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1,766,842 | i am using gwt to build my web site.
i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create.
please advise
jaimon | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1766842",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162345/"
] | You won't be able to do this with a ListBox, because it just creates an HTML < select> element.
You can use a [MenuBar](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/MenuBar.html) that has one menu with [MenuItem](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/goo... | Take a look at the Combobox or Suggestion box in [Advanced GWT Components](http://advanced-gwt.sourceforge.net/text-and-button.html). |
1,766,842 | i am using gwt to build my web site.
i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create.
please advise
jaimon | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1766842",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162345/"
] | You won't be able to do this with a ListBox, because it just creates an HTML < select> element.
You can use a [MenuBar](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/MenuBar.html) that has one menu with [MenuItem](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/goo... | Another widget is the DropDownListBox in the GWT incubator. I have not used it, but the stated intent is to provide a rich, stylable ListBox. You can pass raw HTML to the addItem() method.
[DropDownListBox](http://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit-incubator/wiki/DropDownListBox) |
1,766,842 | i am using gwt to build my web site.
i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create.
please advise
jaimon | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1766842",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162345/"
] | You won't be able to do this with a ListBox, because it just creates an HTML < select> element.
You can use a [MenuBar](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/MenuBar.html) that has one menu with [MenuItem](http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/goo... | it is possible to use Tree inside ScrollPanel, without using nested items
Tree allows TreeItem to be a Widget |
1,766,842 | i am using gwt to build my web site.
i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create.
please advise
jaimon | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1766842",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162345/"
] | Take a look at the Combobox or Suggestion box in [Advanced GWT Components](http://advanced-gwt.sourceforge.net/text-and-button.html). | Another widget is the DropDownListBox in the GWT incubator. I have not used it, but the stated intent is to provide a rich, stylable ListBox. You can pass raw HTML to the addItem() method.
[DropDownListBox](http://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit-incubator/wiki/DropDownListBox) |
1,766,842 | i am using gwt to build my web site.
i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create.
please advise
jaimon | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1766842",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162345/"
] | Take a look at the Combobox or Suggestion box in [Advanced GWT Components](http://advanced-gwt.sourceforge.net/text-and-button.html). | it is possible to use Tree inside ScrollPanel, without using nested items
Tree allows TreeItem to be a Widget |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | Take a look at the following web site, it goes into pretty good detail on the differences of *all users* and *current user*:
[Installation types](http://www.tarma.com/support/tin5/using/installtypes.htm)
**Edit:** This is for a particular type of installation setup software, but the information here is valid for most... | I think the only difference is whether it'll put a shortcut in the all user start menu folder, or in the current user's start menu folder. |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | In a nutshell...
Install For All Users would be used when you want the program to be "active" for anyone who logs on to the computer with their personal account (if there is more than one login). A good example would be an antivirus program, that you would want to be available while any user is logged in.
Install for... | Take a look at the following web site, it goes into pretty good detail on the differences of *all users* and *current user*:
[Installation types](http://www.tarma.com/support/tin5/using/installtypes.htm)
**Edit:** This is for a particular type of installation setup software, but the information here is valid for most... |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | Take a look at the following web site, it goes into pretty good detail on the differences of *all users* and *current user*:
[Installation types](http://www.tarma.com/support/tin5/using/installtypes.htm)
**Edit:** This is for a particular type of installation setup software, but the information here is valid for most... | I think that there are two ways to answer this question:
For a system admin
------------------
* You've got applications that you don't want anyone to use other than yourself--**current user, admin**--,
* you've got bs/bloatware apps that you don't want launching in admin mode but somehow monetize things for your com... |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | In a nutshell...
Install For All Users would be used when you want the program to be "active" for anyone who logs on to the computer with their personal account (if there is more than one login). A good example would be an antivirus program, that you would want to be available while any user is logged in.
Install for... | I think the only difference is whether it'll put a shortcut in the all user start menu folder, or in the current user's start menu folder. |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | I think that there are two ways to answer this question:
For a system admin
------------------
* You've got applications that you don't want anyone to use other than yourself--**current user, admin**--,
* you've got bs/bloatware apps that you don't want launching in admin mode but somehow monetize things for your com... | I think the only difference is whether it'll put a shortcut in the all user start menu folder, or in the current user's start menu folder. |
64,799 | A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for **all users** or the **current user**.
Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would like to know t... | 2009/11/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/64799",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1062/"
] | In a nutshell...
Install For All Users would be used when you want the program to be "active" for anyone who logs on to the computer with their personal account (if there is more than one login). A good example would be an antivirus program, that you would want to be available while any user is logged in.
Install for... | I think that there are two ways to answer this question:
For a system admin
------------------
* You've got applications that you don't want anyone to use other than yourself--**current user, admin**--,
* you've got bs/bloatware apps that you don't want launching in admin mode but somehow monetize things for your com... |
2,169 | I marveled at the two flight videos today on YouTube by Perseverance helicopter flights during Ingenuity mission.
Got me thinking.
Why aren’t the helicopter blades wider? I would like to think that in order to compensate for Mars’ thinner air.
Doesn’t increasing the area of wing surfaces equal bigger lift?
[Video 1... | 2021/11/20 | [
"https://drones.stackexchange.com/questions/2169",
"https://drones.stackexchange.com",
"https://drones.stackexchange.com/users/3741/"
] | Hi mate the design of an ESC with a power limiter is not an easy task.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/krbAG.png)
A purchased ESC will probably have a means of limiting torque or current, but not power. Battery current is probably the best indication of... | This is done by choosing the correct battery and propeller combination--that's it. Choose a battery. Fully charge it. Then, start testing propellers with a power meter in series with your battery. Continually reduce the diameter or pitch or both of the propeller until the power is below 700W at full throttle. Done. |
41,533 | AssalamuAlaykum O-rahmatullah O-barokatuh!
When some one is praying can we cross?
Give me some proofs of the hadith, JazacAllah-khair!
Assalamu'Alaykum O Rahmatullah O Barokatuh! | 2017/07/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/41533",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/23527/"
] | The narration below indicates that we are commanded to pray behind a Barrier/Sutrah:
>
> If the one who is praying has set up a sutrah (object to serve as a
> screen). In this case it is permissible to pass beyond the sutrah,
> because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
> “If any one of ... | Default rule: If there's a sutra (barrier like a pole of hands height) then any male can pass.
In congregation prayer one can pass in front of anybody except the imam irrespective of barrier. |
85,317 | I'm an undergraduate electrical engineer. I have studied up to 80 percent of a masters in electrical engineering program and have two IEEE published papers. Is there such a thing as a PhD entrance exam that I can take to prove my ability to pass advanced electrical courses and get admitted directly into a PhD in a univ... | 2017/02/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85317",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/69643/"
] | Admission and funding in European PhD programs depends a lot on the university and the country's regulations. You should search for the programs you are interested in applying to and read their specific requirements. | In Germany, it is possible to start your PhD without a master [since 2000](http://www.kmk.org/fileadmin/veroeffentlichungen_beschluesse/2000/2000_04_14-Bachelor-Master-Promotion.pdf) (text only in German). You have to find an advisor and pass a qualifying examination, which differs by university. So, you first have to ... |
85,317 | I'm an undergraduate electrical engineer. I have studied up to 80 percent of a masters in electrical engineering program and have two IEEE published papers. Is there such a thing as a PhD entrance exam that I can take to prove my ability to pass advanced electrical courses and get admitted directly into a PhD in a univ... | 2017/02/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85317",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/69643/"
] | Admission and funding in European PhD programs depends a lot on the university and the country's regulations. You should search for the programs you are interested in applying to and read their specific requirements. | The Dutch (eg. Eindhoven) situation is that a PhD is normally funded (or done as an external PhD with a company). As such anyone will have to go through what amounts to a "job" interview. Within the system a masters is normally expected, but exceptions can be made, especially for candidates from countries where a maste... |
85,317 | I'm an undergraduate electrical engineer. I have studied up to 80 percent of a masters in electrical engineering program and have two IEEE published papers. Is there such a thing as a PhD entrance exam that I can take to prove my ability to pass advanced electrical courses and get admitted directly into a PhD in a univ... | 2017/02/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85317",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/69643/"
] | Admission and funding in European PhD programs depends a lot on the university and the country's regulations. You should search for the programs you are interested in applying to and read their specific requirements. | In Spain it is in general necessary to have an "Oficial" Master's degree to enter a PhD program. The "official" qualifier means that some master's programs are formally recognized as conduits to doctoral programs, whereas others are not. In general a foreign degree would have to be recognized as equivalent to a Spanish... |
85,317 | I'm an undergraduate electrical engineer. I have studied up to 80 percent of a masters in electrical engineering program and have two IEEE published papers. Is there such a thing as a PhD entrance exam that I can take to prove my ability to pass advanced electrical courses and get admitted directly into a PhD in a univ... | 2017/02/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85317",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/69643/"
] | Admission and funding in European PhD programs depends a lot on the university and the country's regulations. You should search for the programs you are interested in applying to and read their specific requirements. | In France, they count it in years of study. My Bachelor in Engineering was 5 years, so that was "equivalent" to a MS in France. I had an MS as well, but I didn't even bother ($) translating it, because it wasn't necessary. |
2,713,415 | I am looking for any tool or good solution for handling spell check in the RichTextBox for Silverlight 4. Does anyone know of an existing solution or a good way to implement spell checking support for this control? | 2010/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2713415",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/22381/"
] | Capacity Planning is quite a detailed and extensive area. You'll need to accept an iterative model with a "Theoretical Baseline > Load Testing > Tuning & Optimizing" approach.
**Theory**
The first step is to decide on the Business requirements: how many users are expected for peak usage ? Remember - these numbers are... | Determine your expected load.
Setup a machine and run some tests against it with a Load testing tool.
How close are you if you only accomplished 10% of the peak load with some margin for error then you know you are going to need some load balancing. Design and implement a solution and test again. Make sure you solution... |
2,713,415 | I am looking for any tool or good solution for handling spell check in the RichTextBox for Silverlight 4. Does anyone know of an existing solution or a good way to implement spell checking support for this control? | 2010/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2713415",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/22381/"
] | Capacity Planning is quite a detailed and extensive area. You'll need to accept an iterative model with a "Theoretical Baseline > Load Testing > Tuning & Optimizing" approach.
**Theory**
The first step is to decide on the Business requirements: how many users are expected for peak usage ? Remember - these numbers are... | Test your app with a sample load and measure performance and load metrics. DB queries, disk hits, latency, whatever.
Then get an estimate of the expected load when deployed (go ask the domain expert) (you have to consider average load AND spikes).
Multiply the two and add some just to be sure. That's a *really* rough... |
241,340 | Down here in Atlanta. Installed an 18' LVL to join two living rooms in my 1960s brick ranch. Used joist hangers on most of the 2"x8" ceiling joists, but there is a small number of joists from the previous doorway that spanned roughly 5'. The ceiling joists in this section were notched and rested on a ledger. I've reach... | 2021/12/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/241340",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/146158/"
] | The Code limits notching at end bearing locations to not exceed 1/4 the depth of the joists.
(See IBC 2308.8.2)
If the notch does not exceed this dimension, you can merely install a joist hanger in the notch fastening it to the joist and then fasten it to the LVL. | The joist notch affects the bearing strength. So I suggest building back as shown below. You shall make sure there are no defects in the makeup block, then use wood adhesive to glue it to the joist. Install the metal hanger once the glue has dried and the block is firmly in place.
[![enter image description here](http... |
241,340 | Down here in Atlanta. Installed an 18' LVL to join two living rooms in my 1960s brick ranch. Used joist hangers on most of the 2"x8" ceiling joists, but there is a small number of joists from the previous doorway that spanned roughly 5'. The ceiling joists in this section were notched and rested on a ledger. I've reach... | 2021/12/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/241340",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/146158/"
] | The Code limits notching at end bearing locations to not exceed 1/4 the depth of the joists.
(See IBC 2308.8.2)
If the notch does not exceed this dimension, you can merely install a joist hanger in the notch fastening it to the joist and then fasten it to the LVL. | Just take an LVL and rip it down to the height you need to fill that void. Secure that ripped LVL to the beam in place, along it's entire length. This creates a ledger for those floor joist to rest on. You will no longer need any joist hanger brackets. The shear loads have been addressed. If you need more room to insta... |
119,825 | I have a totally default installation using the Luma theme. When you go to the cart page there is no checkout button. Only a link for "Check out with multiple addresses". I have turned off single page checkout but I don't see why that would make a difference. Any ideas?
[![Checkout](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2O1dZ.jpg... | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/119825",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/37109/"
] | Just had the same issue, was a combination of these 2 things:
1. The default Tax Destination country (under Sales -> Tax) was set to USA while that was not one of the allowed countries under General -> General
2. Disabled one-page checkout
After making the default tax country the same as my default country (under gen... | Do you have any errors/notices/warnings at the top of your cart page? Or beside the product name in the cart items list? Looks like you have not enough inventory for the added products, or required custom option is not set someway, so Magento does not allow you to proceed with the checkout. |
42,461,569 | After installing and starting VNC server on *Compute Engine*'s **Ubuntu16 instance** VNC session cannot be made. I would like to open **Network**'s Firewall ports to see if it would make a difference.
How to configure Firewall rule?
[](https://i.stack... | 2017/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42461569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1107049/"
] | first create your firewall rule for tcp or udp, then set tag in firewall rule.
after creating firewall rule note down tag, go to VM instances click on edit add tag name that you created in firewall rule. it will open that port.
[](https://i.stack.img... | [!VM Edit for tag[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v1qVV.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v1qVV.jpg)
This screenshot to edit VM instances and add your tag that you created in firewall rule. |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | The iPhone SDK agreement is also rather vague about whether you're even allowed to run scripting languages (outside of a WebView's Javascript). My reading is that it is OK - as long as none of the scripts you execute are downloaded from the network (so pre-installed and user-edited scripts seem to be OK).
IANAL etc et... | The only significant "external" language for iPhone development that I'm aware of with semi-significant support in terms of frameworks and compatibility is [MonoTouch](http://monotouch.net/), a C#/.NET environment for developing on the iPhone. |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | Not currently, currently the only languages available to access the iPhone SDK are C/C++, Objective C and Swift.
There is no technical reason why this could not change in the future but I wouldn't hold your breath for this happening in the short term.
That said, Objective-C and Swift really are not too scary...
>
>... | **2019 Update:**
While Python-iOS development is relatively immature and likely will prevent (afaik) your app from having native UI and functionality that could be achieved in an Apple-supported development language, Apple now seems to allow embedding Python interpreters in Native Swift/Obj-C apps.
This supports impo... |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | It seems this is now something developers are allowed to do: the iOS Developer Agreement was changed yesterday and appears to have been ammended in a such a way as to make embedding a Python interpretter in your application legal:
**SECTION 3.3.2 — INTERPRETERS**
**Old:**
>
> 3.3.2 An Application may not itself ins... | You can do this with PyObjC, with a jailbroken phone of course. But if you want to get it into the App Store, they will not allow it because it "interprets code." However, you may be able to use [Shed Skin](http://code.google.com/p/shedskin/), although I'm not aware of anyone doing this. I can't think of any good reaso... |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | Yes you can. You write your code in tinypy (which is restricted Python), then use tinypy to convert it to C++, and finally compile this with XCode into a native iPhone app. Phil Hassey has published a game called Elephants! using this approach. Here are more details,
<http://www.philhassey.com/blog/2009/12/23/elephant... | [Pythonista](http://omz-software.com/pythonista) has an Export to Xcode feature that allows you to export your Python scripts as Xcode projects that build standalone iOS apps.
<https://github.com/ColdGrub1384/Pyto> is also worth looking into. |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | [BeeWare](https://pybee.org) is an open source framework for authoring native iOS & Android apps. | I think it was not possible earlier but I recently heard about PyMob, which seems interesting because the apps are written in Python and the final outputs are native source codes in various platforms (Obj-C for iOS, Java for Android etc). This is certainly quite unique. [This](http://pyzia.com/technology.html) webpage ... |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | [BeeWare](https://pybee.org) is an open source framework for authoring native iOS & Android apps. | Technically, as long as the interpreted code ISN'T downloaded (excluding JavaScript), the app may be approved. Rhomobiles "Rhodes" framework does just that, bundling mobile Ruby, a lightweight version of Rails, and your app for distribution via the app-store. Because both the interpreter and the interpreted code are pa... |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | Yes you can. You write your code in tinypy (which is restricted Python), then use tinypy to convert it to C++, and finally compile this with XCode into a native iPhone app. Phil Hassey has published a game called Elephants! using this approach. Here are more details,
<http://www.philhassey.com/blog/2009/12/23/elephant... | An update to the iOS Developer Agreement means that you can use whatever you like, as long as you meet the developer guidelines. Section 3.3.1, which restricted what developers could use for iOS development, has been entirely removed.
Source: <http://daringfireball.net/2010/09/app_store_guidelines> |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | It seems this is now something developers are allowed to do: the iOS Developer Agreement was changed yesterday and appears to have been ammended in a such a way as to make embedding a Python interpretter in your application legal:
**SECTION 3.3.2 — INTERPRETERS**
**Old:**
>
> 3.3.2 An Application may not itself ins... | The only significant "external" language for iPhone development that I'm aware of with semi-significant support in terms of frameworks and compatibility is [MonoTouch](http://monotouch.net/), a C#/.NET environment for developing on the iPhone. |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | **2019 Update:**
While Python-iOS development is relatively immature and likely will prevent (afaik) your app from having native UI and functionality that could be achieved in an Apple-supported development language, Apple now seems to allow embedding Python interpreters in Native Swift/Obj-C apps.
This supports impo... | The only significant "external" language for iPhone development that I'm aware of with semi-significant support in terms of frameworks and compatibility is [MonoTouch](http://monotouch.net/), a C#/.NET environment for developing on the iPhone. |
43,315 | Using [PyObjC](http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/), you can use Python to write Cocoa applications for OS X. Can I write native iPhone apps using Python and if so, how? | 2008/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2183/"
] | It seems this is now something developers are allowed to do: the iOS Developer Agreement was changed yesterday and appears to have been ammended in a such a way as to make embedding a Python interpretter in your application legal:
**SECTION 3.3.2 — INTERPRETERS**
**Old:**
>
> 3.3.2 An Application may not itself ins... | [BeeWare](https://pybee.org) is an open source framework for authoring native iOS & Android apps. |
412,241 | I have a fresh install of ubuntu 16.04 on a razer stealth rz09 with nvidia gtx1060 gpu (this gpu being the reason i got the machine). The system freezes often upon login, with both the current and previous kernels. If I use one of the grub options to do a dpkg repair occasionally I am able to boot, and I've managed to ... | 2017/12/21 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/412241",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/118522/"
] | Using 'nomodeset' in grub as described [here](https://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/rosa/nomodeset_bios.webm) and then install of driver using standard install worked for me. | Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, re... |
129,049 | From further investigations I see that someone came with an idea that gives support to my theory that elves don't have body fat.
Their idea was that Elves [store their energy as ethanol](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/128909/how-could-elves-survive-without-any-fat-cell-in-their-body/128932#128932) ... | 2018/11/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/129049",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Elves have thicker skin. Literally.
One of the purposes of fat in the body is kinetic: it serves as a cushion to absorb and distribute the force of impacts - not just in the sense of punches or falling rocks, but also things like the ground impacting your foot as you walk around on it.
Since your elves don't have fat... | Type 1 Muscle Tissue
--------------------
As a species your elves have a predisposition to [Type 1 muscle tissue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle#Types), which is 'slow twitch'. A normal seditary man or a woman is believed to have 45% Type 2 muscle mass and 55% Type 1. However long distance runners have [higher p... |
48,459,116 | I'm looking for some way to block a possibility of making merge of pull requests on the BitBucket if some specified Jenkins task is currently running. Do you know if it is possible? I was looking for that in the Jenkins Git plugin and in the settings of BitBucket but with no success...
Thank you in advance for any help... | 2018/01/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48459116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2905035/"
] | In bitbucket go to the project and then the repository you want to enable this feature for, and under settings->pull request check the option
>
> Requires a minimum of [n] successful builds
>
>
> | This can be done using the bitbucket build status api.
1) Enable require minimum 1 successful builds in bitbucket repo settings
<https://blog.bitbucket.org/2015/11/18/introducing-the-build-status-api-for-bitbucket-cloud/>
Then either:
Manually in jenkins pipeline fire the API calls to set the build status to in in pr... |
354,011 | So I know that acting without the foreknowledge of those actions is down to ignorance. This has various implications, the main one being that the responsibility of one's actions is not entirely eradicated, though maybe diminished. We may say, 'how could he know better? He doesn't know what he's doing/the consequences o... | 2016/10/18 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/354011",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/177671/"
] | In general usage we would say that someone is "*[feign](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/feign)ing ignorance*". | Sometimes the allegedly innocent motive is called a "pretext" and someone's purported intent can be described as "pretextual." This is particularly a common usage in the context of a claimed justification for improper discrimination, for example, in employment or jury selection which is actually on the basis of race.
... |
9,346 | Let's say I had a character which was looking at a book shelf and I wanted to mention a particular book that they were looking at, let's say it's Lord of the Rings, should I put the title in quotes? something like..
>
> Jim looked at "Lord of the Rings"
>
>
>
Or should it just be..
>
> Jim looked at Lord of the... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/9346",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/6214/"
] | I despise "his or her." It's so bad, it should be unconstitutional. Randomly switching "his" and "her" from sentence to sentence is almost as bad. If you're making a general statement, and you think exclusively using "his" is sexist, then use the plural.
>
> Fighters fight for the pleasure of the spectator, against t... | Change something else in the sentence.
>
>
> >
> > A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of spectators, against his or her own safety.
> >
> >
> > A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of the audience, against his or her own safety.
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6,733,138 | How can i make a script like verify-email.org ?
I told in the school, that this is not a problem. But now, I searched the web, and found nothing?
E.g. test123@hotmail.com
* I don't want only check if the domain exist of the E-Mail address. I want check, the whole E-Mail, if it exists on Hotmail.com?
Thanks. | 2011/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6733138",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/850049/"
] | You can't. You have to send an email and wait for an answer to verify that this address exists. | The only clear way to check an email address is valid is to send it an email. If it isn't valid you will get an undelivered response. |
6,733,138 | How can i make a script like verify-email.org ?
I told in the school, that this is not a problem. But now, I searched the web, and found nothing?
E.g. test123@hotmail.com
* I don't want only check if the domain exist of the E-Mail address. I want check, the whole E-Mail, if it exists on Hotmail.com?
Thanks. | 2011/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6733138",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/850049/"
] | You can't. You have to send an email and wait for an answer to verify that this address exists. | Like my predecessors wrote, you can only completely veryfiy by sending a mail to the address.
However, you could use DNS to check if the domain exists and a MX (Mail Exchange) record is associated with it.
It's not a complete solution, but maybe a step that brings you a little further. |
6,733,138 | How can i make a script like verify-email.org ?
I told in the school, that this is not a problem. But now, I searched the web, and found nothing?
E.g. test123@hotmail.com
* I don't want only check if the domain exist of the E-Mail address. I want check, the whole E-Mail, if it exists on Hotmail.com?
Thanks. | 2011/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6733138",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/850049/"
] | The only clear way to check an email address is valid is to send it an email. If it isn't valid you will get an undelivered response. | Like my predecessors wrote, you can only completely veryfiy by sending a mail to the address.
However, you could use DNS to check if the domain exists and a MX (Mail Exchange) record is associated with it.
It's not a complete solution, but maybe a step that brings you a little further. |
243,425 | [This question](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243404/pay-real-money-to-set-bounties-another-method-not-replacing-rep-method) was rapidly down-voted without any response of material to help the user understand why the question was so poorly asked that it justified such rapid and massive down-voting. I have se... | 2014/11/11 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243425",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I disagree with this proposal. I have nothing constructive to add, but I am just posting an answer because I am required to in order to down-vote, since there are already too many down-votes on the proposal.
---
The above is essentially the type of answer that this proposal would attract to questions. Not to mention ... | I think forcing answers is a bad idea. Anyone can vote how they want, pretty much. If they choose to downvote, it's not abuse. They are [encouraged to comment](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135/encouraging-people-to-explain-downvotes), but not required to do so, because you can't force them to post a constru... |
243,425 | [This question](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243404/pay-real-money-to-set-bounties-another-method-not-replacing-rep-method) was rapidly down-voted without any response of material to help the user understand why the question was so poorly asked that it justified such rapid and massive down-voting. I have se... | 2014/11/11 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243425",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I think forcing answers is a bad idea. Anyone can vote how they want, pretty much. If they choose to downvote, it's not abuse. They are [encouraged to comment](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135/encouraging-people-to-explain-downvotes), but not required to do so, because you can't force them to post a constru... | Votes (up or down) need to be anonymous and without cap or any action required other than the vote itself.
This is because we want, "need", people to vote, and cannot risk losing votes from users who wont be *forced* to make answer (or comment). Stopping people voting means you risk getting a less accurate representa... |
243,425 | [This question](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243404/pay-real-money-to-set-bounties-another-method-not-replacing-rep-method) was rapidly down-voted without any response of material to help the user understand why the question was so poorly asked that it justified such rapid and massive down-voting. I have se... | 2014/11/11 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/243425",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I disagree with this proposal. I have nothing constructive to add, but I am just posting an answer because I am required to in order to down-vote, since there are already too many down-votes on the proposal.
---
The above is essentially the type of answer that this proposal would attract to questions. Not to mention ... | Votes (up or down) need to be anonymous and without cap or any action required other than the vote itself.
This is because we want, "need", people to vote, and cannot risk losing votes from users who wont be *forced* to make answer (or comment). Stopping people voting means you risk getting a less accurate representa... |
98,959 | I make fresh pasta regularly and it usually works out well. There is one exception. If I make sheets of pasta for lasagna or cannelloni they tend to stick together during cooking so that I have difficulty separating them from each other and themselves. Does anyone have a suggestion? I have heard that adding oil to the ... | 2019/05/12 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/98959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/75540/"
] | You may just be cooking too much at once. When I make lasagna or rolled pasta, like cannelloni, I cook 2 to 3 sheets at a time, building my lasagna (or filling the pasta) as I go. I remove the cooked sheets to a clean kitchen towel. Proceed with the construction when they are just cool enough to handle, then add more f... | maybe they stick because they are overcooked...however, when boiling any type of pasta you should always add a spoonful or so of vegetable oil to help them separate.
I never pre-cook lasagna sheets...fresh pasta cooks so quickly that it will be thoroughly cooked while in the oven, even if every sauce is pre-cooked...a... |
139,179 | This is for a medium/high fantasy magic setting with a medieval flavor (a D&D campaign setting) and am trying to get a grasp on expected long term effects/reaction by repeated worldwide devastation that happens on a cycle and a mechanism that would allow nearly in its entirety that it was just a legend or never really ... | 2019/02/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/139179",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/20626/"
] | **Predictability**.
Regardless of exactly how close the cycle is to 1000 years, it is more important to know how exact the intervals actually are. A cycle that is *"exactly 1174 years, 8 months, 19 days, at high noon on that day, EVERY cycle"*, is much more likely to cause world population to prepare in advance for t... | A classic case of "We have the knowledge but not the will to use it." The political expedience where the cure is more disagreeable then the disease. How badly do you want the bearer of bad news to suffer in order to save the population?
One likely scenario is that a minor nobleman/knight's kingdom/village/area of influ... |
139,179 | This is for a medium/high fantasy magic setting with a medieval flavor (a D&D campaign setting) and am trying to get a grasp on expected long term effects/reaction by repeated worldwide devastation that happens on a cycle and a mechanism that would allow nearly in its entirety that it was just a legend or never really ... | 2019/02/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/139179",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/20626/"
] | If the destruction is thorough enough, then the survivors won't be able to tell what happened. I'm talking complete destruction of all buildings. Individuals might survive, but groups would have to be small and avoid buildings. Over 99% of everyone dead. Since destruction is concentrated on buildings, the death toll wo... | A classic case of "We have the knowledge but not the will to use it." The political expedience where the cure is more disagreeable then the disease. How badly do you want the bearer of bad news to suffer in order to save the population?
One likely scenario is that a minor nobleman/knight's kingdom/village/area of influ... |
139,179 | This is for a medium/high fantasy magic setting with a medieval flavor (a D&D campaign setting) and am trying to get a grasp on expected long term effects/reaction by repeated worldwide devastation that happens on a cycle and a mechanism that would allow nearly in its entirety that it was just a legend or never really ... | 2019/02/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/139179",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/20626/"
] | Maintenance costs.
All of those dragon fighting weapons cost money. All of those dragon doomsday bunkers need upkeep. Even if they just sit around, someone has to watch them sit around and keep them useable. Or replace them if they become unusable.
It's easy to justify those costs for the first few decades after the ... | A classic case of "We have the knowledge but not the will to use it." The political expedience where the cure is more disagreeable then the disease. How badly do you want the bearer of bad news to suffer in order to save the population?
One likely scenario is that a minor nobleman/knight's kingdom/village/area of influ... |
139,179 | This is for a medium/high fantasy magic setting with a medieval flavor (a D&D campaign setting) and am trying to get a grasp on expected long term effects/reaction by repeated worldwide devastation that happens on a cycle and a mechanism that would allow nearly in its entirety that it was just a legend or never really ... | 2019/02/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/139179",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/20626/"
] | You could look at the first Pern books for inspiration. They have exactly this situation where the threadfall comes on a periodic cycle every 250 years....but sometimes it misses. They had it miss twice in a row and as a result people became complacent and started thinking it would never come again. | A classic case of "We have the knowledge but not the will to use it." The political expedience where the cure is more disagreeable then the disease. How badly do you want the bearer of bad news to suffer in order to save the population?
One likely scenario is that a minor nobleman/knight's kingdom/village/area of influ... |
139,179 | This is for a medium/high fantasy magic setting with a medieval flavor (a D&D campaign setting) and am trying to get a grasp on expected long term effects/reaction by repeated worldwide devastation that happens on a cycle and a mechanism that would allow nearly in its entirety that it was just a legend or never really ... | 2019/02/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/139179",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/20626/"
] | ### Upkeep Cost
It's a waste of money, all those weapons, catapults, soldiers, barracks, bunkers, oracles, etc, used to determine when the dragon will attack and defend ourselves is very expensive. Only during the first years after the attack will people want to pay for it, but, after some time, like a generation, the... | A classic case of "We have the knowledge but not the will to use it." The political expedience where the cure is more disagreeable then the disease. How badly do you want the bearer of bad news to suffer in order to save the population?
One likely scenario is that a minor nobleman/knight's kingdom/village/area of influ... |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | Just a small heads up about SP1:
* If you have SQL Server Management Studio installed on the same machine, **don't** install SP1 just yet. You will lose all intellisense functionality. This is a major bug that must of slipped through.
In terms of performance, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. | I seem to remember reading that in SP1 they switch off hardware gfx acceleration. You can re-enable it in the settings somewhere. Apparently for some people it was causing problems so they disable it by default.
I've got it installed on a few machines here and I haven't noticed it running slower, but I've got a dozen ... |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | Just a small heads up about SP1:
* If you have SQL Server Management Studio installed on the same machine, **don't** install SP1 just yet. You will lose all intellisense functionality. This is a major bug that must of slipped through.
In terms of performance, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. | So it seems like disabling the Productivity Power Tools is the key to solve this problem, at least to help with slowness. At least it worked out for me. Thanks Mark for your question/answer :) |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | Just a small heads up about SP1:
* If you have SQL Server Management Studio installed on the same machine, **don't** install SP1 just yet. You will lose all intellisense functionality. This is a major bug that must of slipped through.
In terms of performance, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. | I've had a lot more crashes since installing IronPython, but the main key to crashing appears to involve solutions with projects in 2 or more programming languages. I won't get crashes in C#-only solutions, nor VB-only solutions, but only in the ones with both (and more!) languages. It might also be that those solution... |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | Just a small heads up about SP1:
* If you have SQL Server Management Studio installed on the same machine, **don't** install SP1 just yet. You will lose all intellisense functionality. This is a major bug that must of slipped through.
In terms of performance, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. | I have tried to use VS 2010 only once, and I am glad we are not upgrading to it for my project. We have to shut down all other applications before we start it. Even then it can take a good 10 minutes to load. We will need the latest PC config with lots of RAM and the latest OS to get it any faster than that. |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | So it seems like disabling the Productivity Power Tools is the key to solve this problem, at least to help with slowness. At least it worked out for me. Thanks Mark for your question/answer :) | I seem to remember reading that in SP1 they switch off hardware gfx acceleration. You can re-enable it in the settings somewhere. Apparently for some people it was causing problems so they disable it by default.
I've got it installed on a few machines here and I haven't noticed it running slower, but I've got a dozen ... |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | I've had a lot more crashes since installing IronPython, but the main key to crashing appears to involve solutions with projects in 2 or more programming languages. I won't get crashes in C#-only solutions, nor VB-only solutions, but only in the ones with both (and more!) languages. It might also be that those solution... | I seem to remember reading that in SP1 they switch off hardware gfx acceleration. You can re-enable it in the settings somewhere. Apparently for some people it was causing problems so they disable it by default.
I've got it installed on a few machines here and I haven't noticed it running slower, but I've got a dozen ... |
59,092 | I've noticed since installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that I'm having huge performance issues. It will randomly freeze up on me quite a bit.
I had no performance issues with Visual Studio 2010 before the upgrade. The only add-on I have running is ReSharper.
I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing performance issu... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/59092",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20391/"
] | I have tried to use VS 2010 only once, and I am glad we are not upgrading to it for my project. We have to shut down all other applications before we start it. Even then it can take a good 10 minutes to load. We will need the latest PC config with lots of RAM and the latest OS to get it any faster than that. | I seem to remember reading that in SP1 they switch off hardware gfx acceleration. You can re-enable it in the settings somewhere. Apparently for some people it was causing problems so they disable it by default.
I've got it installed on a few machines here and I haven't noticed it running slower, but I've got a dozen ... |
3,053,217 | I'm doing massive tests on a Postgres database...
so basically I have 2 table where I inserted 40.000.000 records on, let's say table1 and 80.000.000 on table2
after this I deleted all those records.
Now if I do SELECT \* FROM table1 it takes 199000ms ?
I can't understand what's happening?
can anyone help me on th... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3053217",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/180699/"
] | If you delete all the rows from a table, they are marked as deleted but not actually removed from disk immediately. In order to remove them you need to do a "vacuum" operation- this should kick in automatically some time after such a big delete. Even so, that will just leave the pages empty but taking up quite a bit of... | The tuples are logically deleted, not fisically.
You should perform a VACUUM on the db.
[More info here](http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/VACUUM_FULL) |
3,053,217 | I'm doing massive tests on a Postgres database...
so basically I have 2 table where I inserted 40.000.000 records on, let's say table1 and 80.000.000 on table2
after this I deleted all those records.
Now if I do SELECT \* FROM table1 it takes 199000ms ?
I can't understand what's happening?
can anyone help me on th... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3053217",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/180699/"
] | The tuples are logically deleted, not fisically.
You should perform a VACUUM on the db.
[More info here](http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/VACUUM_FULL) | If you are deleting all records, use truncate not delete. Further the first time you run it the relation will not be cached (file cache or shared buffers), so it will be slower than subsequent times. |
3,053,217 | I'm doing massive tests on a Postgres database...
so basically I have 2 table where I inserted 40.000.000 records on, let's say table1 and 80.000.000 on table2
after this I deleted all those records.
Now if I do SELECT \* FROM table1 it takes 199000ms ?
I can't understand what's happening?
can anyone help me on th... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3053217",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/180699/"
] | If you delete all the rows from a table, they are marked as deleted but not actually removed from disk immediately. In order to remove them you need to do a "vacuum" operation- this should kick in automatically some time after such a big delete. Even so, that will just leave the pages empty but taking up quite a bit of... | If you are deleting all records, use truncate not delete. Further the first time you run it the relation will not be cached (file cache or shared buffers), so it will be slower than subsequent times. |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | 
From [Quantum Random Bit Generator Service](http://random.irb.hr/signup.php), via [MNeylon](http://www.mneylon.com/blog/archives/2008/09/02/captcha-sorts-out-the-nerds-from-the-boys/) | This is the study area of [Human Computation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_computation).
there is an excellent video from Luis von Ahn here:
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8246463980976635143> |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | The big thing I've noticed is that whatever you do, you want your system to be unique. You want an attacker to have to tailor their automation program for your specific site, rather than just throw a pre-existing script at it that will work almost anywhere. It doesn't even have to be cryptographically secure; it just h... | stackoverflow has a few features that help with this; I think the single most useful step you can take is disabling the ability of anonymous users and new accounts to vote. This way, no one can sign up for hundreds of accounts and use their one vote to overpower other users. I'd say requiring a few posts or membership ... |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | * Limit the number of votes per IP address per time
* Block anonymizing proxies.
* For voting: How about shuffling the value that has to be returned by the form on a "per session basis". Once "1" means the first item, "2" means the second. Then "77" means the first item, "812" means the second, ... could be some simple... | This is the study area of [Human Computation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_computation).
there is an excellent video from Luis von Ahn here:
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8246463980976635143> |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | * Limit the number of votes per IP address per time
* Block anonymizing proxies.
* For voting: How about shuffling the value that has to be returned by the form on a "per session basis". Once "1" means the first item, "2" means the second. Then "77" means the first item, "812" means the second, ... could be some simple... | There's a few ideas in the answers to the [Best non-image based CAPTCHA?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8472/best-non-image-based-captcha) question if you haven't seen it already. |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | 
From [xkcd](http://xkcd.com/233/) | stackoverflow has a few features that help with this; I think the single most useful step you can take is disabling the ability of anonymous users and new accounts to vote. This way, no one can sign up for hundreds of accounts and use their one vote to overpower other users. I'd say requiring a few posts or membership ... |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | The big thing I've noticed is that whatever you do, you want your system to be unique. You want an attacker to have to tailor their automation program for your specific site, rather than just throw a pre-existing script at it that will work almost anywhere. It doesn't even have to be cryptographically secure; it just h... | I normally use a combination of the two: anonmous user is free to browse everything, but if he wants to vote, then he has to register.
In the registration process, depending on the situation, I use an optin thru mail (to complete registration and confirm that at least the mailbox exists) and/or a CAPTCHA.
From that p... |
42,076 | **What mechanisms do you know that prevent your site from being abused by anonymous spammers.**
For example, let's say that I have a site where people can vote something. But I *don't* want someone to spam something all the way to the top. So I found (a) creating an account and only allowed to vote once and (b) CAPTCH... | 2008/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42076",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644/"
] | 
From [xkcd](http://xkcd.com/233/) | Charge for votes, like they do on some television "talent" shows, and get spammed all the way to the bank!
Seriously, this is a really tough problem, and someday (maybe soon, if you listen to Ray Kurzweil), computers will do testing to screen out humans. The answers I'm adding to the list have obvious drawbacks, but j... |
99,411 | Maybe someone has experience in this field.
I'd like to overmold a PCBA, which has SMT components, with a low pressure molding process.
I am concerned about the temperature of the hotmelt material when it reaches the PCBA. The temperature should be between 200°C and 215°C.
Does anyone know if this material temperatur... | 2014/02/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/99411",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/37013/"
] | Make the two input resistors significantly bigger (say 10xR) - the gain will now be lower but you can added an extra amplifier onto Vout to restore the gain you need. Be aware of common mode problems with this type of circuit - you'll probably need to use 0.1% (or better) resistors to get an accurate representation of ... | unlike Andy's answear i wouldn't use input resistors on your input. they add [noise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%E2%80%93Nyquist_noise) to your signal. of course its depending on your application.
what i would use is something like an [AD8479](http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD8479.PDF... |
99,411 | Maybe someone has experience in this field.
I'd like to overmold a PCBA, which has SMT components, with a low pressure molding process.
I am concerned about the temperature of the hotmelt material when it reaches the PCBA. The temperature should be between 200°C and 215°C.
Does anyone know if this material temperatur... | 2014/02/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/99411",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/37013/"
] | Make the two input resistors significantly bigger (say 10xR) - the gain will now be lower but you can added an extra amplifier onto Vout to restore the gain you need. Be aware of common mode problems with this type of circuit - you'll probably need to use 0.1% (or better) resistors to get an accurate representation of ... | The voltages at the input terminals must be within the common mode input range of the op-amp, and the output must of course not exceed maximum output range. Unfortunately, all the 741 data sheets I can find don't actually have the common mode input range specced. I'd avoid that op-amp anyway, and move to a rail to rail... |
99,411 | Maybe someone has experience in this field.
I'd like to overmold a PCBA, which has SMT components, with a low pressure molding process.
I am concerned about the temperature of the hotmelt material when it reaches the PCBA. The temperature should be between 200°C and 215°C.
Does anyone know if this material temperatur... | 2014/02/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/99411",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/37013/"
] | unlike Andy's answear i wouldn't use input resistors on your input. they add [noise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%E2%80%93Nyquist_noise) to your signal. of course its depending on your application.
what i would use is something like an [AD8479](http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD8479.PDF... | The voltages at the input terminals must be within the common mode input range of the op-amp, and the output must of course not exceed maximum output range. Unfortunately, all the 741 data sheets I can find don't actually have the common mode input range specced. I'd avoid that op-amp anyway, and move to a rail to rail... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've already done what's necessary, by not confirming the subscription request.
The only thing you know has happened is that someone typed your user ID into a registration field, which could just have been a typing error.
Nothing else appears to be at risk. | >
> No money has been stolen from me, yet, so I have no reason to involve the police.
>
>
>
Attempting to commit a crime can be reported. This is no different from someone planning to rob a bank, but not done yet.
Agreed that given your scenario police may not act.
Best is block email on domain. You may be using ... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've already done what's necessary, by not confirming the subscription request.
The only thing you know has happened is that someone typed your user ID into a registration field, which could just have been a typing error.
Nothing else appears to be at risk. | It's hard to say if this is a scam or not because of the, um, free-wheeling way PayPal does things.
Someone recently opened a Paypal account using a secondary email address of mine (one that Comcast forced me to create, and which was in a recent breach). Paypal *does not confirm* they have access to the email, but let... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've already done what's necessary, by not confirming the subscription request.
The only thing you know has happened is that someone typed your user ID into a registration field, which could just have been a typing error.
Nothing else appears to be at risk. | The one question that hasn't been answered is how did they fake the email from your domain. That is very simple - they used what's called an open relay.
An open relay server (most email servers are configured not to do this) will allow emails to be sent from wherever without verification. Think of it as like sending ... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've been targeted by an attempt of phishing. Nowadays it's quite easy to fake an email from PayPal etc.
So they're trying to make you believe that you need to click on the links from PayPal and login to figure out what's going on. Don't ever do that. If you did, change all your passwords quickly. | >
> No money has been stolen from me, yet, so I have no reason to involve the police.
>
>
>
Attempting to commit a crime can be reported. This is no different from someone planning to rob a bank, but not done yet.
Agreed that given your scenario police may not act.
Best is block email on domain. You may be using ... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've been targeted by an attempt of phishing. Nowadays it's quite easy to fake an email from PayPal etc.
So they're trying to make you believe that you need to click on the links from PayPal and login to figure out what's going on. Don't ever do that. If you did, change all your passwords quickly. | It's hard to say if this is a scam or not because of the, um, free-wheeling way PayPal does things.
Someone recently opened a Paypal account using a secondary email address of mine (one that Comcast forced me to create, and which was in a recent breach). Paypal *does not confirm* they have access to the email, but let... |
71,586 | I own a domain, which I will call example.com.
In June, I received an email, purporting to be from the Play Station Network, addresses to first.last@example.com. (I receive all the email for the domain. "First" and "Last" are distinctive names which are not my name.)
It was an account registration confirmation. I was... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71586",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49295/"
] | You've been targeted by an attempt of phishing. Nowadays it's quite easy to fake an email from PayPal etc.
So they're trying to make you believe that you need to click on the links from PayPal and login to figure out what's going on. Don't ever do that. If you did, change all your passwords quickly. | The one question that hasn't been answered is how did they fake the email from your domain. That is very simple - they used what's called an open relay.
An open relay server (most email servers are configured not to do this) will allow emails to be sent from wherever without verification. Think of it as like sending ... |
494,425 | Below solid black curve is the bandwidth of a signal(a 4kHz RC low pass filter). And when we sample the signal at 8kHz rate due to folding the blue dashed line shows the aliasing:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8xvGb.png)
1-) It looks very symmetric bu... | 2020/04/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/494425",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/161776/"
] | You add the energies in the signal and aliased curves.
Now if you assume the aliasing is completely de-correlated with the signal, you can treat them as two independent sources (like a "random walk" with 2 steps in statistics) you can use an RMS summation of the amplitudes.
Since the crossover at 4 kHz has both ampli... | >
> It looks very symmetric but how can we calculate the overall shape of the original bandwidth plus the aliasing? Should we add or multiply these curves?
>
>
>
Neither!
This is just an amplitude spectrum plot. There's nothing said about the phase of the signals at the individual frequencies.
For example, if t... |
10,438,158 | I have a product which bootloader and application are compiled using a compiler (gnuarm GCC 4.1.1) that generates "arm-elf".
The bootloader and application are segregated in different FLASH memory areas in the linker script.
The application has a feature that enables it to call the bootloader (as a simple c-function ... | 2012/05/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10438158",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/466339/"
] | No. An ABI is the magic that makes binaries compatible. The Application Binary Interface determines various conventions on how to communicate with other libraries/applications. For example, an ABI will define calling convention, which makes implicit assumptions about things like which registers are used for passing arg... | I *Think* that this will be OK. I did a migration something like this myself, from what I remember I only ran into a problem to do with handling division.
[This is the best info I can find about the differences](http://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort), it suggests that if you don't have struct alignment issues, you may be... |
10,438,158 | I have a product which bootloader and application are compiled using a compiler (gnuarm GCC 4.1.1) that generates "arm-elf".
The bootloader and application are segregated in different FLASH memory areas in the linker script.
The application has a feature that enables it to call the bootloader (as a simple c-function ... | 2012/05/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10438158",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/466339/"
] | There is always the option of making the call to bootloader in inline assembly, in which case you can adhere to any calling standard you need :).
However, besides the portability issue it introduces, this approach will also make two assumptions about your bootloader and application:
* you are able to detect in your a... | I *Think* that this will be OK. I did a migration something like this myself, from what I remember I only ran into a problem to do with handling division.
[This is the best info I can find about the differences](http://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort), it suggests that if you don't have struct alignment issues, you may be... |
226,786 | In the following sentence:
>
> By the year 2050, we will have 10 billion people on our planet. Linking this rise to the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of feeding the entire population in a sustainable manner is what **got Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy of the US-based Good Food Institute’s (GFI) India chapter started on crea... | 2019/10/05 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/226786",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You've mis-parsed this. "started" is part of the phrase you're confused about: it's "got somebody started on doing something". It's not part of "India chapter".
You might rewrite this as:
>
> Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy are members of the India chapter of the US-based Good Food Institute’s (GFI).
>
>
> Li... | [...] got Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy of the US-based Good Food Institute’s (GFI) India chapter started on creating their new podcast, Feeding 10 Billion.
I am removing where these guys work to show the usage:
[...] **got** Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy started on[...] creating their new podcast, Feed... |
40,837,759 | The subject pretty much speaks for itself, but I am quite confident that if I deploy a standard Web API to an Azure web site, it will work without issue using standard forms authentication.
So I assume an Azure API app has some added extra's, like security and other services. What does an Azure app offer me that a sta... | 2016/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/40837759",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8741/"
] | Azure API Management is a way to publish and consume your Web APIs, it enables you to categorize your APIs, create segments and add pricing for each segment, it also offers many other features like caching, throttling, and format conversion. All of these features can be enabled by some manipulation of a simple XML file... | **Web Apps** and **API Apps** are both part of **App Service**. They are both web hosting platforms. And as you said, a Web API will work just fine in a Web App.
Before, API Apps had certain features that Web Apps did not, though that has changed. Web Apps also support e.g. Swagger definitions now.
The difference bet... |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | I enjoyed [these dot net rocks tv videos by Mark Miller on The Science of a Great User Experience](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112) really got me thinking about good ui:
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112>
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=123> | If you want to concentrate on just one feature, have a look at ITunes' search box which filters as you type. Other software may have had this before, but this was I think the first place I encountered it.
The difference between this and classic search was an eye opener for me in terms of readability.
Auto-complete wh... |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | I enjoyed [these dot net rocks tv videos by Mark Miller on The Science of a Great User Experience](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112) really got me thinking about good ui:
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112>
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=123> | Google for HIG. Human Interface Guidelines typically include lots of research into best-practice in user interfaces, and explain in great detail how to design each aspect of a program. Also, have a google for "user-interface hall of shame" or something like that. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | If you want to concentrate on just one feature, have a look at ITunes' search box which filters as you type. Other software may have had this before, but this was I think the first place I encountered it.
The difference between this and classic search was an eye opener for me in terms of readability.
Auto-complete wh... | You can check case studys on websites of GUI companys. I fund few at [www.puzzlehead.com](http://www.puzzlehead.com)
Check there and also other sites. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | You can look at [Thirteen23 Experiences](http://www.thirteen23.com/experiences/) | You can check case studys on websites of GUI companys. I fund few at [www.puzzlehead.com](http://www.puzzlehead.com)
Check there and also other sites. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | Where you can really make a difference with GUI design is if you are addressing a difficult to understand concept in a GUI.
When you are doing that, creativity is critical. When dealing with complex hardware configurations (something I had to do a lot, but probably doesn't apply to you), I've had good luck going to te... | To make things usable, you need to make sure that you follow existing conventions for your target platform and application type.
For example, if you're developing a Windows App you'd better make sure that control-c copies, control-v pastes, control-s saves, etc. The File menu better be the leftmost item in the menu ba... |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | Where you can really make a difference with GUI design is if you are addressing a difficult to understand concept in a GUI.
When you are doing that, creativity is critical. When dealing with complex hardware configurations (something I had to do a lot, but probably doesn't apply to you), I've had good luck going to te... | You can check case studys on websites of GUI companys. I fund few at [www.puzzlehead.com](http://www.puzzlehead.com)
Check there and also other sites. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | Google for HIG. Human Interface Guidelines typically include lots of research into best-practice in user interfaces, and explain in great detail how to design each aspect of a program. Also, have a google for "user-interface hall of shame" or something like that. | You can check case studys on websites of GUI companys. I fund few at [www.puzzlehead.com](http://www.puzzlehead.com)
Check there and also other sites. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | Where you can really make a difference with GUI design is if you are addressing a difficult to understand concept in a GUI.
When you are doing that, creativity is critical. When dealing with complex hardware configurations (something I had to do a lot, but probably doesn't apply to you), I've had good luck going to te... | Google for HIG. Human Interface Guidelines typically include lots of research into best-practice in user interfaces, and explain in great detail how to design each aspect of a program. Also, have a google for "user-interface hall of shame" or something like that. |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | I enjoyed [these dot net rocks tv videos by Mark Miller on The Science of a Great User Experience](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112) really got me thinking about good ui:
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=112>
<http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=123> | To make things usable, you need to make sure that you follow existing conventions for your target platform and application type.
For example, if you're developing a Windows App you'd better make sure that control-c copies, control-v pastes, control-s saves, etc. The File menu better be the leftmost item in the menu ba... |
582,782 | I am working on a photo site and one of more active users asked about pushing content to cell phones. The site is built on django, and I was wondering if anyone knows a **good way of allowing users to download and store content (images) on their cell phones**?
As a side question... is it possible to accept payment for... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582782",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2908/"
] | Where you can really make a difference with GUI design is if you are addressing a difficult to understand concept in a GUI.
When you are doing that, creativity is critical. When dealing with complex hardware configurations (something I had to do a lot, but probably doesn't apply to you), I've had good luck going to te... | If you want to concentrate on just one feature, have a look at ITunes' search box which filters as you type. Other software may have had this before, but this was I think the first place I encountered it.
The difference between this and classic search was an eye opener for me in terms of readability.
Auto-complete wh... |
4,562,502 | I have seen similar posts but couldn't find any answer..
Kindly advise whether its possible or not? | 2010/12/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4562502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Are you talking about 3rd party applications or the inbuilt applications of the iPhone?
If you are talking about 3rd party application then forget it.. As told by @KingOfBliss apple restricts it.
And if you want to open inbuilt applications like camera, photo, contacts,safari web then you can do it.
You can get samp... | Apple restrict you to open 3rd party application, but you can open some application like safari,contacts,etc., |
4,562,502 | I have seen similar posts but couldn't find any answer..
Kindly advise whether its possible or not? | 2010/12/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4562502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Applications can register a custom URL format, and then other applications can call that URL to trigger that application, pass it data, etc. Some of Apple's built-ins have URL formats that they've published, and some 3rd party apps have (and advertise) them too. If you're building more than one app, you can obviously c... | Apple restrict you to open 3rd party application, but you can open some application like safari,contacts,etc., |
4,562,502 | I have seen similar posts but couldn't find any answer..
Kindly advise whether its possible or not? | 2010/12/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4562502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Are you talking about 3rd party applications or the inbuilt applications of the iPhone?
If you are talking about 3rd party application then forget it.. As told by @KingOfBliss apple restricts it.
And if you want to open inbuilt applications like camera, photo, contacts,safari web then you can do it.
You can get samp... | Applications can register a custom URL format, and then other applications can call that URL to trigger that application, pass it data, etc. Some of Apple's built-ins have URL formats that they've published, and some 3rd party apps have (and advertise) them too. If you're building more than one app, you can obviously c... |
15,927 | I already tried this <http://hg.orfeo-toolbox.org/OTB-Qgis-plugins/> repository and couldn't get it...
This guy seems to have it: <http://www.elance.com/samples/orfeo-toolbox-qgis/24111664/> | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/15927",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/3530/"
] | I did it following this: <http://wiki.orfeo-toolbox.org/index.php/Quantum_GIS_access_to_OTB_applications> | Here are some resources that answer your question:
<http://wiki.orfeo-toolbox.org/index.php/Quantum_GIS_plugins>
<http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Is-there-a-way-of-installing-the-qgis-plugin-for-ORFEO-Toolbox-OTB-td5963420.html> |
15,927 | I already tried this <http://hg.orfeo-toolbox.org/OTB-Qgis-plugins/> repository and couldn't get it...
This guy seems to have it: <http://www.elance.com/samples/orfeo-toolbox-qgis/24111664/> | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/15927",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/3530/"
] | I did it following this: <http://wiki.orfeo-toolbox.org/index.php/Quantum_GIS_access_to_OTB_applications> | I've been struggling trying to make OTB work on QGIS 3.18.1-Zürich running on a GNU/Linux Debian machine.
I finally succeeded, so I guess I'll share my experience here, since it wasn't really obvious.
I have all OTB packages installed by the apt package management system, and the binaries and libraries are located in ... |
15,927 | I already tried this <http://hg.orfeo-toolbox.org/OTB-Qgis-plugins/> repository and couldn't get it...
This guy seems to have it: <http://www.elance.com/samples/orfeo-toolbox-qgis/24111664/> | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/15927",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/3530/"
] | Here are some resources that answer your question:
<http://wiki.orfeo-toolbox.org/index.php/Quantum_GIS_plugins>
<http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Is-there-a-way-of-installing-the-qgis-plugin-for-ORFEO-Toolbox-OTB-td5963420.html> | The right way is to install the new analysis framework and then the (new) plugins for Orfeo (and SAGA).
Announcement and instructions:
<http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2011-October/013923.html> |
15,927 | I already tried this <http://hg.orfeo-toolbox.org/OTB-Qgis-plugins/> repository and couldn't get it...
This guy seems to have it: <http://www.elance.com/samples/orfeo-toolbox-qgis/24111664/> | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/15927",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/3530/"
] | This is how I installed it on Windows 8.1 running QGIS 2.18.16:
* Download zip file for Windows 64bit version from <https://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/download/>
* Unzipped it to a sensible location (i.e. not a temporary location)
* Start QGIS
* Go to menu option Processing > Options
* Expand Providers > Orfeo Toolbox
* Fo... | Here are some resources that answer your question:
<http://wiki.orfeo-toolbox.org/index.php/Quantum_GIS_plugins>
<http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Is-there-a-way-of-installing-the-qgis-plugin-for-ORFEO-Toolbox-OTB-td5963420.html> |
74,614 | I'm having a major headache inducing issue with iCloud sync. My wife and I have shared calendars for a long time and it has helped us a great deal.
The problem now is that my wife's iPhone has stopped syncing it's calendar with iCloud. If we log onto her account at iCloud.com and add somehting, it syncs to my iPhone a... | 2012/12/12 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/74614",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/36462/"
] | Try creating a new calendar within her iCloud account. Don't share it yet. Add, edit, and delete events both on her iPhone and iCloud.com through a browser. If this works as expected, share the new calendar with your iCloud account. Repeat the add/edit/delete cycle to see if changes propagate across all devices now. If... | I discovered what the problem was on my husband's iPhone 4. He uses iCloud as well as Gmail calendars. When he was creating a calendar event, he didn't realize that the Gmail calendar was being used. He could see the event on his Gmail calendar but it wouldn't sync to my iCloud calendar. When creating an event, check b... |
54,940,299 | I have created a sample project and have Azure server to maintain resources and security at same time. In my ASP web application i want to create Login system and i want it to protect using Azure security vault. Basically i want to store them in Azure vault. I have gone through understand of keys and secrets and Azure ... | 2019/03/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/54940299",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11134776/"
] | Do not store user credentials in Key Vault.
That is not its purpose.
If you store passwords, you need to store them in a database after hashing them securely.
Lot of emphasis on securely.
There should never be a way for you to recover a user's password. | If you are trying to keep the user information inside azure and use it in your application, what is need is Azure Active Directory. You can have a look at the [examples on how to implement AD](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-v1-aspnet-webapp) in mvc project.
You use Azure K... |
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