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Learn How to Use Windows 8 Charms

By adfm : 29 October 2012 - 03:38 PM
Remembering every new user interface element and expecting to know how it works intuitively doesn't always work the way developers expect it to. If you've recently upgraded to Windows 8 and wo...
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How to handle threads in Android, and what you need to watch for

By chco : 14 May 2011 - 10:11 PM
The excerpt below from Learning Android offers a look at working with threads in Android. A thread is a sequence of instructions executed in order. Although each CPU can process only one instruction a...
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Two Ways to Create a User Interface for the Android

By chco : 12 May 2011 - 04:56 PM
There are two ways to create a user interface (UI) in Android. One is declarative, and the other one is programmatic. They are quite different but often are used together to get the job done. The foll...
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How to Design an Aesthetically Pleasing Interface with Few Color Hues

By chco : 04 March 2011 - 12:31 PM
It's a good idea to maintain an identifiable uniform look when creating an application. The following excerpt from the recent O'Reilly publication Designing Interfaces, Second Edition can help...
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How to Streamline Your Brand for Your Mobile Site

By chco : 25 February 2011 - 08:15 AM
When designing a mobile version of your website it can be helpful to streamline the branding elements from your main website. The following excerpt from Designing Interfaces, Second Edition offers sev...
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can i create a compiler that will write a categorized downloadable .doc or .pdf?

Asked by Stax_001 : 31 December 2010 - 02:15 PM

Answered by DarkFlib : Jan 25 2011 09:26 AM
You don't say if you have any programming skills. What you are asking isn't easy without programming. With PHP for example, you could use FPDF, libpdf or Zend_PDF for the pdf output option, ju... full answer >
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How to Manage States with Flex's Design Mode

By chco : 14 December 2010 - 06:08 PM
The following excerpt from Learning Flex 4 shows you how to work with states in Flex's Design Mode. First, create a fresh project called StageRight, switch to Design mode, delete the Application c...
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How to Work with External Data Services While Using Flex

By chco : 06 December 2010 - 01:29 PM
The following excerpt from Learning Flex 4 explains the different options available in Flex 4 for accessing external data services.Although the HTTPService component is a handy resource, you may requi...
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How the Progress Bar Can Improve Your iPhone App

By joshclark : 11 November 2010 - 01:45 PM
It doesn't take an Einstein to realize that time is relative (file under "time flies when you're having fun.") Stuff happens faster or slower depending on the environment, distractio...
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iPhone App Design: When and How to Use Alerts

By joshclark : 22 October 2010 - 10:43 AM
An alert is an app's emergency brake. It's the blue box that pops up in the middle of the screen, stops the action, and makes an announcement. Like a modal view or action sheet, an a...
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