I thought that all those times people said something like, "John was whinging about having to go to school," they were just using an awful misspelling of "whine." It turns out that "whinge" is an actual word, pronounced "winj," which means the same thing as "whine," but is used by the British and has different etymology.
grammar
paperclippy
Dec 14, 2009 12:21
...assuming there are any UI gurus on my flist, anyway.
Other than grabbing a scroll bar and dragging it or clicking it, there are a few ways to scroll:
- keyboard -- line up and down and page up and down, home, and end
- mouse wheel
- hot areas at the right and bottom edge of touchpad
- various devices where you click and drag the middle button or a
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computer
paperclippy
Oct 21, 2009 13:20
From the website of a product I was researching:
With MKS Integrity we offer a complete range of ALM competence. This competence, delivered coherently from a single platform, allows MKS to deliver solutions that can transform software development and delivery. Competence and coherence are essential prerequisites for the adaptability needed to
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wtf
paperclippy
Oct 06, 2009 13:40
At work I'm looking into options for new application lifecycle management tools, so I thought I'd post and see what everyone else uses at their companies. Here's kind of a list of the various items that I mean when I say application lifecycle management:
- requirements/user needs
- design documentation
- task lists
- project scheduling
- risk and hazard
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work,
computer
paperclippy
Aug 10, 2009 11:02
According to
Reflector, ComboBox has the following code in it:
private static void OnMouseButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e
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wpf,
work
paperclippy
Jul 13, 2009 10:04
So, I have an ergonomic keyboard with a built-in touchpad. I bought it in 2000. It has two connectors coming out of it -- a PS/2 for the keyboard part, and a serial connector for the mouse. I love this keyboard and touchpad so much that I have toted it from school to school and finally to my job. It worked okay with my work laptop dock
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paperclippy
May 15, 2009 10:42
So last night it was nice out so I took Carter to the dog park. He was actually very good with the other dogs, not too many dominance attempts and very little growling (only when one dog would not leave him alone!). It rained two days ago, and there was a huge puddle in the park, which had been churned up into a watery mud pit. Of course, all
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shenanigans,
carter
