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    Keep in mind that by remapping the arrow keys you will be over-riding their original functionality in all applications. It may be possible to test in AutoHotKey if the desktop …
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    Marked Solved Status for Moving mouse cursor with keyboard

    What I would like to do is to register a couple of shortcuts to move the mouse cursor. The cursor should jump from the one square area of the screen …
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    I find that if you just want to paint over without stripping/sanding, it is best to clean it thoroughly with TSP first otherwise the paint may just peel off.
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    Replied To a Post in Anyone know why this is not adding borders to my sheet

    It is possible that those are functions/methods exposed by openpyxl. It is also possible that they would be available as coded if the import were written as from openpyxl import …
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    Same comment as your other related post. If I posted x = splunge.fnord(1,2,'abc') and asked why it doesn't work, your first comment would likely be, "I have no idea what …
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    Replied To a Post in Anyone know why this is not adding borders to my sheet

    How about some context? Perhaps you could post a full, but stripped down example that we could try to run. Based on what little you posted I really have no …
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    >I love the new look with the soft corners etc Maybe, but in a couple of years we can expect MS to just change it back because, you know, change. …
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    I'v e been running Windows 11 in a virtual machine for some weeks now. I haven't seen anything that would 1. Entice me to want to update 1. Discourage me …
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    As stated earlier, `->` is indeed type hinting. For example, if you define a method that takes a string parameter and returns a boolean you can define it lie def …
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    And here it is: """ Name: SideBySide.py Description: Given two video files, runs them concurrently in two side by side instances of ffplay. Ths is very useful when you have …
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    Edited Image File Tagging App in Python/wxPython

    **Requires:** 1. Python version 3.8 or newer 2. wxPython version 4.0 or newer 3. exif module 4. Windows with NTFS file system To ensure you have the required packages please …
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    Replied To a Post in Fortran code conversion to Python 3.x

    That depends on how complex the code is and where you are having problems. I suggest you start a new thread and see what happens. We tend to offer help …
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    Fair enough. To be clear I made the call based primarily on the fact that he was posting under multiple accounts. No reason to do that unless he felt he …
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    >It is a direct violation of privacy to publicly publish someone’s IP address. Even if it is in the private Moderator's forum where I thought I was posting it? I'll …
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    We are getting a burst of posts all from IP 180.188.224.184 Wouldn't be a concern except they are all similar in content but from five different usernames (they come in …
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    Replied To a Post in how to define a var = ???.text in vb.net

    My mistake. Val will not throw an error.
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    I'm not familiar with graphics.py. It apparently does not come with python. I've been using mostly wxPython, but you might want to consider the turtle module that comes with python. …
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    Replied To a Post in how to define a var = ???.text in vb.net

    It's been ages since I used vb.Net but as I recall, `Val` attempts to convert a string to a number but errors out if the string is not a valid …
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    Replied To a Post in how to define a var = ???.text in vb.net

    Just realize that there is nothing to stop the user from entering a value that will throw an exception when you try to convert it to an integer. Either check …
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    When my wife says, "can you find me the picture of Adam and Cooper at Shebandowan" I can bring up an "Everything" search window and type in those three terms. …
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    >My first taste of programming was a language called Fortran Except for a smattering of self-taught BASIC, FORTRAN (actually WATFOR - Waterloo FORTRAN) was my first. After learning several other …
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    Replied To a Post in Quiz Application for vb.NET

    >Frankly I've written off MS-Access for decades. Fer sher. I'd recommend sqlite.
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    >There are a handful of old timers around here. I'm one. Welcome to Daniweb.
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    # Comparing two videos side by side I have been creating walk-through videos on the cheap by just wandering through an area with my little Sony camera. Lacking a steady-cam …
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    Edited Image File Tagging App in Python/wxPython

    **Requires:** 1. Python version 3.8 or newer 2. wxPython version 4.0 or newer 3. exif module 4. Windows with NTFS file system To ensure you have the required packages please …
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    And here it is: """ Name: SideBySide.py Description: Given two video files, runs them concurrently in two side by side instances of ffplay. Ths is very useful when you have …
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    Replied To a Post in Play two videos side by side for comparison

    And here it is: """ Name: SideBySide.py Description: Given two video files, runs them concurrently in two side by side instances of ffplay. Ths is very useful when you have …
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    Edited Play two videos side by side for comparison

    # Comparing two videos side by side I have been creating walk-through videos on the cheap by just wandering through an area with my little Sony camera. Lacking a steady-cam …
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    Edited Image File Tagging App in Python/wxPython

    **Requires:** 1. Python version 3.8 or newer 2. wxPython version 4.0 or newer 3. exif module 4. Windows with NTFS file system To ensure you have the required packages please …
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    Created Image File Tagging App in Python/wxPython

    **Requires:** 1. Python version 3.8 or newer 2. wxPython version 4.0 or newer 3. exif module 4. Windows with NTFS file system To ensure you have the required packages please …
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    Edited Play two videos side by side for comparison

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    Please read the [Daniweb Posting Rules](https://www.daniweb.com/welcome/rules) and [Suggestions For Posting Questions](https://www.daniweb.com/programming/threads/435023/read-this-before-posting-a-question). Short version: 1. Don't hijack threads. Start a new on with your question. 1. Don't resurrect old threads. 1. …
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    >but I think Reverend Jim may be able to top that Nope. You actually have seniority by a year and change. I started pounding out BASIC in my first year …
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    The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise—with the occasion. As our case is new, …
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    I don't use tkinter. It is sadly out of date. Instead I use wxPython, a python wrapper for the wxwidgets tool set (a cross platform library that renders controls using …
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    Replied To a Post in How do I convert a SQLITE day number to a date string

    Yes. That works also.
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    Replied To a Post in How do I convert a SQLITE day number to a date string

    Got it. The solution was SELECT DATE('1899-12-31','localtime','+'||day||' days') AS day
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    Created How do I convert a SQLITE day number to a date string

    I have a SQLite database that for some insane reason stores dates as the number of days since 1899-12-31. I want to create a view that will display the date …
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    I'm all in favour of higher quality, particularly higher quality posts.
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    Where are you stuck and what language are you working in? Is the app command line based, or does it require a GUI?
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    If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; …
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    OK. Done.
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    >As to Jon Stewart, I thought he was pulling our leg. After four+ years of outrageous statements followed by "just kidding" you'd think he would know better. Some jokes are …
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    I was very disappointed to see Jon Stewart buy into the "it came from a lab in Wuhan" hypothesis. I'm not saying it didn't, but until there is evidence that …
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    >There are as many idiots on the left as there are on the right. True, but the levels of crazy manifest in much different ways on the two sides. Also, …
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    >The first court ruling about this agrees... At least until GOP controlled state legislatures pass their own laws. In spite of all the rhetoric about how we should let the …

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