Is there a way I can add support for syncing my program's settings with Windows Live Mesh, so that it would appear in the list below?
That's where I would like to see my program offering to "Turn on syncing for your settings". Is there some sort of a plugin API for this?
Unfortunately not. Microsoft struggled with opening this thing up to developers, and I believe something similar actually was available for some time during the old Mesh beta days (before they renamed Sync to Mesh). I doubt they will ever allow it since Mesh is being replaced with SkyDrive (I'm pretty sure they actually announced it, but I can't find where, but this basically says the same: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/is-microsofts-live-mesh-on-its-way-to-the-graveyard/12540). Setting syncing like you want is available to Windows 8 Metro apps through Skydrive and Microsoft Account/Live ID roaming (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows-live-id.aspx and API: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.storage.applicationdata.roamingfolder.aspx)
But of course, in exchange for that you restrict your audience to Windows 8 users.
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I am on OSX 10.14, XCode 10, objective-c
I am currently developing a workflow for explaining the user why he needs to accept automation for my app, explaining how to manually activate it and so on.
For testing reasons it would be great to remove my listed app in the system preferences so i can test this process multiple times.
E.g. in the picture: How can i completely remove Google Chrome for example?
EDIT:
Im not able to open the TCC database where this information is stored:
These permissions are stored in the TCC database, for your current user:
~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db
This is a SQLite database, so you can edit them with the editor of your choice.
The table is called access.
Applications listed in Automation will have kTCCServiceAppleEvents as service.
You can simply remove them and save the database.
EDIT
This is not the global TCC database stored in /Library, which is protected by SIP.
Note the ~, meaning it's in your user's folder: /Users/xxx/Library/...
This one is editable even with SIP enabled.
EDIT 2
So looks like the local TCC database is also protected.
Filesystem protection is only affective for apps built against the macOS 10.14 SDK - that's why I was able to edit it with some third party client.
So I guess the only solution is to disable SIP unfortunately.
I can confirm that the database can be edited if SIP is removed, both with sqlite3 as well as UI tools like SQLiteManager.
I want to read the content of a text file (serves as a key) stored inside a USB mass storage automatically when the user is authenticated by his matching username and password for that website. It's like the textfile(key) is the extended authentication.
I think this needs to can be done by a (1) native program? or an (2) applet? What do i need to study? Can someone give me an overview for the process to make this possible?
Quite good in web tech but not with native app.
You cannot access USB mass storage devices through chrome.usb as they are claimed and handled by the host operating system.
Instead you could use the chrome.fileSystem API, but the user will need to select the file. Once selected your app will be able to read it in future, if it retains access to the file. See the API documentation for more details.
If you want this only for Internet Explorer, You can create an Active X. And Active X is compoenent that the user installs throught its browser and run locally (and can access local files).
Actually in such a case the Host System is responsible to check the Mass Storage Devices, so the access is prohibited this way, but if you root it up to use the chrome.fileSystem.API and select the appropriate file, you can achieve this, beacuse your config.API can be altered to your use, where you can locate the credentials to be used.(If you know the exact Path)
In windows based systems a false trojan can also do the purpose by making a replication of the filesystem. Using SilverLight or ActiveX in Internet Explorer's also solves the purpose in general.
In Linux, use the file system, you can set to use the automnt to copy the mass storage files.
Why not try building a .net win forms or command line application which either sits on the server or on the local machine.
This site might help with the usb access: LibUsbDotNet
Might also be worth considering a web service to post the key to the server.
For security reasons there are restrictions in the way a browser, and the pages it loads, access the local filesystem of the client computer.
Is it safe to assume you only require this to work on a specific browser? As Ben said, please share more details about your requirement for a more comprehensive solution
So I have this bit of a project planned for Windows Store and Android. Basically, a networking multi-tool coupled with a scripting engine to implement protocols and behavior. Ideal uses being things like "my embedded device uses this simplistic network protocol. I'd like to quickly prototype a way to control it from my tablet".
It's my understanding that the Android market should have no problem with this. However, the Windows Store policy includes a vague clause concerning remote code execution
3.9 All app logic must originate from, and reside in, your app package Your app must not attempt to change or extend the packaged content
through any form of dynamic inclusion of code or data that changes how
the application interacts with the Windows Runtime, or behaves with
regard to Store policy. It is not permissible, for example, to
download a remote script and subsequently execute that script in the
local context of your app package.
Of course, the scripting engine will be sandboxed and such and should be "safe"(completely intepreted, no reflection), but does it violate this policy?
If you build in your scripting engine, and only run local scripts, you will be good. However, if you were thinking to have a repository of scripts that could be downloaded and subsequently run, that would be in violation of the policy as we understand it.
Unfortunately I don't think anyone but someone on that team can answer that (or someone with direct experience in that) because of the closeness to the legal language. Have you tried the Windows Store Appl Publishing forum at: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsstore/threads
In the context of scripting engine example given, unless the app modifies the scripting engine after deployment on user's system such that the representation of protocol/behavior (the script artifact's format) is made to change then it'll be policy violation. Its as if you submit Python interpreter, and at some point in time it abruptly moves onto interpreting ecmascript.
I've looked through MSDN on both the Store API and the Launchers collection, and can't seem to find a task or launcher that would open up an application in the Marketplace application ready for a user to rate, as we could really easily do in Windows Phone 7. Is there an alternative way that I can easily point a user towards leaving a review/rating, or are we going to have to wait until MS provides this, or does it already exist?
I believe, or should I say "I hope", that the "rate and review" command appears automatically under the settings charm for all applications downloaded from the store.
Can anyone confirm this?
Yes it looks like you are right, in the Guidelines for app settings (Windows Store apps) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/Hh770544.aspx#user_experience , says that in the charm setting under Rate & Review, the user can rate and review your application.
However: "Only apps that are installed through the Windows Store have the Rate and review entry point."
I'm using a Samsung Wave 2 with Bada OS on it. I'm wondering if I can see / backup my saved passwords on Dolfin Browser. I can code if required.
It seems the l/p pairs are stored in \User\Br\SFB\FF.dat. I may be wrong though; it's just some hours ago that I've started examining the full file system content of Bada 1.x. Of course the file is fully encrypted.
I will quickly check out whether, after enabling TKFileExplorer on the phone itself (see the mini-tutorial at http://www.mortara.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=138#p417 for more info), you can access the full file system from inside Bada apps. To browse it from a PC, I recommend TkFileExplorer 2.4 (NOT 2.2, it didn't work with my 723) available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12515691&postcount=20 .
Will report back soon on the sandbox restrictions of TKFileExplorer'ed phones - hope they behave like jailbroken iOS ones (read: no sandbox any more).