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Location of the storage of the settingsCurrently I am busy with the preparation of my second portable program. Let me call it "boardgame". In the program folder I found some files as follows:
Initially I was interested to know which of the above files are assigned to the settings of the program. Personally, I suspect that only the file named xxx.ini is assigned to the settings of the program. Is it sufficient if I move this file from program folder to the Data\settings folder? Then I add in the file "boardgamePortable.ini" the following code: [FilesMove] Or should I first create the folder DefaultData and inside this folder I create a new folder named settings? In this folder settings I now insert the file xxx.ini. Or I can skip this intermediate step? Moreover, by the progam 4 registry keys were generated. Is it sufficient if I write code in the file boardgamePortable.ini according to following scheme? [Activate] [RegistryKeys] Then the file appname.reg was saved in the folder Data\settings after closing the portable version of the app boardgame. ( categories: )
Always use DefaultDataI suspect the config file also stores settings, but until you post the app, I can't say for sure. Always use DefaultData to store the original data, including any Reg files needed. This way, if Data doesn't exist, it can be recreated by the launcher using the stored original data. Your launcher sections look good to me, so far. Creation of the Data folder by the launcherI also suspect, that the file xxx.config stores settings. Therefore I should insert the both files xxx.ini and xxx.config in the folder DefaultData\settings. If I understood you correctly, the launcher will automatically create the folder structure Data\settings, if it is not yet available. Another possibility would be, that I create this folder structure Data\settings self. But how should I insert the file appname.reg in the folder DefaultData\settings. [RegistryKeys] automatically saves the file appname.reg in the folder Data\settings. Of course, this folder Data\settings already must exist. Stop EditingPlease figure out what you want to post and just post it. Editing a post over and over makes it keeping showing up in Recent Posts Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome! impossible to use the PortableApps.com InstallerAfter formation of the folder and file layout in accordance with the PortableApps.com Format ™ 2.0 I have made the launcher with the PortableApps.com launcher. I then want to apply the PortableApps.com Installer to create the installer. Unfortunately, I received an error message associated with the display of a log file. What should I do in this case? Something WrongThen there is something wrong with your build. The PA.c Installer creates the log file within its data directory and that will tell you where the error is. It offers to show it on the exit screen. Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome! Storage of Reg files in the folder DefaultData\settingsThis log file contains 2682 rows and in the last 2 rows I found the following content: Error: invalid VIProductVersion format, should be X.X.X.X Unfortunately I can not do anything with this information. However, the developer Gord Caswell mentioned that the reg files also must be saved in the folder DefaultData\settings. This storage I have not been realized. It is therefore necessary that I first export these registry keys in the registry editor and then insert them into the DefaultData\settings folder? AppInfo.ini\[Version]:ProductVersionThat field is in the wrong format. It should be four numbers separated by dots (X.X.X.X). Previously known as kAlug. Your tip is the solutionThank you for your tip. In fact I have in the file appinfo.ini in the section [Version] for the entry [Package Version] used the wrong format X.X instead of the correct format X.X.X.X Can you also give me some information regarding the storage of the reg files? I have mentioned in my last post something about this problem. Reg filesExport the needed registry keys from registry editor and save in DefaultData. Don't use DefaultData\settings, because the settings folder is used internally by the launcher. I don't have the link handy, but that's mentioned in the launcher manual. test works fineIn the meantime I have tested my created portable app now in my virtual machine. And I don't export the reg files and save them in folder DefaultData. Nevertheless, the necessary reg files were saved in Data\settings. Also in the registry I can't find some registry keys after closing the portable app. Therefore I'll now upload the portable app in the forum in the section "Beta testing". Don't moveYou just should not move it; this doesn't means you can't store anything on it. Previously known as kAlug. some considerations about specific codeI've been thinking a bit about the following code: [RegistryKeys] Previously I had assumed that I first have to export a registry key with the registry editor. Then this registry key should be pasted in the folder DefaultData. Now I've found out - contrary to my assumption - that through the above code automatically the registry key is inserted into the folder Data\settings. But how is this possible? Of course this is only explainable by the programming of the launcher. Specifically the launcher execute the following steps after reading the above codes in the appropriate file AppnamePortable.ini:
Your observations are right,Your observations are right, that is exactly how the launcher deals with registry keys, if told so (refer to the manual). Don't forget to clean up empty Registry entries, too. After reading your post (and the other one here), I fear, you maybe didn't fully understand the concept of DefautData - no offence meant, just a guess. I recall the problem with streamwriter where you discarded your attempt for language switching (which partly failed because of mixing up DefaultData and Data). DefaultData is only needed if an app needs some special settings before its first launch. These settings never should be adjusted by the launcher, because they will not be used after the first launch anymore. accurate information regarding the folder DefaltDataThank you for your good remarks concerning the use of the folder DefaultData. In particular I thought, that the following sentences are very appropriate: On this occasion I would like to mention, that the above described 3 steps can be applied only to a specific case. This case corresponds to the situation that the program for the first time will be started and then generates a new registry key.
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Hello tapsklaps, I don'tHello tapsklaps, I don't know, if I exactly understood your explanations, because I think you mixed up definitions with filenames. So I better describe, what the launcher does (if told so). ... [Activate] Registry=true [RegistryKeys] appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName [RegistryCleanupIfEmpty] 1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName 2=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname 3=HKCU\Software\Publisher\ ... Then the sequence should look tike this:
The different numbered filenames are only needed, if you have to deal with different keys, but the filenames stay the same for every 'task'. Only the contents change. Fix RegistryCleanupIfEmpty[RegistryCleanupIfEmpty]:1 is useless. 3 should have the trailing backslash removed. I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here. "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." – Proverbs 15:1 Thanks, you are absoultelyThanks, you are absoultely right. I overlooked No.1 and No.3 was a typo (in my KiTTY dev test, too). Does the trailing backslash break its functionallity? I don't remember getting a leftover key when I tested KiTTY. Don't knowThat depends on the registry plugin. But it's not valid, whether it works or not. I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here. "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." – Proverbs 15:1 Differentiation of specific individual casesThank you for your interesting reply. Regarding your remarks, I would say the following: Of course you are perfectly right. I meant with the files appname1.reg, appname2.reg and appname3.reg always the same registry key. With the numbers I just wanted to point out to the different contents in the same registry key. Apology for this oversight. However, I am of the opinion that your instructions are not completely accurate. In addition I am of the opinion that some of your statements are false. This situation is based on the case that in addition to the portable version a local installation of the program is available and this local installation has already created a registry key. In addition to the backup of the registry key (which was produced by the local installation) it is necessary to delete this registry key. Afterwards the launcher must write the registry key called appnameportable1.reg of the portable version to the registry. Due to the code [RegistryKeys] appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName will be deleted. If no backup exists, then in the section [RegistryCleanupIfEmpty] the entry 1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName is useless (see also the comment of Chris Morgan). Therefore No. 5 must be written as follows: If the registry key HKLM\Software\Publisher\AppName is not empty and after the deletion of this key the registry key HKLM\Software\Publisher is empty, then the following code is appropriate: [RegistryKeys] appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname (instead of appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName) [RegistryCleanupIfEmpty] 1=HKCU\Software\Publisher If the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname is not empty and after the deletion of this key the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher is not empty, then the section [RegistryCleanupIfEmpty] isn't necessary and following code should be used: [RegistryKeys] appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher (instead of appnameportable1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname\KeyName) If both the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname and the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher are empty, then the following code should be used: [RegistryCleanupIfEmpty] 1=HKCU\Software\Publisher\Appname 2=HKCU\Software\Publisher In a new post I try to offer exactly instructions for some individual cases. Please stop editing your postsPlease stop editing your posts. It keeps showing up in the Recent Posts tracker, with no way to tell what you've changed. Hello tapsklaps, as you mayHello tapsklaps, Btw. it is not always necessary to use the most elegant setup if it works as it's supposed to. A part, that is redundant but does no harm (because it does nothing like my first entry in RegistryCleanupIfEmpty) is only a few bytes in the launcher.ini. I for one include in most of my packages path handling even if not strictly necessary just in case, someone uses the Data folder as storage place... |


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My sister and I are going to London and Paris for the first time in May. We fly from Indiana to Canada then onto London. After a week in London we take the Eurostar to Paris. After Paris for a week we take the Eurostar back to London to catch our flight back to Canada then on home to Indiana. To my question! When do we go through customs and anyone know how much we can bring back? We are just bringing back gifts, souveniors, etc. I am so dense in this stuff and cannot find anything that just flat out tells me. I thank you for your time.
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Travel.State.Gov is a really good website from the Department of State that covers in easy-to-find way anything you might want to know about international travel.
And you did not ask, but some useful info anyway. When you leave airport in Indiana, airline will ask to see your passport. You don't need a passport of leave the US, but the airline wants to make sure you have necessary documents to return. Assuming you are flying on one ticket/one itinerary thru to London, you do nothing regarding Customs/Immigration until you reunite with your luggage in London.
In London you go thru British Customs/Immigration. Other than waiting in line it should be fast and easy. They will ask to see your passport, and perhaps ask where you are staying, how long, purpose of trip, etc.
Borders are not really anything for any EU country - so the next time you will have any similar experience is when you leave London. Once you land in Indiana you will reclaim your luggage and go thru US Customs and Immigration. You will have filled out a form indicating what you bought while abroad. Limits on this (your original question) are on Dept of State website. -
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The airline doesn't care if you are returning or not. They want to see your passport to verify you'll be allowed entry into the country you're flying to, as it's their responsibility to fly you back if you are denied entry.
As for what you can bring back, there really is no limit. If you want to buy that $1,000,000 piece of jewelry the US Gov't will not prevent you from bringing it home.
The first $800 per US resident is duty free. Anything more that $800 value and you may be asked to pay a duty (import tax). I don't know exact duty amounts, but they are not prohibitive, and should not prevent you from buying something more expensive than $800. If you can afford the $1,000,000 jewelry then you can afford the duty.
There are limits on tabacco and alcohol that you can import duty free. Many people mistakenly think that they are limited to 1-2 bottle of wine, but that's not the case. The duty on wine is somewhere in the order of 30c per bottle. I've brought back 10-12 bottles several times. I declare the wine on my customs form, but every time I've just been waved through customs. -
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It's not the State Department that covers custom duty enforcement, it's Department of Homeland Security; specifically, Customs and Border Patrol.
More specifically still, you'll want to check out
Each person is allowed to bring back up to $800 of goods purchased while in Europe without paying any duty fees. For the next $1000, the duty rate is 3%. These limits can be combined for people traveling as a family. Thus, the two of you can purchase and bring back up to $3600 worth of goods while in Europe and pay no more than $60 in fees.
Before you decide to buy something abroad, get some idea of how much it would cost to buy it in the U.S. There are very few items -- almost entirely high end luxury types -- which can not be imported to here and sold at less cost than buying them in Europe. -
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Just don't bring back a snowgglobe...the TSA will immediately take you for a bad, bad person.
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Not what you asked, but may be of help if you buy a lot of stuff in Europe ... you'll have to pay a large VAT (Value Added Tax ... often 15-20%) upon purchase, but in many/most cases if you are leaving the country with the item you can get a refund on the VAT when you are leaving the country. Worth checking on ...
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Agree that you should post on the europe board.
And though you have asked abuot customs (presumably on the way back) you haven;t asked about immigration or customes n the way over.
Into the UK you will have to go through both - Immigration can be long lines - but customs you just walk through the green line (assuming you have nothing to declare on the way in). You will also have to go through Immigration when boarding the Eurostar to paris and back to London - be sure to get to the staion in plenty of time for this - you should plan on doing this at least 30 minutes before the train leaves.
Coming back into the US Immigration is usually fairly quick - unless a bunch of planes land at once - for Customs you will have to have your form filled out - and, if asked, be prepared to produce receipts for what you bought. Usually this is routine - but a few people are picked out for a complete search of their luggage. (Famously ome years ago a Bloomingdale family member and friend were caught bringing back large amount of jewelry and designer clothing that they did not declare - and faced really bad press as well as duties and penalties for not declaring.
The $800 allowance is usually plenty now - since almst everything is much cheaper inthe US than in europe. -
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Thank you all! I will post it in the Europe Forum too. You all have given me so much info! Stuff I didn't even realize I needed to know. Thank you!
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IF you are going to claim the VAT refund at the airport allow for a LOT of time to do so. The lines were so long in CDG last year, we gave up waiting and said forgetaboutit, we would have missed our flight.
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You will go through US immigration and customs at the first US port of entry.
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One thing I forgot to mention, simply because it usually isn't an issue for tourists.
If you leave or enter the U.S. with a total of $10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) of currency or negotiable securities (ie, checks, stocks, or bonds) in your physical possession, you must DECLARE that fact. It is not illegal to carry any amount of money across a U.S. border, but do not "forget" to mention doing so if over $10,000 -- customs agents would take such a violation VERY seriously. -
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Be sure to leave extra time to cash in your VAT tax receipts at the airport. If the terminal is large, your might have a long walk. YOu can only get a VAT refund on purchases if the store gives you the VAT receipt. Not all shops do this.
On the return flight be sure that you get an Immigration/Customs form on the plane. I take a couple extra and keep with my passport because I sometimes miss the distribution (?bathroom?, ?asleep?).
Keep receipts for everything that you purchase and take home in a special envelope and bring the receipts on the plane. YOu can group multiple items into a category (e.g. clothing) to itemize with the total on the form. YOu will also need your passport number so don't put it in the overhead compartment.
I was told by a Customs official that items purchased in Duty Free shops must also be listed.
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You don't have to go into much detail on the US customs form.
Just a basic item, # and dollar value
3 T-shirts, $20
1 bottle perfume, 4 oz, $70
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(You can see videos from that trash-talking conversation here.)That conversation answered a few burning questions, among them: how was Chris Evans going to recreate Captain America, since he not only had a buzz cut now (easily fixed with a wig) but he had a full beard — and still did a day after shooting? (That, obviously, is not so easily fixed.)Last chance to get off the train before we speed fully into Spoilerville ...Still here? Okay.So, if you've seen the movie, you know that in the climactic New York battle against the alien invaders Iron Man does something selfless and noble and nearly loses his life for it. 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"It was one line — now it's three pages."Those new lines were the seed that led to the last-minute scene, though no one knew that at the time — not even Whedon. Otherwise, he surely would have shot the post-credits sequence before his cast scattered and had to be reunited by the movie's premiere.What was in those pages? "Please tell me nobody tried to kiss me," Stark says, looking up at a looming Thor and Cap. That line made the finished movie, but others didn't. There were several other variations in which Stark congratulates his fellow Avengers on winning the battle, and then — realizing it's not over yet — wearily begins making suggestions about how much time off they're going to be owed.The line that made the final cut was a slightly more random one: Stark learns that there is more fighting left to do, and says fine, as long as the others agree to hit a good shawarma restaurant he knows in the neighborhood. (I guess after spending all that time in the Middle East, Stark developed a taste for Arab slow-roasted meats.)We're not doing justice to the jokes here, but Stark's other cracks seemed to be a little funnier than the shawarma one, which seemed a little obscure. Of course, that changes dramatically if you pay it off with a scene of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the re-humanized Hulk all grabbing an after-work bite at said restaurant.And that, dear readers, is what Whedon and Marvel realized after the fact, too.When "The Avengers" is over — and we mean over-over, when the last credit has rolled — we cut to the gang sitting silently around a table, munching on pitas like any colleagues who have just put in a lot of overtime. In the background, restaurant workers quietly clean-up debris in the apocalypse-adjacent eatery.And they say... nothing. After saving the planet, they are spent. It's basically an awkward kind of funny.You can find bootleg clips of the scene online, but why do that? You've already seen the movie, right?Right?Anyway ...We join "The Avengers" reunion already in progress.It's the day after filming the new scene — weirdly, two days after the premiere — and Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner are seated at a conference table in the Four Seasons Hotel, joking about the look of their respective LEGO figurines. Mark Ruffalo is playing "Hulk SMASH!" with a few of the Hasbro toys scattered across the table while Joss Whedon looks on. We're waiting for the rest to arrive.Robert Downey Jr. has just entered the room, and immediately begins mocking the prosthetic that Evans needed to hide his beard for the scene. (Evans also, you'll notice, covers his face throughout that footage by resting his cheek against his hand.)"Where is Chris Evans? Getting his face replaced?" Downey asks.Movie and DVD Guide: Get the latest news, photos, and moreEvans hasn't arrived yet, but that doesn't hold back Downey. "Chris, why the long face? Chris, why the WRONG face?" Downey says as the other guys laugh.Ruffalo shakes his head, his lips pursed. "Oh no ...""I felt so bad for him!" Hemsworth says, wincing. He makes a swallowed sound, like someone trying to speak through glued-shut lips.Downey twists his face into an Elephant Man snarl. "Hey guys, I am not an animal," he mutters.Pah! Out of nowhere, a rocket from an Iron Man toy fires just past Ruffalo's head, nearly hitting the real Iron Man beside him."What the f--k did you just do?" Downey asks, still giddy."Say that to my face ... my real one."(Photo: Zade Rosenthal)Ruffalo is still turning over the toy, trying to figure that out. 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Leaning back and twiddling his thumbs, the filmmaker offers his fake-smiley response: "'I'm sure I don't know what you mean!'"Then Whedon decides to tell them how it turned out. "We actually went through it as you guys left. It's awesome. We found three bits, beginning, middle, and end, and the end one was just supreme.""So it's [going to be] the last 30 seconds?" Ruffalo asks."They. Are. Tired," Whedon tells him. "And then at the last second, he is just like [CHOMP]," the filmmaker says, gesturing toward Hemsworth and miming a big bite from a stuffed pita."I thought I might be sick, by the way," Hemsworth says. "I ate one [pita] each take, you know! And by the end, I was like, Whooooaaa ...""Hello, sir!" 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How do you know if your cat has a UTI?
(64 Posts)CocoCat has just used the tray 4 times in the last hour despite me letting her outside. shes coming back in to use the tray. she seems to be doimg small amounts each time not her usual stream. is this a sign of a UTI?
she seems fine in herself other than that so how else would I know if she was ill?
Yes sounds like a uti to me. Vets for you tomorrow I think
I'd be maybe thinking about a touch of cystitis. How old is she and is she in good health?
shes about two and in very good health. shes well looked after!
since my original post she has had a loose poo and just been back to the tray and done nothing. shes now snuggled on my lap
So she wanted to go but couldn't ? I'd vet her tomorrow.
I'm not sure she got in but got out straight after. she didnt scratch the litter or assume her position so she didnt actually attempt anything iykwim
If she was in pain would she vocalise it?
It sounds as if she had the urge but couldn't produce.
Ive never had a cat so dont really know the signs of illness. I rehomed her when a relative didnt want her any more. I love her to bits shes so good, she doesnt leave the garden and is a proper home body.
Will she need anti biotics? will I need to get a sample from her? that will be interesting. ..
Vocalising? If it was bad, probably in some way, but it sounds as if she's only just started having the problem? (As far as you know.) Is she doing any intense washing of nether regions?
Vets please ASAP
No she isnt, she seems totally normal otherwise. I meant do cats cry/meow in pain? will she be in pain and i not know?
Definitely sounds like cystitis - our cat had it about that age a few times but grew out of it eventually. Dcat is an Asian breed which are more prone to cystitis anyway. Definitely vets as she will need treatment.
what treatment is involved for cystitis?
Cats are masters at covering up pain and discomfort. It has to be very uncomfortable indeed for them to show it.
I'd keep a close eye on her but with a view to vetting her tomorrow if this continues. If you've ever had a UTI yourself, you'll understand why.
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Will vets see her on a Sunday?
Should I take away her dry food? encourage her to drink more water? Dunno how I would do that though? thinking out loud now
Antibiotic injection as I remember - and maybe pills (sorry it's been 10 years since Dcat had it!) hers was mainly caused by stress - me going away for work. Luckily we didn't need to collect a sample as after she'd had it the third time she grew out of it, though we had got a container given to us from the vets if it happened again.
Wah! not pills hopefully! it took five hours for me to get a worm pill down her last time and I lost about a pint of blood haha
If she will eat wet food then give her that but add a little water to it
Treatment is usually a painkiller and an antibiotic and possibly a change if food -does her nose or ears feel warm?
A lots of Pets at Home home shops have vets in them now if you can get to one of them maybe? Otherwise last time we had to see emergency vet it was very expensive.
Nose and ears feel normal. and shes sleeping with her paws tucked under - happy cat sign right?
Yes, sounds like a UTI to me. My cat had it once, and it was stress induced - we were having building work done on the house. Initially the vets gave us an oral antibiotic which was impossible to give, second time we went he had an antiobiotic injection.
Give her some wet cat food, it's got a lot of moisture in it.
If your own vet isn't open on a Sunday your nearest pets at home will have a vet who is. They will see her.
Cystitis is not nice. Don't give her any human medication though.
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When we first meet Irene, she's rushing to a patient's bedside. She's nervous, but she doesn't show it once she's on her bike, on her way. From then on, Irene is Honey. You can see the difference between the woman and her persona in a later scene in which she rehearses the lies she's going to tell a pharmacist (she needs to euthanize her sick 14-year-old dog… he's very ill… she wants to attend to him personally…). Still, these opening scenes establish that Irene and Honey only appear to be different people when nobody's looking.
But Irene's smooth routine is immediately derailed when she learns that Carlo, an older patient, is not physically ill, but rather depressed. That revelation makes Irene desperate: helping Carlo kill himself violates her personal ethics. So, because she feels responsible for him, Irene bonds with Carlo, and tries to ease his pain in other ways.
Irene's relationship with Carlo is frustrating for a number of reasons, especially since she essentially makes his death wish all about her. Because he wants to die, she has him put her mind at ease. Their relationship is ostensibly deeper than that, but that's really what their connection boils down to: intimacy fostered by insecurity. Carlo's one more thing thing for Irene to worry about. He's made it harder for her to believe in what she's doing, and that intrusion forces Irene to take stock of her priorities. She becomes more careless in her affair with Stefano (Vinicio Marchioni), a married man, and that leads him to discover her double life. "Honey" is, in that sense, a drama about a control freak, albeit a very human one.
That's "Honey"'s main strength: Golino and her screenwriters acknowledge, but refuse to judge Irene's selfishness. Irene knows that imposing herself on Carlo is a fundamentally self-serving thing to do, even if it has mutually beneficial effects for him and her. But it's telling that the best scenes in "Honey" are the ones where Irene is losing herself. They're the moments where she allows herself to unclench, like when she rides her bike, or swims, or stares at the sun. Trinca's body language makes these beguiling scenes count. Irene's not just altruistic, nor is she selfish. Her anxieties often speak for, whether she means for them to or not. And that's refreshing.
Still, only knowing so much about the film's main protagonist often makes "Honey"'s dour tone feel oppressive. Because watching such a sympathetic character use the men in her life to chart her emotional distress is frustrating. Carlo, Stefano, and confidante/ex-lover Rocco (Libero De Rienzo) are essentially Irene's foils. That kind of dynamic is not necessarily bad. Male protagonists use women as their mirrors all the time. But that technique is only so useful in "Honey" since these man-shaped mirrors can only reveal so much.
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