Several years ago I wrote a Delphi IDE plugin to extend the functionality of the "Evaluate and Modify" dialog as well as the Watches window called dzDebugVisualizer and even released an update for it. Back then I wasn't sure whether I wanted to open source it or possibly commercialize it. I am now sure that … Continue reading dzDebugVisualizer source code available
Author: dummzeuch
dzBdsLauncher 1.0.9 released
I just released dzBdsLauncher 1.0.9. If started with a .bdsproj file, it will now not just assume that a .dpr file must exist but will check for it and if it does not exist, will try for a .dpk file.
Thunderbird 102.0.3 no longer asks to accept a self signed certificate for IMAP
One of my computer's hard disk didn't survive a recent power failure so I had to set up its Thunderbird client again (a backup didn't work, don't ask). My internal IMAP server uses a self signed certificate which worked like a charm until now. Normally, the first time Thunderbird connects to the server after the … Continue reading Thunderbird 102.0.3 no longer asks to accept a self signed certificate for IMAP
Some Linux tools for handling and filtering the passwd file
Linux (and other Unixes) store user information in a file called passwd and the associated passwords in another file called shadow, both located in /etc. Both files are text files and use a : as the field separator. I currently have the need to sort and filter these files in various ways. This post is … Continue reading Some Linux tools for handling and filtering the passwd file
dxgettext homepage down
The homepage of GnuGetText for Delphi (dxgettext) seems to be down (it redirects to www.delphidk.dk which my DNS cannot resolve). Here is the last archived version on the Internet Archive.
GExpertsInst is not a valid reference
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 source code. I don't think this minor inconvenience justifies a new release.
some dxgettext improvements
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 your own executable to get this bugfix. The source code is in the project's svn repository on SourceForge. Also I … Continue reading some dxgettext improvements
GExperts 1.3.21 experimental twm 2022-04-09 released
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 after all. The fix was simple once I knew what the problem was. And I only found out because carrchri, … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.21 experimental twm 2022-04-09 released
Duplicate entries in the identifier list of the GExperts Uses Clause Manager
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, the two top ones in the unit Controls. While this looks like a bug at first (indeed I have received … Continue reading Duplicate entries in the identifier list of the GExperts Uses Clause Manager
libjpeg-turbo and Windows XP
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 does not work on Windows XP. A colleague of mine just learned that the hard way. We haven't tested the … Continue reading libjpeg-turbo and Windows XP