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F6 Search feature does not work anymore?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Thanks again - this old F6 disease is still present in Delphi 12! -
Delphi 12: Install Packages inconsistency?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
The 'Install Packages' window is not directly connected with "your next action." The list in that window should display the CURRENT state of the available packages (which should return to its DEFAULT state when the project is closed). This is LOGICAL and consistent as this list also reflects the available packages when a project is opened. -
Delphi 12: Install Packages inconsistency?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
I think I've found the bug: When executing File -> Close ALL, the Package configuration remains the same as the last loaded project. Only when creating a new project does it return to the default Package configuration. This is a real inconsistency! -
Delphi 12: Install Packages inconsistency?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Thanks for the information - I've never noticed the difference. But when I uncheck a package in the second version of the window (when a project is loaded) and then close the project (Close All), it remains unchecked even in the first version (when no project is loaded). Shouldn't the Project Options of a specific project not influence the general configuration of installed packages? -
Many handicaps are corrected by plugins such as GExperts and/or CnWizards. Without these plugins, Delphi would be unusable for me - at least in bigger projects that go beyond the simplest use cases. On the other hand, the editor contains some valuable gems, such as the replacement of identifiers in a selection. A big thank you must also go to developers like Thomas and the Chinese team of Liu Xiao, without whom, in my opinion, Delphi would not exist in its current form. I believe the next big step in Delphi should be a built-in source editor like UltraEdit and Visual Assist for Delphi. That would make Delphi a real luxury IDE. The designer should also cut out some old habits, such as the dual-use structure panel (that should be replaced by separate structure panels for the Designer and the Source Editor).
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Skia Print Preview and Print in Delphi 12?
PeterPanettone posted a topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
Does Skia in Delphi 12 have a built-in PrintPreview and Print capability? -
Skia Print Preview and Print in Delphi 12?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
@Keesver: Thank you for the code! But what does the treeControl do? -
The most significant handicap in Delphi, in my opinion, is the editor, which is still stuck in the Stone Age.
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Skia Print Preview and Print in Delphi 12?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
Yes, please tell me how to do this. Thank you! -
Skia Print Preview and Print in Delphi 12?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
I need it for a VCL project where I use a TSkSVG component, which I need to PrintPreview and Print. -
Since Delphi 12 Skia is part of the RTL. I have a VCL project where TSkSvg.SVG.WrapMode = Fit. Unfortunately, there seems to be no TSkSvg.SVG.Zoom property. What I need is: 1. Center the SVG AND 2. Zoom the SVG to a specific value OR Fit Is this logical combination possible?
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Thank you very much! But would a rainmaker dance also work? It's less time-consuming.
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After installing GetIt Package, show a Link to the install location
PeterPanettone posted a topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
After installing a GetIt Package from GetIt, show a Link to the install location in the GetIt list item: This would make handling the installed package and its components, such as demo projects, much more manageable. Please vote for this QUALITY REPORT: https://quality.embarcadero.com/browse/RSP-43427 -
Delphi 12: Artwork Generator fails with Unicode Characters
PeterPanettone posted a topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
The new Artwork Generator does work well with simple ASCII characters: Now try to paste a Unicode character, e.g., from https://symbl.cc/en/2622/ This is the result: You can see that the character is inserted in the wrong vertical position! So, Embarcadero should add a control to adjust the vertical position OFFSET! This would open the Artwork Generator to the vast Unicode symbols world and immensely increase its practical value! -
Delphi 12: Artwork Generator fails with Unicode Characters
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Is Embarcadero unable to display a 150x150 pixel raster logo and a 44x44 pixel raster logo in their actual dimensions? -
Delphi 12: Artwork Generator fails with Unicode Characters
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
However, even working with ASCII text, the 44x44 Logo looks very ugly: -
Delphi 12: Artwork Generator fails with Unicode Characters
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
@vfbb: You are right. When using an SVG image, the image is centered correctly: -
Delphi 12: Artwork Generator fails with Unicode Characters
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Strangely enough, if you add an ASCII character, the symbol is correctly vertically centered: -
Bringing the IDE automatically to the foreground?
PeterPanettone posted a topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
One thing that has been annoying me for a long time: If you double-click a .DPR file in the File Explorer, it is loaded in the IDE, but the IDE is not brought to the foreground! Can anyone confirm this - and is there a way to fix this problem? -
Delphi 12: The Install Packages window still has no Filter box
PeterPanettone posted a topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
This is also a shortcoming that has been annoying for many years: The Install Packages window still has no Filter box in Delphi 12: -
In Design Mode (and only in Design Mode, not in Code Editing mode), PASTE into the IDE's F6 Search box with CTRL+V still does not work! The Delphi IDE has been dragging this handicap along for generations. When will Embarcadero do something about it?
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Delphi 12: The Install Packages window still has no Filter box
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
WOW!!! That was more than SEVEN YEARS ago! (On a computer scale, that's more than seven centuries) And there are even smart comments about this topic too: https://quality.embarcadero.com/browse/RSP-15403 -
Dellphi 12: IDE's F6 Search box still faulty
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Do you believe that reports about simple fundamental issues lead to change? -
Delphi 12: The Install Packages window still has no Filter box
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
How could a Filter box improve your handling of the Packages in the Install Packages window? Or, to put it negatively: How does the lack of a Filter box complicate your handling of the Packages in the Install Packages window (if there are many Packages in the list)? Everyone professionally dealing with UIs would agree that large lists without the possibility of sorting, searching, or filtering would be considered a nogo. In the Computer Stone Age (CSA), everything was small: screens, icons, text, lists, etc. (The only things that were big were the computer cases and the stacks of punched cards). But hey, we live in the 21st century! -
Bringing the IDE automatically to the foreground?
PeterPanettone replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
When you DOUBLE-CLICK a .DPR file it means you really want to load that project in the IDE and work with that project. So, it would be sensible to bring the IDE window to the foreground. Tell me a case where this would not be the case.