Tuesday, June 25, 2002

Help Authoring in .NET



8:27:27 AM    

Microsoft has enabled support for multiple target client devices for web sites created using the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit (MMIT). This opens up your application to a whole new world of devices. You do not have to worry about the end user's access device beyond a basic point – the MMIT handles support for all these different devices in the background, freeing you up to focus on the application features.




8:26:26 AM    

.NET Printing Framework Coverage.

.NET Printing Framework Coverage

C# Printing Functions. In .NET, simple printing is simple, but functions such as choosing which printer to use or printing more than one copy are more complex. This tutorial shows how to use System.Drawing.Printing for these functions. [O'Reilly Network Articles] via [Sam Gentile's Radio Weblog]

They titled it C# printing Functions, but that really makes me cringe. It's really got nothing to do with C# specifically, other than the fact that that's the language the author chose to write their examples in. Other than that, it's a great article that covers the System.Drawing.Printing namespace quite well.

[Drew's Blog]

You are 1000% right. I should have re-titled it myself. That was the subject of my rant. People just fail to get Its the Runtime Stupid and all this stuff is in the BCL (or FCL). People just don't get that none of this stuff is in the languages.





8:24:05 AM    

MC++ FAQ?. Has anyone seen a Managed C++ FAQ anywhere on the net? I haven't noticed any and was kind of curious about it. I'd love it if someone were to point me to one, if it exists.

If not, I've been thinking about getting one up and running... I think there are quite a few interesting and not-so-well known MC++ issues (and ahh... bugs) worth covering in a FAQ, but I'd like to know if anyone would find it a useful resource (or if anyone else would like to contribute).

[Commonality]

No, I haven't seen one, but then again, I haven't seen much interest in MC++ - sign (-. Chris Sells tells me I should have written a C# book and then I would have a big market. Well, that doesn't interest me. Judging from how much you helped me during the book, I bet you and I could start one. How about it?





8:19:22 AM    

Anonymity - the quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged.

Argh!!  Have you ever just wanted to disappear?  To become instantly anonymous?  For the past couple of weeks I've felt like that.  I just want to disappear.  I want to unsubscribe to every mailing list I'm on.  I want to stop posting to this weblog.  I want to quit my job where they expect me to have every answer to every problem.  I just want to start over. ....[Justin Rudd's Radio Weblog]

Justin, this is brilliant and heart-felt writing. I feel like that most every day! I feel most days that my writing is crap and not as good as Don, Brad, Chris, Peter or whoever who "really know what they're doing." But you know what? Its wrong. I know what I'm doing. You know what you're doing. Do you know how many millions of software people there out there unable to communicate what they are doing? Or teach new things? You are a valauable voice in this community Justin, don't give up.





8:16:32 AM    

The New Don Box Home Page. I think this one will stick for a while. : ) [sellsbrothers.com: Windows Developer News] [System.Error.Emit]

For all of us getting 404s on www.donbox.com here's why. As usual, Don brands the "team" page with his own unique humor.





8:09:15 AM