I am making my first steps in Universal Windows Platform (Windows 10 store apps technology). I have an application with 2 pages and use the navigation service to navigate between them. I am used to having a transition applied when navigating between pages, but now I don't see any transition.
I tried to set the content transition manually but that does not work as well:
protected override Task OnLaunchApplicationAsync(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
{
var shell = Shell as Frame;
shell.ContentTransitions = new TransitionCollection();
shell.ContentTransitions.Clear();
shell.ContentTransitions.Add(new ContentThemeTransition { HorizontalOffset = 300 });
this.NavigationService.Navigate(Experiences.Main, null);
return Task.FromResult<object>(null);
}
Is there any other way to configure the navigation service to apply a transition?
I found the solution for the problem. I ended up using the **EntranceThemeTransition** and it seemed to work:
shell.ContentTransitions.Add(new EntranceThemeTransition {
FromHorizontalOffset = 400,
FromVerticalOffset = 0,
IsStaggeringEnabled = true});
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im working on the spatial mapping processing for my HoloLens project.
Somehow calling "SpatialSurfaceMesh::TryComputeLatestMeshAsync" keeps returning the same mesh data overtime.
Is there another process involved updating the observer?
void SpatialMapping::AddOrUpdateSurface(winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::SpatialCoordinateSystem const& coordinateSystem)
{
using namespace winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::Surfaces;
SpatialBoundingBox axisAlignedBoundingBox =
{
{ 0.f, 0.f, 0.f },
{ 50.f, 50.f, 50.f },
};
SpatialBoundingVolume bounds = SpatialBoundingVolume::FromBox(coordinateSystem, axisAlignedBoundingBox);
m_surfaceObserver.SetBoundingVolume(bounds);
m_surfaceObserver.ObservedSurfacesChanged(
winrt::Windows::Foundation::TypedEventHandler
<SpatialSurfaceObserver, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable>
({ this, &SpatialMapping::Observer_ObservedSurfacesChanged })
);
}
void SpatialMapping::Observer_ObservedSurfacesChanged(winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::Surfaces::SpatialSurfaceObserver const& sender
, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable const& object)
{
{
using namespace winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::Surfaces;
const auto mapContainingSurfaceCollection = sender.GetObservedSurfaces();
// Process surface adds and updates?.
for (const auto& pair : mapContainingSurfaceCollection)
{
auto id = pair.Key();
auto info = pair.Value();
InsertAsync(id, info);
}
}
}
Concurrency::task<void> SpatialMapping::InsertAsync(winrt::guid /*const&*/ id, winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::Surfaces::SpatialSurfaceInfo /*const&*/ newSurfaceInfo)
{
using namespace winrt::Windows::Perception::Spatial::Surfaces;
return concurrency::create_task([this, id, newSurfaceInfo]
{
const auto surfaceMesh = newSurfaceInfo.TryComputeLatestMeshAsync(m_maxTrianglesPerCubicMeter, m_surfaceMeshOptions).get();
std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m_meshCollectionLock);
m_updatedSurfaces.emplace(id, surfaceMesh);
});
}
Generation works, Update does not
Manuel attempt same problem:
winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction SpatialMapping::CollectSurfacesManuel()
{
const auto mapContainingSurfaceCollection = m_surfaceObserver.GetObservedSurfaces();
for (const auto& pair : mapContainingSurfaceCollection)
{
auto id = pair.Key();
auto info = pair.Value();
auto mesh{ co_await info.TryComputeLatestMeshAsync(m_maxTrianglesPerCubicMeter, m_surfaceMeshOptions) };
{
std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m_meshCollectionLock);
m_updatedSurfaces.emplace(id, mesh);
}
}
}
MVCE:
Create a New Project with the template
"Holographic DirectX 11 App (UWP) C++/WinRT)"
Add the files:
https://github.com/lpnxDX/HL_MVCE_SpatialSurfaceMeshUpdateProblem.git
Replace m_main in AppView.h
We did some research and have some thoughts about your question right now, let me explain the findings
Has your Observer_ObservedSurfacesChanged method triggered exactly? Adding output statements or breakpoints can help you check it. Since SurfaceObserver should be always available, usually we need to check the availability of surfaceObserver in each frame and recreate a new one when necessary, sample code snippt please see here.
Have you set m_surfaceMeshOptions? It is not visible in the code you posted. If it is missing, you can configure it with the following statement:
surfaceMeshOptions-> IncludeVertexNormals = true;
Microsoft provided the Holographic spatial mapping sample, shows how to acquire spatial mapping data from Windows Perception in real-time. it is similar to your needs, to narrow down issue if it's an issue with your code, please try to check and run this example on your device
If after the above steps, you still can't solve the problem, could you provide an
MVCE, so that we can locate the issue or find a solution? Be careful to remove any privacy-related or other business function codes.
Your code has the following problems:
TryComputeLatestMeshAsync should be called from Observer_ObservedSurfacesChanged not from concurrency::create_task
TryComputeLatestMeshAsync return mesh with matrix, vertices and indices. Indices should be stored to a safe location at the first run, they don't change later. Vertices and matrix should copied as they returns. You shouldn't save the mesh itself, because its data updates from various threads.
ObservedSurfacesChanged shouldn't be called every frame. This is long running function.
Maybe it has something more. I would recommend to start from the sample mentioned earlier.
I want to create a custom Kofax module. When it comes to the batch processing the scanned documents get converted to PDF files. I want to fetch these PDF files, manipulate them (add a custom footer to the PDF document) and hand them back to Kofax.
So what I know so far:
create Kofax export scripts
add a custom module to Kofax
I have the APIRef.chm (Kofax.Capture.SDK.CustomModule) and the CMSplit as an example project. Unfortunately I struggle getting into it. Are there any resources out there showing step by step how to get into custom module development?
So I know that the IBatch interface represents one selected batch and the IBatchCollection represents the collection of all batches.
I would just like to know how to setup a "Hello World" example and could add my code to it and I think I don't even need a WinForms application because I only need to manipulate the PDF files and that's it...
Since I realized that your question was rather about how to create a custom module in general, allow me to add another answer. Start with a C# Console Application.
Add Required Assemblies
Below assemblies are required by a custom module. All of them reside in the KC's binaries folder (by default C:\Program Files (x86)\Kofax\CaptureSS\ServLib\Bin on a server).
Setup Part
Add a new User Control and Windows Form for setup. This is purely optional - a CM might not even have a setup form, but I'd recommend adding it regardless. The user control is the most important part, here - it will add the menu entry in KC Administration, and initialize the form itself:
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIDispatch)]
public interface ISetupForm
{
[DispId(1)]
AdminApplication Application { set; }
[DispId(2)]
void ActionEvent(int EventNumber, object Argument, out int Cancel);
}
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[ProgId("Quipu.KC.CM.Setup")]
public class SetupUserControl : UserControl, ISetupForm
{
private AdminApplication adminApplication;
public AdminApplication Application
{
set
{
value.AddMenu("Quipu.KC.CM.Setup", "Quipu.KC.CM - Setup", "BatchClass");
adminApplication = value;
}
}
public void ActionEvent(int EventNumber, object Argument, out int Cancel)
{
Cancel = 0;
if ((KfxOcxEvent)EventNumber == KfxOcxEvent.KfxOcxEventMenuClicked && (string)Argument == "Quipu.KC.CM.Setup")
{
SetupForm form = new SetupForm();
form.ShowDialog(adminApplication.ActiveBatchClass);
}
}
}
Runtime Part
Since I started with a console application, I could go ahead and put all the logic into Program.cs. Note that is for demo-purposes only, and I would recommend adding specific classes and forms later on. The example below logs into Kofax Capture, grabs the next available batch, and just outputs its name.
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += (sender, eventArgs) => KcAssemblyResolver.Resolve(eventArgs);
Run(args);
return;
}
static void Run(string[] args)
{
// start processing here
// todo encapsulate this to a separate class!
// login to KC
var login = new Login();
login.EnableSecurityBoost = true;
login.Login();
login.ApplicationName = "Quipu.KC.CM";
login.Version = "1.0";
login.ValidateUser("Quipu.KC.CM.exe", false, "", "");
var session = login.RuntimeSession;
// todo add timer-based polling here (note: mutex!)
var activeBatch = session.NextBatchGet(login.ProcessID);
Console.WriteLine(activeBatch.Name);
activeBatch.BatchClose(
KfxDbState.KfxDbBatchReady,
KfxDbQueue.KfxDbQueueNext,
0,
"");
session.Dispose();
login.Logout();
}
}
Registering, COM-Visibility, and more
Registering a Custom Module is done via RegAsm.exe and ideally with the help of an AEX file. Here's an example - please refer to the documentation for more details and all available settings.
[Modules]
Minimal CM
[Minimal CM]
RuntimeProgram=Quipu/CM/Quipu.KC.CM/Quipu.KC.CM.exe
ModuleID=Quipu.KC.CM.exe
Description=Minimal Template for a Custom Module in C#
Version=1.0
SupportsTableFields=True
SupportsNonImageFiles=True
SetupProgram=Minimal CM Setup
[Setup Programs]
Minimal CM Setup
[Minimal CM Setup]
Visible=0
OCXFile=Quipu/CM/Quipu.KC.CM/Quipu.KC.CM.exe
ProgID=Quipu.KC.CM.Setup
Last but not least, make sure your assemblies are COM-visible:
I put up the entire code on GitHub, feel free to fork it. Hope it helps.
Kofax exposes a batch as an XML, and DBLite is basically a wrapper for said XML. The structure is explained in AcBatch.htm and AcDocs.htm (to be found under the CaptureSV directory). Here's the basic idea (just documents are shown):
AscentCaptureRuntime
Batch
Documents
Document
A single document has child elements itself such as pages, and multiple properties such as Confidence, FormTypeName, and PDFGenerationFileName. This is what you want. Here's how you would navigate down the document collection, storing the filename in a variable named pdfFileName:
IACDataElement runtime = activeBatch.ExtractRuntimeACDataElement(0);
IACDataElement batch = runtime.FindChildElementByName("Batch");
var documents = batch.FindChildElementByName("Documents").FindChildElementsByName("Document");
for (int i = 0; i < documents.Count; i++)
{
// 1-based index in kofax
var pdfFileName = documents[i + 1]["PDFGenerationFileName"];
}
Personally, I don't like this structure, so I created my own wrapper for their wrapper, but that's up to you.
With regard to the custom module itself, the sample shipped is already a decent start. Basically, you would have a basic form that shows up if the user launches the module manually - which is entirely optional if work happens in the back, preferably as Windows Service. I like to start with a console application, adding forms only when needed. Here, I would launch the form as follows, or start the service. Note that I have different branches in case the user wants to install my Custom Module as service:
else if (Environment.UserInteractive)
{
// run as module
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new RuntimeForm(args));
}
else
{
// run as service
ServiceBase.Run(new CustomModuleService());
}
}
The runtime for itself just logs you into Kofax Capture, registers event handlers, and processes batch by batch:
// login to KC
cm = new CustomModule();
cm.Login("", "");
// add progress event handlers
cm.BatchOpened += Cm_BatchOpened;
cm.BatchClosed += Cm_BatchClosed;
cm.DocumentOpened += Cm_DocumentOpened;
cm.DocumentClosed += Cm_DocumentClosed;
cm.ErrorOccured += Cm_ErrorOccured;
// process in background thread so that the form does not freeze
worker = new BackgroundWorker();
worker.DoWork += (s, a) => Process();
worker.RunWorkerAsync();
Then, your CM fetches the next batch. This can either make use of Kofax' Batch Notification Service, or be based on a timer. For the former, just handle the BatchAvailable event of the session object:
session.BatchAvailable += Session_BatchAvailable;
For the latter, define a timer - preferrably with a configurable polling interval:
pollTimer.Interval = pollIntervalSeconds * 1000;
pollTimer.Elapsed += PollTimer_Elapsed;
pollTimer.Enabled = true;
When the timer elapses, you could do the following:
private void PollTimer_Elapsed(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
mutex.WaitOne();
ProcessBatches();
mutex.ReleaseMutex();
}
I am implementing azure search in my application to provide autosuggestion feature like google, big, and amazon. I have implemented the same available github code using below URL.All is working fine but getting result in more than 1.5 second for each term of sentence.
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/search-dotnet-getting-started/tree/master/DotNetHowToAutocomplete
Currently I am using two indexes for searching and created in basic tier. Below is code
public ActionResult Suggest(bool highlights, bool fuzzy, string term)
{
InitSearch();
// Call suggest API and return results
SuggestParameters sp = new SuggestParameters()
{
UseFuzzyMatching = fuzzy,
Top = 5,
Filter="name eq 'testid'",
OrderBy=new List<string>() { "Date desc"}
};
if (highlights)
{
sp.HighlightPreTag = "<b>";
sp.HighlightPostTag = "</b>";
}
DocumentSuggestResult suggestResult = _indexClient1.Documents.Suggest(term, "index1",sp);
if (suggestResult.Results.Count<5)
{
SuggestParameters sp2 = new SuggestParameters()
{
UseFuzzyMatching = fuzzy,
Top = 5- suggestResult.Results.Count,
Filter = "Product eq 'PAAS'",
OrderBy = new List<string>() { "Count desc" }
};
if (highlights)
{
sp2.HighlightPreTag = "<b>";
sp2.HighlightPostTag = "</b>";
}
DocumentSuggestResult suggestResult2= _indexClient2.Documents.Suggest(term, "index2", sp2);
suggestResult.Results = suggestResult.Results.Union(suggestResult2.Results).Distinct().ToList();
// final = suggestResult.Results.GroupBy(s => s.Text, StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase).ToList();
}
// Convert the suggest query results to a list that can be displayed in the client.
List<string> suggestions = suggestResult.Results.Select(x => x.Text).Distinct().ToList();
return new JsonResult
{
JsonRequestBehavior = JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet,
Data = suggestions
};
}
To test it- when I am typing any word it's taking too much time in populating results around 1.5 to 1.8 seconds, it's working like other web app searchbox.
Timing I am checking using inspect element of chrome browser. Attaching sreenshot.see screenshot
Please suggest.
I answered a similar question on another post: Why is Azure Search taking 1400 miliiseconds to return query results for simple query
The main thing is, you shouldn't be using the Chrome timer to measure the performance of azure search. Use the "elapsed-time" field of the HTTP response you receive (take an average over multiple call), since it accurately tells you how much time was spent getting your results from azure search. The chrome timer can be affected by your network/machine configuration. If that doesn't help, you can follow the other tips I suggested in the post I linked above.
I created an ASP.NET Core 2 projects with razor pages and I would like to give the opportunity to the visitor to select a language. The first problem that I had was to change the web application url so that ti will include the current language code. I solved this problem by adding the following code in ConfigureServices.
public class Startup
{
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddMvc()
.AddRazorPagesOptions(options =>
{
options.Conventions.AuthorizeFolder("/Account/Manage");
options.Conventions.AuthorizePage("/Account/Logout");
options.Conventions.AddFolderRouteModelConvention("/", model =>
{
foreach (var selector in model.Selectors)
{
var attributeRouteModel = selector.AttributeRouteModel;
attributeRouteModel.Template = AttributeRouteModel.CombineTemplates("{language=el-GR}", attributeRouteModel.Template);
}
});
});
}
}
Now I could visit a page using the following URL:
http://domain/el-GR/MyPage
The last thing that I would like to do is to change the culture of each request. The best solution that I fount which I do not like is to put the following code in my page:
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo((string)RouteData.Values["language"]);
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo((string)RouteData.Values["language"]);
This is not nice because I will have to add these lies in every razor page that I will create in my project.
Is there another way to set the culture for all the requests of my web application?
Refer to this article: https://joonasw.net/view/aspnet-core-localization-deep-dive
There are a few methods, I use the RequestCultureProviders.
NuGet: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization
in my Startup.Configure method.
IList<CultureInfo> sc = new List<CultureInfo>();
sc.Add(new CultureInfo("en-US"));
sc.Add(new CultureInfo("zh-TW"));
var lo = new RequestLocalizationOptions
{
DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture("en-US"),
SupportedCultures = sc,
SupportedUICultures = sc
};
var cp = lo.RequestCultureProviders.OfType<CookieRequestCultureProvider>().First();
cp.CookieName = "UserCulture"; // Or whatever name that you like
app.UseRequestLocalization(lo);
Set your cookie "UserCulture" to "c=zh-TW|uic=zh-TW" once.
And it works magically.
I am using Monotouch to write an Ipad app. The app uses tables to browse down through a directory tree and then select a file. I have used Monotouch.Dialog to browse the directories and I set up the directory tables as the app starts.However there are too many files to set up in a table as the app starts and so I want to set up the 'file table' as the file is selected from the lowest level directory table. I am trying to use LoadMoreElement to do this but I cannot make it work or find any examples online. I have coded the 'Elements API Walkthrough' in the Xamarin tutorial at:- http://docs.xamarin.com/ios/tutorials/MonoTouch.Dialog
I then add a new section to the code:-
_addButton.Clicked += (sender, e) => {
++n;
var task = new Task{Name = "task " + n, DueDate = DateTime.Now};
var taskElement = new RootElement (task.Name){
new Section () {
new EntryElement (task.Name,
"Enter task description", task.Description)
},
new Section () {
new DateElement ("Due Date", task.DueDate)
},
new Section()
{
new LoadMoreElement("Passive","Active",
delegate {MyAction();})
}
};
_rootElement [0].Add (taskElement);
Where MyAction is:-
public void MyAction()
{
Console.WriteLine ("we have been actioned");
}
The problem is that MyAction is triggered and Console.Writeline writes the message but the table stays in the active state and never returns to passive. the documentation says:-
Once your code in the NSAction is finished, the UIActivity indicator stops animating and the normal caption is displayed again.
What am I missing?
Ian
You need to set the "Animating" property in the element to false.
Like this:
LoadMoreElement loadMore = null;
loadMore = new LoadMoreElement (
"Passive", "Active",
delegate {loadMore.Animating = false;});
Where did you see any documentation that says that the animation stops when the delegate stops running? If that is documented anywhere, that is wrong.