Since apparently Erik needs more time for the official GExperts 1.39 release, here is another experimental test release. Please report any bugs you may find (preferentially in the GExperts community on Google+ or the bug tracker on SourceForge) Again, I have built installers for each Delphi version. These installers should install everything that is necessary, … Continue reading GExperts 1.38 experimental twm 2016-09-18 released
Category: Delphi
GExperts IFDEF Expert support for include files
The GExperts IFDEF expert now supports include files. For each include file in the current unit it displays an additional tab containing all symbols defined in that include file with {$DEFINE }, {$UNDEF } and the usual disabled notation of these {.$DEFINE }, {.$UNDEF }. It searches for the include files in the search path … Continue reading GExperts IFDEF Expert support for include files
Compiling GExperts
Several times people have asked me how to compile their own GExperts dll. It’s really simple, here is how.
New Expert IFDEF in GExperts
New expert: Warn directives
Colin Wilson’s XN Resource Editor
A really useful tool that I have used for many years, was Colin Wilson's XN Resource Editor. Before he apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, Colin was so kind to release the source code under the MPL on his homepage. Unfortunately this page now is also gone, only a few snapshots in the … Continue reading Colin Wilson’s XN Resource Editor
GExperts 1.38 experimental twm 2016-07-24 released
This is another test release before Erik is going to do an official 1.39 release. Please report any bugs you may find (preferentially in the GExperts community on Google+ or the bug tracker on SourceForge) Again, I have built installers for each Delphi version. These installers should install everything that is necessary, including the files … Continue reading GExperts 1.38 experimental twm 2016-07-24 released
Default color of a hint window
Since it doesn't seem to be documented anywhere and at least in Delphi 2007 there is no constant for it: The default background color of a hint window is [delphi] const clHintColor = $80FFFF; [/delphi] (Taken from THintWindow.Create)
Updated GExperts Documentation
I added some new pages to my blog to document all the changes and improvements I have made to GExperts that so far are not in the official documentation. I probably still missed a few...
TMemo vs. Esc key
If you have ever had a TMemo on a modal form with an OK and Cancel button, where the latter has its Cancel property set to true, you might have found that Esc does not cancel the dialog while the memo has got the focus. According to David Heffernan that's because the VCL tells it … Continue reading TMemo vs. Esc key