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 property names. I have no idea what causes this and it doesn't happen in any of the more recent IDEs. … Continue reading dzObjectInspectorFix for Delphi 2007
Author: dummzeuch
GExperts 1.3.20 experimental twm 2022-01-30 released
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 in 2021-06-08 (AstraZeneca), 2021-07-17 (Biontech/Pfizer) and a booster 2021-12-09 (Moderna). As you can see, I survived all of them for … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.20 experimental twm 2022-01-30 released
dzBdsLauncher 1.0.8 released
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 the following file names to mean Delphi 2009: UnitTestsGrp_BDS2009 UnitTestsGrp_D2009 UnitTestsGrp_Delphi2009 UnitTestsGrp_RS2009 It also examines the directories that contain the … Continue reading dzBdsLauncher 1.0.8 released
Per monitor DPI aware stand alone GExperts Grep
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 been compiled with Delphi 11 Alexandria so it should be per monitor DPI aware. Another feature is the ability to … Continue reading Per monitor DPI aware stand alone GExperts Grep
Drag and Drop from the GExperts Grep Results
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 file to the directory it was dragged to, or to an editor which will open that file. I just now … Continue reading Drag and Drop from the GExperts Grep Results
User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
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 the same day because the default setting for minimum password age is 1 (day). To change that setting, use samba-tool: … Continue reading User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
Registration problems in Delphi Praxis solved
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 is Daniel's announcement: We have solved a technical problem which was due to a misconfiguration of the software. Some - … Continue reading Registration problems in Delphi Praxis solved
Small improvements to GExperts
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 Grep search expert now takes the name of the currently selected control on the form designer if it is opened … Continue reading Small improvements to GExperts
Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates
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 of your computer if it fancies so, regardless of the programs that might still be active. Guess what happened last … Continue reading Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates
Toolbars in GExperts for Delphi 11 dialogs are now scaled
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 really look nice because they are simply enlarged using the method Žarko Gajić described, but I don't really want to … Continue reading Toolbars in GExperts for Delphi 11 dialogs are now scaled