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
Category: Delphi
Selecting alignment and anchors in the Rename Components expert
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
Some information about Embarcadero Licence Center
I switched "my" (meaning the license my employer bought for me) Delphi "Named User License" with subscription to a "Network Named User License" in April 2018. The rationale behind that was, that it happened far too often that I needed yet another Delphi installation to debug a problem. Most of the time that was on … Continue reading Some information about Embarcadero Licence Center
Experimental GExperts feature: Automatically close Messages window
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
Some statistics about GExperts downloads
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
Removing Google Fonts from WordPress driving you crazy?
I just tried to remove all references to Google Fonts from my blog (which is using WordPress) because they can be a issue under the GDPR. There are many descriptions on how to do that and various plugins that claim to do it for you. I tried several ways, but none seemed to work. There … Continue reading Removing Google Fonts from WordPress driving you crazy?
GExperts 1.3.10 experimental twm 2018-06-03 released
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
Delphi Help Expert updated for Delphi 10.2
I have updated my Delphi Help Expert (formerly called Delphi 7 Help for BDS) to support Delphi 10.2. I also moved the project to OSDN and updated all links
I’m moving my projects from SourceForge to OSDN
Since the service at SourceForge has declined to a point where it becomes unbearable (Timeouts on SVN commits? Come on!) I will be moving all my projects to OSDN. So far dzLargeTextViewer, dzlib+tools and (today) the Delphi Ide Explorer Expert have been moved.
Remote access to the Embarcadero License Center via SSH tunnel
Once you have set up an Embarcadero License Center (ELC) for your company (with network named user or concurrent licenses) you will need network access to it in order to start the Delphi IDE. Usually the server will only be accessible from within your intranet (I for one would not trust the ELC security to … Continue reading Remote access to the Embarcadero License Center via SSH tunnel