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Questions tagged [desktop-integration]

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Chrome on Linux - query the browser to see what tabs are open?

I am running Chromium (the open source chrome version) on Ubuntu Linux. Can I write a programme to see what tabs I have open? I would like to write a programme to monitor how much time I'm spending on things. Is there a command line programme, some…
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Equivalent to JDIC?

Apart from JDIC, does anyone know a project working towards desktop/Java integration?
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Python Desktop Integration - Drag and drop

I have a pygame window that I want to know when a file has been dragged and dropped onto it. I only need to be able to fetch the name of the file. How can this be accomplished?
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How to make an Ubuntu application integrated?

I'm designing an application for Ubuntu and would like to make it feel natural and integrated in the OS. What are the available libraries, guidelines and frameworks that make an application look&feel native on an Ubuntu/Unity desktop? I don't…
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How to run Java programs by clicking on their icon on Windows?

I have written a Java program that uses Java swing library. Now I would like to execute this program by double clicking on the executable file on Windows just like any other program with a GUI. How do I do that?
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Use NServiceBus for desktop app integration?

Background: We have a bunch of Windows apps that need to be integrated. We think a publish-subscribe IPC mechanism/library would do the trick. Inter app Events don't need to be persisted; Not all apps are written on .NET but those that aren't have…
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Drag and drop a link on the desktop to create a shortcut

My client asked me a interesting thing today. Drag and drop a link in the browser on the desktop to create a shortcut to the linked webpage. We have a web-application and it could be very good to enable the user to directly connect their…
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How do I get a list of application suggestions for a given file type in Qt5?

Background Information: I'm building a small cross-desktop application using Qt5. I want to limit this application to only one specific task. Anything else should be delegated to other applications installed on the user's system. More concretely:…
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Where to install icon for a user-specific application while adhering to FreeDesktop standards?

I have a GUI application that I want to install per-user in a FreeDesktop-compliant manner. Reading the relevant specifications, it seem that a '.desktop' file should be placed in ~/.local/share/applications, and that it should contain an Icon key…
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How do I run a TCL script on files from my file manager?

I'm working on a simple TCL script that makes a few Tk dialogs appear and then compresses a file given by argv. It works just fine from the terminal by running "./script file", but since it's a graphical wrapper for a command-line utility, I want it…
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Can't create shortcut or desktop from JNLP

I got most part of Web Start JNLP to work except the desktop creation: Demo Saintonics …
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JAVA : SWING : How can i build a .exe for Swing application

I am trying to make a .exe file for a Swing Application by using InstallJammer. I got the installation file (project.exe) and installed. After installation I could not find any icon to start the project. How can I start this project after…
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How to set folder display name with e.g. "SHGetSetFolderCustomSettings()"?

Looks like SHGetSetFolderCustomSettings allows you to set an icon, a tooltip, a web view template and stuff, but I could not find how to set the LocalizedResourceName in the associated desktop.ini (see SHFOLDERCUSTOMSETTINGS structure). Therefore I…
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Error while uploading multiple documents in Oracle webcenter content(UCM) via Desktop integration suite(DIT)

I'm facing two issues while uploading multiple documents in Oracle webcenter content(UCM) via Desktop integration suite(DIT) 1) multiple file uploads are not taking the content information and not replicating the same for e.g. metadata field "Title"…
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How does the right-click "open with" option behave in most Linux GUIs?

I've been trying to make a program that lives in /usr/bin, and it currently works fine from the terminal (because every beginner tutorial teaches you how to use terminal commands) but it doesn't work when I try running it from the file manager. I…
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