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lazarus · 2013-01

  1. why can only 1 DataModule be auto-create?

    If you try to move a second one to the auto-create side in Project Options:Forms it's impossible to make it stay there. ? This really isn't a problem, I can just leave…

    Alejandro Gonzalo, Juha Manninen, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  2. Handle user inputs

    I want to use TApplicationProperties.OnUserInput to process keyboard/mouse events. ?But the parameter of this method is a Cardinal. ? My questions are: 1) How do I know…

    xrfang, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  3. Lazarus and Free Pascal downloads plummeting on SourceForge

    Over the years I have occasionally checked the increase in downloads of both Lazarus and Free Pascal on SourceForge, but for some reason the download rates of both…

    Russell Davies, Benito van der Zander, Boian Mitov
    21
  4. SQLQuery.FieldDefs unknow

    I'm using fpc 2.4.4 and Lazarus 1.0.4 compiled from source. After putting TSQLQuery, I try to change SQL property, but error message appear like "SQLQuery.FieldDefs…

    Hidayat, Michael Van Canneyt
    2
  5. What is GeckoPort version 2 status?

    Hello. As far as I can see latest SVN version of GeckoPort version 2 is broken. It cannot be compiled via Lazarus package (e.g. each-version directory is missing). Also…

    Maxim Ganetsky, Joost van der Sluis
    10
  6. Changing default font size for all controls

    By default controls has font size and height = 0, so size depend on OS configuration. Can I change global size or height to custom value for my application? Regards…

    Krzysztof, Michael Van Canneyt, Sven Barth
    5
  7. Typo in TFPCustomFont?

    packages/fcl-image/src/fpcanvas.pp in FPC 2.6 (didn't yet check trunk) has: TFPCustomFont = class (TFPCanvasHelper) public property StrikeTrough : boolean index 8 read…

    Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Avishai, Bart
    18
  8. terminal window not displayed in lazarus on kubuntu linux

    I am new to lazarus and have installed a linux deb version on my kubuntu system. I am running kubuntu linux which runs KDE as the desktop and have installed lazarus…

    Paul, appjaws, leledumbo
    7
  9. Trunk compilation broken by changing StrikeThrough property name

    Revision 39879 introduced some compile-time conditionals apparently intended to fix a typo while breaking user code, but not Lazarus code. Unfortunately, Lazarus stopped…

    Alexander Klenin, Bart, Reinier Olislagers
    4
  10. [OFFTOPIC] Person's name variations (Was: [ISSUE] FCL-Web and LazReport)

    I am 99% sure that this person is not Russian. This is actually an interesting property of the Russian language: some common names, such as "Alexander", have very many…

    Alexander Klenin, Alexsander Rosa, Sven Barth
    2
  11. [ISSUE] FCL-Web and LazReport

    Please see in: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=23664 Silvio Cl?cio My public projects - github.com/silvioprog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML…

    silvioprog, Alexander Klenin, Graeme Geldenhuys
    36
  12. Reminder for patch 22483

    A while ago I've send two patches to the bug-tracker. I need those patches for the iOS-designer, and it would be nice if they could be applied. The first one is almost…

    Joost van der Sluis
    1
  13. cross-platform way of put pascal class in a dynamic library

    Is there a safe and cross-platform way to put a Lazarus Class into a dynamic library? ?The description here:? http://wiki.freepascal.org/shared_library? seems not…

    xrfang, Michael Van Canneyt
    1
  14. Does dbGrid.AutoSizecolumns need to be in Form's OnResize event?

    It seems to survive clicking the form's maximize/minimize button, but since AutoSizecolumns is a method not a property I thought I should verify that here.? Also, is it…

    Alejandro Gonzalo
    0
  15. Can't find unit process used by RegisterFCL during build process

    Please I got this error during build process of lazarus trunk: erickom at lazarusTwo:~/lazarus/lazarus$ make bigide FPC=/usr/local/lib/fpc/2.7.1/ppc386 make -C…

    Eric Kom, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  16. Startlazarus starting "wrong" Lazarus

    I stumbled into a situation which might be rather confusing for an inexperienced user: Lazarus 1.04, Linux environment. If you install from rpm a new version, but your…

    Giuliano Colla, Juha Manninen, leledumbo
    16
  17. Components

    Hi All. I'm building new components. I've made my first one, installed it and used it. So far so good. I'm trying not to give to the component default sizes and I can(t…

    Antonio Fortuny, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  18. DaemonApp leak?

    Please see this issue: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=23647 Thank you! Silvio Cl?cio My public projects - github.com/silvioprog -------------- next part…

    silvioprog
    0
  19. Got "Pointer", expected "Open Array Of Char"

    I have a procedure defined as follows: procedure Copybytes(var dst: array of Char; src: array of Char; len: integer); If I call it using the following:…

    Dave Coventry, Florian Klämpfl, Howard Page-Clark
    9
  20. SQLDB - Can't attach second SQLite database because transaction

    I want attach second databse to sqlite connection by command: DBConnection.ExecuteDirect('attach database '+QuotedStr(GetConfigDir+'second.db')+' as mydb2'); But I get…

    Krzysztof, Ludo Brands, Martin Schreiber
    16
  21. TLabel.OptimalFill and AutoSizeDelayed

    I notice a strange behavior on TLabel.OptimalFill... Sometimes it doesn't work... For instance.. I'm changing a TLabel.Text during a TTabSheet.Show event... and in this…

    Daniel Simoes de Ameida
    1
  22. How to select Item from a TComboBox list and compare it

    I wrote a procedure DisplayFeesList, please how can I read an Item from a TComboBox type list and then compare it to a string. procedure DisplayFeesList(Sender: TObject);

    Eric Kom, Sven Barth
    2
  23. Editor and ObjectInspector

    Lazarus is really great as is, but it would be even better (for me) if the object inspector is updated when the user is editting a file associated to an lfm form. The…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  24. My Lazarus logo using Inkscape

    Hi, I want to share my new image for Lazarus logo, i will put it in my "powered by" in my application. http://imagebin.org/242012…

    Zaher Dirkey, Alexsander Rosa, Graeme Geldenhuys
    22
  25. record literal in FPC?

    Hi,? Is there "record literal in FPC? e.g. normally, you do: var ? ?cp : TPoint; cp.X := 0; cp.Y := 0; Edit1.CaretPos := cp; I would like to use literal directly, such…

    xrfang, Andreas Schneider, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    17
  26. daemonapp and Windows

    I'm tried to run this demo: http://pastebin.com/2RAAdQSy And executing it as: http://pastebin.com/tdjK0zgh But nothing happens. So, how to use the daemonapp unit? Thank…

    silvioprog
    1
  27. LazReport: printing on the next page, using stretch and breaked band

    I have a table with a "memo field". I put a "retangle" with stretch property True; the band is stretch and breaked property too. The question: If the info is bigger than…

    Marcos Douglas, Jesus Reyes, waldo kitty
    11
  28. Scrolling DBGrid without changing position of current record

    Is exists trick to avoid changing SQLQuery position while scrolling DBGrid? For example, I want keep selection on first record and want to scroll to the end of grid…

    Krzysztof
    0
  29. Code Editor - smart tabs to below line

    Normally smart tab affect to line above, is exist short key to affect to line below? Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed...…

    Krzysztof, Martin
    1
  30. How to build a separete unit file for db connection

    Please I want to build a separete unit file for db connection so that I can call the file in different file to avoid difference circular problem. Am used to create db…

    Eric Kom, Glynford Padao, Héctor F. Fiandor Rosario
    6
  31. FreeBSD 9.1 (i386) and Lazarus IDE 1.0.4 (fpc 2.6.0) fails to start

    Problem description -------------------------- Unable to start the IDE of Lazarus 1.0.4 (fpc 2.6.0) on a FreeBSD 9.1 (i386) machine. I have installed Lazarus and fpc…

    Nikos Pasialis
    0
  32. Package does not use my register procedure in the unit

    I'm creating mini tests to create at the end a split plugin for Lazarus. I started doing some experiment with menus[1], and display form, and the package does not seems…

    ik, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  33. Getting current active editor

    On Extending the IDE wiki page, there are two methods for getting information about SynEdit. One is it's settings, and the other is it's syntax highlighter. How can I…

    ik, Martin, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  34. Error while trying to retreive lost password on mantis

    Hi, i was trying to log in mantis but it wasn't Recognizing my password, so i've tryed to retrieve it but i got thoses messages: http://imagebin.org/241888…

    William Oliveira Ferreira, Michael Van Canneyt
    1
  35. Change View unit/form (F12) bug

    Hi, this is a long time bug (I didn't find it on Mantis). Let's say you are editing a unit and press F12 to change view to edit the form visually, it should show the…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Bart, Mattias Gaertner
    7
  36. Lazarus and Graphics32 library packages

    Hi Graphics32 nowadays supports Lazarus and has Lazarus packages for design- and run-time. There is something fuzzy in Lazarus package system. The design-time package…

    Juha Manninen, Mattias Gaertner
    8
  37. Attention Lazarus translators: PoChecker checks fixed and extended

    Hello. All Lazarus translators are encouraged to check their translations with PoChecker from latest Lazarus trunk. This version spots problems in formatting arguments…

    Maxim Ganetsky, Bart
    1
  38. Visual "uglyness" when creating TSynEdit @ runtime in my app

    I have a text editor (LazEdit on Lazarus CCR) which uses a TPageControl to act like a Tabbed Document Interface (much like Lazarus SE). Upon creating a new Tab it…

    Bart, luiz americo pereira camara, Martin
    28
  39. New Lazarus User

    I just ordered my first all Ubuntu laptop and since I like Delphi I noticed Lazarus. Can Lazarus run and are people using Lazarus on Ubuntu 12.10 and does it use Wine.…

    George R Smith, Curt Carpenter, ik
    6
  40. win32 ShowScrollBar triggers immediate paint

    ShowScrollBar -> Windows.RedrawWindow Can some win32 developer explain, why the paint is immediate. Why not queue? Mattias

    Mattias Gaertner, luiz americo pereira camara, Paul Ishenin
    5
  41. dbgrid

    I found errors on TDBgrid that are not merged yet. 1. On cell edit cannot use Backspace to 2. Cell edit (numeric field ) is truncated when there is a previous column…

    Carlos Pereira, Reinier Olislagers
    1
  42. Registering menu item to Lazarus editor popup menu

    I read the following information<http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Extending_the_IDE#Menu_items>on the wiki page, but it's not clear to me, how can I get the popup menu…

    ik
    1
  43. A difference in keyhanding between Gtk2 and Darwin?

    Hi List. I have noticed a difference in the logical way key events works on Gtk2 and Darwin. If i change the value of UTF8Key to "" (empty string) in an overridden then…

    Torsten Bonde Christiansen, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  44. TLazIDEInterface.ProjectFileDescriptorByName?

    How to I get a TProjectFileDescriptor registered in LazarusIDE? E.g: (...) Item := LazarusIDE.ProjectFileDescriptorByName('MyProjectFileDescriptor'); (...) Thank you!…

    silvioprog, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  45. How can a program executing a command via TProcess detect an input prompt and create a graphical dialog for the input?

    How can a Lazarus/FPC program that is executing a command via TProcessdetect an input prompt and create a graphical dialog for the input? e.g. say I execute an ssh…

    Frank Church, Hans-Peter Diettrich, leledumbo
    7
  46. Can't create calculated field

    I have this code: f := TField.Create(FDataList); f.FieldName := 'calc'; f.FieldKind := fkCalculated; f.SetFieldType(ftBoolean); f.DataSet :=…

    Krzysztof, Alejandro Gonzalo, John Landmesser
    5
  47. [OT] Nice post about Brook framework

    Please see here: http://pascalgeek.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/brook-framework-new-web-application.html Thank you and happy new year! :) Silvio Cl?cio My public projects -…

    silvioprog
    0