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As to your question, gzip is NOT zip compatable. ... 1,023 Views / 14 Replies  
As to your question, gzip is NOT zip compatable. It is the standard used by Linux and others for many years (though they're turning to bzip2 now).

When I first heard about the compression in...
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 13, 2003 at 04:59 PM, in macOS
Just to enlighten some to a feature of perl, you... 726 Views / 10 Replies  
Just to enlighten some to a feature of perl, you could also use a format as in:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

format STDOUT =
@|||||||||| @|||||||||| @||||||||||
@items
.

while (<>) {
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 1, 2003 at 02:18 PM, in macOS
Thanks, the direct construction works. 577 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks, the direct construction works.
Posted by LordJavac, on Feb 5, 2003 at 05:30 AM, in Developer Center
fstream problem 577 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm trying to use an fstream in C++ and I keep getting the following error:




The following will cause the error:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
Posted by LordJavac, on Feb 4, 2003 at 07:58 PM, in Developer Center
Poll: realMYST was the best by far. That was the way... 1,378 Views / 7 Replies  
realMYST was the best by far. That was the way the games should have always been (they couldn't have been, I know). It looks great and plays just like MYST did. Also The first one was not as...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jan 11, 2003 at 04:17 AM, in Gaming
Unfortunately, Mail only polls the mail server to... 758 Views / 6 Replies  
Unfortunately, Mail only polls the mail server to see if you've recieved new mail. If you want to know instantly, you'd have to play with a local mail server and some programming.
Posted by LordJavac, on Dec 2, 2002 at 07:50 PM, in macOS
I believe you need to compile with the curses... 1,057 Views / 11 Replies  
I believe you need to compile with the curses library with '-lcurses' (or '-lncurses' as that's the implementation used now).
Posted by LordJavac, on Nov 12, 2002 at 09:20 PM, in Developer Center
The problem does lie in the data source for the... 796 Views / 7 Replies  
The problem does lie in the data source for the lookup, however a recent release of My DVD Library (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=16227&db=mac) kinda killed the discussion. "My DVD...
Posted by LordJavac, on Nov 12, 2002 at 09:05 PM, in Applications
This is perfectly valid C/C++/Obj-C. I'm... 714 Views / 8 Replies  
This is perfectly valid C/C++/Obj-C. I'm suprised that it was ever a problem. It's exactly the same as '-' which determined to be unary or binary by the context. It's often a programmer preference...
Posted by LordJavac, on Nov 11, 2002 at 05:01 PM, in Developer Center
Is this dead, now that "My DVD Library" has a new... 3,877 Views / 64 Replies  
Is this dead, now that "My DVD Library" has a new version?
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 10, 2002 at 05:37 PM, in Applications
How can I get the login prompt (motd) to show... 950 Views / 10 Replies  
How can I get the login prompt (motd) to show last login information?
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 9, 2002 at 07:27 PM, in macOS
I'd like to see the return of hierarchical... 875 Views / 10 Replies  
I'd like to see the return of hierarchical playlists (MIA since SoundJam). They were really helpful for grouping sub-series within a series (especially now that Audible.com is providing non-music...
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 9, 2002 at 07:21 PM, in macOS
I'd like to see a list of what information people... 3,877 Views / 64 Replies  
I'd like to see a list of what information people want for their DVDs. Let's start with the basics:

Title
Year
Running Time
MPAA Rating
User Rating (not from remote database)
...
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 2, 2002 at 02:09 PM, in Applications
I would be interested in helping this project (I... 3,877 Views / 64 Replies  
I would be interested in helping this project (I am a programmer), but I need more information before I can commit. The three biggest issues are:

User Interface
Remote DVD Data source
Local...
Posted by LordJavac, on Oct 1, 2002 at 06:24 PM, in Applications
Does anyone know if the newer versions include... 1,083 Views / 25 Replies  
Does anyone know if the newer versions include support for some of the extra features that the Windows version supports? I am particularly interested in the firewall and anti-virus software scanning...
Posted by LordJavac, on Sep 25, 2002 at 03:27 PM, in macOS
nvram is the command used to get/set the values... 1,624 Views / 13 Replies  
nvram is the command used to get/set the values of variables in non-volatile RAM. These variables contain information that tells the computer what drive to boot from (and which system to use). I...
Posted by LordJavac, on Sep 23, 2002 at 02:11 PM, in macOS
It should be a little more like: tar -cvzf... 921 Views / 8 Replies  
It should be a little more like:

tar -cvzf <archive> `find / -ctime -2 -type f`


Firstly, use '-ctime' to check for cfreation time. To check in the last two days you use '-2'. '-mtime 2'...
Posted by LordJavac, on Sep 19, 2002 at 06:30 PM, in macOS
The routines for reading/writing files in... 619 Views / 1 Replies  
The routines for reading/writing files in NSDocument have an argument that is the type of the file. You'll also have to add the file type to the bindings in the build settings. You could also have...
Posted by LordJavac, on Sep 16, 2002 at 04:41 PM, in Developer Center
Isn't there some way to create a namespace around... 681 Views / 7 Replies  
Isn't there some way to create a namespace around our classes?! Like a package in Java or namespaces in C++. This is the only thing I dislike about Objective C.
Posted by LordJavac, on Sep 6, 2002 at 07:41 PM, in Developer Center
Are the screenshots vecotr-based or still... 2,467 Views / 52 Replies  
Are the screenshots vecotr-based or still rasterized?
The coolest feature of using PDF as the display language should be that you could take vector PDF screenshots that would scale much better than...
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 30, 2002 at 02:23 PM, in Applications
I believe that the Cisco VPNs use IPSec which I... 756 Views / 11 Replies  
I believe that the Cisco VPNs use IPSec which I believe is also supported by the builtin VPN software. You might give it a try. I am very interested in this as my company uses Cisco VPN products,...
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 27, 2002 at 06:00 PM, in Applications
I'm not trying to add them from the Terminal, I'm... 642 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm not trying to add them from the Terminal, I'm trying to drag-and-drop them into the Library from the Finder. I can create new playlists, so I assume I can write to the Library. Also all of...
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 26, 2002 at 07:29 PM, in Applications
iTunes: Cannot add to Library 642 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm trying to add some MP3s to my iTunes library, but it doesn't take them. I've tried dragging the MP3s to a playlist, to the library and using the "Add to Library..." menu item. The icon of the...
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 22, 2002 at 06:18 PM, in Applications
No, the problem is that my work is using a... 824 Views / 10 Replies  
No, the problem is that my work is using a feature of the Windows client to check for a firewall on the connecting (my) machine (as well as anti-virus software). This feature is not supported by the...
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 13, 2002 at 02:16 AM, in Applications
Does the new version (3.6) support Firewall... 824 Views / 10 Replies  
Does the new version (3.6) support Firewall and/or virus scanner checking (or, at least, spoof it)? This is the only thing keeping me from using my Mac to connect to my company's VPN.
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 12, 2002 at 05:08 PM, in Applications
I had the same problem last night, I'll have to... 732 Views / 4 Replies  
I had the same problem last night, I'll have to check when I get home to see if it's fixed. I read elsewhere that the host that SW Update uses was down for a while.
Posted by LordJavac, on Aug 9, 2002 at 06:42 PM, in macOS
I am curious if there is a way to invoke the... 570 Views / 4 Replies  
I am curious if there is a way to invoke the "&gt;console" mode from somewhere other than the login panel. It would be nice to be able to invoke it from the GUI when things freeze up.

As to a...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 30, 2002 at 05:38 PM, in macOS
The assignment is asking you to use their String... 635 Views / 6 Replies  
The assignment is asking you to use their String class, whereas the '#include &lt;string&gt;' is using the standard C++ string class. This could be a major problem as the interfaces to the classes may...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 29, 2002 at 04:37 PM, in Developer Center
To allow CGIs to run anywhere, you must have the... 573 Views / 5 Replies  
To allow CGIs to run anywhere, you must have the AddHandler configured (as you do). Also the directories you want to run CGIs in need the 'ExecCGI' option set. Fortunately (or not, depending on...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 29, 2002 at 04:12 PM, in macOS
You could block that IP with the firewall (ipfw).... 530 Views / 5 Replies  
You could block that IP with the firewall (ipfw). Something like deny any from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to any.
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 29, 2002 at 04:01 PM, in macOS
There are four "required" AppleScript events:... 615 Views / 13 Replies  
There are four "required" AppleScript events: Open Application, Open Document, Print Document and Quit Application. All well behaved Mac applications support these events. So to tell Mail to quit...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 24, 2002 at 08:10 PM, in macOS
Is there a programmatic method for... 670 Views / 7 Replies  
Is there a programmatic method for enabling/disabling the password protection feature of the screen saver?
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 23, 2002 at 04:52 PM, in Developer Center
How are formats added to the iPod's repitoire? ... 671 Views / 19 Replies  
How are formats added to the iPod's repitoire? Does it use QuickTime for playback.
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 19, 2002 at 01:59 PM, in Applications
With the osascript command, you can run... 615 Views / 13 Replies  
With the osascript command, you can run AppleScript commands. For example you could use this to tell Mail to quit or to have the Finder log out.
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 19, 2002 at 01:37 PM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 542 Views / 15 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by JLFanboy:
<strong>My...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 18, 2002 at 08:22 PM, in macOS
The things you're looking for are the destination... 717 Views / 9 Replies  
The things you're looking for are the destination host and port. There are options for tcpdump to have it only give you the headers. You don't care about the data in the packet, just it's...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 15, 2002 at 12:45 PM, in macOS
Simple answer: yes. You'd have to figure out the... 717 Views / 9 Replies  
Simple answer: yes. You'd have to figure out the port (or the host) and then use ipfw to block that. You could try using tcpdump to see what the transmissions are.
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 12, 2002 at 08:20 PM, in macOS
I am curious to know if there is a mechanism for... 544 Views / 5 Replies  
I am curious to know if there is a mechanism for adding more language support to PB. For instance, could we write a syntax module for Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP or whatever?
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 10, 2002 at 07:13 PM, in Developer Center
What you probably want is to use NSBezierPath and... 513 Views / 2 Replies  
What you probably want is to use NSBezierPath and a moveTo/arcTo (not sure of the exact method names) combination for your arcs. Alternatively, You should be able to set the black circle as your...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jul 3, 2002 at 08:01 PM, in Developer Center
I believe Apple is already using an algorithm... 1,987 Views / 104 Replies  
I believe Apple is already using an algorithm like this (bicubic or tricubic) for scaling the Dock icons smoothly. It was a vast improvement from the simple scaling algorithm they had been using. ...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jun 24, 2002 at 07:48 PM, in Applications
The thing I've noticed with invoking the... 1,051 Views / 39 Replies  
The thing I've noticed with invoking the screen-saver directly is that, after the specified delay, another one starts up. It doesn't seem to check itself to see if it's already running or not. I...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jun 21, 2002 at 04:13 PM, in macOS
I need the ability to have a PPP script respond... 455 Views / 3 Replies  
I need the ability to have a PPP script respond to some extra responses from the server and ask for user input. This is to allow for password expired events that require a change of the password.
Posted by LordJavac, on Jun 20, 2002 at 03:56 PM, in macOS
The problem with FTP might lie in the environment... 550 Views / 2 Replies  
The problem with FTP might lie in the environment rather than in NSPipe. Some terminal applications query the terminal (stdout) for its dimensions before writing out to it. Since you're supplying a...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jun 11, 2002 at 06:15 PM, in Developer Center
The only thing I use Mozilla for (on my Mac) is... 714 Views / 24 Replies  
The only thing I use Mozilla for (on my Mac) is Java games on Yahoo! They simply crash IE and OmniWeb at this point, but with the MRJ Plugin for Mozila, they work fine. I do, however use Mozilla...
Posted by LordJavac, on Jun 7, 2002 at 04:37 PM, in Applications
I too am trying to do this, and what I've... 485 Views / 2 Replies  
I too am trying to do this, and what I've determined is that bundles are used for this functionality. You can put the object code in a bundle and load the bundle dynamically. Each bundle has a main...
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 26, 2002 at 06:31 PM, in Developer Center
Accessing iDisk from Windows 2000 484 Views / 9 Replies  
I am trying to access my iDisk with Windows 2000 from work, but it won't let me connect. It seems to be some form of authentication issue. I'm trying to get at "http://idisk.mac.com/my_user_id" and...
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 21, 2002 at 03:18 PM, in macOS
Is there a way to clear the cache or at least set... 627 Views / 10 Replies  
Is there a way to clear the cache or at least set a size limit? I leave OmniWeb running for weeks at a time and this would explain its slowdown over time (unless there is a clean-up mechanism).
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 20, 2002 at 01:52 PM, in Applications
Is there a way to clear the cache or at least set... 471 Views / 5 Replies  
Is there a way to clear the cache or at least set a size limit? I leave OmniWeb running for weeks at a time and this would explain its slowdown over time (unless there is a clean-up mechanism).
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 20, 2002 at 01:52 PM, in macOS
That's not a misuse of realize, just not a common... 3,774 Views / 6 Replies  
That's not a misuse of realize, just not a common use (in the US, at least).

I have been curious about this as well, but more importantly, I've been wondering about spell checking in code. How do...
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 18, 2002 at 07:22 PM, in Developer Center
Custom filesystems 576 Views / 2 Replies  
Does anyone know where I can find references/examples on writing a filesystem for OS X. I want to have an ftpfs like webdavfs and smbfs so that FTP can be an integral part of the Finder. This will...
Posted by LordJavac, on Mar 7, 2002 at 02:08 PM, in Developer Center
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