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lazarus · 2011-06

  1. Can this be leveraged for Lazarus/FPC to target Java platforms? "... compile programs to MIPS binaries, and these are then translated into Java bytecode."

    I noticed on a freshmeat.net announcement that there is a program called Cibyl that converters MIPS binaries into Java bytecode. I wonder if using the fpc cross-compiler…

    Michael Joyner, Bart, David Riley
    12
  2. Converting Icon from Windows handle to TBitmap with transparency

    Hello everyone. I want to convert an icon retrieved by Windows API to a TBitmap saving transparency. As I understand transparency can be achieved by: - using an…

    cobines, Maxim Ganetsky
    3
  3. Inserting many components on form

    I wrote a component editor that can insert some components on a form or data module. But when I insert many components, the performance of lazarus is terrible. Inserting…

    Unknown author, Alexander Klenin, Fabio Luis Girardi
    12
  4. Updating a field from an OnEditButtonClick event

    Hi list. I'm using a TDBGrid component, with an OnEditButtonClick event, and a visible button for the first (code) column. In the event handler I open a search dialog,…

    Julio César Gázquez, Luca Olivetti
    4
  5. barchart demo...

    win2k i386 Laz 0.9.31 SVN r31426 FPC 2.4.5 SVN runknown when i attempt to run laz/examples/barchart/chartdemo.lpi i'm told that it cannot find the chart unit specified…

    waldo kitty, Alexander Klenin, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    5
  6. TStringGrid - ColResize on FixedCols (or Freeze Pane on ordinary columns)

    TStringGrid - ColResize on FixedCols (or Freeze Pane on ordinary columns). Is it possible? I would like to resize a column that is one of the FixedCols -- but I need the…

    Alexsander Rosa, Graeme Geldenhuys, Jesus Reyes
    6
  7. Compile and Build menu entries, Run- or Project-menu?

    I changed the Run menu item order based on issue: 19580: The run menu does not have run as first entry I would need your opinions about if Compile and Build menu entries…

    Juha Manninen, Bart, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    41
  8. Codetools confused?

    I'm using Lazarus 0.9.31 r29641 (Win9x). My CodeTools seem confused. I have a TPageControl (name = NoteBook) on my form. When I type NoteBook. (in the source editor) and…

    Bart, Mattias Gaertner, patspiper
    8
  9. non-sensical window repositioning

    I just found a problem with lcl-gtk2 that I haven't ever seen before. Consider this code: begin Application.Initialize; Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1); Form1.Left…

    Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Bart, David Copeland
    32
  10. How to PostMessage to object?

    How can I PostMessage from thread to another object? PostMessage/SendMessage need HWND as parameter but this kind of handle is only in visual controls (TWinControl,…

    Krzysztof, Andrew Brunner, Bart
    184
  11. DBLookupComboBox don't move the dataset cursor?

    Maybe I'm wrong. But the latest sources of DBLookupComboBox don't move the list dataset cursor to selected record? I searched on Lazarus bugs and found anything...…

    Unknown author, Luiz Americo Pereira Camara
    1
  12. Rebuilding the Lazarus

    If I update my Lazarus from the SVN and then make it, I have slight problems, which now I correct by hand. Basically it is like this. If the last project contains…

    Tommi Prami, Hans-Peter Diettrich, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    8
  13. Status bar font on different platforms

    I noticed that in Windows Lazarus TStatusBar uses the font and the size from the form, this is as long as I remember different to how Windows common controls status bar…

    Max Vlasov
    0
  14. No key events while a mouse button is pressed (Carbon)

    I think i found a bug in the Carbon widgetset: there is no key down/up event reported when a mouse button is pressed. This little test shows the issue:…

    Konstantinos Michalopoulos
    0
  15. Ubuntu unity problems, again

    Ubuntu 11.04 (unity) uses now the "global menu" to show the application menu. This means that the application menu is anchored to the desktop panel and not to the…

    Ludo Brands
    0
  16. Can't build lazarus for QT

    I have lazarus snapshot 0.9.31 from 2011-06-26 and FPC 2.4.4 installed on Kubuntu 11.04 32bit. I'm trying rebuild lazarus to QT following by this article:…

    Krzysztof, Mattias Gaertner, zeljko
    10
  17. Project options corrupts resource

    I just installed Lazarus 0.9.30 Win32 on Windows7 64bit. I opened and compiled a project made with Lazarus 0.9.28 on Windows XP 32bit. Everyting is fine. But when I try…

    Koenraad Lelong, Hans-Peter Diettrich, Luca Olivetti
    4
  18. Ctrl+Space problem with latest trunc version

    Just updated to see if the problem would be gone. [crtl+space] will cause error message like : C:\lazarus\lcl\lclclasses.pp(32,10) Error: unit not found: Classes (now…

    Tommi Prami
    0
  19. Absolute paths on different platforms

    I found that Lazarus does a great job when one uses the same lpi/lpk on different platforms. I currently have one question. If a path for example to some library folder…

    Max Vlasov, Flávio Etrusco, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    17
  20. Lazarus IDE can't multi-task

    Is there as specific reason why Lazarus IDE stops compiling a project when I open the 'Environment > Options' dialog? I've tested, and it seems to happen with a lot of…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Hans-Peter Diettrich, Mattias Gaertner
    8
  21. Multiple Threads created from the same TThread object

    I am having a bit of trouble with my multi-threaded application. Basically I have a TStringList and for each string in the list I create a TThread object and assign it…

    Malcom Haak, Michael Schnell
    1
  22. Caret colors (Win32)

    In the edit window I observed today that the caret disappears in lines with a grey background. It looks to me as if the caret color flips between the background color…

    Hans-Peter Diettrich
    0
  23. How to use Lazrus IDE as a test case?

    "test case" as in "automated test", or as in "application to test within" ? press "pause" and see where? Not sure what you mean.... I usually have no such issues. - Open…

    Martin, Hans-Peter Diettrich, José Mejuto
    4
  24. TCustomListView new features

    I was sick of writing Item.Delete, Item.Create etc.. when want to exchange items or just move item to another row in list. I've added…

    zeljko
    0
  25. Can't compile WinCE app

    I had latest Snapshot and I just updated the FPC to 2.4.4 and compiled tha latest SVN version of the Lazarus (today). I am not 100% sure that these are same errors, but…

    Tommi Prami, Björn Schreiber, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    18
  26. Drawing angle boundaries

    Hi, I need to draw the angle(s) formed by any given four points. As you can see in the attached image, there are two crossed lines and an skewed-rotated ellipse that…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Alexander Klenin, Howard Page-Clark
    4
  27. First impressions of Lazarus under Mac OS X

    I have just downloaded FPC 2.4.4 and Lazarus 0.9.30 from SourceForge. This is the first time I use any development tools under Mac OS X, so this is the experience from a…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Hans-Peter Diettrich, Martin
    12
  28. TFindOption

    TFindOtion defines frEntireScope, but we do not have a corresponding frDisableEntireScope and frHideEntireScope (like we have for frHideMatchCase and frHideWholeWord). I…

    Bart, Martin, Mattias Gaertner
    10
  29. LCL-supplied default fixed-width font (Was: First impressions of Lazarus under Mac OS X)

    Wouldn't it be a nice addition for LCL to provide a function or constant with a default fixed-width font (and maybe others) for the platform? Fl?vio

    Flávio Etrusco, Graeme Geldenhuys
    1
  30. TDBNavigator glyphs

    Sorry if this is the wrong mailing list. I find the button images of TDBNavigator rather confusing, especially the one for delete (the minus sign) and undo (the cross).…

    Bart, Unknown author, Vincent Snijders
    3
  31. Call abstract method in SynEdit

    ZeelandNet Webmail Working on a project with SynEdit gives me a call to an abstract method in SynEdit.pp paintlines on line 3836 attr := fHighlighter.GetTokenAttribute;…

    Unknown author, Martin
    2
  32. TDBGrid vertical scrolling for sequenced datasets

    I don't know what parts of TDBGrid are still in progress, so I'm not sure whether I should fill a report I have a TDataSet descendant that IsSequenced = true, so the…

    Max Vlasov, Jesus Reyes
    1
  33. How to I publish the SearchFont method of TFontManager?

    Hi. The method of SearchFont is declared in protected session. So, how to I use this method in other classes? Thx. Silvio Cl?cio…

    silvioprog, Alberto Narduzzi, Flávio Etrusco
    11
  34. fpGUI, OpenGL, WebGL

    FPgui can create a GUI directly using a graphic subsystem without needing an external Widget Set. Right now it can use X11. Maybe it can be made using OpenGL. This done…

    Michael Schnell, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Graeme Geldenhuys
    13
  35. Can't compile a WinCE application.

    I'm trying to build a WinCE application under Windows XP. Lazarus SVN 31315, FPC 2.4.2. In the project options I set the target OS to WinCE, the target CPU to arm. The…

    Gerard N/A, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    2
  36. LCL memory leak

    Since the LCL has become a package like any other I've been building it using the heaptrace unit. This shows an 8 byte leak in line 30 of chmlcl.pas following the…

    Howard Page-Clark, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  37. Conflicting packages in fixes_0_9_30

    At sudden I get an "Ambiguous units found" error in fixes_0_9_30 :-( [BTW the dialog should allow to copy/paste the message] This seems to be due to conflicting packages…

    Hans-Peter Diettrich, Mattias Gaertner
    6
  38. Lock mouse cursor

    Hi, I've seen in some applications, in very specific cases, when the user drags the mouse, the pointer doesn't move. Is there a way to lock the mouse pointer in Lazarus?.

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  39. Verify if font exist in SO

    Hi all I need to verify, if a especific font been instaled in Operational Sistem. Wich the best way to make this ? regards Rafael -------------- next part --------------…

    Rafael Tuim Elias, Bart
    2
  40. Portable Version of Lazarus.

    Hello! At some times ago. this list have a discussion of an portable version of the Lazarus. Where I can download this version? # #lazarus-br em irc.freenode.org…

    Unknown author, Alexander Klenin, Florian Klämpfl
    23
  41. save record with SQLite3Dataset

    I'm trying to work with SLite3Dataset, and I have a problem. I can not actually save the record that I post after Insert (have not tried it after updating). When I close…

    ik, Luiz Americo Pereira Camara
    1
  42. TIpHtmlPanel error when showing html table

    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'm using TIpHtmlPanel to show simple html table. But always it writes this error into terminal: ERROR:…

    Petr Hlozek
    0
  43. LazWebSolutions - Already available in SVN

    Hello, I bring here some demo of a new framework being developeled. Some demos compiled with the framework: http://silvioprog.com.br/lws/all_compiled_demos.html Home…

    silvioprog, Paul Breneman
    2
  44. New features since 0.9.30?

    Tomorrow I'll give an presentation on the new features of Lazarus since 0.9.30. Are there things you think I should really mention? What I have now: - Package manager…

    Joost van der Sluis, Aleksa Todorovic, Alexander Klenin
    9
  45. Canvas font transparent background

    Hi, I'm writing text to a TPaintBoxs's canvas and I'm getting different output on Windows than Linux. In Linux, the baground of text is transparent, this is the expected…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Ludo Brands
    2
  46. Fitting a form around a grid

    It's obviously easy enough to fit a grid into the client space of a form or panel, but how does one do the reverse? The exact size of a grid (i.e. such that the…

    Mark Morgan Lloyd, David W Noon, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    8
  47. Bug in THintWindow: not accept click in Windows

    Hi. The code in attached work only in Linux (Ubuntu). In Windows not receives click in the hint window. This this code work in older revisions of the Lazarus 0.9.31 and…

    silvioprog, Krzysztof, Unknown author
    3
  48. Two key sequences little difference (to Delphi)

    I'm not sure this is a big issue, but just curious I used to two-key sequences like Ctrl-Q-F, Ctrl-K-I, Ctrl-K-U in IDE Classic, but recenly noticed that there's a…

    Max Vlasov, Alexsander Rosa, Flávio Etrusco
    28
  49. HREF and CGI not works to open files

    Hi. If I open the file (in attached) "test.html" and I click in "this file...", works OK. But, if I click e "this file..." from a "http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.exe" not…

    silvioprog, Ludo Brands, Rafael Tuim Elias
    10
  50. FPVectorial and TAChart

    I have tried to use FPVectorial as TAChart back-end. So far, without success. I have a few questions/feature fequests, sorted approximately by decreasing importance: 1)…

    Alexander Klenin, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    12