settings/Preferences window in a macOS SwiftUI App

I have created a simple macOS-only SwiftUI app and added a Settings screen as per Apple's instructions: import SwiftUI @main struct MyApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { RootView() } Settings { …
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Joomla database settings

What is the file, where database setting are stored in Joomla CMS? Like server, user name, database name and password? Something like WordPress wp-config.php file.
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Startup Settings In Chrome Disabled

Today when I turn on my laptop I haven't got the tabs which I have left opened in Google Chrome under start up settings (Continue where I Left Off). It is disturbing as I have opened some tabs from time to time. It is very time-consuming to re-open…
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Base versus Active versus Deployment target

I know that parts of this question was asked in several variation but I want to make sure I got it right. Here are my assumptions and understandings which I want to know if they are correct before submitting. My application assumes features…
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How do you enable :has() selector on Firefox

When I check the :has() CSS selector on caniuse.com, it tells me that since Firefox103 it has been Supported in Firefox behind the layout.css.has-selector.enabled flag. So how do I find this flag and enable it?
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How to manage installation from Unknown Sources in Android Oreo?

In Android Oreo (8.0), several changes where made on how to allow the installation of apps from Unknown Sources (from the user's point of view) and to the process of getting permission to install them (from the developer's point of view). Since I…
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Turn off autocomplete tab deletion in Intellij

Here is an example of an issue I have. In Intellij if I am typing in front of String: private statString foo = "bar"; And then I autocomplete static, String will be deleted. Is there a way to change the settings so that the autocomplete does not…
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How to disable Notepad++ Auto-open previous files without opening Notepad++?

How do I stop Notepad++ from loading all files from the past session? I know how to do that settings in Notepad++, but the problem is that I once opened a very large file (>10GB) and made the Notepad++ hang up. Notepad++ has already marked that big…
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How do I get preferences to work in Android?

I've really been struggling through this. New to Java/Android. I'm writing my first app and this is the first thing that has taken me longer than a couple days of searching to figure out. Here's the setup: It's a BAC calculator / drink counter: A…
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