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How to find all ICommandItem instances of a custom button command in an ArcMap add-in?

I have an ArcMap 10.0 add-in in which I have a button that the user can place (using the Customize dialog in ArcMap) on any toolbar including user-created toolbars as well as standard ones or even 3rd ...
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ArcObjects: Setting image of a command button to a partially transparent bitmap

In an ArcMap 10 add-in, I am attempting to create a toggle button of sorts whose image changes based on the button's state. This answer describes how to set an add-in button's image programmatically ...
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Why is the performance speed between ArcGIS and QGIS so different?

Ok I am not a programmer but a prolific GIS user. I know that QGIS is written in C++ and ArcGIS in ??? but for most of my tasks lately I always try to use QGIS not only because it is free but due to ...
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How do I restore the docking guides in ArcMap 10?

I lost my docking guides quite some time ago and I can't figure out how to get them back. Initially, I thought maybe it was an OS (Windows 7) configuration but my visual studio docking guides ...
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Is there a way to decrease the auto-hide delay for dockable windows in ArcMap 10?

I'd like for my dockable windows to hide a little faster than they do now. Is this a user or application setting within ArcMap or ArcGIS? More details: I'm specifically interested in ArcMap, but if ...
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Showing Select By Location dialog window when it is open but behind other ArcMap windows?

My "Select By Location" dialog window keeps falling behind other windows(such as my table window) that I have on my second monitor. So far, the only way to fix it is to move the table window to the ...
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Seeking ArcGIS Desktop Tips and Tricks

A couple times a month, I check out the various tips and tricks CW posts on Stack Overflow and always learn something new. I went back and forth as to whether to pin this question to a specific ...
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How do you view multiple tables at the same time in ArcMap 10?

My original question was: How do you undock the tables in the ArcMap attribute window? because that's how I thought it should work in the new ArcGIS 10 docking environment. Either it isn't ...
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Can you programmatically change the button image for a ESRI.ArcGIS.Desktop.AddIns.Button?

I'm new to the AddIn customization model in ArcGIS 10 and I'm trying to figure out how to change a button image for a button. I'm looking for the equivalent to the BaseCommand UpdateBitmap method and ...
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ArcMap toolbars always stacking up instead of remaining where placed when opening MXD on multi-monitor configurations?

In ArcMap 9.3, we had issues with our toolbars always stacking up instead of remaining where they were placed. This was mainly an issue on dual monitor workstations and we would occasionally see the ...
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Vertically docking Tools toolbar to left of map and right of TOC in ArcMap 10.x?

In general, I really like the docking environment in ArcGIS 10. As I was showing off ArcGIS 10 to some of my end-users, I couldn't get the toolbar docked to the left of the map and to the right of ...
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