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Is there a way to detect if a browser window is not currently active?

I have JavaScript that is doing activity periodically. When the user is not looking at the site (i.e., the window or tab does not have focus), it'd be nice to not run. Is there a way to do this using ...
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How to increase the vertical split window size in Vim

:vsplit (short form: :vs) split the Vim viewport vertically. :30vs splits the viewport, making the new window 30 characters wide. Once this 30 char window is created, how would one change it's size to ...
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What's the difference between window.location= and window.location.replace()?

Is there a difference between these two lines? var url = "http://www.google.com/"; window.location = url; window.location.replace (url);
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How can I open a Shell inside a Vim Window?

I can open a shell by using the :shell command in Vim, however I can't edit a file and at the same time use the shell. Is there any way to split Vim in many Windows (or tabs), and have a shell opened ...
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deleting a window property in IE

I can't find any information on this issue; why doesn't the following code work in IE? window.x = 45; delete window.x; // or delete window['x']; IE reports an "object doesn't support this action" ...
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window.location.host vs window.location.hostname and cross-browser compatibility?

which one of these is the most effective vs checking if the useragent is accessing via the correct domain. we would like to show a small js based 'top bar' style warning if they are accessing the ...
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$(window).scrollTop() vs. $(document).scrollTop()

What's the difference between: $(window).scrollTop() and $(document).scrollTop() Thanks.
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Javascript: open new page in same window

Is there an easy way to modify this code so that the target URL opens in the SAME window? <a ...
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2answers
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WPF Icon for all app windows

It is possible to set one Icon so, that it would be used on every window in current app. So that i set it once (not on every window by hand)..?
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How to open in default browser in C#

I am designing a small C# application and there is a web browser in it. I currently have all of my defaults on my computer say google chrome is my default browser, yet when I click a link in my ...
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Can somebody explain this Javascript method?

Original source: http://twitter.com/tobeytailor/status/8998006366 (x=[].reverse)() === window // true I've noticed that this behavior affects all the native types. What exactly is happening ...
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Fastest way(s) to move the cursor on a terminal command line?

What is the best way to move around on a given very long command line in the terminal? Say I used the arrow key or Ctrl-R to get this long command line: ./cmd --option1 --option2 --option3 --option4 ...
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Is it possible to get gVim to remember window size?

I know how to set the initial window size in gVim, but how do I get it to automatically restore the window dimensions from last session? Is this even possible?
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Finding the handle to a WPF window

Windows forms had a property win1.Handle which, if I recall, returns the handle of the main window handle? Is there an equivalent way to get the handle of a WPF Window? I found the following code ...
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Git revert local commit

I have a git repo hooked up in phpstorm on windows. I committed a few change sets then pushed them to our "central repo". After this I have then made a few more commits. I no longer want these commits ...

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