Specify monitor when opening file. (.bat)

Unless the application you’re launching has a command-line switch for it, there’s no easy way to specify on which monitor to display a window. As far as I’m aware, neither start nor notepad supports such a switch. The closest solution I’ve found is to move a window after it’s already open. Edit: user32.dll SetWindowPos() invoked … Read more

How many constructor arguments is too many? [closed]

Two design approaches to consider The essence pattern The fluent interface pattern These are both similar in intent, in that we slowly build up an intermediate object, and then create our target object in a single step. An example of the fluent interface in action would be: public class CustomerBuilder { String surname; String firstName; … Read more

Possible Locations for Sequence/Picture Parameter Set(s) for H.264 Stream

First off, it’s important to understand that there is no single standard H.264 elementary bitstream format. The specification document does contain an Annex, specifically Annex B, that describes one possible format, but it is not an actual requirement. The standard specifies how video is encoded into individual packets. How these packets are stored and transmitted … Read more