Discussion questions are the heart of your community. For example: Should a certain question be allowed on the site? For what reason did a moderator lock a certain question? Are said actions setting a precedent? Be sure to present your entire case and background information/data so the subject can ...
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Chrome 17 stable version
I'm looking for Chrome 17 installer. I tried with Portable Apps Chrome 17 (here), but it's not stable because it has some errors from time to time. I need version 17 because it's the last version of ...
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iOS video player + call to action?
I am building a advert to go in a app, its a html page to go in a magazine app.
I believe when you click to action a video in iOS the video is played in the native browser, is it possible to have a ...
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Find the recently added tag or find the tags that are new to Stack Overflow
I was looking into the Stack Overflow API, to find the tags that are newly added to Stack Overflow.
But I could not form a URL to meet my requirement.
I found this URL, but the author has not listed ...
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Deprecating API V1.x
API V2.0 has been out and pretty stable for about 3 months now, and we've become pretty confident in it.
Additionally, API V2.0 consumption has now grown past the V1.x family. Now seems like a good ...
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Plurk API 40007:missing request token [closed]
When i try to get an access_token from plurk API i recive "Bad Request 40007:missing request token"
I create curl request like in example on plurk Docs
$params = array(
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please send the link for the following package org.eclipse.ercp.swt.mobile.MobileShell? [closed]
i need the link to the package "org.eclipse.ercp.swt.mobile.MobileShell", i have checked the ercp libraries and iam unable to get the thje library with that package
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What's the best way to get all available data related to a user's reputation?
I'm looking for the best way to get a full list of every event which has caused a user's reputation to change, It could look like:
timestamp,reputation_change,object_uri
2011-01-25 ...
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Is there an app that will let me see aggregate stats on questions associated with a tag?
In particular, I'd like to see/graph views for all questions tagged 'foo'. Seems like something someone must already have done, but search didn't help me find it easily.
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Discussion online forum [closed]
Im interested in installing a efficient discussion forum on my Website. I did looked at SMF and PHPBB and they do not look professional.
Are there any other options?
Many thanks in advance,
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Fingerprint Scanner & SDK API [closed]
I have to write an C# application using API of Hongda S680 fingerprint scanner.
...
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Install 'old' Tumblr Facebook app back after deletion (instead of the 'new' one) [closed]
Maybe a weird one, but let's try:
I like the former Tumblr app for Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=48119224995 as I found out through another FB account that still has it ...
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Is there a word-processor plugin for stackoverflow's markdown
I have started to grow accustomed to using SE's markdown system, and I love the way it looks. I was wondering, if there was a word-processor, or word processor plugin that uses the same markdown ...
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Python library for the StackExchange v2 API?
So I'm aware of Py-StackExchange and pyso.py, but neither covers the v2.0 API. Does anyone know of a Python library for the 2.0 API?
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What's the pros of adding free applications to appstore? [closed]
well basically, as far as I found out, in my country, I'm not able to add apps for purchasing (I'm from Latvia), it only allows me to add apps for free (as far as I have read in Latvian blogs). Is ...
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How to register an App with Apple or Android Market? [closed]
Whether registering an App Name is similar to that of purchasing Domain Name from GoDaddy?
I bought a domain name abc.com, and i want to have the App under abc. Do i need to purchase AppName from ...
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If an (free) iOS app is only functional for a user who pays a monthly fee to me [closed]
Does Apple requires 30% of that monthly fee the user pays me? For instance, let's say I have a web service running, and a user pays me 8$ bucks for it. Then, I decide to create an iOS app that ...
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client-side extension to remember personal voting history
As far as I can reconstruct, the user profile once had a votes tab, where anyone could see their own votes. That functionality was removed at some point, and is unlikely to return.
Reference:
Where ...
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Splashtop THD on HTC one X? [closed]
I want to use Splashtop THD but in google play it says its not compatible with the HTC one X?
Somebody know if its buggy cause its a new phone or it won't be available at all for the HTC one X?
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What happened to the recent API contest?
I am curious to know the results of recent stackoverflow contest
It has been removed from the api.stackoverflow page and no updates were seen. I believe that the deadline for the results ...
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Applications connecting to website - best practices [closed]
This is just a informational question.
We are in middle of one project and next step is to let people write small apps/games (mainly) and connect them with our website.
Each app/game should have: ...
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Social network apps for SO
Is there any app for Social networks such as LinkedIn, facebook, twitter etc., where I can show off my reputation on them or just tag favorite questions on them?
Anyone??
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Anybody up for terminal frontends
Would anyone like to program some sort of terminal app which would be connected to a SE site?
You could query with it questions, and get notified when someone answers. Likewise one could browse ...
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Calender popup missing [closed]
I am trying to implement a calendar popup from a text box.
I used the following plug in ..
http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/#icon-trigger
I have copy pasted the code in the "view source" ...
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Are there any plans to add Inbox functionality to SO API?
So, 3rd party applications will be able to notify users about new answers and comments.
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Pagination of users ordered by reputation
I know I can retrieve a page of users ordered by reputation using these apis:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/users/?sort=reputation&order=desc&page=1
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Is there an open provider implementation for oAuth 2.0 used by StackExchange sites?
I notice that there is an oAuth endpoint for the stackexchange API: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/authentication
The OpenID implementation used by StackExchange is open sourced at ...
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What's the etiquette for answers/comments on an app “question” on stackapps.com?
Since the stackapps FAQ doesn't really address this, and everything I list below could be acceptable when there is so much to discuss, is there an accepted etiquette to what "answers" should address ...
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Where is stackoverflow button/widgets?
I'm building a simple paste app for long error logs (errorpaste.appspot.com), a user can post error logs and description of it, now I want to add a Stack Overflow button or any widget so that the user ...
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API Inconsistencies
In my opinion, one of the hallmarks of a good API is that it is self-consistent. It establishes easy-to-remember conventions and then follows them.
As I'm trying to adopt the 2.0 API, I'm finding ...
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Documentation sorted by return type
Right now the documentation is pretty terribly organized. For example, consider the things under the "Users" heading:
/users => returns Users
/users/{ids} => returns Users
/users/{ids}/answers => ...
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Why don't the tags APIs expose the tag IDs?
It seems that all tags have an internal ID, for instance here on stackapps, the api-v2 tag has ID 2442 which you can only see if you edit the api-v2 tag.
As far as I can see none of the APIs expose ...
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Once authorized, is there a way to auto-login with a browser?
Assuming I've created an app that authenticates the user against api-v2, is there a method to get a token or cookie that I can pass to a browser instance set to load a stack exchange site that will ...
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How to provide a logout button for authentication?
How would you provide a logout button for an app that uses authentication. (Not so that the user has to choose to accept or reject the app, that's deleting the app from their tab)
Basically force the ...
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API V2.0 Public Beta Begins
As has been announced, we're starting the public beta and spinning up a contest (as we did with V1.0).
As such, some of the guidelines for the private beta no longer apply.
The api-v2-beta tag no ...
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How many simultaneous queries may I make of the same Stack Exchange API?
I've been playing with some of the APIs that have paged results.
I've been doing a first call with pagesize=0 to determine how many pages there are then running a loop querying each page.
In my case ...
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suggestions for complete newbie to SO API
I am a new member of SO and I have an idea of developing a browser extension for viewing latest questions, reputation up/down, hot-questions etc. What would you guys suggest for this.?
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Windows Screensaver App
Is there a screensaver app that displays recent questions from selected tags in my Windows screen saver?
(I think I need more content to make my question meet "quality standards")
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Stackoverflow user/id to get data to a website
I am trying to get users stackoverflow info on to my website using the ids of their stackoverflow account they provide us. I am trying to get the JSON content that is available from this link: ...
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API V2 Private Beta Begins
It's about time this thing got under way. If you're participating in the private beta, you should receive an email to that effect.
If you were also a member of the V1.0 private beta, you'll notice ...
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Register for the Stack Exchange V2.0 API Private Beta
It's getting to be that time (actually, it's about a month later than I'd hoped but still!), API V2.0 is shaping up and we're spending more and more time on UI polish rather than functionality.
So ...
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How to test the /users/{IDs}/mentioned route?
Initially it was possible to test the /users/{IDs}/mentioned route by posting a comment to yourself (as was done here many times). After a few seconds, the comment would show up in your inbox and ...
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How to search my threads based on some key words?
As I have already many threads in some StackExchange sites, sometime I would like to be able to search among them, for instance, based on some key words.
Does anyone know how to do that? Thank you!
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API Endpoint Changes Coming In Version 2.0
As work has progressed on the upcoming second version of our API, we've come to a bit of an impasse that's going to force a semi-radical change.
Here's the root of the issue:
once you've gotten an ...
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How to find libraries that are compatible with a certain API release on Stack Apps?
This has become a bit of a concern for me with the upcoming beta for v2.0 of the API. The problem is simple: if someone wants to know what version of the API a library is compatible with (or at least ...
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How to get “inbox” items
Is there an API function to get the contents of the user's inbox? For example, my inbox looks kind of like this:
2 comments on Bash Prompt keeps disappearing
What does that PS1 accomplish ...
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Draft Specification for API v2.0
We've started working on the next version of the Stack Exchange API.
The current draft specification is available, and we'd like to hear your feedback!
The headlining feature for this release is ...
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Has anyone *implemented* the Stack Exchange API on top of a public database dump?
It seems that the public database dumps contain nearly all of the data required to respond to API queries.
Has anyone implemented the API, backed by a copy of the public database dump?
It would ...
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Why does api.stackoverflow.com allow resource calls that accept vectorized or multiple IDs?
http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/questions-by-ids
What is the motivation for building api.stackoverflow.com in a manner that accepts multiple IDs in a resource call?
For example, I can ...
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Do I need permission to use the SE API for a commercial app?
I recently developed a mobile app using the publicly available API of one of the Stack Exchange sites.
Do I need to obtain permission from Stack Exchange before releasing the app to the public? Can I ...
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Has anyone made a wordpress plugin for stack api?
Just wondering if as it would be nice to put a widget on a wordpress post that allows people to add new questions and answer them right there in the blog.
