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  1. Sherlock

    Relaxed JSON

    Off the top of my head: One is an integer the other is a floating point.
  2. Sherlock

    August 2019 Roadmap released

    Compiler optimization Bug fixing Support for current versions of the supported OSes Finished. That is what I expect from 10.3.3. Looks like some of it is being done. So: Bravo. I really don't need new language features, but that's just old unflexible me. Then there's the trend to issue a major release early in a year and getting it fixed by the end of it, only to start the cycle again a couple of weeks later. That is tedious.
  3. Sherlock

    Relaxed JSON

    I second that!
  4. Sherlock

    Flow Diagram as a ProcedureList option

    Call tree sounds about right. But keep recursiveness in mind.
  5. Mostly for myself, sometimes for the Ant men. This time as a moderate moderator.
  6. @PeterPanettone Judging by the other answers and to get back to topic: No.
  7. So...how is the web installer supposed to work without GetIt? Is it consensus, that the web installer is an unprofessional tool only to be used by hobbyists? I was quite content with the web installers quick installation compared to the ISO installer in the past. Obviously I traded speed for...professionalism? What are the drawbacks of the web installer (apart from the current GetIT "beyond-design-basis event")?
  8. I too don't use the registry to store anything. I don't want to be part of the problem that created registry cleaners. And I don't trust uninstallers (or me) to completely free the registry from any thing I might have entered. It is easier to simply delete the %localappdata%\myProduct, for the user too, should I forget that 😉 The registry has become the same cluttered monster the win.ini was.
  9. Sherlock

    Minimize Button only on Form?

    @Ian Branch As long as you have one user, I concur. After that you are on your own in a deep sea of...ummm... smelly...ummm... residue? UI guidelines are there to get people used to the best common denominator. Any application that deviates might get some cheers by some users, but also some jeers by others. And it will cause the developer head aches to just keep up the "good" UI after adding new features, fixing bugs and so forth. And that is not counting what happens when the OS changes its own UI paradigm. So leave the eye candy to the likes of Kai Krause and just make good applications, that benefit the users in a way that will make them overlook the lack of luster.
  10. Nah... that's a bit over the top. And we could not say "Ah, there's the guy that cried Wolf to often" when we see you 😛
  11. Sherlock

    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    @C2H After reading this thread, you did create a snapshot or something comparable before starting the update, right? Just roll back, continue working and try again later.
  12. Sherlock

    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    If Delphi users could learn from the past, Idera might have a problem. 😉
  13. I'll edit the title to fit this new situation and to not mislead future generations who might dig this up.
  14. Sherlock

    Restart the same App?

    @Ian Branch Just drop it here https://en.delphipraxis.net/forum/16-i-made-this/ and maybe reference this thread and add some words of clarification.
  15. Sherlock

    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    Yeah, just did that successfully. Or rather I had to delete it and reactivate it. Just updating it was not enough.
  16. Sherlock

    EmptyString constant

    To me it makes most sense of all the languages I know. That includes Python, Java and C/C++ I can't wrap my brain around how people could stand handling Win32 API calls with those pesky PChar thingys where you have to know the length of returning strings of a function call...for more than a decade....ugh!
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    Cannot login to Quality Central - who to contact?

    I guess it's just offline, because they are syncing the calls with the internal system.
  18. Sherlock

    Best practices for system migration?

    @A.M. Hoornweg Well...your users have to cope with it, and you have want to give your users a product, that they can rely on. Win7 is practically dead, so your product has to offer best user experience on Win10 - like it or not.
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    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    So what is the official take on how to get the macOS 64Bit platform running? It (or something like it) was installed, I have a folder filled with stuff called binosx64. But no SDK is available and I can't add it.
  20. Sherlock

    Cannot login to Quality Central - who to contact?

    But you should: And btw, I can't log in either...this happens every few months. I blame it on the captcha.
  21. Sherlock

    Cannot login to Quality Central - who to contact?

    How can't you log in? Problem with the captcha?
  22. Sherlock

    Best practices for system migration?

    That is no problem, as long as it is only you using that license. Make sure all your data files are not on the windows boot partition and you are golden. Consider running your Delphi in a VM and you are platinum 😄 I can't see anything else to consider. In the end it is just a matter of look & feel migrating from Win7 to Win10.
  23. Have you tried squinting really hard? 😄 I'd love to have a monitor with that resolution.... sigh.
  24. Sherlock

    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    Can confirm: GetIt is back online!
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