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Category: Delphi
Classname with !dx suffix?
Today I had an interesting bug to fix: I used a form's Classname (Yes, I have a reason not to use the Name.) to persist its size in the registry and wondered why it didn't work. Looking at the registry entries I found, that there was an entry with the class name suffixed by a … Continue reading Classname with !dx suffix?
Bulk-moving units in Delphi
If you change the structure of a Delphi project, you will often face the challenge of moving many units from one directory to another, e.g. you change the name of a subdirectory from src to source: myproject \myproject.dpr \myproject.dproj \src
dzTimer 1.1.0 released
dzTimer is not really something to write home about. It's a simple countdown timer I wrote to familiarize myself with Lazarus for Windows. It has the following features: Configure and store a list of commonly used timers Display the remaining time as the caption when minimized Minimize to icon tray (new) Of course it is … Continue reading dzTimer 1.1.0 released
Safe event hooking and unhooking (for Delphi IDE plugins)
In the comments to my Google+ post announcing my blog post on Hacking the Delphi 10 Project Options dialog Ondrej Kelle said: If two or more plugins hijack the same global event handler then they must restore the previous (from their point of view) handler in reverse order, however this is not guaranteed and therefore … Continue reading Safe event hooking and unhooking (for Delphi IDE plugins)
Hacking the Delphi 10 Project Options dialog
Today I wanted to do something I did before: Add a drop file handler to an edit control in a dialog of the Delphi IDE. The dialog in question is the the Project Options dialog. I thought it would be pretty simple to do that: Get the dialog instance from Screen.Forms list. Get the edit … Continue reading Hacking the Delphi 10 Project Options dialog
Entry Point Not Found in dbkdebugide220.bpl
Note to self: If you encounter the error bds.exe - Entry Point Not Found The procedure entry point @System@Sysutils@Exception@GetBaseException$qqrv could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Delphi\DelphiXE8\bin\dbkdebugide220.bpl. while trying to debug an IDE Expert for Delphi 10 Seattle: Check the host application you put into the Run -> Parameters dialog! Chances are you … Continue reading Entry Point Not Found in dbkdebugide220.bpl
Experimental GExperts Version 1.38 2015-10-10 released
There is nothing new about the formatter code. But there are two new GExpert functions and I also improved several GExperts dialogs: The first new functionality is hiding the navigation bar in Delphi 10 Seattle. The code was kindly donated by Achim Kalwa. You can find the option in the GExperts configuration dialog on the … Continue reading Experimental GExperts Version 1.38 2015-10-10 released
New buildtools script PrepareForTranslation.cmd
In Using my buildtools I wrote that you must prepare your project for translation with dxgettext manually. No longer, there is now a script PrepareForTranslation.cmd that does it for you.
Using my buildtools
My buildtools for Delphi have been available on SourceForge for quite a while. I use them in all my projects, including - slightly modified - in GExperts. Just in case somebody else is interested, I'll outline how to use them in a project. Requirements First, your project has to follow the following structure: Project src … Continue reading Using my buildtools