Pat Foley

2 hours ago, Brandon Staggs said:

If the new updates do not provide a net benefit to your development, don't renew your subscription, and tell the sales person why. 

 

What else can you do?

Hard to do when phone numbers lead to full messages or simply when other sales reps are "poaching the order" with invalid phone number.  If an order is paid early or in cash probably should be adjusted.  The email of invoice does not have mail address preventing mailing a signed invoice back. Is improved that the poach operation is before renewal offer is sent.  Several years before deals were sent after paying renewal offer.

I think the company should treat subscribers as in a guild.  This guild probably not as good as dock workers(stevedores) or longshoreman (operating engineer) guild would cover the senior members with a small stipend.😀 

Hey, the only I know about Pix is the spanking received after burning a hole in Leica shutter curtain during an eclipse of the sun event. So would this SO help Daytime sunny color 6300 vs limelight and night shots? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38876429/how-to-convert-from-rgb-values-to-color-temperature  Then add entropy(S) Squished or Stripped and say 3/5 DOF Degrees of Liberty/Freedom to allow/justify different coefficients? 

4 hours ago, Uwe Raabe said:

Well, FormatFloat acts as expected;

  for var I := 1 to 10 do
    Writeln(FormatFloat('', I/10));
  for var I := 1 to 10 do
    Writeln(FormatFloat('', I*Power10(1, 14)));

That works for pH Scale. Closer range, scale and offset yields:

procedure TForm21.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
  ZeroOffset = 7;
var
  X: double;
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := -7 to 7 do
     begin
       X:= Power(10,I);

       Memo1.lines.add(Format('pH %d oh %G',[i + ZeroOffset,x]));
     end;
end;

(**
pH 0 oh 1E-007
pH 1 oh 1E-006
pH 2 oh 1E-005
pH 3 oh 0.0001
pH 4 oh 0.001
pH 5 oh 0.01
pH 6 oh 0.1
pH 7 oh 1
pH 8 oh 10
pH 9 oh 100
pH 10 oh 1000
pH 11 oh 10000
pH 12 oh 100000
pH 13 oh 1000000
pH 14 oh 10000000 **)

2 hours ago, Gord P said:

It's not the end of the world to have to implement something like this.  Not looking for a ton of performance at this place in the program.  You can change order_of_mag to any order of magitude you want to start using scientific notation.  Haven't tested it thoroughly yet to see if captures every scenario.

That's a good start!  Say if you running a chemical treatment controller for million gallons of drinking water per day.  You set the Chart scale at 0 to 10 parts per million and gpm scaled zero to 1000 gpm either by fitting to your scale or add axis as needed .  Look at the graphs in white papers in the field you are working in to determine if part per million or part per billion.   Note Engineering Unit is SI or in US USCS known to some as field units requiring additional scaling need.      

I made the assumption that my D1-7 custom controls were only 32 bit x86 so made all new controls for 64 bit x64 on D10.2 several years ago. (Naive and fear, uncertainty and dread caused by the marketing and not staying current. 

lately, I found some of the custom TGraphiccontrols actually work better on a touch screen and readily cast to TV with Bluetooth. (Albeit a new win11 machine)

In 32 x86

• The question is under D7 is there any warnings or hints as each library or package is compiled?   
• The question is under D10 is there any warnings or hints as each library or package is compiled?

In 32/64 x64

• have dcu64 directories to prevent error 2048 found x86 wanting x64 before trying to compile 64*.  
• use NativeInt vs integer for offsets if using pointers. 
• after a build all check the dcu filedatetimes to verify all the code actually compiled.

  *In case the 64 compile ever needs to be recompiled.   

38 minutes ago, Uwe Raabe said:

And, no, you can't write [Button1..Button5] here

Put in a FlowPanel to make visual collection and Buttons are listed as FlowPanel.Controls.  🚋

42 minutes ago, Uwe Raabe said:

While suggesting to have descriptive names for the buttons

Here's sample based on Cantu's 10.4 guide.  Button renamed Karma operates two checkboxes with descriptive event handlers. 

Type
  TKarma = 0..10;
const
  KarmaRatingCutoff = 7; //allow good Karma when good most of the time was 8
var
  Goody: Boolean = False;
  KarmaRange: TKarma = High(TKarma);
  KarmaNow: TKarma = 0;
procedure TForm21.KarmaChange(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Screen.Cursor := crAppStart;   //calm the user with phone like spinner
  Karma.OnClick := nil;
  Bad.OnMouseDown := nil;
  Good.OnMouseDown := nil;       //snuff the event handlers
  Karma.Enabled := False;
  Bad.Enabled := False;
  Good.Enabled := False;         //prevent user input

  KarmaNow := Random(KarmaRange);

  Goody := KarmaNow > KarmaRatingCutoff; //direct assignment no ifs + Ranged to conserve the KarmaBase
  sleep(7);                        //
  Good.Checked := Goody;
  Bad.Checked  := not Goody;
  if Goody
      then
          Karma.Hint := 'Yaa'
      else
          Karma.Hint := 'Yuch';

  Karma.ShowHint := True;
  Screen.Cursor := crDefault;
//  Bad.OnMouseDown := BadmdEvent;
//  Good.OnMouseDown := GoodmouseEvent; restore one at a time to find bad actors
  Karma.onClick := KarmaChange;
  Karma.Enabled := True;

end;

So inside an application with many forms and Controls you could build a list of Controls addresses by searching by form name and then component name and use list later with getparentform is easy to bringtofront and show needed controls.  Or realizing the list when custom controls or even standard controls are loaded at runtime.  

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The dproj has a Guid assigned to it.  It rhymes with Gui-de cheese most of the time. but when it used as interface* that once named can't be changed or need to be renamed if the Interface* is changed. If not then Guid rhymes with Squid.

The question is when the project is not compiling--OK to just index the Projects Guid until the bad code is removed or repaired? I bumped the projects Guid 3 times to fix a boo-boo. But likely not a good practice to share.

Or say some naive person like me lays out a blank project with its directory and sub directories laid out, then copies the layout to new directory for a new project, finds out later there's two projects with same Guid.

*If is used as an Interface not just a marker.

Pat

Note seen an eye catcher at line 4689 in System.Classes Putting 4690 first would read better     

I installed GExperts on primary machine with intent of loading the source to test how a background program sees it... Short answer 10 days out. Question is type "svn commands paths as needed" at cmd prompt or in the Navigator of a browser?  Liking to do on secondary machine which SSD is 8 years old so plan archiving disk and get machine with win11 pro before winter. Sorry, Boss 😞 

Here's how my program sees the GExpert ASCII Table. The blank line is the taskbar. Regardless of desktop the program focuses to instance clicked.  The user working on D11 in Desktop4 can click on the line ASCII Chart and windows surfaces ASCIITABLE window in DeskTop1 where say 10.4 is opened.  

hr 12.453 MTD - Delphi 11 - frmMultiDee [Running] [Built]
hr 12.470 frmMultiMain
hr 12.476 ASCII Chart
hr 12.477 frmMultiMain
hr 12.489 
hr 12.492 frmMultiMain

The only comment from me is after disabling OneDrive I found this later that week. MyCustomPackage was renamed Moved to User... Perhaps starting by clicking on a project in windows explorer or unhook from the net. Running 11.3 update 3 pro on win11 home.    

When the main form is minimized it will hide the other forms so users can work on other Applications. Clicking on the taskbar will surface the windows again as they were before the application was minimized. It may be the main form was set in the object inspector to be topmost window. And/or bring secondary form to front and then just show over the other forms virtually hiding them. Then simply hide said form and other windows will still be there. 

10 minutes ago, Jeff Steinkamp said:

But, when I minimize the main form

Try hiding the mainform

9 minutes ago, Remy Lebeau said:

The CreateParams() method is called by the TWinControl.Handle property getter whenever the TForm's HWND window is being created

I did look at the source of TCustomForm to be sent to TScrollingControl did not find the stuff.  I did stumble into a Menu & decider a while back 🙂

7 hours ago, Remy Lebeau said:

there is a lot of decision-making going on in that method to decide which owner window to use.

2 minutes ago, Jeff Steinkamp said:

If you read the code I posted, TSelectContest is NOT the issue.  the Issue with

 TMyContest.Create(nil, tablename);

Try tablename := TMyContest.Create(Application); 

1 hour ago, Jeff Steinkamp said:

and here is the calling code from the main form:

 dlg := TSelectContest.CreateNew(self, false);

CreateNew is AFAIK is for forms without .dfm.  That may hiding your Create! You should able to show and hide forms once created. and use windows task bar to navigate.   

I to use this on a show modal

class procedure Taboutbox.showme;
  begin
    aboutbox := Taboutbox.Create(nil);

and this on other form now I pass the sender so that the Sender is the owner. The owner has a list of controls that it frees on closing. 

Class procedure TSCSForm.showme(const AText:string; const ATime:integer);
begin
  if not assigned(SCSForm) then
       SCSForm := TSCSForm.Create(nil); // should have used sender for the owner
  with SCSForm do
  begin
    if ATime > 0 then TimedStop := True;
    timer1.Interval:= Atime;
    Label1.caption:=Label1.caption + CR + AText;
    if not SCSForm.Showing then
    begin
      Show;

Are you using a DataModule?

How about reducing the number of ifs needed. Or Less ifs = less need for else ifs ending with an else 😞! The need for formatting to get "readable" code is reduced.  Debugging is readily done if or when needed. 

I used on jobs in XL on a Mac in the eighties and consider the flyover case copyrighted in the Excel realm.

• Set each Boolean state first with assignments then use these "Uwe's" or Explainer variables in the if assignments.
• Assignments with a Nil state implementing default short circuit are more visible. 
• Example case statement repeatedly steps though an enumerated Type setting states in the order of the Enum.
   

 /// <summary> Beep when A and B are true</summary>
 /// <remarks>
 ///  Or allows R to retain true result of each lines test;
 ///  Set R to False start of logic and apply the braces as and/or if needed in the assignments!
 /// </remarks>
procedure latchingLogic(A,B: Boolean);
var
  R: Boolean;
begin 

  R := False;
  R := R or A and B;
  R := R or A and not B;
  R := R or not A and B;
  R := R or not A and not B;

  if R then   // One if and zero elses = readable +++
    Beep; //needs expanded to beep(freq, MS) IDE compiles anyway
end;


Type            // <-- more true precedent inversion to allow fitting to OP example
  TabTrueFalse = (abTrueTrue, abTrueFalse,abFalseTrue, abFalseFalse);

var
  A: Boolean = False;  //example only these become class variables plus typed constants in 11.3
  B: Boolean = True;


procedure SetAThenBtoTrue(var A, B: Boolean);
var
  I: Integer;
  abTest: TabTrueFalse;
begin
  repeat // could be reentrant
    I := ord(not A) * 2 + ord(not B); // not allows present enumtype order
    abTest := TabTrueFalse(I);

    case abTest of
      // abTrueTrue: 'yaa';
      abTrueFalse:
        B := True;  // since A is True Ok to set B to True
      abFalseTrue:
        B := False; // We want A True first
      abFalseFalse:
        A := True;  // set A true first
    end;

  until abTest = abTrueTrue;
  latchingLogic(A,B);  // use for UI output
end;

So, in short you could use Toprow first visible row.

The example adds an event to allow a progress bar to move with the grid as rows are used. The example sets the rowcount at 3600 then "adds"  commatext.  But I will admit I was thinking about a stringlist.  

procedure SGAdjustView(Sender: TObject; const AIndex: Integer; PB: TProgressBar);
begin
  if Sender is TStringGrid and (AIndex > 4) then

  with (Sender as TStringGrid) do
  begin
    TopRow := AIndex - 4;
  end;
  PB.Position := AIndex;
end;

procedure TbaseMainForm.AddrowClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  var LIndex := 0;
  var pastTick := GetTickCount64;
  SG.Rows[0].CommaText:= ('RowCount,Index,Time');
  SG.RowCount := 60 * 60;//seconds in minutes per hour
  ProgressBar1.Max := SG.RowCount;
  while LIndex < (120 * 30) do
  begin
    Inc(LIndex);
    SG.rows[Lindex].CommaText :=(SG.RowCount.ToString +',' + LIndex.ToString +',' + (GetTickCount64 - pastTick).ToString);
    SGAdjustView(SG, Lindex, ProgressBar1); // moves the view each by calling event outside begin..end
  end;
end;

I was thinking about Fixing BDSLauncher topic  I followed this topic and my launcher started working.  I was just saying the last IDE worked in should the one getting the file. 

32 minutes ago, azrael_11 said:

s there anyway to open this file at runtime from the specific Delphi IDE that i want and not the last one that opens?

Sure.    Go to the IDE you want the file loaded to and give last focus to it then do your double click business. Most users would want IDE last worked in to get incoming files.  Note not tested across Desktops!     

My concern is this about every 15 years

https://interestingengineering.com/science/genes-renamed-to-stop-microsoft-excel-from-mistaking-them-for-dates

Well, that is a deep subject ~possible reply in conversation when "Well?" is asked.

In XL use the extended paste methods value, ref, blah, transpose from the ribbon, or a right click when over the target cell or range to get the number and not the text.  Like a well you would dig deep into subject matter (floats integers strings) to get "water" from copy/paste schemes.

Why are you changing the rowcount it's done for you when you add a row? 

Here's an example of updating/overwriting all the cell's each UI update in case old information became stale! 

The SG column count is the Magic number 16 or the number of double fields in "atom".  When the atom count is increased the SG Row count is bumped if needed. 

There's a Conway's game of life in the /samples that may yield better results.  

procedure TForm1.updateSG;
var
  ii, R, C:  integer;
  fPointer: Pdouble;    //was^ not P
begin
  for ii := 0 to Atoms.Count - 1 do
  begin
    C := 2 + ii mod 16;
    R := 3 + ii div 16;
    fPointer := Pdouble(Atoms.Objects[ii]);
    Screen2.StringGrid1.Cells[C, R] := format('%2.1f',[FPointer^]);
  end;

Here's more modern example in a customized generic class (TList<PApp>) that has a SG assigned to it. Here the SG in a form some where gets its rowcount touched when needed.   In the UI clicking on SG causes that row's app to surface even on a different desktop. 

procedure TptrApps.updateSG(inTool: ptrApp; inRow: Integer);
begin
  if sgGrid.RowCount < inRow then
  sgGrid.RowCount := inRow + 1;
  var i := InRow;
  sgGrid.Cells[0, i] := inTool.Name;//sFirstTime;
  sgGrid.Cells[1, i] := inTool.Title;
  sgGrid.Cells[2, i] := inTool.ClassName;
  sgGrid.Cells[3, i] := inTool.Used.ToString;
  ///sgGrid.Cells[4, i] := inTool.sTime;
  sgGrid.Cells[5, i] := inTool.sVersion;
end;

CategoryPanel or Tabsheets in pagecontrol with tabs left side.  Or try the samples in /Samples for ideas.  Ray K site https://delphibydesign.com/ has a few samples under downloads. I look at his generics samples from time to refresh how generics and even how to set earlier object list code.      

My concern is this about every 15 years

https://interestingengineering.com/science/genes-renamed-to-stop-microsoft-excel-from-mistaking-them-for-dates