Questions tagged [end-user]

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Best software for writing HTML-based user manuals

I'm working on a project where I need to generate end-user documentation for a piece of software. At some point in next year, the piece of software that I am writing this documentation will be retired. Therefore, I do not wish to spend a great deal…
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How do you encourage end users to fill out trouble tickets?

So, I work in a fairly small IT section. We have a trouble ticketing system that about half of our end users use. Some of my coworkers don't really do much to encourage our end users to use the system we have in place. The end result? Constant…
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How to Get End-User (Client) Feedback on Custom Development Projects

My company is a custom development shop for a number of projects, some larger and some smaller. Currently we handle all of our client communication through email. So we email a design doc, they mark it up and send it back. Then we roll out a beta…
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G Suite Add-on refusing to connect to drive? How to solve "drive.google.com refused to connect" error?

I am trying to use a G Suite Add-on called YAMM that I regularly use. Recently, I have been encountering an error "drive.google.com refused to connect" often. When I contacted the developer, they say it is Google's problem. How do I get it fixed?
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Is it ok to log the source class name and method name in a java product?

i am currently working on a java application for some network monitoring tool. In my code i am supposed to use logging a lot. Since its a network management software, the information in logs is quite useful to the user hence its compulsory to use…
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Run program on end user computer without Visual Studio

I wrote a program in VB.NET and created DLL files and used the COM objects in the registry. Now I want to run my program on another computer where I don't have Visual Studio. I am confused which files from my original project should I copy, where to…
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npm and bower installing only end-user/production files

Lately I have been wondering if there is any way to use bower or npm only as a consumer. Let’s say I am not really interested on developing the package further, but simply using it on my website/application. So as I would first think: npm install…
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How to manage end user documentation for a project under continuous integration?

I have a project under continuous integration and would like to add end user documentation to the project. The end user documentation is a user manual, not API documentation. In our environment we use windows, c#, msbuild, cruisecontrol.net and…
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Keeping accounts restricted to 1 per user - PHP

The website that I am currently designing has run into a bit of a snag - basically my client has mad it clear that he needs a one person = one account feature, now I'm not the best at analytic's (despite my programming background) so I could really…
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allow end-user to move a control

I found a good sample Here, but I have a few problems with it. 1. It is not placing the control to the correct position where the mouse left off becase the control is a big one. It could be pushed out of the screen.. I want it should stay within…
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How can I include a pip installed module with my python script?

I wrote an encryption program in Python 3.6 that uses the module pycryptodome, specificly these imports: from Crypto.Cipher import AES from Crypto.Hash import SHA256 from Crypto.Random import get_random_bytes The program works, but it cannot be…
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User-friendly wiki for end-users/customers

Currently our team is using MoinMoin as a wiki for IT and it's so nice. We want to promote to use wiki for end-users because some of them are interested. On the wiki we'll share and edit requirements of aplications, for instance. I think MoinMoin is…
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What is the best practice for text in a dialog box?

This is not so much a technical question but still part of the development cycle. I'm having to word all of my dialog boxes in this program I am working on and I was trying to get a good handle on the best practices for making text for the average…
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End-user configurable python script via webpage

I have written a python function that pulls daily financial data from our Oracle DB and sends out a nice report via email each morning to a set of email addresses. To configure these reports for each user, I have a simple script that sets it up, and…
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How do I statically link SDL to my a.out on Linux (Ubuntu)

Let's take this snippet: #include "SDL/SDL.h" int main( int argc, char* args[] ) { SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING ); SDL_Quit(); return 0; } Compile command would be: g++ -o myprogram mysource.cpp -lSDL How can I 'include' SDL in…
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