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An add-on-in that detects the very frequent times it is not ready to perform some operation because:
1. when you click on a Control in WinForms, and then hit F4 to bring up the Property Inspector: it opens said Inspector with no content displayed, requiring you to close said Inspector and re-open it.
2. you choose to open the design-view when you are working in a code-behind view, and it needs to load the Form (that's what it tells you in the in-progress dialog it puts up, anyway) ... even if the design-view tab is currently present in the view-tabs.
Myriad other cases in WinForms, and, I'm sure, similar in ASP, WPF, etc.
So, what is needed is an add-on-in that lets you record (or link to sound-files) of some appropriate sounds to be played during these frequent "pregnant pauses."
So, when it puts up the blank Property Inspector, I can hear something like: "Gate gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi svaha !"
Or, in many other cases of "surprise delays," perhaps: "Not tonight Dear, I have a headache."
Jes' sayin'
Bill
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : ‘I know all about it. I've already found it.’
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: ‘I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.’” Vincent Van Gogh
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How about an animated character similar to "clippy" - let's call him/her/it "curly" - who pops up to entertain you with animated antics until the IDE is ready.
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Simply pop up a message saying "Try notepad..."
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This is a Microsoft product we are talking about: it can't just "pop up a message".
It has to slide a thing in from the bottom right corner, unfold it into a box, fade it into view, then give you a button to see the message. (Which takes you to the metro screen even if you have windows 7, and won't let you back)
"Pop up a message" - tch! So last week!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I see, back to Java I go... 
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Google translate did a good job on that: Detected it as Javanese and translated it to English as:
"Gate Gate paragate parasamgate svaha Risen!"
So I manually change the detection to Thai, whereupon it magically become:
"Gate gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi svaha!"
Which is clearly much, much more useful... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It's Sanskrit!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Try searching on Prajnaparamita Sutra, Heart Sutra, or, Lotus Sutra, or try: [^].
The last time I said this (out loud, with this body's voice) was when the next-door neighbor, a Thai, asked me to come over and see Milo. Milo was his very friendly aged cocker-spaniel, who, imho, like all long-haired dogs, suffered mightily in the heat and humidity of Thailand.
At his house my friend showed me a freshly covered over excavation, and said, in Thai: "Milo's dead." For whatever reasons I bowed (made the "wai" gesture) to the late Milo's grave, and said the mantra: to my delight, and surprise, my Thai friend, a Buddhist, promptly said: "Amen" 
Way back in the late paleolithic, before even Visual Basic, when I used to meditate at the Berkeley Zendo, this Sutra would be chanted in English after the sesshin was over: it was always comical to be part of a group of thirty, or so, people speaking in unison: "no eyes, no ears, no mouth," etc.
cheers, Bill
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : ‘I know all about it. I've already found it.’
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: ‘I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.’” Vincent Van Gogh
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I would like a plug-in that would tell me when I'm being stupid. Problem is, it might get stuck in an infinite loop.
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Hi Abu,
Anytime I need to feel stupid, I just post on the Lounge, or answer a QA question here, but I am not sure it will work for you.
cheers, Bill
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : ‘I know all about it. I've already found it.’
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: ‘I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.’” Vincent Van Gogh
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Maybe I'll post a programming question.
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A "Turbo Mode" -- like Turbo Pascal and it's ilk, whereby it doesn't need to create a freakin' Project and Solution just to compile the files I have open dagnabit! 
Even I can* write a simple IDE that just does this one simple thing for me, why can't they?
* And I have. And I use it a lot.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Hi All,
When I joined with this id glennPattonWork I didn't realise what I would do with it and having created quite some content. What I would like to is change the email address but can't, are the Hamsters having a day off...
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Wrong forum, try B&S[^]... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Should be right on top of the settings page.
If you get an error while saving your settings or some such I'd recommend you take it to the site's bugs and suggestions forum (and don't forget to mention the error you're getting).
It might also help to turn off your modem, router and computer...[^] 
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Do you have any error? I just changed email two months ago - no problem at all...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Why not? I can get to the Settings page easily enough, and all you need is to set the new one and press the Save button.
If you get an error at that point, then as Johnny has said: take it to Sugs'n'Bugs - but tell Chris what happened, what you did to cause it, and any relevant details such as browser, phase of the moon, colour of underwear, shape of keyboard, that sort of thing.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: colour of underwear
Brown stripes?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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TMI!
TMI!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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mine is triangular. 
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Pictures!
Pictures or it didn't happen!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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What? You've never seen a triangular keyboard before?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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No! Hence why I wanted pictures... :InnocentWhistleSmiley:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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... if your wife is the DIY type, here's a novel idea for the two of you:
DIY[^] (Quite SFW)
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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