If you have been updating the GExperts sources (or are following the activity on SourceForge) you might have noticed that there quite a few bugs have been fixed. That was not me alone (I am on vacation so I have some more time than usual) but also Achim Kalwa (thanks Achim!). Many of these fixes … Continue reading Lots of bug fixes for GExperts
AI is just great and always right – not
When developing plugins for the Delphi IDE, which should support several IDE versions, one sometimes needs to know when a particular change to the VCL or the IDE itself was made. E.g. if you want to change the background color of a Panel, you need to disable theming for that panel. The easiest way to … Continue reading AI is just great and always right – not
Vibe Coding in JavaScript with Claude.ai and Mistral’s Le Chat
I heard the term "Vibe Coding" a few days ago, but apparently it has been a thing for a while. What it means is people who know nothing about programming do it anyway with the help of "AI". They simply tell the AI to write their code for doing things they describe in plain English. … Continue reading Vibe Coding in JavaScript with Claude.ai and Mistral’s Le Chat
GExperts Test installer for Delphi 12
I just built an installer for GExperts for Delphi 12. It uses the DLL from the current source code, compiled with Delphi 12.3 and contains all the bugs I haven't yet found, so use it at your own risk. Download link I'm not promising anything, but the Easter weekend might give me some time to … Continue reading GExperts Test installer for Delphi 12
dzBdsLauncher 1.0.15 released with support for Delphi 12.3
I just released dzBdsLauncher 1.0.15. It now recognizes the .dproj-version 20.3 as Delphi 12.3.
RDP session using Remmina
In preparation to the end of support for Window 10 we are looking into replacing Windows on some older computers with Linux, in particular Kubuntu. We don't want to throw away perfectly good hardware just because Microsoft decided that Windows 11 should not support it. And we also don't want to pay Microsoft for extended … Continue reading RDP session using Remmina
GExperts: AI Rewrite and COBOL Port Announced for Immediate Development
(Just in case you didn't notice the publication date: This was an April Fools joke. I have had some experience with COBOL and I would never ever use it unless somebody pays me thousands of Euros per hour.) The venerable Delphi IDE extension GExperts is about to undergo a revolutionary transformation, with plans announced to … Continue reading GExperts: AI Rewrite and COBOL Port Announced for Immediate Development
GExperts now fixes yet another annoyance in the Delphi IDE: Desktops
With my particular monitor setup, the Desktop feature of the Delphi 11 and 12 IDE does not work correctly. The Startup Desktop is not restored as I saved it, on my high def monitor on the left hand side, but instead covers both monitors with huge window. I reported this problem to Embarcadero ages ago. … Continue reading GExperts now fixes yet another annoyance in the Delphi IDE: Desktops
Copilot annoyance
Today I turned on a laptop computer with Windows 10 Home, which I had not used for a long time. Of course it had to install quite a few Windows Updates, so I let it do this and came back later to restart it (rinse and repeat). After the second restart it showed a login … Continue reading Copilot annoyance
Added IDE Toolbar Expert to GExperts
Some Delphi IDE versions have an annoying bug with the toolbars that makes them unusable if you customize them. If you have seen this problem, you know it, if not, congratulations! Unfortunately I am one of the people who experience this problem and it annoyed me so much, that I added a workaround to GExperts. … Continue reading Added IDE Toolbar Expert to GExperts