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lazarus · 2015-08

  1. Hiding a component by changing its parent

    In code I'm working on, I've found a pattern like PROCEDURE HideIt; BEGIN SomeComponent.Visible := FALSE; SomeComponent.Parent := SELF; SomeComponent.Visible := TRUE;…

    Martin Grajcar, Bart, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  2. Strange interaction between combox and IniPropStorage

    I just found a very strange bug: when I try to save the ItemIndex of a combobox through a TIniPropStorage, its value reverts to the value it had when the form was…

    Luca Olivetti, Flávio Etrusco, Juha Manninen
    6
  3. POFile ommission

    Recently got into PO files and want to translate a program. Turns out, however, that multi-line hints in lfm files are not brought over correctly - only the first line…

    JuuS, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  4. Editor toolbar changes ?

    I have 2 lazarus installations: A new one (one that was compiler more recently: today). Another one is a little older (rev 49180). I have in the older installation in…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Graeme Geldenhuys, Juha Manninen
    14
  5. Lazarus applications as webpaged

    Can Lazarus apps be set up on servers and executed through Apache or other web servers? Sent from my iPhone

    Larry Dalton, Aradeonas, DougC
    15
  6. While starting IDE, lazarus lock, without nay error

    fpc r 31315 & lazarus r49654 qtx64 osx yosemite 10.10.4 when start IDE on splash screen IDE is lock and no any error. this is gdb results. bt after cut via ctrl + c has…

    FreeMan, Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys
    25
  7. How to add & change application EnvironmentList ?

    In kubuntu x64. I need add and change Application EnvironmentList items. In unix. I export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/firebird/Embeded/fb_embed_linux64 export…

    FreeMan, Michael Van Canneyt, Petr Hložek
    24
  8. suggestion about message window

    osx yosemite fpc & lazarus svn qt x64 when I make cross-compile, sometime get error, on message windows show so many empty lines, just blue exclamation mark icons…

    FreeMan, Mark Morgan Lloyd, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  9. Multiple versions of MySQL/MariaDB

    What defines the TMySQL-connection-version ? Are those the installed libraries on the client ? Or is it the server ? Is it possible to detect which version of…

    Koenraad Lelong, leledumbo, Michael Van Canneyt
    2
  10. PrinterSetupDialog1.Execute won't work.

    I can't get PrinterSetupDialog1.Execute to work on Lazarus 1.4.2, FPC 2.6.4, on Windows 7. I couldn't get it to work in a program that I have used for a long time, so I…

    Larry Dalton, Bart, Patrick Chevalley
    4
  11. FPC for 1.4.2.

    What is the latest FPC release for Lazarus 1.4.2? I am curently using 2.6.4. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:…

    Larry Dalton, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  12. Stream Error with trunk and FPC 3.0.0 RC1

    Hi. I get the following error (see picture) on a clean installation of FPC 3.0.0 RC1 (just released) and the latest trunk: Lazarus 1.5 r49709M FPC 3.0.0 x86_64-linux-gtk…

    Torsten Bonde Christiansen, Bart
    10
  13. Control-C Hit error.

    I have recently upgraded to Lazarus 1.4.2, running on Windows 7. I have used the following procedure for 14 years on Delphi 4, and Lazarus 1.2.6, on Windows XP, Vista,…

    Larry Dalton, Bart, Mattias Gaertner
    6
  14. Missing classes unit

    When I install any component on a form and then click on it, I get an error that says Classes unit missing. The IDE was working perfectly yesterday. What do I need to…

    Larry Dalton, Aradeonas, Marco van de Voort
    11
  15. Write code in comment

    Any one know who made this ability that also in comments we code write code and use code completion and others? Regards, Ara http://www.fastmail.com - Same, same, but…

    Aradeonas, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  16. GDB strangeness

    I'm debugging a program, and it just won't debug inside lazarus. When I look at the debug output in Lazarus, I see: <-exec-run> =thread-group-started,id="i1",pid="20658"…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Martin Frb
    2
  17. IDE maximize editor option?

    Is there an option to maximize the editor (with tab support) in case I want to take advantage of Lazarus syntax and hyper link support, but without the need to use any…

    Xiangrong Fang
    0
  18. Control-C error

    I upgraded from Lazarus 1.2 to 1.4.2., and recompiled a project I use on Windows 7. Now when I try to print, I get a Control- C hit error. What do I need to look for?…

    Larry Dalton
    0
  19. IDE can not create profile files and lock

    fpc r31372 lazarus r49706 Kubuntu 14.10 x64 qt64 gdb lazarus GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.8-1ubuntu4) 7.8.0.20141001-cvs Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License…

    FreeMan
    0
  20. multi step dialog

    is there any template like dialog having multiple steps the user switches with "next"/"previous"/"finish"-buttons? Sth. like installer programs do for asking the user a…

    Marc Santhoff, Anthony Walter, Bart
    20
  21. Lazarus for mobile development?

    I need to know if I can use Lazarus for mibile development on Android, Windows mobile and iOS (iPhone)? I currently use a program (written in Delphi, I think) that runs…

    Chavoux Luyt, Michael Schnell, Samuel Herzog
    9
  22. OOP - where do you start?

    Last night I was working on a relatively new project. This got me thinking... How do others tackle such a task? So here is my question: When faced with a new database…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Donald Ziesig, Florian Klaempfl
    17
  23. Some components disappeared

    ? ? this is mystery. TCoolBar and TControlBar disappeared from component palette and they are not installed in IDE (I am not able to load project which uses TCoolBar).…

    Vojtěch Čihák
    2
  24. Embedded Firebird bundled with OSX application

    Has anybody here managed to bundle the required Embedded Firebird libraries with an OSX application? If so, do you mind sharing your solution. I am very new to…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Dmitry Boyarintsev, FreeMan
    8
  25. MariaDB gone away after long inactivities

    I got two procedures that are connected to MariaDB 5.6, My goal is if my application was launch for a long time, it must not lost the connection with my database and if…

    Eric Kom, Aradeonas, Michael Van Canneyt
    7
  26. Ctrl+click shortcut

    I dont know what is this feature name that when you hover a function when with Ctrl down and click it will go when you define the function, but I want to know is there…

    Aradeonas, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  27. Specifying Y axis

    I have a line graph that only needs to display 0's and 1's however, when the first 0 is plotted, the Y axis is set-up as the lowest mark being -1, then goes up through 0…

    Richard Mace, Werner Pamler
    3
  28. LCL MouseMove event problem on QT/Linux

    I have been working on my first triple platform application (Windows/Linux/OS X). The user interface is very simple and so far I have had success in getting the source…

    Paul Michell, Vojtěch Čihák
    2
  29. Recommended install methods

    Graeme just posted this to the fpc list as a recommended way to install fpc: Remove all copies of FPC, no matter the versions. Remove all copies of the fpc.cfg too. Look…

    DougC, Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys
    4
  30. TComboBox

    I am using lazarus 1.4.2 on Linux Mint unit and 1.2.6 on Windows 7 unit. Combo box is has a scroll bar on the windows unit but not the linux unit. Which is the problem:…

    Larry Dalton, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  31. whats wrong with that line of code?

    CurrencyString shows ? FormatCurr('%M',111111111) -> %M Expected a currency string as '111.111.111,00 ?' System: Linux, Debian Sid sorry for that really idiotic question…

    John Landmesser, Graeme Geldenhuys, Michael Van Canneyt
    11
  32. Improving UTF8CharacterLength?

    I just had a closer look at the function UTF8CharacterLength in unit LazUTF8. To me it looks as if it can be improved (made faster) because it checks too many things.…

    Jürgen Hestermann, Mattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt
    14
  33. Run/Compile ignores changes in inline functions

    It seems that if I change something within a function that is declared "inline" and I then use "run/compile" in Lazarus it does not rebuild this function. I have to use…

    Jürgen Hestermann, Sven Barth
    2
  34. Editor not syntax highlighting certain unit

    I'm running Lazarus 1.5 r48959 FPC 2.6.4 x86_64-linux-gtk 2, and every day I get this issue a couple of times - not always. I open a unit, but Lazarus simply doesn't…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Martin Frb
    4
  35. Breakpoints not working

    I just updated my windows (ugh) version of Lazarus to 1.4. Everything seems to be working fine except breakpoints are not breaking. They are listed in the breakpoints…

    Donald Ziesig, Martin Frb
    2
  36. Error in UTF8CompareText comment

    There is a comment for UTF8CompareText in LazUTF8 which is contradictorily: // Returns: < 0 if S1 < S2, 0 if S1 = S2, > 0 if S2 > S1. But S1 < S2 is the same as S2 > S1.…

    Jürgen Hestermann, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  37. help needed making an ide extension

    I'd like to try building an extension to Lazarus. After reading a lot of http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Extending_the_IDE#See_also I think I'm starting to understand…

    Marc Santhoff, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  38. Error when building with my package. What's the problem?

    Error received: project1.lpr(20,1) Error: Undefined symbol: RTTI_$CODEBOT.SYSTEM_$$_DEF38 I updated FPC/Lazarus from svn sources recently and am attempting to rebuild my…

    Anthony Walter
    0
  39. WMSize loop dectected with AnchorDockingDsgn

    I am encountering a WMSize loop error upon launch of Lazarus on Windows when AnchorDockingDsgn is installed. The error prevents Lazarus from opening. The error occurs…

    Anthony Walter, Flávio Etrusco, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  40. What lines of a project run

    Is there any way to find out what lines of a project run in all units like a log? For example : Regards, Ara http://www.fastmail.com - Choose from over 50 domains or use…

    Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys, Martin Frb
    11
  41. An online package manage

    specify the version of the units that will be used? I.e. it could depend on code in a newer version of a unit that is not available in an older version (that you might…

    Chavoux Luyt
    0
  42. Stats

    Is there any stats of Lazarus or FPC ?How much user they have or what ever? Regards, Ara http://www.fastmail.com - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free…

    Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys, Marc Santhoff
    9
  43. Embarcadero acquires Raize Components & CodeSite

    I just got an email about this... August 2015 Embarcadero Technologies has acquired Raize Components, and recently released CodeSite and Konopka Signature VCL Controls.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys
    0
  44. An online package manager

    [Cross posted on forum so if you want answer there : http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,29284.0.html[1]] I saw Embarcadero's Getit[2]?that introduced in…

    Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys, Juha Manninen
    40
  45. use of the function Locate

    Dear coleagues: I have used the function Locate many times, but now I have a question: I have this part of a program: DBEcodNeg.Text:=anadecero(DBEcodNeg.Text,2);…

    Héctor Fiandor, Aradeonas
    3
  46. Project manager question

    When selecting 'add files from file system' in the project manager, I thought the selected files supposed to be added to the uses clause of the program. I have the…

    Michael Van Canneyt
    0
  47. Package editor question.

    When adding files from the file system, the package editor asks to add '.' to the search path when the files are in the same directory as the package file. Why is this…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Aradeonas
    1
  48. In designtime move form, not trigger projectchanged

    Osx yosemite 10.10.4 fpc r31290 lazarus r49609 qt x64 1-) open new project, then move form via mouse on the screen, in objectinspector left and top values not change.…

    FreeMan
    0
  49. Multiple open Lazarus

    I used to open multiple Lazarus because it doesn't support group project. After update to 1.4 sometimes when I want convert one of the projects or open new one,new…

    Aradeonas
    0
  50. Close tabs on double click

    Is this option available? It very easy to use and good,I think CNWizard for Delphi have this option and its very good. If there isnt is there any close button for faster…

    Aradeonas, Frederic Da Vitoria, Václav Valíček
    4