The GExperts configuration dialog, while I like the general look, has always been a keyboard navigation nightmare for me. Assume you want to change the configuration of the Formatter Expert: You first open the configuration dialog pressing Ctrl+H + X. Then you press Ctrl+Tab to switch to the Editor Experts tab. You type "form" which … Continue reading Improved keyboard navigation in the GExperts configuration dialog →

A few weeks ago I added the option to set the alignment and anchors properties for controls that support them to the GExperts Rename Component expert. After having used it for a while I found that the navigation using arrow keys left something to desire. It just wasn't intuitive, e.g.: Pressing the down arrow key … Continue reading Selecting alignment and anchors in the Rename Components expert →

You might have become used to it, but probably every Delphi developer has at one time wondered why the Messages window is still visible (and takes up valuable screen real estate) even if it is empty. And even worse, if you close it manually, it automatically comes back when you compile your project. I too, … Continue reading Experimental GExperts feature: Automatically close Messages window →

I always wanted to know how many people use my experimental version of GExperts but never came around to actually evaluate the download counts. Today I finally did it. In total there were 9092 file downloads from downloads.dummzeuch.de/GExperts. Since in 2016-05-07 I switched from ZIP files containing all DLLs to installers for each Delphi version … Continue reading Some statistics about GExperts downloads →

Given that the last Delphi release was more than a year ago and that I am about to go on vacation so I won't be able to download and install a new version I would expect a new Delphi release pretty soon. On the other hand this time I actually managed to extend "my" subscription … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.10 experimental twm 2018-06-03 released →

In Delphi, threads have traditionally been implemented as classes descending from TThread. While there have been quite a few improvements to multithreading, TThread is still the most compatible way. But TThread is not a normal class. In a normal class, the constructor and destructor usually look like this: [delphi] constructor TSomeClass.Create; begin inherited; FSomeList := … Continue reading TThread is not a normal class →

Have you ever wondered which functions of GExperts you have used the most? Or how often at all? How much time it has saved you? Now you can find out: I just added Usage Statistics to GExperts which tells you exactly how often you have called each of the experts, in the current session and … Continue reading GExperts Usage Statistics →

UPDATE: The problem was that I was using Delphi 10.2.2 build 1978. Apparently I have missed an update in December 2017 to build 2004. I have downloaded and installed the new version, and now the patch worked fine. I hereby apologize for being stupid, because it clearly says in the description: This patch for RAD … Continue reading Fixing the Delphi 10.2.2 February 2018 Patch →