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Hi All We have developed a client/server product to handle code signing. This makes it simple to code sign from any machine and avoid the dreaded token password prompts. It also supports file based certificates for those who still have valid ones! The client is a single exe (with a similar command line interface to signtool.exe) - 64 bit windows 10/Server 2016 or later (may run on earlier versions but not tested). The server is supported on Windows 10/Server 2016 or later (may run on earlier versions but not tested). Linux support for the server is planned (we have it building but have not tested yet). The server has a web interface for configuring it (adding certificates, managing users etc). We have tested with Safenet tokens (with our own cert) and with Yubikey tokens (with self signed cert). It should work with any token that provides a 64bit pkcs#11 2.4 library dll. We are especially interested in hearing from people with Yubikey tokens (since we have only tested with self signed cert). The token needs to be available to the server machine, either plugged in directly or via usb passthrough for vms, or via virtualhere. We’re still working on docs but it’s pretty simple to get up and running with it, we’ll provide some instructions with the download info etc. If you are interested in testing this product email support @ finalbuilder.com - let us know what kind of token you have.

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I wish the IDE would work! - I wish word searches would not crash the IDE and cause my unsaved work to be lost. - I wish the IDE would not freeze for no apparent reason and cause my work to be lost - I wish Code Insight would finally work - I wish the IDE would not go out of memory after using it for a while To sum up: I want a stable IDE that doesn't waste my time and finally fixes the bugs that have been around for years! am I asking too much?

WebUI - new LowCode Web framework for Delphi. See https://youtu.be/XCmvz2DPN4Y Documentation: https://delphihtmlcomponents.com/webui/ Sample project: https://delphihtmlcomponents.com/webui.zip How to use 1. Extract files from zip. 2. Run nw.exe (requires Administrator because uses http.sys web server) 3. Enter your DB connection details or leave demo DB 4. Press Create UI 5. After UI is created press Start server and open http://localhost:8080 in browser. Core New THtListView component (VCL/FMX) - display data in listview-like layout with full HTML support. THtDocument.AsBitmap method - convert document to bitmap. New printing parameter - PrintAsBitmap. Useful when printing white text over black/colored background. TElement.AddCSSRecursive(const CSS: string; UpdateStyleAttr: boolean = false) - set property for element and its descendants. SVG: support for switch element. THtXMLNode.JSON method - save to JSON THtXMLNode.XML property - set node inner XML. THtJSONSerializer class - serialize objects and records into JSON. Templates: support for conditional sections: {{@name}}..{{/name}} - name is not empty {{@!name}}..{{/name}} - name is empty Templates: class functions for rendering and JSON support (result is encoded as JSON): RenderTemplate(const ATemplate: hstring; AContext: THtXMLNode; JSONMode: boolean = false): string; RenderTemplate(const ATemplate: hstring; AContext: TStrings; JSONMode: boolean = false): string; Templates: ThreadSafeRender methods - can be called simultaneously from different threads. New VCL and FMX unit htprinters / fmx.htprinters - manage printer setting - set custom paper size, list available paper sizes, etc. New unit htboxes - calculate optimal layout of boxes on pallets and inside container. See PalletCalc demo. Scripter x64: support for var parameters in methods Support for calling interface methods Write and Writenl functions - output to debug console. New HTMLtoText(const s: string) function. Console.log/warn/error messages without debugger are sent to system log (OutputDebugString). Editor Improved Markdown conversion (better lists support) Reports Barcode element - new type: auto - select barcode type depending on data length and symbols. SQL TSQLSelectStatement - new methods AddTable AddJoinedTable Advanced CreateQueryforTable method. Improved support for limits in different dialects TSQLContext: JSONMode property. new AddSelectQuery method. PROGRESSBAR SQL function. TSQLParam.ValuefromString method. New TDMField properties: property ContentType: string; property MaxDataLength: integer; property UniqueValuesCount: integer; property UniqueValuesPercent: single; property UniqueValues: string; New TDMTable method: FillContentTypes - analyze table data and fill field properties. New TDMTable method GetReferencedTabler - return tables that reference this table in FK. New TDMTable properties: property RecordCount: integer; property TableType: string; New TDMQQuery methods function AsRowData(Limit: integer = 0; LowerCase: boolean = false): THtXMLNode - serialize to XML function AsJSON(Limit: integer = 0): string - serialize to JSON function InsertXML(const Table: string; Fields: THtXMLNode; Schema: TDMSchema; ReturnKey: boolean = false): TDMQuery; - insert to table using parameters from XML attributes. function UpdateXML(const Table: string; Fields: THtXMLNode; Schema: TDMSchema): TDMQuery - update table using parameters from XML attributes. procedure ToXML(ANode: THtXMLNode) - serialize to XML function ExecWX(Params: THtXMLNode; const ASQL: string): TDMQuery - execute query using parameters from XML attributes. New method TDMVirtualSchema.RegisterQuery(const SQL, TableName: string; const TableDescription: string = '') - register SQL statement as virtual table. TDMDictionary class - abstract class for application dictionaries. Implementations: TDMSQLDictionary TDMStringDictionary TDMJSONDictionary TDMDictionaryManager - application dictionary manager class. TDMVirtualQuery class - class for performing SQL queries on virtual databases. Office Faster snippet extraction. Support for DOCX embedded fonts. Improved rendering quality for PDF, XLSX, RTF, Outlook, DOC and DOCX formats. Better search in code files (PAS, C, etc.). Support for referenced images (cid:) in Outlook messages.

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You might be right but that's not the impression I get from the topics posted.

@Jim McKeeth has updated the GExperts documentation a bit. It’s far from finished but that’s better than the totally outdated one on gexperts.org. I have now exported it as webhelp and checked it in to subversion. You can read it at my newly created domain help.gexperts.de. (The domain is temporary only for now. I got it cheap but I’m not sure I will keep it.)

The fact is that any design-time component can crash the IDE. All you have to do is uninstall them all and see if your problem persists. If it does, you can be relatively certain it is the IDE itself and not a component. You seem very resistant to this basic troubleshooting step. That doesn't seem rational. I agree that Delphi quality is not where it needs to be. I do not agree that the IDE is as useless and impossible to use as you have said. Shrug.

This might sound crazy, but hear me out 🙂 Buy: A nice Mini-PC mainboard with integrated graphics. A CPU, some RAM, NVMe SSD. The smallest fanless PSU that meets the power requirements of the above. Put it all in cardboard box (or whatever). Remember to make some holes for airflow. Profit! You can do this really cheap and I can testify, from personal experience, that it is a possible setup. I once worked on a system a bit like this for six months. I didn't implement the luxury version with the cardboard box though. Instead I just placed the mainboard (which was full AT size) on a wooden breadboard and bolted all the components to it. Why did I do this, you ask? Well, my wife had a meltdown over something related to time spent with her vs. time coding (Women, pfft! 🙄 Amiright?) and completely smashed my full tower case with a rolling pin, I shit you not. Anyway, of course you still have to decide on the specs for the components but you will have to figure that out for yourself. It's impossible to give any clear recommendations as the specs will depend on what and how you use the system. Just get the best you can within your budget.

SynEdit now has annotated Scrollbars. In this screenshot you can see in the scrollbar: the position of the multiple carets (full blueish line) lines with errors (full red line) the position of the bookmarks (mini bluish marks on the left) line modification info (on the right side) alpha-blended slider This feature is on the multicaret branch. Zoom In/Out/Reset functionality has also been implemented. You can still vote on this poll to influence future development. See the technical details. See also SynEdit now supports mulit-caret, multi-selection editing - I made this - Delphi-PRAXiS [en].

You may not understand how Delphi works. In Delphi, all of your third-party components are DLLs running in the IDE's process. That's how RAD works, for better or worse, and it means that problems in third-party components will often cause havoc in your IDE. If you are unwilling to start from scratch with no third-party components and do some basic trial-and-error you will never know if the problem you are having is Delphi or not. I can say I do simple and complex searching in the IDE every day many many times as I work and I do not have any problems with those features. The most likely difference between my setup and yours is going to be what components we have running in the IDE, so, it's a good place to start.

This might work getitcmd -i=fmxlinux-12-1.78 this is the version that is installed in 12.1, and if you use the getitcmd from the RAD Studio command-prompt it should install and work.

A customized Windows from China (if that's where the system is from)... That right there would be enough for me to wipe it. I can't speak for Lars, but before Space Karen took the title, I Bezos was a bit of a real life Bond villain (okay he still is, but it's nothing compared to Elon). There are still a lot of ethical problems with how Amazon treat their work force and their suppliers. And then there's the recent Washington Post debacle. These idiots just can't stay likable. That said, Amazon's return policy and customer service is second to none and it's the only place where I can get English language books in hardcover for a reasonable price (I'm in Denmark). Fair enough but like everything else (except maybe death), the only way to overcome that is to try it and learn from the experience. But I can understand if you'd rather use your time and energy on something else. I think the last system I bought ready-made, apart from laptops, had a 80386 processor and 16Mb RAM. I've built a few lemons along the way but it's been a while since the last one. By the way, one thing that you should do when looking at a new system is compare the CPU with the one in your existing system. Although a new system most likely has a newer CPU it might not be faster than what you have now. For example the processors in the two systems you listed are mobile processors optimized for low power consumption (it has a nominal clock speed of 0.7 GHz!), while your existing system likely has a desktop processor which likely is optimized for performance. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+N100&id=5157

I'm seeing this more and more lately. It is very worrisome that people actually think these autocomplete engines are authoritative and will actually argue with you if you present facts that disagree with the text generated by these tools. They may have their uses, but this is borderline scary.

We are excited to announce the public beta release of DocInsight 2025 and the upcoming migration to our new licensing model. DocInsight, also known as Documentation Insight, is a powerful tool for browsing and documenting Delphi source code. Highlights of DocInsight 2025 Expanded Delphi Support: Compatible with Delphi XE7 through Delphi 12. Enhanced CLI: A faster and more reliable DocInsight Command-Line Interface. Improved Browsing: View local HTML output without the need for a local web server. Resolved Issues & New Features: Addresses many long-standing issues and introduces valuable enhancements. For more details, please refer to the Release Notes. Download Licensing and Pricing With the release of DocInsight 2025, we are introducing a revamped licensing model: Commercial License: Designed for companies and business organizations. Personal License: Tailored for individual developers. For more information, please review our EULA. Pricing details are available on our Purchase Page. New FastSpring Store We are migrating to the new FastSpring Store for processing payments. The new store offers a user-friendly portal to browse and manage your subscriptions. You can also view your license keys on the order page. Key Features: Manual Renewal: By default, subscriptions are set to manual renewal, ensuring you have full control over your license renewals without automatic charges. Customer Benefits We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the lack of updates to DocInsight over the past few years. To demonstrate our commitment to providing better service and continuous product improvements, we are offering the following compensation to our valued customers: Customers with Active Subscriptions from October 1, 2022, to Present: 6-Month Free Extension: Receive a complimentary 6-month extension to your current subscription. Additional 6-Month Extension: An extra 6-month extension will be granted upon renewing your license. Existing Customers: Standard Renewal Pricing: Eligible for standard renewal pricing until February 1, 2025. We are dedicated to delivering regular updates and ensuring that DocInsight meets your needs. Thank you for your continued trust and support. As we improve our product, we will work closely with customers to complete the migration process smoothly. If you have any questions or specific requirements, please contact us at support@devjetsoftware.com.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-establish-the-best-way-to-traverse-a-graph-20241025/ -tee-

Yes, pretty much - we all know they first ship a half-baked feature to generate marketing hype and then spend the next decade tinkering around the edges to make it work while representatives are telling us "eh, its complicated"

Note that there is also a System.SysUtils.TryStrToFloat() function, along with many other TryStrToXXX() functions, you may find them handy.

OpenSSL has released a new feature version 3.4.0 (no security fixes). It includes support for integrity-only cipher suites, a random seed source JITTER, and other new crypto functions. Also support for X509 attribute or authorization certificates, that may be used to control installation of software on devices from software stores, ICS does not support AC yet. The QUIC server implementation planned for this release has been postponed to 3.5 in April 2025. Windows binaries are available in SVN and the overnight zip file and separately from https://wiki.overbyte.eu/wiki/index.php/ICS_Download or https://www.magsys.co.uk/delphi/magics.asp In addition to the three DLL files, the zips include compiled RES resource files that contain the same DLLs, text files and version information, see the RC file. The RES file may be linked into application EXE files and code then used to extract the DLLs from the resource to a temporary directory to avoid distributing them separately. ICS V9.1 and later optionally support loading the resource file. These OpenSSL versions are included with ICS V9.4 beta available from SVN and the overnight zip. Beware OpenSSL 3.4.0 has exposed a minor ICS bug creating X509 certificate requests and creating CA signed certificates, which is fixed in SVN for V9.4. or a one line change for earlier versions. Also note when building the ICS packages for the first time with 3.4.0, there may be a dialog 'entry point could not be located', because the new DLLs are only extracted from the resource files when the first application is run, but the packages have built OK. ICS V9.4 beta now defaults to using OpenSSL 3.4.0, provided the new OverbyteIcsDefs.inc files is installed. Angus

Another ICS user attempted to add Android support to ICS last year, but it never worked, and the code has now been removed, Currently, ICS has limited support for Linux for tools and utilities only, particularly SSL/TLS certificates, but not TCP/UDP sockets. Those functions would probably also work today on Android with minor changes to look for the OpenSSL in the correct path, you should be able to debug the code yourself, but I'm not testing Android until Linux is fully working. I'm now working on the full Linux implementation, replacing the existing MacOS only support with new multiplatform support, it will be several weeks work. Angus

I have been using it for about a week now and don't see any such problems. So either I have got a very special installation or you have one. edit: There are quite a few minor glitches though, but it's getting better.

Yep. Use it all the time. So do my Customers. It means that I only need to maintain one App and it can be accessed via LAN, WAN, RDP or WEB. It is accessed on the WEB via any Browser. The only issues I have had was more of issues with portable devices/tablets and some compatabilities that need to be accepted or worked around. Particularly mousing.

The example code is useful. It looks, at first glance, like a a bug ...to be investigated. Temporary workaround could be to directly control the Axis Items list after adding the data: Chart2.Axes.Left.Items.Clear; Chart2.Axes.Left.Items.Add(9,seriesC); Chart2.Axes.Left.Items.Add(5,seriesA); Chart2.Axes.Left.Items.Add(8,seriesB);

Throttling makes the CPU run slower, not run less. You can't measure performance by looking at the task manager. Measure the amount of work being done instead.

I've been using Async Pro for over 20 years, well documented, the original version was sold in a box with a book. Now I install it from GetIt. But I updated the TApdCustomComPort.InitializePort method so it can open COM ports by name instead of simple numbers, since many physical and virtual COM ports have more complex name than COM1 and COM2, like CNCA0. I have a free component that locates and lists COM ports, https://www.magsys.co.uk/delphi/maghardware.asp Angus