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So what is inside your spooky drawer?

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  • D db7uk

    There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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    Chris Maunder
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    Sounds like a driver issue.

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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    • D db7uk

      There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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      Lost User
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      db7uk wrote:

      I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't.

      It's more worrying when you have code that shouldn't work, but does.

      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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      • D db7uk

        There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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        Mike Hankey
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        Demon possession?

        VS2010/Atmel Studio 6.0 ToDo Manager Extension
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        • D db7uk

          There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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          Rage
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          That is an internet explorer feature.

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          • M Mike Hankey

            Demon possession?

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            Rage
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            My boss seems to be suffering from that. The spooky thing is that it seems to transfer to my wife once I am home.

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            • R Rage

              My boss seems to be suffering from that. The spooky thing is that it seems to transfer to my wife once I am home.

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              Mike Hankey
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              :laugh: Funny how that works, I was a carrier too back when I was married.

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                db7uk wrote:

                I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't.

                It's more worrying when you have code that shouldn't work, but does.

                Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                db7uk
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                Yes indeed :) That is spooky!

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                  My boss seems to be suffering from that. The spooky thing is that it seems to transfer to my wife once I am home.

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                  db7uk
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                  Hehe... Agree on that!. I think it also has a knock on effect to my mental children also.

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                  • D db7uk

                    There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    The rotting remains of the fools who disagreed with me. :suss:


                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                    • D db7uk

                      There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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                      Johnny J
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                      Trust me, you don't want to know what's inside my drawers, spooky or not... ;P

                      Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                      Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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                      Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                      Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        The rotting remains of the fools who disagreed with me. :suss:


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        Rage
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                        Note for self: always agree with Nagy. :~

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                        • J Johnny J

                          Trust me, you don't want to know what's inside my drawers, spooky or not... ;P

                          Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                          Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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                          Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                          Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

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                          Rage
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                          Is it living ?

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                            Is it living ?

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                            Johnny J
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                            God I hope so. The movie "Alien" springs to mind, if you know what I mean... :rolleyes:

                            Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                            Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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                            Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                            Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

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                            • M Mike Hankey

                              Demon possession?

                              VS2010/Atmel Studio 6.0 ToDo Manager Extension
                              Version 3.0 now available. There is no place like 127.0.0.1

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                              I was plagued by a poltergeist in my teenage years. Many was the morning I'd wake up covered in ectoplasm.

                              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                                Trust me, you don't want to know what's inside my drawers, spooky or not... ;P

                                Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                                Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
                                -----
                                Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
                                -----
                                Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

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                                db7uk
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                                :~

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                                  I was plagued by a poltergeist in my teenage years. Many was the morning I'd wake up covered in ectoplasm.

                                  Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                                  Mike Hankey
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                                  ChrisElston wrote:

                                  Many was the morning I'd wake up covered in ectoplasm.

                                  :laugh: But mom the apparition slimmed me honest.

                                  VS2010/Atmel Studio 6.0 ToDo Manager Extension
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                                  • D db7uk

                                    There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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                                    wizardzz
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                                    Maunder is right, I've seen it before first hand. Video card driver.

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                                      db7uk wrote:

                                      I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't.

                                      It's more worrying when you have code that shouldn't work, but does.

                                      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                                      BRShroyer
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                                      I had that happen last week. It worked fine here. We sent it to the customer and it didn't work. With the changes I made, there was no way it could have ever worked here. Now the customer is calling saying it doesn't work again. I have a feeling whatever changed when it went to the customer got changed back now. I should put a button on the screen that says "Click here if not working" and have the code toggle between the two ways of running. Now that I brought it up, I just got the eerie feeling that this has probably been done to fix a problem.

                                      Brad If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. Either way, you're right.

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                                      • D db7uk

                                        There are a few times in a developers life where the unexplainable happens. I'm not talking UFO's or the abolishment of taxes. I'm talking about why some code that should work, just doesn't. Example: A colleague of mine has dual monitors. He developed a website that has a background image set in CSS. All fine and dandy...... until he moves the browser from one monitor to the other. The background is not visible on one but is on another!!! How strange!

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                                        lewax00
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                                        Kind of like the opposite of a schrödinbug[^].

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          The rotting remains of the fools who disagreed with me. :suss:


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                          Simon_Whale
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                                          the foolish people forgot to take Gin with them while disagreeing with you!

                                          Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pate, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam - Monty Python Spam Sketch

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