Top "Desktop" questions

Drawing on the desktop background as wallpaper replacement (Windows/C#)

I'm trying to make an application that needs to draw on the desktop, behind the icons so it appears to …

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What's the difference between SpecialFolder.Desktop and SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory?

I'm confused about the differences between these two special folders. Here's a code snippet that writes the output of each, …

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Not supported platforms for java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop()

Since Java 6 there is a class java.awt.Desktop. There are some nice methods but the class is not supported …

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How to create a Linux desktop icon cross desktop (KDE, GNOME) with xdg-desktop-icon?

I'd like to use the xdg-desktop-icon tool because it can be scripted and works cross desktop (at least on Linux …

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How do I detect a Lock This Computer command from a WPF application?

Would prefer an answer in C#, .Net 3.5 using WPF (Windows Forms also okay) I have an application that is essentially …

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Need Advice on Implementing a Time-limited Trial

I'm developing a shareware desktop application. I'm to the point where I need to implement the trial-use/activation code. How …

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hook into linux key event handling

I want to hook into linux desktop key event handling. Pressing CapsLock should enter some sort of command line. Some …

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Windows Desktop Search via C#

Where can I find documentation about WDS, specifically, using SQL queries from C# to query WDS? Are there any resources …

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WPF Browser Applications vs WPF Desktop Applications

I want to know what are the differences between a WPF Browser Application and WPF Desktop Application. I know that …

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Is it possible to create Desktop Application using Java backend & Web Technologies UI

I would like to create a desktop application in Java & web technologies. The main reason for selecting Java is …

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