Most voted "desktop-application" questions
Desktop applications are those developed to run on desktop (or "desktops") or portable ("laptops" or "notebooks") computer operating systems - such as Windows, Macos, and the most common Linux distributions.
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viewsWhat are the differences between web application and desktop application?
I always make confusion with web application and desktop application, I can not understand very well the differences of both. Questions What are the differences between web application and desktop…
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viewsToo many screens or a screen with too much information?
I see an increasing trend, although this has existed before, to create multiple screens, several steps to perform a single action. Of course, the advent of smaller screens encourages this. But I’m…
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viewsHow to package and distribute a web system?
I need a certain Web system - including the PHP server itself, as well as Mysql - to be "packaged" in an executable file, thus allowing the layman to use it in a kind of browser of his own. What…
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viewsHow and when to use Interface?
When should I use an interface, in which situations its use is feasible and which is not feasible and how to use it correctly? I developed an example to illustrate a situation, below: using System;…
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viewsIs it possible to create a desktop application using only PHP, HTML, CSS and jQuery?
Although I know that PHP is a language for the web, I would like to know one thing. It is possible in any situation to create an application, system or application with only PHP+HTML+CSS+jQuery that…
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viewsHow to create/maintain "global variable" in java? To log in
I’m making a desktop application in Java. This application has a login screen (Jlogin) and one with the main application (Jprincipal) and I have a Login class with methods for database query and…
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viewsWhat is an ergonomic?
1) What the concept or meaning of Ergonomics? 2) What features should a software possess to be considered ergonomic?
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viewsGet the current date and time by internet in desktop application
I am implementing a system lock by date, and I need to get the current date of Brasilia for example, which would be the official time of Brazil, or the date in time zone -3. I believe that there are…
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viewsIs it worth developing in Javafx for Web, Mobile and Desktop?
I’d like to know how Javafx is going, if it’s already consolidated, if it’s still a gamble.. I really liked the look and the "Write Once, run Verywhere".
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viewsDesktop development with Electron
With the growth of web many people have abandoned desktop development, but some interesting technologies have emerged, such as the Electron: Electron allows you to create desktop applications with…
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viewsHTML Desktop app with Node.JS + Socket.IO
I need to develop an HTML-based chat app that connects to a Node.JS server that is running with Socket.IO. I even developed much of the app using Tidesdk, but at the time of the integration to call…
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viewsHow do I send push/php notifications with the site window closed?
From time to time (I think 2014 onwards), facebook has been making browser notifications using the HTML5 Notifications API. The curious thing is that facebook can send notifications, even though…
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viewsWhich DBMS to use so that it can be installed on the client’s computer to run a C#application?
I am developing a small C# system that will be implemented on client computers in the future, accessing a local database. Initially I was going to use SQL Server, but I would have to install it next…
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viewsIs webview useful to use as an application UI?
Context I saw a Steve Sanderson’s article about an experimental project called Webwindow that uses a Webview component available on the operating system to use as the UI of an application. This is…
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viewsjava desktop "ajax" exists?
I wonder if there is any way to return the value to my java desktop application every time a value is added to a table. Something like ajax for browser. For example. We have the requested table and…
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viewsWhat are Mutexes and when is it advisable to use this feature?
I read about Mutexes and the class Mutex. However, I cannot understand clearly what Mutex is and what this class does. Since I would like to know if I can use this feature to prevent my desktop…
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viewsWhat are the API’s to create a graphical Java interface?
There is some other tool besides Swing, AWT and Javafx to create desktop graphical interface for Java applications?
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viewsGrab Preview image of a video / listFiles() does not work
I have two problems in a super simple project that I am developing in which I did not find a solution in the Forum nor in Google, the project is a video management. I’ll leave the Github link below…
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viewsMobile First: Show image only on desktop
How best to make an image appear only on desktop? Usually I add one media query to place a display: none when open in the mobile. But this image is processed by mobile, just not displayed. What is…
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viewsHow to make object design control faster in a C#form
In a form, in C# for desktop, there are constant movements of certain controls. In this case I am using objects of type Picturebox, however its rendering is very time consuming. Is it recommended to…
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viewsWhat is the concept of GTK? Is it recommended to use it?
GTK is to 'create' desktop applications using PHP, I want to know how it works, is a modified browser, with its own server? I’m interested in doing something similar, something to turn development…
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viewsError while running the application on another computer
I developed an application that when running in my computer the same runs normally but when trying to run the same application in other equipment the following error appears and I can’t access the…
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viewsCan a desktop program be considered client-side?
Always when I hear/read about server-side and client-side is related to web applications, but these terms can be applied to programs desktop? For example if I have an app that consumes a web-service…
terminology desktop-application server-side client-sideasked 6 years, 10 months ago Wictor Chaves 8,445 -
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viewsHow to create a. trusted desktop file on Linux?
I have the following file . desktop to open a file in Python, it is working, but every time before running opens a dialog box saying that the application launcher is unreliable as per the image…
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viewsC# - CPF Mask
I’m looking to put a placeholder effect on a masking text box. The idea is to activate the CPF mask as soon as it enters the text box and disable it if the text box is empty when exiting. private…
c# textbox desktop-application mask placeholderasked 5 years, 6 months ago Pedro Henrique de Lima 33 -
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viewsKnowing when your computer was Turned On / Off / Stopped
I wanted to know when the computer was switched on, off or interrupted. If I turned on my computer from today’s date, then I want to know the time and date it was turned on. On shutdown the same…
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viewsWhat safe practices can I use to store a password in desktop applications?
I plan to make an application with Pyqt5 to issue notifications based on an API I have. The user, obviously, in a first access would have to use the login and password, to access the application. I…
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viewsDesktop applications developed in HTML CSS and Javascript
I have a MVC web application on .Net. I need to migrate there to desktop. However I would like to keep my application with Web Views. I know that for Android app and IOS it is possible to reuse the…
javascript c# html css desktop-applicationasked 9 years, 3 months ago Luã Govinda Mendes Souza 1,072 -
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viewsCreating application . exe type phonegap
I wonder if there is any application like the phonegap that translates packages a system html+js+css in a .exe If yes (I believe there is) What (is) tool(s) exists(m)? How to create?…
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viewsHow to put only Month and Year in Datapicker (Javafx)
By default (by javafx Scene Bilder) comes the datapicker month, day and year. I would like to know how to take the day, and leave only month and year. If you can, thanks!
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viewsHow to set basic requirements to run Java desktop application?
How do I identify the minimum requirements (RAM, processor, etc) for my application to run? I don’t have multiple computers to test with multiple situations. The computer I use for development has…
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viewsInitial questions about the Electron framework
Good evening, I’m looking to start using Electron to develop desktop applications, but I have some initial questions. My doubts are as follows: How do I persist my application in Electron using a…
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viewsHow to invert Control.Controlcollection’s list of controls?
I am inserting in a Panel several Labels, as I am inserting, the first Label becomes last in Panel. But I wanted to reverse this process. I wanted the first Label that was inserted to be in the…
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viewsCarousel bootstrap 4 only in mobile mode
Given the image below that represents desktop mode, I would like to know how to turn a Carousel only in mobile mode. !--- Team -----> <div id="team" class="team"> <div…
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viewsgenerate PDF with Jlabel BLOB image that comes from mysql database in itext
Good morning, I am with a java desktop program and my problem is in generating PDF with itext, with the BLOB image coming from mysql database, the same is being shown in Jlabel inside a Jpanel with…
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viewsGenerate offline Rails application
I have a very simple Rails application, with only one controller and two actions. Basically it’s pages with images, css, and some Java. I would like to generate a version of this application that…
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viewsHow to implement product returns?
I am having difficulties in implementing a requirement in database modeling, this requirement corresponds to product returns. This is the scenario that occurs the returns and the different modes of…
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viewsHow to keep the default Textbox look changing the value of the Readonly property?
If the value of the property ReadOnly of a TextBox for false means that I can change the content. However, when the value is true content can no longer be changed, however, when we change the value…
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viewsIs there a difference between Java platforms?
In: Java Desktop Java Mobile Java Web Languages are different, or is it standard changing only the environment?
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viewsHow to validate a double field?
Good afternoon guys, I’m not able to validate the field type value double The field I cannot validate for the registration is the field valor. Follows the class method to validate the data to…
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viewsPackage of graphical interface
I want to start a great project to start learning better Python and some other concepts, I have basic knowledge about the language, I’ve done some scripts, mainly add-ons to the software Blender.…
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viewsUse Resources Outside of main.js
My question is this: Is it possible to call a dialog.showOpenWindow out of the main.js file? I would like to perform a function that by clicking a specific button of my Browserwindow opens…
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viewsManage or customize user session in Spring-managed Javase app
I would like to know how to manage or customize the user session in the Javase application (GUI / Desktop / SWING / thinClient) managed by Springsecurity?! For example, how could I set up Timeout in…
swing spring spring-security desktop-application authorizationasked 6 years, 10 months ago Ice-Man 71 -
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viewsWhat comes after POO?
I am finishing the course of POO in Java and would like to take a doubt. So far I have not been given anything regarding how I could put a desktop development for third party use. For example, on…
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viewsMove File to JAVA Recycle Bin
Hello, there is some way I can move a File to the recycle bin instead of deleting it permanently? File f = new File("um caminho com um arquivo top aki); f.delete(); //retorna um true caso consiga…
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viewsWhat is the best way to make a function of a "Node" file be called on my HTML5 site?
I’m doing a project of a simple music player using the Electronjs. For this I am using a library that plays MP3(play-sound) files, how can I call this function inside my HTML? I need to create…
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viewsCardinality of MVC on desktop
What should be the cardinality of the desktop MVC? Models: typically one, there may be more. Views: how many are observing the model, or a tree, representing approximately the GUI? Vision should…
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viewsRead a txt file (Ping Application)
I have a txt file that each line contains the ip plus the server name: Example: Ip;userName (1st Line) Ip;userName (2nd line) Ip;userName (3rd Line) What I intended was that my program would read…
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viewsHow do I manipulate Joptionpane.showConfirmDialog Java via keyboard?
I created a PDV system for a customer, only he did not like to use mouse when finishing sale, because it loses a lot of time. So I went after several tutorials and forums, but I couldn’t find…
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viewsGoogle Map API in desktop application
I have a project in which I need to add the functions of google map in a desktop application. My idea is to do this through a component (Widget) Webview. However I know absolutely nothing of how the…