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12 hours ago, Rollo62 said:

Just a few posts ago, with Image32.

This one has been absorbed by other package.

10 hours ago, Gustav Schubert said:

This one is the latest:

https://github.com/federgraph/SudokuHelper

Not a mainstream demo, but it will draw your attention to the things that are important.

( Just make sure you update .\$(Platform)\$(Config) in the project options before compiling. )

Is there GetIT package?

By the way, if RAD Studio v10.4.2 Community also includes C++ language compiler, does it mean that I can also take advantage of all those C/C++ sources out there for controlling hardware?

Do I have to buy extra license for RAD Studio C++? 

18 hours ago, corneliusdavid said:

Delphi has the TBeacon component that can be configured to listen to BLE devices without pairing:

 

https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Using_Beacons

This part is COOL!

I have ordered a copy of your book!!!

57 minutes ago, Dave Nottage said:

Yes. They're called Custom Apps: https://developer.apple.com/custom-apps/

Glad to hear a closer solution; but I guess apple will charge us big $. 

Nothing has changed!

I think the problem is not the PATH!  The problem is - I cannot find any bpl file inside skia4delphi folder!  Your installer only installs the sources! 

Please repackage and release a fix.

3 hours ago, vfbb said:

3) Access RegEdit.exe, and take a screenshot of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\21.0\Known Packages" and "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\21.0\Disabled Packages".

No skia entry shown in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\21.0\Known Packages"

Inside "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\21.0\Disabled Packages", there is 2 lines matching my errors shown above:

skia.reg

I have tried both stand-alone executable Skia4Delphi_2.0.1_Setup.exe; and from within RAD Studio by GetIt.

Both fail to work and errors dialogues shown as in post above.

There is no Build.Logs.txt left behind.

Let me check the regedit.

4 minutes ago, Lars Fosdal said:

Ref. Apple app store for macOS is not limited like iOS.  You can distribute stand-alone installation packages for macOS, but not for iOS.

8 hours ago, Fr0sT.Brutal said:

iconfinder and similar. "Font awesome" is very nice as well for mobile and web graphics, considering the current minimalistic monochrome fashion.

I think minimalist icons mean faster download, right? 

Many choices! 

6 hours ago, David Heffernan said:

Pictures or icons? Kind of a big difference. 

Both are needed. 

Then, I have to give up 3rd party phone app stores. 

We have been installing proprietary software for the past many decades.  App stores restrictions are solely for monopoly.

• So the closest solution is to distribute Android apps to my users directly through my own company site.  I know it works if they allow installation.  I install one commercial Android app through the developer's own site because google bans bi-way phone recording apps.

Now new problems arise:

• Can iphone and ipad users install Apple apps distributed directly from my own company web site?  I did successfully install RAD Studio Platform Assistant downloaded from RAD Studio site on my macOS environment.
• What are restrictions on iphone versions and sdk versions building my iphone apps?  If you can show an official document, it would be great! 

On 12/18/2021 at 5:29 AM, vfbb said:

Very strange. If you find any problems during use, open an issue so we can investigate further.

Hello vfbb,

Are you the author?  okay.  Thanks. 

I even do not see this Skia menu item:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/viniciusfbb/skia4delphi/main/Assets/Documents/enabling_project_dark.png

Nowadays, there are so many media file formats.

Which one should I choose for cross-platform development? 

• Picture?
• Short animation?
• long movie?

Will you poison my Big Sur VM? 

Hello,

I am new to RAD Studio v10.4.2 Community.

I want to understand what FireMonkey can do.

Please provide some example projects to me.  Thanks. 

Is FireMonkey also Pascal based? 

7 hours ago, julkas said:

Difficult question. Revise your project requirements.
Don't forget CI, maintenance, community support, open source ...
C or Pascal, front-end or back-end, firmware or UI, storage?

Can you give more info about project?

1. I know BASIC, a little ANSI C but I hate C because it cannot handle float numbers and strings out of box.
2. I personally prefer Pascal's language terminology which is more natural to understand.
3. Mostly for applications of industrial users or sectors who mostly run Windows or Linux PC.  Apple is too expensive and too many restriction for them.  I do not like doing consumer software which change too fast each year.
4. Mostly for desktop large screen GUI to monitor a huge number of sensors over internet.
5. Very stable code base and easy to maintain.
6. I tend to sell my hardware design + their services!  I do not do games or consumer apps on smart phones.
7. Must have BLE and MQTT addon (commercial or open-source).

One of this project can make me very rich!!!    Support me Friends!  Then, I will also support you with more $$$ jobs! 

Roger,

Are you looking for RAD Studio C++ or Pascal developer? 

It goes without saying that graphics, pictures and media enhance user experience when using software.

So from where do you acquire graphics and pictures for your projects?  Do you hire digital artists? 

15 hours ago, Lachlan Gemmell said:

I see from your other posts you're probably a community edition user doing mobile development. I can tell you now as a fellow RAD Studio mobile developer that you should not purchase RAD Studio for mobile development unless you are prepared to pay the renewals each year.

 

If you don't, when the next mandatory requirement for store listing comes from Apple/Google (and they seem to come every year) only the latest RAD Studio will have support for that requirement. Using your old version you'll be stranded and eventually unable to update your app in the store.

What if I publish my apps on 3-party non-official app stores?  I just provide user software to future customers as a free service. 

I am new to publishing phone apps.

I heard that official Android app store and Apple app store do not allow publishing apps built on older SDK.  Moreover, I heard that apps built on new sdk cannot run on older phones; and apps built on older sdk can run on new phones.

So, we face a situation that we want to build apps on older sdk so that more phone users can run our apps; but we cannot publish these older apps to recent official Android store or Apple store.  Am I right? 

Since I provide user software to future customers as a free service, so the best solution is to upload to 3 party trustworthy app stores.  Can you recommend some of these app stores to me?    This scenario enables me to develop on RAD Studio v10.4 or v11 without renewing it every year.

42 minutes ago, Rollo62 said:

Thats why I always feel cheatet, as a loyal, many year subscription customer.

For the normal, official renewal they offered about 27% higher rate than in this offer, while they claim subscription renewal will get lower every year.

I from my perspective think that they choose renewal price by a kind of monte-carlo method, every year new.

Shall I contact my sales office ?

If you are from Lockheed Martin, your price will be a 10 times higher! 

3 hours ago, Uwe Raabe said:

 

The Pro version new license price is acceptable.  Renewal price is bad!

Popularity of a software is inversely proportional to its Price; and revenue of this software is directly proportional to its Popularity! 

They keep you buying every year!!!  Moreover, subscription price is hidden!!! 

https://www.embarcadero.com/update-subscription

You may opt out of your subscription after the first year, however in order to re-subscribe you will be required to purchase a new license when you re-subscribe. Therefore, it is advantageous to maintain your subscription annually.