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It's hard problem...
on one hand, one keeps piling up an infinite amount of tools, properties, functionality,...
on the other hand, one wants a slick, simple and intuitive UI! 
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one approach is user-defined ui's (themes, or modes, as you will).
issue of "piling up an infinite amount" ? imho, a data structure containing a list of visible ui elements, etc., and their visual/size/location, etc., properties, is practical.
let's say ... when i create a new document, i can choose from one of my previously saved themes, or open with the default theme.
from there:
1) open a theme editor app, and let me create, save, modify, etc.
2) or, let me save the current ui config as a new theme ... of course that implies the user can modify ui element visibility as they work on a document. in the case of using docking windows, or, tear off tool palettes ... that's present.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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sorry.. I am not in the mind to have customizable UI like Word or Excel (yet)
but hey.. you can load and save favorite all at once. so you can have multiple favorites and load the one for the job! 
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Super Lloyd wrote: I am not in the mind to have customizable UI like Word or Excel (yet)
That's interesting: how do you see those Office apps as customizable ?
Also, not clear what "favorite" means in terms of your app.
And, now, since you reject me, i'm going to have to withdraw my one-time-only, unbelievably generous, offer to sell you an infinitely customizable UI at a price you'll never see again, and, also to cancel buying you a beer when you visit Chiang Mai next time   
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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dnGREP has a very nice feature Perhaps it is the kind you were referring to re/ the option to pin I mention it here because I am enthralled by it and may quite probably utilize it in a future project and perhaps may be useful to yourself dnGREP displays the source file of found matches in a docked right pane That pane has an NE pointing arrow in its' top right corner Whilst clicking upon said arrow the pane becomes floating It too has an arrow in the same top right corner this time pointing SE which of course re-docks it back to its' original location - Cheerio
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sounds interesting, thanks! 
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It took most of the day between repeated merge conflicts and C++ linker weirdness coupled with toolchain weirdness but I got GFX and the GFX Demo project updated at github.
That's a huge weight off my mind. Whenever I have something that I know is being used that I also know has problems it eats at me.
Now that I've identified and fixed (I hope) all the potential issues, and reposted the massive updates I feel so much better about today.
This was the mountain of code I mentioned the other day. As far as maintaining it, that tiger has successfully been grabbed by the tail.
I even updated the esp32 subreddit with my changes.
I don't know if any of you get that gnawing concern over broken source, even if it's only broken for certain scenarios, but once I've published an article about something, if I know something has been wrong with it this whole time it puts me on edge.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I bought this Windows Server STD 2019 16-core system, but not sure how to install it.
I plan to install this onto my Dell T5810 workstation with 6 cores.
Is there any difference than installing retail version of Windows Server STD 2019?
any experience or suggestion to share?
diligent hands rule....
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Have you tried not to use a condom?
You boot from CD or USB and follow instructions. If you asking because you a SysOp, then please, RTFM.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I will try install it directly. but it seems like related with OEM version, so I am not sure if it is correct way to do it...
diligent hands rule....
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Please post the name of your company?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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this is for my personal hobby and I am a developer guy, not good at hardware and OS installation. I got this copy from eBay.
diligent hands rule....
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Did you consider booting and following instructions?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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will do it this weekend. I am cleaning its chassis today to remove some dust inside...
diligent hands rule....
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Hi Eddy
I don't respond here often but I do still enjoy the lounge.
Just wanted to say that I do enjoy your comments pretty well most of the time.
You are greater than your sig and I love your contribution.
Thanks...
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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grralph1 wrote: You are greater than your sig and I love your contribution.
Ehr..
Let us pretend that did not happen.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Um.
You are buying Operating Systems on Fleabay?
The only reason I can think of for that is "extreme cheapness" and that's a red flag to me. Is it genuine? Not locked to a specific hardware setup? Does the seller still exist? How many times has he sold the same software (or software code)?
You get what you pay for in this life: And the OS is kinda important - if it isn't genuine and sold under the MS T'n'C's - MS will turn it off if / when they spot it.
I've seen that before with friends who happily ran pirate Win 7, until the day it told them "this is not a genuine copy" and disabled pretty much everything until they sent MS a lot of money ...
I could be wrong, but there are a lot of crooks on FleaBay, and "cheap software" is one way they make money.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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it is a genuine copy since it was sent to me a hard copy, as showed in the image. the literals are the exactly same as I demo here( I erased one word and put "STD" there to be precise).
it carries a product license key too.
diligent hands rule....
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The only reason (technically, not legally) to install from an OEM version is to get all the proprietary drivers for the custom hardware slipstreamed into it. Unless this disc (I'm assuming that's what it is) is tailored specifically for the Dell hardware you bought, then I don't see the point of using that over a retail version.
How much does Dell want anyway for a Server 2019 disc with their own drivers that they will vouch for?
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Dell drivers are free to download. I will give a try to see how things go.
diligent hands rule....
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Yeah...was just pointing out that the benefit of having "the" CD for the exact model of OEM hardware is that you don't have to guess exactly what you have and which driver(s) apply. If you have the wrong CD with the wrong preloaded drivers, I could see how you could end up in a worse place than if you had started with a retail CD with no proprietary driver whatsoever.
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Installing is one thing, configuring and understanding are another.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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you hit bull's eye: that's why I posted my question here to see if I could get any useful info before I dive into installation....
diligent hands rule....
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Which license version you have (OEM, retail, whatever) doesn't much change the install/configure job. You can use it like almost any other version of Windows OS. But, are you going to:
1. Use it as a PDC (Primary Domain Controller)?
2. DHCP server (it will want to do that)?
3. DNS server?
4. Create your own domain for it?
5. Exchange server with dig cert? Real domain account?
6. File server? FTP?
etc, etc
Actually, you can get a 6 month full blown trial key for nothing.
In fact, I would get one and run it in a Virtual Machine before using your retail version. I do that to test doing upgrades.
Oh, yeah, find a good on-line reference for configuring it. Mark Minasi used to do good books back in the 2003 versions, not sure if he is still around.
Happy learning. I have 3 different servers running as VM's in a T5810. I don't connect many users to it, use it for testing.
You will be limited to # of users by the license(s) you bought.
>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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