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lazarus · 2013-12

  1. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Any plans to include 1.0.x on it?

    If I knew how to create the ubuntu packages, I would certainly do this. Every time I need to install Lazarus on Windows I envy the ease of installation. Alexsander da…

    Alexsander Rosa, brian, Graeme Geldenhuys
    15
  2. Using Lazarus for non-graphical apps

    Can TThread.Synchronize() be used in a non-graphical program (i.e. invoked from a unix shell and interacting with the user by typed commands) or does it rely on some LCL…

    Mark Morgan Lloyd, Marc Santhoff, Michael Schnell
    20
  3. Beyond Compare 4 built with Lazarus 1.2

    Not sure if this URL will work for all, but it is the announcement of Beyond Compare 4 beta - in the Google+ Delphi Developers page.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Craig Peterson, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
    86
  4. Vertical String Grid

    I've found the String Grid which looks great with all it's functionailty in, however, is there a way where it can be changed to vertical, effectively so that the columns…

    Richard Mace, Graeme Geldenhuys
    5
  5. OT: Happy new year!

    Happy new year! I hope that 2014 will be lucky and propitious for all of you! Kjow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:…

    Kjow, Bart, Chris Crori
    9
  6. Downloading Lazarus 1.0.14

    Gentlepersons I have Mac, recently upgraded to and now running OS X 10.9.1. I have repeatedly tried to download the latest version of Lazarus, version 1.0.14. I get…

    Tom Backer Johnsen, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  7. Encoded AnsiString

    This means that UTF-8 won't work properly when it's not CP_ACP :-( DoDi

    Hans-Peter Diettrich
    0
  8. ValueListEditor column width

    Is there any way of programmatically reading and specifying what the "key" column width is in a ValueListEditor? Thanks in advance Richard -------------- next part…

    Richard Mace, Bart
    2
  9. Lazarus (UTF8) and Windows: SysToUTF8, UTF8ToSys... Is there a better solution?

    I'm using Lazarus (trunk) and FPC 2.6.2 to programming on Windows (XP, 7 and 8). As everyone knows, Lazarus is UTF8 but FPC 2.6.2 is ANSI. I would like to know how do…

    Marcos Douglas, Bart, Bob Axtell
    188
  10. DCPcrypt on Lazarus 1.2

    i use DCPcrypt in my project and found out that the rijndael cipher gives different results in Lazarus 1.2 than the results i got in Lazarus 1.0 truth is that i didn't…

    Chris Crori, Graeme Geldenhuys, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    9
  11. Building trunk Lazarus with trunk FPC

    I know that this is not a supported combination, but I've just been trying to build trunk Lazarus (r43576) with trunk FPC (r26258) to see if I can work around a couple…

    Mark Morgan Lloyd, Marco van de Voort, Sergei Gorelkin
    6
  12. Application Information

    Can anyone give me any ideas on how to access the data in the Project Application dialogue ? Specifically the Version Number. I would like to include the Version Number…

    Hew Lines, Anthony Tekatch, Bart
    18
  13. Adding shapes to TShape

    For a game, I need to be able to draw geometric shapes. TShape is perfect except for one missing feature: TShape only draws triangles pointing up, and I need also…

    Frederic Da Vitoria, Howard Page-Clark
    2
  14. Souce listing on Mac

    Dear all I have a small problem with Lazarus on a Mac. If I use the print option on a source element, it is printed out, but the first line is missing on every page. I…

    Tom Backer Johnsen, Howard Page-Clark
    2
  15. [ANN] LazReport tutorial in English

    I've just finished translating and updating the Portuguese (probably originally French) FastReport/FreeReport/Delphi tutorial for current Lazarus/LazReport. Please find…

    Reinier Olislagers
    0
  16. Trying to make a HOWTO: installing Lazarus 32 on a Linux 64 machine

    FILES needed: fpc-2.6.2.i386-linux.tar lazarus-1.0.14-0.tar.gz fpc-src_2.6.2-0_i386.deb Sources: dpkg -i fpc-src_2.6.2-0_i386.deb FPC: tar -xvf fpc-2.6.2.i386-linux.tar…

    Alexsander Rosa
    0
  17. Jedi Code Format barfs on an Octal number

    I'm not sure where to flag this bug, whether the version of JCF included with Lazarus is just the vanilla version or whether it's been tweaked in some way, but no doubt…

    brian, Florian Klämpfl, Frederic Da Vitoria
    9
  18. Query re Bug: Box ASCII graphics characters don't display properly in DOS-command prompt window

    Just querying to see if this bug I've discovered has already been dealt with before I report it. (I'm new to this sort of thing so my apologies if I'm going about it the…

    A. Saluk, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    1
  19. Help with algorithm

    Hi, I'm trying to solve in a generic way this problem. I have to paint a buffer into a Scanline, but taking into account the flipping and rotation of the resulting…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Etienne Leblois, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    5
  20. Running from IDE

    Trying to run some code from the IDE that has run before. The system pauses on line 995 of customform.inc - FFornHandlers[fhtCreate].CallNotifyEvents(Self); It only…

    Chris Kelling, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    1
  21. package source paths / directories

    I am trying to use the MultiLog package. I installed the MultiLog package in Lazarus. I can easily create and use a demo project if the project is in MultiLog's source…

    Frederic Da Vitoria, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  22. Debbugger got permanently stuck

    It just happened suddenly to me. In one moment I was happy debugging my project and in the next one every time I place a breakpoint I get this fatal error:…

    Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, Martin Frb
    8
  23. GDB problems (--exec-run)

    Hi List. For some time now I am having problems getting GDB to work correctly with Lazarus. Sometime, but not always, i run into the following message after I terminate…

    Torsten Bonde Christiansen, FreeMan, Martin Frb
    5
  24. Lazarus directives

    Noting that Lazarus now accepts %region and %endregion as well as %H-, is there a full list of these directives anywhere? Would it be possible to add %todo as an…

    Mark Morgan Lloyd, Mattias Gaertner, Reimar Grabowski
    15
  25. Why not capture LM_xxx message

    In delphi, this code is working, but in lazarus "message LM_CHAR;" or "message LM_KEYDOWN;" etc not triggered, what I have todo? fpc and lazarus last svn updated qt…

    FreeMan
    0
  26. Convert does not remove WinTypes from uses

    When converting from Delphi using 1.2 RC1 and trunk, the reference to WinTypes in the uses clause is not removed. I checked, in my unit replacement list, I see WinTypes…

    Frederic Da Vitoria
    0
  27. TValueListEditor example

    Please could someone give me an example of how to programmatically add column and then items into a TValueListEditor? Thanks Richard -------------- next part…

    Richard Mace, Bart
    7
  28. To Paul about r43447

    I think this line not currect place, /trunk/lcl/include/customform.inc Line 2871: SavedCursor := Screen.Cursor; Why, I have a TUniQuery on TDataModule. Rigth click on…

    FreeMan, Bart
    1
  29. PDO: Pascal Data Objects, who uses?

    Googling to create a role and a database in PostgreSQL via FPC code, I found this project: http://pdo.sourceforge.net Seems outdated (Last Update: 2013/4/22), but is…

    silvioprog, leledumbo, Marcos Douglas
    2
  30. TAChart - Logarithmic Transform fails for X Axis

    This is the first time that I post something, so please be patient with me :-) I have been using Plotpanel now for a while to plot Bode diagrams within Lazarus GUIs. Now…

    Peter Thurner, Salvatore Coppola
    4
  31. Win services

    Hi Folks. I'am in trouble when attempting to stop a Windows service using the TServiceManager component. The program runs into a Vista-32 box, the Lazarus IDE runs in an…

    Antonio Fortuny, Frederic Da Vitoria, Martin Frb
    17
  32. TDBCtrlGrid

    Hi All!! I'm starting a clone (not a copy) of TDBCtrlGrid of Delphi. Now, I'm creating the base of TDBCtrlGrid and I'm testing it on form designer of Lazarus, without…

    Fabio Luis Girardi
    0
  33. SQL function within SQL statement

    Please I got small issue with lazarus on how to pass SQL statement with a function as above: SELECT city, UCASE(capital) FROM country; the capital column doesn't show on…

    Eric Kom, David Copeland
    2
  34. Is this bug? in debug mode

    In debug, I move mouse for look for value of classproperty (any) I get this error. Tmem_Stream = Tmemory_Stream; Tmem_Stream.Position error popups. not only this class…

    FreeMan, Martin Frb
    7
  35. Pointer type handling

    Hi, I'm passing a pointer buffer as void * to a C library that returns Uint8 or Uint16 (and signed types). If I explicitly declare the buffer as PByte, PWord, etc. I get…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Anton Kavalenka, Hans-Peter Diettrich
    5
  36. cross-compiler win32:i386 can't compile

    I have some problem and need some help, My system is Kubuntu 13.10 x64. and last svn fpc and lazarus. My plan is, my project work on win32, win64 mac os too. I need cross

    FreeMan, leledumbo
    3
  37. Lazarus Webpage

    There are links to the wiki, at the bottom. But the main page should not go to the wiki. It's content should be reviewed before publishing. However contributions to the…

    Martin Frb, Danny Weldon, Juha Manninen
    9
  38. The future of desktop

    It's a little off-topic, but as the comment was asking about pascal and lazarus, I will put it here: In a Spanish blog, a fresh graduated asked about what programming…

    Santiago A., Andrew Brunner, Avishai
    119
  39. 1.2RC1, Incompatible type and overload

    I posted this on the forum, but maybe the forum is not the best place, so I post it here too. I have an "Incompatible type" error which I can't figure out program…

    Frederic Da Vitoria, Mattias Gaertner, Torsten Bonde Christiansen
    4
  40. Pick List as a Value List item

    Is it possible to have a Pick List within the ValueList editor or is it just strings? Thanks in advance Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML…

    Richard Mace, Bart, Juha Manninen
    3
  41. OnCustomDrawItem

    I am using Lazarus 1.2RC1 and am seeing an issue with OnCustomDrawItem. If I hover my mouse over a list view entry which has been modifed as follows: Sender.Font.Style…

    Richard Mace, zeljko
    1
  42. Is there an industry language for specifying for declaring GUIs in JSON?

    Are there some industry standards for specifying GUIs in JSON? Something which can specify the type of elements like edit controls, buttons, the positions etc, and draw…

    vfclists ., Alexsander Rosa, Michael Schnell
    4
  43. How to exec some gdb command on start in lazarus

    Hallo I want to send this command to gdb: handle SIGPIPE nostop noprint pass to ignore SIGPIPE. I set it in my ~/.gdbinit, but Lazarus ignores it. I tried write it to…

    Petr Kristan, hovercraft, martin
    8
  44. Changing tempdir via startup parameters

    I can use --pcp=blablabla to make lazarus use a different config file, but, i wanna change a special setting: 'Temp Dir'. Is it possible? I wanna install Lazarus on a…

    William Oliveira Ferreira, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  45. mtConfirmation where is Questionmark icon in resource

    if MessageDlg('MsgLabel', mtConfirmation, [mbOK, mbCancel],0) = mrOk then mtConfirmation and mtInformation is same icon showing. If I'm not wrong, mtConfirmation icon…

    FreeMan, zeljko
    3
  46. TRTLCriticalSection

    Hi Folks. On Linux x86_?64 Opensuse, Lazarus 1.0.12, FPC 2.6.2 Could anyone tell me why the next line * EnterCriticalSection(CS);* with the following compiler error:…

    Antonio Fortuny, Michael Van Canneyt, patspiper
    4