PeterPanettone

I suspect it neither uses GAS! 😱

Since Error Insight now finally works flawlessly, what's the reason for turning off Error Insight? The Mercedes dashboard also warns you if the oil level or the air pressure in the ties goes too low or if you are running out of gas.

The Editor now shows the Error Insight information for the current unit in the Status Bar: This is very nice and useful! Thank you, Embarcadero! Suggestion: Optionally, why not have the Error Insight information shown for the WHOLE PROJECT in the Status Bar? If I want to see the Error Insight information only for the current unit, I can always look at the Structure Panel! What do you think about this idea?

Using in Delphi 10.4.2 on Windows 10 x64 with 2 4K displays. 1. The Source Indexer Search Result List uses a microscopically small font on my display. Please add an option to set the font-size and font-name of the Source Indexer Search Result List! 2. When a file in the Source Indexer Search Result List is selected or even only the Expand Plus sign is clicked then it automatically opens in the IDE. This is very annoying. So the "Open Search match in IDE" button is useless? Please make the files not automatically open in the IDE on selection! 3. The result-format is: XYZ.pas in C:\XYZDir\XYZ.pas. This makes it difficult to look for a specific path. Please add an option to simply show the file-paths! Thank you!

In the current version 15.0.33, the font-size in the Source Indexer Search Result List is a little bit larger, but it should be possible to set the font-name! (Courier New would be easier to read for me). The other issues are still persisting.

I run GExperts r3446 in Delphi 10.4.2 on Windows 10 x64. I am trying out the new "Dock Window feature" which seems to be a godsend for me as a specific nested IDE panel is constantly changing its position on the second monitor. At first, it seems to work well (placed the Dock Window on the second monitor). However, the Dock Window and its panel docked into the Dock Window are not being restored after IDE restart, although I have saved everything in a specific IDE desktop and declared that IDE desktop as "default" and "startup". So how can I make the GEperts Dock Window and its content automatically restore after IDE restart?

Peace and easter eggs. When I have some time, I will look at the source code.

Having to RECREATE a Dock Window on each IDE session IS indeed useless. That would be the same as if you had to inflate your bike tires again each time before each ride on your bike.

Thomas, thanks for sharing this information. The Dock Window can indeed be useful, as it is not subjected to the whims of the IDE who often changes the position of things in a seemingly rather irrational manner. Thank you for having created the Dock Window "because you could"! However, unfortunately, it is USELESS without being automatically restored after IDE restart.

BTW, what was the motivation for you to create the Dock Window GExpert?

Ah, I suspected that. So it seems the saving and restoring of the Dock Window has to be implemented by GExperts itself. Do you need support for implementing that?

Thanks for the information. However, a thing without saving and restoring it's like a ... ... thing without saving a restoring. I am looking forward to the implementation of Dock Window restoring after IDE restart. However, isn't the saving and restoring of IDE desktop elements done by the IDE desktop itself? Thank you for your exceptional work!

When using TBCEditor in my program, how can I keep up with all copyright requirements? Should I put a Copyright remark on my About page naming all involved authors?

I have now tried SynEdit from the Delphi GetIt Package Manager: I have tried out the demos: I am very unsatisfied.

I don't understand your comment: What has TBCEditor to do with SynEdit?

I slightly extended the simple demo: BCEditorDemoEx1.zip Please feel free to extend it further.

While in Form Designer mode, when switching from one unit to another unit (e.g. by selecting another tab), the Instances List in the Object Inspector is being updated with the Object Instances of the new unit. So far so good. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Source Code Editor. However, the Object Inspector (and thus the Instances List in the Object Inspector) is often needed also when the Source Code Editor is active! So this bug should be fixed and the Instances List in the Object Inspector being updated while the Source Code Editor is active when switching from one unit to another unit and the new unit contains object instances! Please vote for this quality report to have this bug fixed: https://quality.embarcadero.com/browse/RSP-32183

You are right. I will try to add some screenshots to make the matter clearer.

You mean, an IDE expert that updates the Instances List of the Object Inspector with the objects of the current unit? This is a brilliant idea.

My question had no ironic undertone, I really meant it. I agree that reports are clearer when containing screenshots, and I thought about inserting screenshots.

As the opinions about this matter seem to be divided, maybe there should be OPTIONS to set the behavior in this case.

The object stays NOT selected while switching unit in Designer mode. Your statement is WRONG. (While I understand your point of view). When writing source code in the Source Code Editor (80% of the time), one often has to access the Object Inspector with the objects of the current unit. So it would be important to have the Instances List of the Object Inspector always updated.

What screenshots would you like?

There is no slowing down from updating the Instances List in Object Inspector when switching from one unit to another unit. Rather, the slowing down occurs when having to switch from Source Code Editor to Form Designer and then back to Source Code Editor on the new unit, only for the purpose of updating the Instances List in Object Inspector!

I tried to record a macro that does the following actions: 1. Copy the selection in the code editor to the clipboard (with CTRL-C) 2. Switch to Design mode (with F12) 3. Focus the F6 search-box (with F6) 4. Paste the previously copied selection into the F6 search-box (with CTRL V) But recording this macro in the IDE does not work!