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Hello! I just bought a laptop and I am getting all my software I need for it. I can't decide whether to get Winamp or use Windows Media Player. Also, should I use OpenOffice or Microsoft Works. Also I need a good desktop recording program. So what are your opinions?

Um, I am learning C++ not C. I do not believe it is neccessary to learn C when I can just use C++. I am only 14 and I am going to be a game programmer, so I need to learn C++ and stuff.

Could I get a link to the eBook please. I might try and see if I can print it out. I am really interested in the eBook.

I have a fairly advanced knowledge of programming and I am pretty far into my C++ for Dummies book. I currently know Perl, PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Batch programming, and of course a little C++. Also, could you reccomend a few specific books. C++ only though. I don't really think that C will be as useful.

Thanks for the replies. I didn't know about the Perl toolkits and I might have a look at those. I started working with Perl Saturday and I feel very good about my knowledge in the language. I have basically read the entire Perl for Dummies book I got for Christmas on Sunday. I will try to make an RPG and I may even put in on something like Sourceforge.

I am very much interested in learning C++ and I have checked out a book from my public library entitled C++ For Dummies. lol. Well has anybody read this entire book because I have only gotten into like the first 100-150 pages of it and would like to know of some other books I should read with it. I like it so far and I am learning fairly quickly. (I am at classes at this point) Also some online tutorials or free eBooks would be cool.

Perl is not a true web programming language. It is a normal programming language like C or Java. It can be used to create a desktop application. It can be configured though to run off a web server for scripting. My question was if people use Perl for stuff like game programming and if alot of people actually have Perl installed. I think a text-based RPG game or something similar can be very interesting in Perl.

I am asking whether or not people generally use Perl to create desktop applications.

I know that Perl is very common for CGI scripts and is used in many web applications. I also know that Perl can be run from the command-line for basic applications. Anybody ever make desktop applications in Perl or do most people strictly use Perl for CGI and use C(++) or Visual Basic for desktop applications. I am curious because I would like to attempt to create a game in Perl and distribute it. Of course it could only work for people who have Perl installed. Just wondering.

Perl programs can't be hidden that well to my knowledge. If you need really protected code, use C or C++ which must be compiled. Perl is a good beginner's lanuage, and is great because of CGI support. I do not know of a way to encrypt perl though. One way could be to make the directories of a program be executable only.

Did you provide the special UNIX comment needed for Perl scripts? Also, you should put the script in cgi-bin and do what Truefusion said probably. I am just getting started on learning Perl as a CGI resource, but I am fairly proficient in desktop applications of Perl.

Welcome to my turoial on how to start multiple programs using one shortcut. You may probably be wondering how this is possible. Well this tutorial will use a language from MS-DOS called batch. I am not sure whether it is "language", but I do know that it is a way to program for MS-DOS. Batch is simply a way to run several MS-DOS commands with just one command. All batch files are run through Command Prompt, but they can be accessed with shortcuts also. Here are a few requirements for this tutorial.

 

Requirements

Windows XP (I tested this on XP, but it should work on many Windows systems)

Some programs

Notepad

Ok, let's go on and start our tutorial.

 

First, open up Notepad and start a new document. We will put all of our code here.

 

First we need to turn off command echoing. This is not neccessary, but can be quite annoying. This will only help if you are going to directly run the command through CMD.

Type in this code

@echo off

That will turn off our command echoing.

 

Now to running the programs. I will use two programs as an example. I will also use fake folders and stuff.

 

Type in this code after the first command.

rem Guild Warscd C:\Program Files\Guild Warsstart gw.exerem Firefoxcd C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefoxstart firefox.exe

That code will change to those directories then run the appropriate executable file.

 

Those are example directories. The rem command simply means a comment.

 

This is the template for the programs.

cd Path to programstart Program .exe file

That is all to run the program.

 

Well, let's add one more command to close CMD after it is finished. This also will make it seem like CMD did nothing.

exit

So our final code should look like this:

@echo offrem Guild Warscd C:\Program Files\Guild Warsstart gw.exerem Firefoxcd C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefoxstart firfox.exeexit

Ok after you have your code written, save the file as a .bat file. The file name is up to you. The file name though will be the command name. I will call mine guildfire.bat.

 

Ok, we have our program. What about the shortcut? Well I am going to explain that.

 

After you have the file saved. Be sure to remember where you saved it.

 

On your desktop, right click and create a new shortcut. When it asks you about the target, direct the target to the batch file we just made. Change the name and save. You just made a program starting program.

 

If you want to change the image

To change the shortcut's icon, simply go to it's properties and it should have a place to change the Icon Image. Simply change it with something like a BMP file. The best image size for the icon is about 50x50.

 

Thank you for reading this tutorial and I hope you have fun.

One you thing you could do is just post a notice in your site that you will change the domain within X time. After about a month, update your Google index and put the domain on a temporary webspace wih a URL to your site. After X time, switch your domain. I think that could work.

My demo I have or had set up worked. It is probably missing a "{" or "}". I'll proofread it.

The most important problem with this issue is that you should download the latest stable release. With GIMP 2.2, you can save your images as several image type files and even .html for tables. GIMP can save as the native file, Photoshop files, JPG files, GIF files, and PNG files. That isn't even close to all of the file types. As for your question of other programs like GIMP. There is a program from ADOBE called Photoshop CS3. It is a program used by professionals, but it costs at least $600 USD. All i would have to say is try out all of GIMP's file extensions. GIMP is a very useful program and can do more than you think.

I wasn't going to have a server on my account. My IRC channel is hosted on dejatoons.net. So an IRC client is against TOS. Well, i still want to devleop one to see how to make one just in case I run a localhost and I can use this client. I do know that in PHP there are the ircg functions that can connect to IRC servers. I just don't see how I could output the messages once it starts. If this is against TOS then close the topic.

I am wondering whether or not you could create a basic client for IRC using PHP. I know that PHP does have IRC functions which I read about on php.net. I am not quite sure whether or not a client could be built around this. I do know that there is a CGI IRC client on the web. I use this while I am on my Wii I am wanting to incorporate a PHP IRC client into my website and use AJAX to automatically reload the chat. Well, if anybody could help that would be great.

Thank you Truefusion for the comments. Also, I just made a new siganture:

 

 

This is another signature I made while experimenting. I was just messing around and decided to make a signature. I used a default gradient and a custom brush for the background. The gradient was simply from FG to BG and that is why its red like that. I used a font called Jazz that came with Finale Notepad 2008 I think. The Inuyasha render was found on google. I really like this one because of its background. I attempted using something I have never used before: color balance. That is how I got the background to be fairly blended. Well enjoy this signature.

Ok I am here to show off my 2 banners i have made. I made one of them a few minutes ago and the other last week. I am just getting into GIMP so they might not be very good.

 

My first graphic is a banner I made for my website.

 

 

This was a very basic design. I simply used a gradient for the background and default fonts. If you look closely in the background I added the game logos of 3 popular Wii games. This is the current banner of my website. I dove into this with Nintendo in mind. I really like the result despite no border.

 

 

My new signature. I made this just a few minutes ago and it took about an hour to make. I was going for a smoke effect with the background. I created a custom brush and gradient and used an airbrush for the background. For a border I used a second layer with the same gradient as the background. I like the effect of it quite a bit. I dove into this as an experiment with a smoke effect and decided to fully use it. The fonts are default and the Triforce was found on Google Images.

 

Well, there are my two signatures/banners I have made. Please comment on them and let me know how i'm doing as a graphics artist. Thank you.

This is a simple tutorial on a way to set up a bookmarking system on your Wii with greater stroage than the Favorites. It is more complicated than the Favorites and requires manual URL typing. Well let's dive on in.

 

Items Required

Nintendo Wii

Internet Channel

3 Empty Favorites

Internet Connection

An account on a social bookmarking site

I will be using delicious as an example.

delicious

 

Ok, if you do not have an account, read on. If you do have an account, go to the {account} section.

 

Ok, first you need to register an account. This can be done by clicking on the register link on delicious. Enter in the required fields and follow the steps. When it is discussing the broswer buttons click yes. When it shows you the links to the buttons simply click continue. Now you should be emailed. Check your email and verify your account.

 

Ok, when you verify you will be given an address that will take you to your bookmarks. Remember that.

 

{account}

 

Ok, let's set up our system.

 

First, go to delicious and log in. Be sure to check remember me. Ok after you log in, add delicious to your favorites. Move it to the third favorites spot.

 

Next, click the button at the top that says Post. When you get to that screen, add it to Favorites. Rename the link to "Add Favorite" or something similar. Then move that link to the first spot in Favorites.

 

Next, we need a screen to show our favorites. Click on the button that says my bookmarks. When you get to that page, add it to favorites and rename it to "My Favorites" or something similar. Put that into the second favorites slot. You can also just go to the link given to you after you verified your account.

 

You now have a simple bookmarking system set up on your Wii favorites. Simply click on the "Add Favorite" link to add a link and click on the "My Favorites" link to view them. Congratulations!

It seems cool, but it lacks the use of some other key web development tools by what I see in the first post. Where is our PHP and ASP. I would also expect ColdFusion to be included. Why let those powerful tools not to be used. I know Apache can be used for local testing, but it would have been cool. Of course I could have the totally wrong idea of its main use.

Great tutorial! I use GIMP to do graphics and I don't know if there is a pixel text font with it or not. Is there one for download? Also, I may be submitting a tutorial in graphics on how to add a "watermark" to an image. Great tutorial though!

Nice job OpaQue!!! I didn't suffer any downtime, but all those that did I hope didn't leave. It's a good thing the files were saved. Great job!

Sweet! I only know of gamma because of my account, but sweet still. Also, the servers are named after the greek alphabet. Alpha, Beta, Delta and all that.

That is a very apparent fake. I can prove it by quoting the seventh book. In the Epilouge it totally proves this false.Spoliers in text

So this picture is a total fake!