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lazarus · 2008-07

  1. Recent Graphics changes...

    After upgrading to the latest SVN it seems that Bitmap saving to streams is corrupted. I have noticed some improvements in other areas, but generally there are quite a…

    Dominique Louis, EarMaster - Bent Olsen, Marc Weustink
    22
  2. Carbon key mapping

    The carbon interface now maps the Ctrl key to ssCtrl (old behavior: none) and the Cmd key to ssMeta (old: ssCtrl). The Mac OS X key scheme was changed to support better…

    Mattias Gaertner, Dominique Louis, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    23
  3. WM_QUERYENDSESSION

    I see that in win32callback.inc, WM_QUERYENDSESSION filters by LParam=0. This allows me to block system shutdown or reboot (by setting cancel:=true in an…

    Luca Olivetti, Bogusław Brandys
    3
  4. DBGrid picklist error

    When using a picklist for a table field that references another table, the list of entries shows in the picklist, but when an entry is selected and I attempt to move to…

    Bob K., Denis Golovan, Jesus Reyes
    22
  5. Changeability of Lazarus Project1 , Unit1 and Form1 names (3) .

    Giving initial names at the beginning it is not very difficult . I may think an approach as follows : (A) From Lazarus IDE , from "File" , when "New Form" is selected ,…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Gerard N/A, Mattias Gärtner
    2
  6. Mac OS X (Carbon), executable placement issue

    First of all, let me say I'm ecstatic about the progress on the native Carbon Mac OS X build. I've recently switched to Mac OS X completely (no Windows at all for me…

    John Stoneham, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Hess
    4
  7. Can't convert TurboPowerIPro 1.0

    When I try to recompile lazarus i'm having the following problem: [TExternalToolList.Run] CmdLine="/usr/bin/ppcx64 -S2cgi -OG1 -gl -vewni -l…

    ik, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  8. unknown property when changing platform

    I have a lazarus project created and working on FreeBSD. This project is checked into CVS. Now I'm starting to port the project to win32, using exactly the same lazarus…

    Marc Santhoff, Bart, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  9. automatic code unfolding, on edit (inside fold)

    While working on http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=7773, there a a few behavioural decisions:. The basic of the bug is (| = cursor): [ some comment is not needed,,…

    Martin Friebe, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  10. Help needed with Lazarus errors (refer attached file)

    Hello Fellow Lazarus programmers, I'm trying to compile a fairly complicated Lazarus project which I converted from Delphi 7 Second Edition. The attached txt file (3KB)…

    Peter Williams, Henry Vermaak
    2
  11. Help!!! Runtime Exception: No widgetset object

    I managed to successfully compile (Build) my Lazarus app without any error, warnings or hints. However, when I run it I get a runtime exception error: Project Frog Retro…

    Peter Williams, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  12. Strange behaviour sending data to a serial port.

    I have approached the Synapse mailing list with this problem, but have had no response, so it may be a Lazarus issue. In any case, maybe someone can suggest a…

    Dave Coventry, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Horacio Jamilis
    6
  13. Help needed: How do I install the attached component?

    I'm trying to install the attached component (intex.pas). I have created a package and added the unit "intex.pas" to it. When I compile it I get this error:…

    Peter Williams, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  14. synedit.nestedcomments

    I get errors about synedit.nestedcomments being read only. Is this normal ? I mean, this is correct ? It means I must remove the property manually from all places where…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  15. TTreeview lines ?

    I just updated lazarus, and all of a sudden the lines in a treeview are no longer shown, even though I did a Showlines:=True. (linux, GTK1, 64-bit) Is this is a known…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  16. Changeability of Lazarus Project1 , Unit1 and Form1 names (4) .

    Personally I do not like to suggest unnecessary changes to sources , actually I always avoid such changes , because every change is a potential error insertion point .…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
    0
  17. SOLVED : Re: Attempting to re-install FPC on Linux results in 'zombie' process.

    2008/7/30 Lord Satan Thanks for all your help!!! In the end I went to SourceForge website and downloaded Lazarus and Free Pascal Compiler. I then iGenDebian Package…

    Peter Williams
    0
  18. Attempting to re-install FPC on Linux results in 'zombie' process.

    I'm using Linux Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). I'm using the Synaptic Package Manager to attempt to re-install FPC. (Reading database etc etc Preparing to replace fpc…

    Peter Williams, Lord Satan
    3
  19. writeln to stdout in windows?

    I'm confused... it seems like this used to work. In a Linux (GTK1) application I create in lazarus (0.9.25 rev 15904), I can have something like this: procedure…

    Seth Grover, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Henry Vermaak
    8
  20. TCombobox major failure :(

    In GTK 1, the TCombobox somehow looses the 'OnChange' event after it was fired once, but only when the items list is sorted. Steps to reproduce: - Drop TCombobox on a…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Ales Katona, Alex Kovacic
    36
  21. unable to rebuild lazarus

    When I attempt to build my project I'm getting the message: C:\Photography\Software\Lazarus\rakphotography.lpr(6,28) Fatal: Can't find unit Interfaces used by…

    Bob K., Martin Friebe, Mattias Gaertner
    11
  22. handy svn update script

    Below is a svn update script for *nix based systems. I often want to check the logs after I did a update, to see what changed. I then sit with the problem, that I can't…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Henry Vermaak
    4
  23. Call Stack

    I use the lastest snapshots of Lazarus (on WinXP for this case). When my program crashes, I have a nice Call stack from GDB in the appropriated window. The only…

    Damien Gerard
    0
  24. "End of File" character in .LPI and source files .

    When a "project1.lpi" file is edited by a text editor and the text editor inserts an "End of File" character ( Char ( 26 ) ) at the end of the *.XML file , the Lazarus…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Mattias Gärtner
    1
  25. Lazarus Printer Components are giving Compilation Error .

    The following actions is giving the following message within the Lazarus Messages window : C:\lazarus\components\printers\win32\winutilprn.pas(353) Error: Can't create…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
    0
  26. latest revision breaks editor features!

    I just got a svn update (v0.9.25 r15897M i386-linux-gtk) to test bug #11745. The latest revision broke the following editor features. * The editor gutter is not visible…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Mattias Gärtner
    1
  27. ColotToRGB in GTK apps

    i trying get R G B values of system color "clBackground" (and others). So i use ColorToRGB function (app compiled with gtk2 widget set), but I get values that differs…

    Valdas Jankūnas, Mattias Gaertner
    5
  28. Changeability of Lazarus Project1 , Unit1 and Form1 names (2) .

    (A) ------------------- You said --------------------------------------- I'm not sure, what you mean with "Main unit" is the Unit1.pas of the project1. Do you mean the…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
    0
  29. Changeability of Lazarus Project1 , Unit1 and Form1 names (1) .

    Thank you very much dear Mattias for reminder of templates . I am sorry that I overlooked or forgotten the Object Inspector Favorites panel "Caption" and "Name" fields…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  30. TStringGrid, One click, multiple events.

    I'm sure this has been covered often, but none of my searches seems to find it. I have a routine to remove a row from a TStringGrid if the user selects it. The problem…

    Dave Coventry, Coppola Ing. Salvatore
    1
  31. Firebirdsql Characters Compatibility [Solved]

    Environment: Ubuntu 8.04 firebird 2.0.4 on ubuntu 8.04 tcp connection freepascal 2.2.3 lazarus r15343 gtk2 components: UIB components + FBDataset In database: default…

    Osvaldo Filho
    0
  32. Sets not implemented??

    Hi, I just tried to do the following... uses Graphics; var fs : TFontStyles; begin fs := fs or fsBold; fs := fs or fsItalic; end; at compilation time I get the error...…

    Dominique Louis, Mattias Gaertner, Maxim Ganetsky
    4
  33. Test

    Test

    Coppola Ing. Salvatore, Jesus Reyes, Joost van der Sluis
    6
  34. Editor Environment : with or without gutter

    Some code( TEditorOptions.GetSynEditPreviewSettings ) suggest that in the edit-env, no gutter should be drawn. Then in TEditorOptionsForm.GeneralCheckBoxOnChange it is…

    Martin Friebe, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  35. synedit and utf8

    I was just reading http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=11746 [ the issue below is separate, and unlikely to affect the bug 11746 ] I had earlier seen that "procedure…

    Martin Friebe
    0
  36. XPM unsupported format

    I just got a svn update of Lazarus. Recompiled the IDE.... I live the new bracket highlighting by the way. :-) Anyway, I wanted to customise the Editor Toolbar and when…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Marc Weustink
    1
  37. [Fwd: Re: DisplayFormat property of dbgrid?]

    you said: "I wasn't able to tell that the DisplayFormat property of dbgrid did this documented anywhere? And apparently, there is no EditFormat I want to do is some…

    Ivan Gan, Howard Lee Harkness, Joost van der Sluis
    4
  38. New cursor/caret behaviour in editor

    Since my latest Lazarus svn update of today, I noticed the editor cursor (caret) behaves differently. eg: I could place the cursor in column 30 and press the down arrow.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Mattias Gärtner
    2
  39. Fatal [Error]: Can't find unit URIParser used by XMLRead

    I'm getting a very odd error message when I try to build the following simple project. Error message: do_the_macarena.lpr(1,1) Fatal: Can't find unit URIParser used by…

    Peter Williams, Graeme Geldenhuys, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  40. bracket highlights color / issue 1621

    Please see http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=1621 Now, on a second though, maybe the defaults should be changed to include a background color? I tried around a bit,…

    Martin Friebe
    0
  41. Unicode and DBAware

    I'm now "upgrading" a Lazarus 0.9.24 DB project to 0.9.25 with by default unicode support. The problem is that the database can not currently be upgraded to be unicode…

    JoshyFun, Ivan Gan, Joost van der Sluis
    11
  42. Same executable behaves differently on different windows machines

    I recently developed a program using lazarus and observed that the same executable for windows, performs completely faulty computations in a specific computer to which,…

    Emmanouil Paissios, Burkhard Carstens, Coppola Ing. Salvatore
    5
  43. Changeability of Lazarus Project1 , Unit1 and Form1 names .

    In "Lazarus IDE" : In "Project Options" page : In "Application Settings" part Title : project1 <----- "project1" is default and it seems editable . When this field is…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  44. SQLdb: how can i retrive autogenerated fields values

    I have a question for database applications programmers. How can i retrive autogenerated fields values using SQLdb, in same transaction as append record? I am using…

    Alexandrov Alexandru
    0
  45. reference to ~/.config/<appname> documentation

    I have heard that the $HOME/.config/<appname> is now the preferred standard / location for application configuration data. Has anybody get a website reference to that. …

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Ales Katona, Mattias Gaertner
    7
  46. Lazarus options

    just trying to keep my intentions in sync with the lazarus teams expectations. So a couple of questions to follow up the remarks in…

    Martin Friebe, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  47. Links to some software related web pages .

    The following links may be useful to software developers : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications The above link may be considered http version of ftp-like page…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
    0
  48. Using extensions for text file names in files of ( Examples ) .

    A directory list by ... > dir \lazarus\read*. /s > Text_Files.TXT gives the attached list as follows as an example . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Mattias Gärtner, Vincent Snijders
    2
  49. Link to http://standards.freedesktop.org .

    Link to http://standards.freedesktop.org is available . Within this page , there are sub-directories such as basedir-spec/ which contains related files . Mehmet Erol…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Graeme Geldenhuys
    1
  50. Using extensions for text file names in files of Lazarus 0.9.25 with/and fpc 2.2.2rc .

    I am using lazarus 0.9.25 with/and fpc 2.2.2rc2 and in general other newer fixes or development releases . I did not intend ( Makefile ) because it is a fixed name for…

    Mehmet Erol Sanliturk, Mattias Gärtner, Vincent Snijders
    2