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
Category: Delphi
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
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
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
GExperts 1.3.19 Alpha 2 for Delphi 11 Patch 2
Embarcadero has released a second patch (called November Patch) for Delphi 11 which seems to fix several issues that blocked further progress on GExperts for Delphi 11. So here it is, fresh out of the compiler: The second Alpha version of GExperts for Delphi 11. Please keep in mind: This is not even a Beta … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.19 Alpha 2 for Delphi 11 Patch 2
There will be no GExperts release for Delphi 11
After wasting days and more days of my valuable spare time on trying to get the high DPI display problems sorted out for GExperts for Delphi 11, I give up now. I'll wait for Delphi 11.1 or at least some additional patches before I spend any more time on this. If somebody else wants to … Continue reading There will be no GExperts release for Delphi 11
GExperts 1.3.19 Alpha for Delphi 11
After several weeks trying to get the GExperts UI to look acceptable under Delphi 11 on high DPI monitors, here it is: The first Alpha version of GExperts for Delphi 11. Please keep in mind: This is not even a Beta version! There will be bugs and these will not only be UI glitches but … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.19 Alpha for Delphi 11