dummzeuch

3 hours ago, limelect said:

I cannot download the whole source since my SVN-checkout fail to download the whole source. I do not know why.

I just tried a new checkout and it worked fine for me. I also tried a read only checkout (via the http link given in the repository), also worked fine.

3 hours ago, limelect said:

Further more i compiled your last  rev 42 it is only for 10.3 ?? it need "if" so all Delphi's can use the software.

It fail on sCategoryDelphiIndividualFiles in ccwiz.pas.

Rev 40 is OK.No above line.

Sorry, I missed that one. Fixed now.

3 hours ago, limelect said:

Can you put the source on GIT? it is more friendly.

No, I don't see any advantage for me and I am the (only?) one who works on that project.

A while ago, after my post on Known IDE Packages in Delphi I wrote a the KnownIdePackagesManager tool which lists those packages, allows to disable and enable some of them and also set the package description for those packages that don’t have a meaningful description.

Today, I updated the tool to support Delphi 10.3 Rio.

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/knownidepackagesmanager-tool/

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/2018/12/29/dzdelphipaths-tool-updated-for-delphi-10-3-rio/

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/2018/12/29/delphi-help-expert-updated-for-delphi-10-3/

TDbf is an open source library to access Dbase tables. It's released under the LGPL license (which makes in impractical for most commercial Delphi development). It is also used in Lazaraus (I haven't checked the license there, but apparently you can develop commercial programs with it.)

The project seems to be rather dead though. Apparently nobody noticed ...

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/2018/12/26/tdbf-packages-for-delphi-10-3-rio/

Looks good. I wouldn't mix result with exit(..), but that's probably a matter of taste.

31 minutes ago, Achim Kalwa said:

Did you had success in contacting Lars Dybdal?

Yes, I did get a very short response:

But apart from saying that dybdahl.dk has been closed, he didn't react to any of my follow ups.

31 minutes ago, Achim Kalwa said:

Thomas, do you have write access to the dxGetText project on sourceforge? I would like to send you some patches then.

Yes, for now I still have, but Lars has blocked my write access before when he didn't like what I committed. OTOH it doesn't look as if he is interested in the project much any more.

But do send me the patches, I'll do what I can.

twm

OK, that probably leaves only the date format.

Isn't the "*" wrong in a delete query?

Delete from <table> where <condition>

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/2018/12/22/gexperts-1-3-12-experimental-twm-2018-12-22-released/

3 hours ago, Ondrej Kelle said:

FWIW, as a workaround I use external tool setting (to launch explorer to show the current editor file).

 

The "Console in ..." entries don't work for me. I had to add a /d to the cd command:

e.g. Parameters: /k cd /d $PATH($EDNAME)

because my sources are on a different drive.

3 hours ago, Uwe Raabe said:

What helped us in the past was disabling opportunistic locking at the server side (where the database files reside). For this you have to change the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\EnableOplocks from 1 to 0 (as 1 is the default value, it might even be absent). Note that you have to restart Windows to make this change effective.

If I remember correctly, it is possible to set this on a per file type basis, but I am not sure whether that was on Windows or Linux/Samba.

I am no fan of virus scanners. They were more often the cause of trouble than the cure. I stick with Windows defender.

2 hours ago, Neutral General said:

That's not the reply I was hoping for but I guess there's no better way to do it 😞

There might be a better way, I just don't know it.

I just now had the need to transmit GPS (WGS 84) coordinates from one program to another. First, I simply copied longitude and latitude separately using the clipboard, which works fine but is really time consuming when you have to do that very often. I…

https://blog.dummzeuch.de/2018/12/18/register-an-use-a-custom-clipboard-format-in-delphi/

Brute force method: Add a MessageBox call instead of a breakpoint, so the program will stop and wait for you to attach.

22 hours ago, Uwe Raabe said:

22 hours ago, dummzeuch said:

Any hints on my question 2?

What about F11? 

That will take me to the code editor or the form editor, as described above. Pressing it again will get me to the Object Inspector into the Filter Box. Not quite what I'm looking for.

1 hour ago, Sherlock said:

Oh, thanks. I thought there was an article on FMXExpress. I'm sad to say I don't have time to inspect code that comes without any explanations regarding purpose, function or instructions. So I wont be looking into this, but thanks anyway.

If I remember correctly, there was a post here on DP-en about this, right when the forum opened.

22 hours ago, dummzeuch said:

So, I have some questions, all regarding keyboard only navigation:

1. How do I get from the Filter Box to the property list? Since Tab does not work? (Edit: Unexpectedly Shift+Tab gets me there)
2. How do I get from the property list to the Filter Box?
3. Does anybody think it is a good idea to let tab switch from the filter box to the form or code editor?

 

Any hints on my question 2?

https://github.com/FMXExpress/UnofficialDelphiPRAXiS

18 minutes ago, Uwe Raabe said:

A plain <Enter> should do as well.

Ouch, too simple.

If I press the Tab key in the Filter box of the Object Inspector, one of two unexpected things happen:

1. If the Form is visible, the focus switches to the form and the currently selected control. Further Tab presses seem to follow the tab order on the form. There seems to be no way to directly get back to the Object Inspector without using the mouse. I can press F11 twice which brings me first to the code editor and then to the Object Inspector.
2. If the code editor is visible, the focus switches to that and then any input goes to the code editor. In this case F11 gets me back to the Object Inspector.

So, I have some questions, all regarding keyboard only navigation:

1. How do I get from the Filter Box to the property list? Since Tab does not work? (Edit: Unexpectedly Shift+Tab gets me there)
2. How do I get from the property list to the Filter Box?
3. Does anybody think it is a good idea to let tab switch from the filter box to the form or code editor?

6 hours ago, Mike Torrettinni said:

Hm, if I understand correctly, then the whole issues is about DPI and not the resolution? I can switch DPI on my 21" 1920x1200 and test different DPI settings... is that any different than on 4K monitor?

You won't notice if the text gets too small to read.

1 hour ago, Juan C.Cilleruelo said:

Maybe, catch the exception with the intention of re-raise the same one, is useful for someone, but... the "Exit;" instruction too?

The exit doesn't make sense, but it is quite possible that it is left from a previous version of the code that didn't re-raise the exception.

(Or it's just from somebody who didn't understand the way exceptions work.)