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The Rename Components expert in GExperts now has separate lists for the names and additional properties for VCL and FMX components. Previously it was a hassle to have additional properties shown in the rename dialog… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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Note to self: If during a Linux update you get the following error: Check the content of the file /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume which sets the above mentioned RESUME variable. It probably contains an old UUID. Change it… … Read more
3 years ago in linux0
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A few weeks back something happened with my Delphi 6 installation which now results in an access violation every time I start the IDE. I tried for several hours to find and fix the problem… … Read more
3 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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GExperts is always compiled with the latest update of any of the supported Delphi versions. That unfortunately means that it may not work if the IDE hasn’t been updated to the latest version. E.g. The… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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Microsoft is trying to force everybody to update from the old NT4 domain system to the “new” (as in “was new >10 years ago”) Active Directory system. While that’s probably a good idea for most… … Read more
4 years ago in linux, windows, Windows 100
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I got a bug report for GExperts and Delphi 10.4 that’s really curious: When a secondary editor window is open in the IDE and the FMX form designer is active, trying to insert a component… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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Today I had a very strange compiler error in Delphi 10.2, that occurred on one computer but did not occur on another computer: myUnit.pas(28): error F2613: Unit ‘TeEngine’ not found. The project was checked out… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi0
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I just released dzBdsLauncher 1.0.6. The only change is support for detecting .dproj files created by Delphi 10.4.2 (these have a ProjectVersion of 19.2). … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, dzBdsLauncher0
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Starting with Windows Vista Microsoft has started to take security really serious. That’s a good thing. Unfortunately in typically Microsoft attitude they think they always know best and that the user is an idiot, so… … Read more
4 years ago in windows, Windows 100
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COVID-19 got us all down a bit and even with the vaccines theoretically available now, the light at the end of the tunnel seems very far away. My own turn for a jab will probably… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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Note to self: In order to allow changes to the author of an svn commit, the pre-revprop-change hook of the repository must be changed like this: Insert the line just below the existing, similar line… … Read more
4 years ago in linux, TortoiseSVN0
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Even after Microsoft abandoned the stupid idea of the Windows 8 start screen and gave us back the start menu in Windows 10 there is still a lot to desire. Of course you can replace… … Read more
4 years ago in windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.10
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The following code looks innocuous but slows down a program significantly: Yes it’s Quicksort and it sorts strings in a TCheckListBox’s Items property, swapping not only the strings but also the objects and the Checked… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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I never understood the benefit of writing the ExplicitLeft / Top / Width / Height properties for TControl and descendants, which were added in Delphi 2007, to the dfm files. They store the control’s position… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0
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Tired of answering the same questions over and over again, I have just added a GExperts frequently asked questions page. There is also a link to that page in the menu. … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, GExperts0