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A dialog box that displays the credits and revision information of a computer software.

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How do I get the About box to appear in C#?

I have an About box in my C# project using Microsoft's Visual C# 2008 Express Edition named AboutBox1. I have made it look how I want it in the design view, but how do I make it appear when the About link in the Help menu is clicked? This codes…
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Opening an about box using MVVM pattern

I'm working on a new WPF application and I'm trying to stay as close to the MVVM pattern as I can. My XAML files right now have no codebehinds, and all my interactivity is achieved using Josh Smith's RelayCommand class and commands in my ViewModel…
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About box with Application is agent (UIElement) set to YES?

Im trying to create a application that should only be visible in the status bar, and not have a window until you press the NSStatusItem menu options. So i have one that should open "about" [[NSApplication sharedApplication]…
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How to design a good about box?

There is not official standard dealing with the layout of about boxes, which display the credits of a computer software and other information. What should a good about box contain? And... is it okay to put an easter egg in? (source: seasip.info)
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What should I display in my About box?

I've built a small .NET winforms utility for internal use at my company, and as the primary interface is a tab control, I've decided to add a tab for the "about box" instead of a separate form. So, I have some space to fill in my about box. Thus far…
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SwiftUI: Change “About View” in macOS app

I am building a macOS-app using SwiftUI and the new App lifecycle. I would love to change the contents of the “About Window” (that appears when you tap “About DemoApp” in the apps’ menu) but have no idea how: How can I replace the About view with a…
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Java OS X Lion About Menu

I am trying to override the about menu in a Java Application on OS X Lion or anything from Leopard & above. How do I do that? The tutorials I have read so far do not seem up-to-date, some classes are no longer in the Java Mac SDK and others' events…
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In order to Macify a Java app, to catch the about event, do I have to implement a menu?

The macify Notepad example is the only example of 'macification' I could find, and it's all fine and dandy I guess, apart from the menu which completely screws up my layout. I'm very, very new at Java so I follow examples like these to the letter,…
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Eclipse 3.7 Indigo : "About dialog" error

I recently upgraded my Eclipse 3.6 instance to 3.7. I wanted to view the Help -> About Eclipse option, but this dialog does not show up. Ran it with the -consoleLog -debug option to understand what could be going wrong. This is what I see, any…
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Android - About box in application manager?

I was wondering does anyone know how to give an Android application an about box in the application manager? So when a user goes to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and clicks on an app there is an About box there that the user can…
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How to modify the font in a layout in the About section in PyQt5?

I don't manage to find a way to modify the font in the About section in PyQt5 : I would like Version 0.0 not being in bold. Here is the code I used : about_box = QMessageBox() about_box.about(self.parent(), "About", "Appli\nVersion…
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How to display icon in QMessageBox?

I have an about box that I'm trying to display an icon inside. Here is my code: QMessageBox about_box(this); about_box.setText("..."); about_box.setIconPixmap(QPixmap("qrc:/images/logo.png")); about_box.setParent(this); about_box.exec(); Here is…
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About Window or About Box in WPF 3.5 (VS2008)

I am looking for About Window for WPF VS2008. Any Source code is available to download or one have to develop on his/her own. Thanks you, Harsha
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how to return to previous activity from about with a button click?

Im trying to return from the about dialog to the main activity by a button click: public class AboutActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{ @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){ …
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How to customize the text in a default About window?

I have a Cocoa app and I want to use the default About window like this: How can I change the text? ex: Engineering:     Some people (I want to change this text to the real developer) Can it be configured somewhere in the info.plist file? I…
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