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08-07-2006, 05:00 AM | #16 |
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Ja, some extensions are flaky. One of my current gripes is pop-up blocking. It's not implemented correctly at all IMO and doesn't always work (sometimes the blocked icon appears but no site page to click, sometimes clicking the page doesn't work).
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08-07-2006, 08:47 AM | #17 |
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"Awww, if I tell, then that ruins the *air of mystery* doesnt it??"
Why do I picture a nut cracker now???
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08-07-2006, 08:49 AM | #18 | |
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So I suppose "doesn't always work" is to be expected.
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08-07-2006, 02:23 PM | #19 |
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I come from using Galeon which is sadly unsupported now. When you'd click a link it would open it, pop-up or not. Sure there were a few that got by but a surprisingly low amount. With Firefox you click and get a a dialog, click on icon to select the site. That's a lot of extra clicking to me.
As for the times it doesn't work it's on sites like MLB.com or other big sites. I can't figure out the reason for the behavior either. I miss Galeon |
08-07-2006, 02:34 PM | #20 | |
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Truly annoying behavior (eg. crawly cockroaches or animated Flashholes who walk out in front of the text you're trying to read while talking) result in severe Adblock death penalties for the serving domain.
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08-10-2006, 04:45 PM | #21 | |
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Which is cool, 'cause I've been learning Java and it would be nice to be able to see the results if I get around to doing any browser stuff.
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08-10-2006, 07:37 PM | #22 | |
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I can't say enough good things about The Java Tutorial. And jEdit. BlueJ can be a good learning tool too.
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08-10-2006, 07:55 PM | #23 |
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Thanks. I've been using "Head First Java" in a study group at work. It's a good book for study groups, but not the best for reference afterwards. I've also been using jEdit. Do you happen to know a way to disable the global abbreviation autocompletion set when the Java one is enabled, other than redefining the ones that come up?
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08-11-2006, 07:57 PM | #24 | ||
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If I recall correctly the autocomplete in jEdit is done by plugins, so check Plugin Options on the Plugins memu to see which one you have installed; should be a simple matter to configure it to your liking.... Oh, wait...there's also an built-in abbreviations gadget... Quote:
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08-12-2006, 09:09 AM | #25 |
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Thanks, I saw that. But in that "Utilities->Global options" section, there are abbreviations for "Global" and for "Java". I was hoping for a way to disable "Global" when "Java" was enabled, so when I made a variable called "sum" it wouldn't be automatically turned into a Σ. But I've got a workaround (define "sum" to be "sum" in "Java"), so if you haven't run into this before, don't worry about it.
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08-16-2006, 04:31 PM | #26 |
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I can highly recommend these books: Core Java Volume I and Core Java Volume II
I was using Eclipse, but I think it has become too complex for it's own good. I now prefer Netbeans for editing/debugging. Netbeans has improved enormously in the last couple of years. If you haven't tried Netbeans recently, it is well worth trying. Like Eclipse, it is free. I agree with Maggie the tutorials are very useful, but this is the link that I keep handy. This page is also open a lot while I code: API JavaDoc.
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08-16-2006, 09:21 PM | #27 |
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Cool, thanks. I suspect, however, that Eclipse may become the standard at work.
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