PeterPanettone

Did anyone already run the Delphi IDE on the brand new Microsoft Surface Pro ("CoPilot+PC") with Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM CPU + Integrated Neural Processing Unit ("NPU")? Apparently, the Copilot AI could optionally watch my programming in the IDE and give me real-time suggestions and error corrections about the code I am writing (or optionally write the code for me according to my specifications)!

That is good news.

The build scripts don't work - they showed an error. That's why I'm building in the IDE. Strangely, AFTER having built the project in the IDE, the build script succeeded: \gexperts-code-r4257-trunk\Projects\DelphiXx120\__Build_Project.cmd

Yes, you are right; this seems to be a bug. The Splash Screen shows: GExperts Version 1.3.24 build 0 Downloaded from:

Isn't that certificate only for websites? He needs a certificate for signing executables.

I am exporting this source code by using the excellent GExperts Source Exporter: I am using this export mode, and then click the Copy button, which copies the selected source code to the clipboard: In a post on https://www.blogger.com, in Compose view, I paste the clipboard content: Then, I select the inserted text and use the command "Text background colour": This creates the following result: However, only the text characters have a dark background. But I want the whole paragraph to have a dark background. (It should look exactly as in the Delphi Source Code Editor). How can I achieve this? I have tried tugging the HTML code for many hours but to no avail.

Setting the color in the pre-tag still sets the background color for the characters and not for the whole paragraph. Even the method described by paoloamoroso does not work for me.

Fortunately, I am not a freak who collects IDEs like other people collect stamps. 😉 I just use the 12.1 version for my current development needs.

The installation would consist of two steps: 1. Clean installation of a new VM on Silicon 2. Transfer of data from the old VM on Intel to the new VM on Silicon

I assume you're not engaged in illegal activities. 😇

I am sure this step can be automated.

TVirtualStringTree allows the developer to customize the appearance of nodes, including their colors, even when the control is not focused. This can be achieved by handling the OnBeforeItemPaint or OnAfterItemPaint events and using the OnGetNodeData event to provide the data for each node.

Embarcadero IS being paid for the effort.

TVirtualTreeView is highly configurable. The developer only has to take 5 minutes and switch on his brain. Moreover, look at my TTreeView example above where HideSelection = False.

Usually, this behavior is controlled by HideSelection, which is nicely demonstrated in this example (try it out - it does work perfectly): https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/CodeExamples/Sydney/en/HideSelection_(Delphi) I don't know which control type Embarcadero uses for the FormDesigner Structure tree - but using a control type that supports HideSelection can easily overcome the annoyance. Even a simple TTreeView has this property:

I didn't know you were violent or had violent fantasies.

As I said, correctly configuring the control a developer could easily override this annoyance.

ARM is not the same as Parallels on Mac. I am running Delphi 12.1 in Parallels (in Coherence mode) on a 2019 Intel MacBook Pro.

How did the Delphi IDE run on the last version? Is there any chance of getting an ARM-compiled IDE, as ARM might be the future?

This may be true if you use just primitive standard controls without modification. But couldn't a smarter design easily override this annoyance? Aren't there any smart UI developers at Embarcadero?

The current installer readme does not mention Delphi 12: "Welcome to MMX Code Explorer 15 for Delphi 10, 10.x and 11" Why?

You could use a macro in your build process, e.g: %CurrentDelphiVersions%

This is good news! Pipe dream: Imagine CoPilot watching my work in the IDE in real-time and giving me intelligent advice based on my preset specifications: "Hey user, your current implementation of the XY algorithm is 75% inefficient. Try this one ..." Or: "Hey, user, I've compiled your code and run your app while you were away drinking coffee. I've found this bottleneck: ... I suggest this change in your code: ... BTW, you should stop drinking too much coffee! Try this new low-coffeine organic brand: ..." Or: "Hey, developer, this icon looks ugly and could lead to semantic confusion among users. I've created a better one - try it out: ..." Or: "Hey, dev, I have registered your app in the Microsoft Store as you requested. Sign here to finalize the registration." Or: "Hey D, your app sales are up 217% this month. Should I invest in Microsoft stock like I suggested?" Did an AI dream come through?

The current Surface Pro ("CoPilot + PC") is not related to the Surface Pro 9. That review is from 2022. That's why I asked if someone has tried it out.

Opening an additional Editor with Split: As soon as I drag the additional Editor to my secondary monitor, this error message is shown: Then, I close and restart the IDE. This restores the additional Editor on the secondary monitor and displays the same error message on the secondary monitor. But this time, the error message does not go away, and I can only close the IDE in the Task Manager! So, the Split feature is unusable for me! Can anyone confirm this?