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Remove Filter  | Hi, I'm considering writing a java applet that has a chess board and lets people solve puzzles. There are chess engines that are free that could be the AI to play against and they come in executable files (console apps) compiled for both Mac and Windows. Now i have a … |
| | I've been tinkering around with my first IOS project that basically is a chat client right now. It connects to a server and lets you read chat and send chat. I want to next let the user isolate some chat in another page on the story board. They might choose … |
| | I have a Java application i've written, it's a chess client that i've done as a hobby project, and it has a main applicatoin window and all the windows are contained in that. I've had a number of requests from mac users that they'd like to see it converted to …  |
| | Hi, On windows, i don't see a maximum button on my JDialogs and this is fine, but on a Mac I have this dialog that people can keep up and use other windows, but you can also maximize a dialog on a mac apparently. There is a maximum button. At … |
| | At present i have a folder lantern with files lantern/*.class or java also in lantern are graphics folders. lantern/img with files /lantern/img/image1.gif for example The folder lantern folder is in is called build and its in my class path. each file in lantern/*.java has package lantern; i type java lantern/multiframe … |
| | Hi, I have a frame and it contains some different JInternal frames. I have a request that some people want some of these frames to be free floating, and not confined within a desktop. Is there any way to do this with JInternal frames? Or is there any way to … |
| | I have found out a program similar to mine, a chess interface, named jin, jinchess.com, deploys on mac as an SDI program. This means all the windows are free floating and i think the menu is detached. Any idea how this is done? the same program deploys under windows as … |
| | hi, I have the line of code: [code=vb.net] xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("c:\mydocs\full_info.xlsm") [/code] my problem is i want to load the file without a full path, "full_info.xlsm", but i can't seem to find the right place to put it. i have the program name directory which contains folder 'bin' 'myproject' 'obj' …  |
| | I'm a little self taught at java. I have a package: package: package org.newdawn.spaceinvaders there's folders like org and newdawn are created and nested. the main is Game.java at end of those folders. How do i run it? i went to the end folder and typed java Game that didn't … |
| | I figured out how to make indentation with [code=java] SimpleAttributeSet style = new SimpleAttributeSet();// = doc.addStyle(null, null); StyleConstants.setLeftIndent(style, 12); StyleConstants.setFirstLineIndent(style, -12); [/code] and then use doc.setParagraphAttributes(doc.getLength(), 1, style, false); after the insert into document. now numbers there doc.getLenght(), 1, i've been changing around but always same issue. The problem is … |
| | I have a tabbed activity as my main class and 3 activities that it has as tabs. I've been googleing this but no luck so far. One of my activities has a thread that runs and gets messages from the telnet thread via a queue. Without going into that to … |
| | I have a Tabbed Activity. I extend in my main Activity TabbedActivity and create two activities that are the tabs with intents. Problem is I want the user to be able to shut down the program and i haven't figure out how to shut down the whole program. If i … |
| | hi, I use: [code=java] fOut = thecontext.openFileOutput(filename, Context.MODE_PRIVATE); [/code] Does the private mean that unless you have the phone and are the user of the phone or otherwise got your hand on it, that no program can read the file I'm writing? I.e no installed program could request any permission … |
| | Hi, I know how to detect clicks and touches on the views, and i know how to make menus appear when they hit the menu key. My phone also has a little ball like button that you can press down on. How would an activity capture this event, say if … |
| | I am writing a little android chess application, and found some chess pieces under LGPL. To use them people need to be able to modify the pieces or relink to them or a modified copy. Android lets you have a web page link and i thought i'd state the copyright … |
| | Hi, I had to wipe a computer and reinstall the operating system and eclipse. i had backed up two of my projects in my working folder for eclipse. i copied those project folder into my new working eclipse folder, but i can't seem to open them. Open project is grayed … |
| | i have a class, [code=java] class myapp // for example { // some variables used by UI and telnet class // i.e. my edit text controls and telnet object oncreate() { // initiate UI elements like 2 edittext controls and ascroller and a button // start telnet thread } class … |
| | In my sample code for writing to update a value, say employeeId, i saw it said to use the properties method and follow two paths. If it exists allready: [code=c#] If(child.Properties.Contains("employeeId")) [\code] then you would simply do: [code=c#] child.Properties["EmployeeID"][0] = Id; // by the way it seems this has two … |
| | I use almost every day, [url]http://www.mibbit.com[/url] It's a web client for IRC. It has one real nice feature. when i type, if i misspell a word, it sort of writes a line through the word, and i can right click for spelling suggestions. I think actually it might be my … |
| | I can use vb.net or c# on this part of the project and i was hoping someone could tell me a little about updating an active directory field. i found in searching system.directoryServices in google this bit of vb code. user.Properties("title")(0) = employeeTitle.SelectedItem.Text which i think is this in c# … |
| | i found this code to update a property on an active directory entry: [code] If user.Properties.Contains("title") Then user.Properties("title")(0) = employeeTitle.SelectedItem.Text Else user.Properties("title").Add(employeeTitle.SelectedItem.Text) End If [/code] I understand it except for the ("title)(0). why is this a double index array. what does the (0) do? Mike |
| | Hi, i got a jeditor pane working to display web links in my program. normal web pages display fine, and I got a hyperlink listener and that is working so they can click links. I use setPage("url as string");. what I'm noticing is if the page has pictures on it, … |
| | hi, I'm having a bit of a problem. I"m simply trying to read active directory now with system.directoryservices. I have a LDAP path i think its called and i get the children and for each child i for each through and so on for like 5 for each loops. OK … |
| | Hi, I have a list of a few thousand names. I actually have last name, first name, phone number, etc and more info. I'm going to make a class to contain the data. so I'll have like a people object with for example a last name field. I'm going to … |
| | I have visual studio 6 and want to make a mfc dialogue application that is allays on top. By this i mean whatever programs you have open it will allays be on top. It's window will be fairly small so it doesn't get in the way. the reason for always … |
| | I have a java applet and i'm letting the user open a chess engine on their computer. Technically they can open any program now. but it wont work unless its a chess engine that uses the winboard protocol. My question is could they maliciously choose to open any sort of … |
| | hi, I had a while loop in a run method, and in the while loop were a series of if stements. the series of if statments were in a try. my hope was if any if statement conked out it would catch the error, and continue the while loop ( … |
| | Hi, i'm displaying gifs on the screen that i draw on there, and i resize them depending on window size. The problem is as the board gets bigger, they get jagged. I recall from another thread, ( that i cant find) that there is a way to sort of make … |
| | i've written a game board currently but its minimal. i draw the board and then i've added two labels that i've postiioned off to the right side with setlocation. I dont know that set location will work as i add more controls so i'm looking for a better way. currently … |
| | hi, i have an array of JTextPane's. console 0 uses array[0] jtextpane to see their chat. console 1 uses array[1] jtextpane etc. up to them how many jtextpanes they use/consoles they create/open. they can move different chat channels to different consoles or have all channels go to one. lets say … |
| | Hi, when i run my java program it has that little java coffee cup image in teh task bar. All my apps have this. i guess its default. How do you set that to something custom? i cant seem to come up with teh proper name for what that image … |
| | I have a gameboard class: class gameboard extends JInternalFrame In the constructor i have the line: setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); my gameboards are actually in an array myboards[500] were each is an object of this class. the deal is I want to be able to tell which are open and i want to … |
| | I have a chat window, JTextBox i think, and you hit enter and it invokes an action listener, to send text. It generally works, but now and then i hit enter, and nothing. I have to hit enter again and typically it sends text. the focus is there for typing, … |
| | I got a basic telnet socket connection working in an applet. YOu can log onto a server and type and read text. My issue is to show the servers chat i'm using a JTextArea. now this may be the best to use i dont know, maybe i just need to … |
| | Hi, I was playing around last night with having one main frame that contains several windows you can open under the window menu. For example you might have a chat window and you might have a game board window. I want these windows contained by one larger frame that represents … |
| | I was planning on releasing the source of my applet but I wanted to wait till i was done to do that. It got decompiled before i was ready. Is there any practical way to prevent decompiling? i googled and all the articals said how easy it is to decompile … |
| | I"ve thought i have noticed some strange behavior after compiling. most of the time i compile the class files update with my changes. Now and then i feel i need to delete my class files in the folder and do essentially a rebuild all to make the program start working … |
| | Hi, I'm doing a bouncing ball game. i'm using y=mx + b I want to know when y hits certain numbers. that means it had a collision. the numbers are whole numbers like 539 etc. I increment Y slowly because i also want to not let x move much. when … |
| | Hi, i've started making a simple breakout game with java swing. This is just for fun and to learn more about java and swing. I got a frame and a panel and a mouse listener. I draw a paddle on the screen and it moves as the mouse moves. I … |