dummzeuch
Starting with GExperts 1.3.20 calling the standalone Experts Manager displayed the error message “GExpertsInst is not a valid reference”. After that the tool actually works fine. This bug has now been fixed in the current… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
I fixed a bug in the dxgettext executable which made it add wrong ressource string names to the po files which in turn made the msgmergePOT tool select wrong translations. You will have to compile… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, dxgettext0
dummzeuch
You may remember that I was forced to reduce GExperts support for Delphi 6 a while ago, because the IDE no longer started on my computer. It turns out that it was a GExperts bug… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
A long time ago I added the Identifier tab to the Uses Clause Manager in GExperts. It looks like this: In this screen shot, I filtered for TWinControl and the expert found several matching entries,… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
Note to self: The last 32 bit version of the libjpeg-turbo DLL compiled with MS Visual Studio (libjpeg-turbo-x.y.z-vc.exe) that supports Windows XP is version 2.0.6. Later versions apparently need a newer Visual C++ runtime that… … Read more
3 years ago in windows, Windows XP0
dummzeuch
The Delphi 2007 IDE has an annoying bug that causes the width of the name column in the Object Inspector to shrink over time so that it is no longer possible to actually read the… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi0
dummzeuch
COVID-19 is still going strong, even 2 years after it was first discovered. We’re on the Omicron variant now and nobody knows what new variants the near future may bring. I got my vaccination jabs… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
I just released dzBdsLauncher 1.0.8. It now, in addition to the already existing checks, will also examine the full filename of a .groupproj file for hints on the Delphi version. E.g. it will correctly determine… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, dzBdsLauncher0
dummzeuch
I have just finished making the stand alone GExperts Grep to really be stand alone, that is: It no longer needs the GExperts DLL but contains all the functionality in one executable. It has also… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
Another episode from the series “GExperts features that I didn’t know about”: It’s possible to drag an entry from the GExperts Grep to any other Windows program, e.g. to the Explorer, which will copy that… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
Note to self: If a user cannot change his password on a Samba AD Domain from a Windows (10) computer getting the following error message: Check that the user didn’t already change the password on… … Read more
3 years ago in Samba, windows, Windows 100
dummzeuch
There was a technical problem with the software of the international Delphi Praxis forum which prevented many new user registrations. This has now been solved, so creating new user accounts should be possible again. Here… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi0
dummzeuch
Some of the experts in GExperts have seen small improvements lately: The Goto expert now allows incremental search in the list by typing in the number field. This feature was contributed by Achim Kalwa. The… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
dummzeuch
Note to self: If you have anything important running on your Windows 10 computer for a longer time (e.g. over night), make sure to prevent Windows Update to become active. It will force a restart… … Read more
3 years ago in windows, Windows 100
dummzeuch
Just a quick info on the state of GExperts for Delphi 11: I went through all the dialogs and now the toolbars and also the icons in the menus should be scaled properly. They don’t… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0