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Behodar

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#3392897 10-Jul-2025 17:43

Technically this isn't software design, but a "printable" PDF map for an event has white text on a purple background.

Edit: I should point out that the map itself is a minority of the page. Most of it is text.

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#3394516 16-Jul-2025 09:33

Back in the land of Microsoft.

Visual Studio: "Your WebView2 component is out of date. Please download the latest from here."

The downloaded installer: "This component is already installed."

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#3397388 27-Jul-2025 12:15

Trying out something different this time: Linux (specifically Raspberry Pi OS).

"Updates are available"
"Updates are installing"
"System is now up to date"

Nothing wrong there... except that during the update process it apparently unloaded the USB driver or similar, and I had to cut the power to get the mouse and keyboard back.

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#3397490 28-Jul-2025 08:01

Behodar:

Back in the land of Microsoft.

Visual Studio: "Your WebView2 component is out of date. Please download the latest from here."

The downloaded installer: "This component is already installed."

Also in the land of Microsoft... Azure Storage Explorer.

"The version of Storage Explorer you are using is currently out of support. It is recommended that you update to the latest version."

Help -> Check for Updates -> "There is no update available."

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#3397495 28-Jul-2025 08:15

Mine (version 1.35) says it'll leave support in 53 days. Like yours, it says there is no update available.

It looks like the latest is 1.39.1 so it seems that the updater is broken.

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