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Actually, you're wrong on that one.
on ANY native windows dialog (does not work if the developer used a window with a label on it, it must be a dialog) you can just select the dialog (i.e.: by clicking on the title bar) and then press ctrl+c, that will copy the entire window text (including title and buttons). you can then paste it on notepad and select just the bit you want.
the only problem is that it's becoming each time rarer to find native windows dialogs, because developers think they can do better, but most of the windows error messages still are shown on those dialogs.
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I tried that, on a standard windows error dialog, before posting my post.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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If it was on explorer, then it's not a standard windows error dialog.
I was so sad when i needed to copy something from it and couldn't 
Applications i know that use the standard dialogs are:
visual studio (some places, mainly when he gives you an obvious BadDeveloperException),
IE,
notepad++
general error messages from windows himself can also be copied, but it's becoming less common, as more people move to directX enabled windows.
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I would also like to thank whoever broke Ctrl+C.
In the before the before, I could highlight text, Alt+Tab, then Ctrl+V. Now, the vast majority I am forced to right-click, select copy in order to ensure that I actually have the item in question in the clipboard. Nearly as annoying, I think .
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Interesting. I think there's things they are not considering. For example, Facebook has become a big part of many people's social lives. I can't see it going away without being replaced by something, and the biggest hurdle to any new alternative, is that it would need to work in such a way, that everyone who is on Facebook, was automatically ON it. Google+ was very nice, but why use it when your friends are not on there ?
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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As a non participant I don't have a great investment in the outcome. I think however there is a very predictable cycle to all tech products. What will replace it - who knows. It did itself arrive as the fittest species of many attempting to fill a niche which few realised existed.
The next generation will probably appear in the same way.
Peter Wasser
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
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Christian Graus wrote: Interesting. I think there's things they are not considering. For example, Facebook has become a big part of many people's social lives. I can't see it going away without being replaced by something, and the biggest hurdle to any new alternative, is that it would need to work in such a way, that everyone who is on Facebook, was automatically ON it. Google+ was very nice, but why use it when your friends are not on there ?
I agree or so revolutionary that everyone flocks to it int droves.
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OR something happens that makes people abandon FB in droves.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Perhaps a Common Sense virus spreads throughout the world...
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That one is well and truly eradicated.
Peter Wasser
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
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Christian Graus wrote: but why use it when your friends are not on there ?
If you don't have any then it's the perfect place for Norman to hang out. 
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Not before time.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I know I'm late to this game, but ..... WPF WTF?
 An impenetrable object model...
A million-and-one different ways to do everything...
Brings all the horrors of CSS to application development...
I'm waiting to see some advantage...
Thank-you! 
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If you have a copy of Visual Studio 2010 handy, you could check out MVVM in the Box and the accompanying video, helps WPF go down a little easier!
Well fads they come and fads they go.
And God I love that rock and roll!
Well the point was fast but it was too blunt to miss.
Life handed us a paycheck, we said, "We worked harder than this!"
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Thanks for this - looks like it might be a good primer. Just have to find time to look at it!
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It definitely takes some getting used to. Pretty steep learning curve.
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I also started late, thinking the same things you have above.
But, once you get used to how it all works, and realize the power behind doing it, things become a lot easier and your UI's a lot cooler
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I recommend Pro WPF 4.5 in C#[^] by Matthew MacDonald. I used an earlier edition to learn WPF, and it helped a lot.
Software Zen: delete this;
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IMO - Don't start with how it should look - start with what it should do and let that drive how it should look. (It is still hard work but a bit less so)
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 Sorry I had to laugh at this reply! Unfortunately, the project I'm working on is used to produce a user-configurable graphic for use elsewhere. It doesn't "do" anything, and is in fact all about how it should look!
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I do LOB in Silverloght (WPFs little brother for the web) and have to now look at MVC with all it's attendant tools (CSS, javascript, knockout, bootstrap, kendo etc). Makes WPF seem simple.
Mind you I consider graphics development the most difficult and would not even attempt what you are learning on, give me business data any day!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Agreed. WPF is a lot simpler when compared to doing something equivalent for the web. There are too many frameworks and too many moving parts with web development, I find it a pain. Makes me appreciate what Microsoft has done to streamline desktop development.
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WPF is pretty cool. I will agree that it has flaws, and the lack of 'dispose' methods on objects is certainly one of them. But, having videos and other UI elements all on the same canvas is a huge advantage in some applications.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Kyudos wrote: I'm waiting to see some advantage...
I'm waiting for it to go away.
Marc
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