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XAML and IronPython - Part 4 Online via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog August 18th, 2008 at 20:30

After a delay of 3 months (sorry - new job, house fun etc !), Part 4 is now online - oddly the article was written and it was just a little coding required to complete. Part Four now online. ... [96 words]...

XAML and IronPython - Part 3 Online via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog April 27th, 2008 at 20:54

Part Three now online. A bit more to digest this time. Don't forget Part One and Part Two. Articles are aimed at programmers new to GUI work - anyone experienced in GUI programming should zoom right through them. ... [38 words]...

XAML and IronPython Introductory Articles via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog April 23rd, 2008 at 22:05

Recently I had the idea of writing a bit more on the XAML example I put together. Initially it was going to be on the wiki, then a blog post and now it looks like it will be 5 short articles . ... [178 words]...

Links for April 17th via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog April 12th, 2008 at 16:52

Some changes for this link dump - more description of the link from the feed. Is is too long? 'World peace' hitcher is murdered A female Italian artist hitch-hiking to the Middle East in a wedding dress to promote world peace is murdered in Turkey.... ... [1014 words]...

Twitter - Far Far More Than Social Networking via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog April 9th, 2008 at 20:38

There's been a fair bit of blogging about Twitter and people 'getting it' or not. Sure, it is a great networking site and far more fun than the likes of Bebo but that's not Twitters strength which lies in its API which makes a great platform. ... [211 words]...

Shared Links from Google Reader via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog February 26th, 2008 at 22:06

A big mix as usual but a lot of Middle East Ones! Wubi Arrives: a Look at Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 Saudi men arrested for 'flirting' Palestinians 'may declare state' Ahmadinejad Imam row grows Israeli MP blames quakes on gays Iranians urge Dutch to ban film Iran guards predict Israel demise New Material Can Selectively Capture CO2 Pleas for Saudi 'witch' to be saved Williams in synod Sharia address No more bridge tolls Carey weighs into Sharia law row CUBS AND BEAVERS PLANT TREES Controversy Over Wikipedia's Use Of Muhammad Image Bionic Arm Might Go Into Clinical Trials Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing Good food 'boosts earning power' Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity' Gunfire at Israeli embassy Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo ... [126 words]...

Best and Worst DS Games of 2007 via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog January 19th, 2008 at 10:11

Pocket Gamer have couple of handy articles for new (or non-hardcore) DS Gamers. Best and Worst DS Games of 2007. ... [136 words]...

More Firedrop2 Fun - Twitter via Davy Mitchell's Meandering Weblog January 10th, 2008 at 21:48

I really wanted to get Firedrop hooked up to other online services. First up was Google Reader, and now thanks to python-twitter I have got a Twitter client together in next to no time. ... [42 words]...

RIP XCopy via Davy Mitchell's Weblog May 26th, 2007 at 21:07

My todo list for Python projects has been growing increasingly longer with the arrival of the better weather and various distractions appear on the scene. One distraction has been this new Dell Vista laptop. ... (139 words)Python Software LDBackup Vista...

Stick It On Your Portable Drive via Davy Mitchell's Weblog March 12th, 2007 at 13:06

Just a shame there is no 'download all' link on this page! Handy programs to put on a USB stick at SnapFiles.com(Link) PStart is pretty cool. ... (31 words)Software General USB USBstick software portable pstart ipod...

Breaking The API via Davy Mitchell's Weblog March 11th, 2007 at 14:29

Well, at least changing it.... TayLayout is still Alpha so perhaps I shouldn't worry so much. The first change would be to shorten methods so that for example: self.colpick2 = self.ALayout.addColorPicker("Background 2", Color.LightBlue, True, 300) self.ALayout.addSpace(False) self.borderoption = self.ALayout.addCheckBox("Draw Border around picture", True, 250)Would become: self.colpick2 = self.ALayout.ColorPicker("Background 2", Color.LightBlue, True, 300) self.ALayout.Space(False) self.borderoption = self.ALayout.CheckBox("Draw Border around picture", True, 250)The second disruptive change would be to make the default when adding a control NOT to start a new row. ... (114 words)Python IronPython Software IronPython DotNet GUI Layout TayLayout...

LDBackup 00.08.07 via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 26th, 2007 at 20:45

LDBackup 00.08.07 has been uploaded - minor changes and documentation updates. I've also move the status to Beta after months of using it personally. ... (27 words)Python Software LDBackup Backup wxpython pythoncard...

Review Of Movable Python Megapack 2.0.0 via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 18th, 2007 at 20:13

Read my review here. This is the longest document I have written yet with Google's word processor. A fairly pleasent experience ... (21 words)Python IronPython Software...

Proof Of God (Link) via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 18th, 2007 at 19:43

A PRACTICAL MAN'S PROOF OF GOD ... (6 words)General Christian...

wxTayLayout via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 15th, 2007 at 22:29

More GUI-goodness, I have release an early version of TayLayout this time for wxPython (CPython). It implements most of the DotNet features just not all the helpers yet. ... (33 words)Python wxpython...

Hello World - TayLayout Tutorial via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 13th, 2007 at 12:50

This tutorial shows how to use TayLayout, starting with Hello World. Tutorial1-1.py import clr clr.AddReference('System.Windows.Forms') clr.AddReference('System.Drawing') from taylayout import * class MainForm(Form): def __init__(self): Form.__init__(self) # STEP 1 - Create Layout. ... (334 words)Python IronPython taylayout...

TayLayout 00.00.16 via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 12th, 2007 at 22:30

This is a small release of TayLayout with a few new handy classes. LDForm, LDPrompt and LDDialog provide a few more helpers and the main layout code has an important tweak. ... (162 words)IronPython Python...

The Return of The Davy Blog via Davy Mitchell's Weblog February 5th, 2007 at 13:25

Varous boring reasons have kept me not blogging of late. The only one worth mentioning is that the domain is no longer latedecember.com but latedecember**.co.uk**. ... (168 words)Internet IronPython Podcast Python MoodNews Software...

Fast WinForms with TayLayout via Davy Mitchell's Weblog December 21st, 2006 at 12:24

Spend 2 minutes on this blog and you will realise I have been having fun mucking around with WinForms and IronPython. It is nice writing GUI's in pure code and no resource files or form editor to play with but you often have to write a fair few lines of code. ... (328 words)Python IronPython...

Creating An EXE with IronPython via Davy Mitchell's Weblog December 19th, 2006 at 21:42

IronPython has a few useful samples up on the Codeplex site - today I got the chance to look at them. The most interesting one is PYC which shows how to create DLL's, Console and Windows applications with a single call to the script. ... (122 words)Python IronPython CodePlex dotnet...

Picture Joiner 2 - Ponies! via Davy Mitchell's Weblog December 17th, 2006 at 22:30

Here's an example output image from Picture Joiner. ... (8 words)IronPython Python graphictool graphic tool christmas winforms...

Cool Winter Pictures via Davy Mitchell's Weblog December 5th, 2006 at 13:03

Snowflake and Snow Crystal Photographs(Link) ''These pictures show real snow crystals that fell to earth in Northern Ontario, Alaska, Vermont, the Michigan Upper Peninsula, and the Sierra Nevada mountains of California'' ... (31 words)Photos Fun...

LDBackup 00.08.05 via Davy Mitchell's Weblog December 11th, 2006 at 21:07

LDBackup 00.08.05 has been uploaded - minor changes and bug fixes. Thanks to those who provided feedback. ... (17 words)Python Software LDBackup Backup wxpython pythoncard...

A List: Essential OS X Applications via sneeu.com feed December 10th, 2006 at 21:41

Something inside me likes to make lists, it's probably got something to do with what what Ro calls "the scale"; the same part of me that likes to keep volume sliders at an even number; my CD collection ordered by genre; and gets irritable at an the sign of a full recycle bin icon in the dock or the small 'unread e-mails number' hovering over the Mail.app icon—sorry I didn't mean that to become a list. With that in mind, I have a few 'list style' posts in mind, in fact I have a list of them (sorry), so here's the first of what may be described as a series of guilty pleasures: OS X applications I use at home, on a daily basis, to help me get things done. This sort of list seems to be quite popular, so it can't be that bad… can it? AdiumX—simply the best IM client on...

Top Seven Christian Podcasts via Davy Mitchell's Weblog November 30th, 2006 at 22:12

Some general comments before the list itself, firstly I am fairly biased against music shows. Secondly much content is re-packaged radio shows so I have slightly favoured original podcasts. ... (248 words)Christian Podcast Internet...

Sub-Classing A DotNet WinForm Control with IronPython via Davy Mitchell's Weblog November 28th, 2006 at 21:51

Recently I started a little prototype for a future project and decided to use IronPython. I needed a transparent Label control. ... (92 words)Python Software IronPython Winforms dotnet subclass .net...

LDBackup 00.08.01 via Davy Mitchell's Weblog November 24th, 2006 at 13:26

LDBackup 00.08.01 has been uploaded - the windows installer was slightly out of date and is now in sync with the src ZIP. SVN should be updated today. ... (28 words)Python Software LDBackup Backup wxpython pythoncard...

Release of LD Backup via Davy Mitchell's Weblog November 21st, 2006 at 13:10

I've been too busy to look at LDBackup for a while. Version 00.08.00 has been waiting since August to be relased. ... (123 words)Software Python LDBackup Backup wxpython wx data security...

On-screen Keyboard via Davy Mitchell's Weblog November 17th, 2006 at 13:09

My keyboard is normally hidden in a cupboard whilst children are loose but the trackball is accessible. Sometimes I find myself using cut and paste to type things. ... (60 words)Internet Software javascript virtual keyboard codeproject usb portable...

Now Available In Wide-screen via Davy Mitchell's Weblog October 15th, 2006 at 22:14

Picked up a 19 inch LCD on Saturday for a song and I am very happy with the results. Makes a lot more space for (Opera) widgets. ... (203 words)Internet Python Podcast...