Reading PDF files with PHP

I have a large PDF file that is a floor map for a building. It has layers for all the office furniture including text boxes of seat location. My goal is to read this file with...

java - Troubleshooting type parameter t hidden type T warning

I am getting a warning in eclipse (the most recent version) for the following code. public interface A<T> extends B<T> { public T getObject(); } The warning appea...

Using C + + class member functions as C callback functions

I have a C library that needs a callback function to be registered to customize some processing. Type of the callback function is int a(int *, int *). I am writing C++ code si...

python - How does the order of mixins affect derived classes?

Say, I have the following mixins that overlaps with each other by touching dispatch(): class FooMixin(object): def dispatch(self, *args, **kwargs): # perform check...

linux - Thump: wait timeout

In a Bash script, I would like to do something like: app1 & pidApp1=$! app2 & pidApp2=$1 timeout 60 wait $pidApp1 $pidApp2 kill -9 $pidApp1 $pidApp2 I.e., launch tw...

javascript - JQuery XY document coordinates of DOM objects

I need to get the X,Y coordinates (relative to the document's top/left) for a DOM element. I can't locate any plugins or jQuery property or method that can give these to me. ...

css selectors - Is there any way to specify CSS shorthand for "all elements except the first / last element"?

Very often, it's natural to need to specify a CSS style for all elements except the first (or the last). For example, when styling paragraphs, you wish to add a bottom margin t...

javascript - How do I add the add to Favorites button or link to my site?

I'm building a website using Drupal. On the header of each page I want to have a single image (custom designed by me) which would act as a custom "Add to Favorites" button. Cli...

ios - Does the iPhone simulator in Xcode support low power Bluetooth?

I'm trying some iOS test applications on the new Mac mini, that supports Bluetooth Low Energy. The CoreBluetooth framework is used in those. However, I'm not able to get Blueto...

java - Is getter "public static final" or "private static final"?

In Java, it's taught that variables should be kept private to enable better encapsulation, but what about static constants? This: public static final int FOO = 5; Would be e...