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lazarus · 2015-11

  1. Lazarus App too slow !

    Hi all i have 2 CentOS servers ! one is CentOS release 6.6 (Final) and the app is very fast ! another one is CentOS release 6.5 (Final) and the same app is too slow !…

    Gugui, Marco van de Voort
    1
  2. Increasingly frustrated with DbGrids

    I constantly stumble with the behaviour of the TDBGrid. I understand that it's a complex component, but every time I find an issue an Luiz fixes it, two more pop up (or…

    Luca Olivetti, Mattias Gaertner, Tony Whyman
    9
  3. Printing on Raspberry Pi

    I'm trying to print a lazreport on a Raspberry Pi2. It's not working, I get : Bus Error or misaligned data access Press OK to ignore ... Pressing OK does nothing. Any…

    Koenraad Lelong, ahiggins, Anthony Tekatch
    9
  4. Debian Packager released

    I've put up a release for Debian Packager, a tool which hopefully makes it easy for developers to create their own deb packages to deploy their applications. Usage…

    Anthony Walter, Alexsander Rosa, JuuS
    11
  5. Install FPC and Lazarus from source

    It been days for me that I have problem with getting Trunk. I used to use fpcup but now days it always give me errors. So I went to use GetLazarus version, it is good…

    Aradeonas, Alfred, Anthony Walter
    22
  6. Lazarus Mailinglist Reader

    This mailing list is fully loaded with valuable information for both new and experienced users. Unfortunately, it is a bit difficult to access this information. There is…

    Werner Pamler, Anthony Walter, Aradeonas
    11
  7. Fast GUI

    I am working on a specefic GUI that need to be too fast and for this I have fpGUI or mse but in this project I need fast image and resizing and as I tested the fastest…

    Aradeonas, Alfred, Den
    38
  8. FPC Pestering Peacock (3.0.0) release

    We are happy to announce the release of the Free Pascal Compiler version 3.0.0 "Pestering Peacock". This version includes support for, a.o., several new platforms,…

    Joost van der Sluis, Anthony Walter, Bart
    20
  9. Testing TMemo.ScrollBy

    I implemented TCustomMemo.ScrollBy together with fixing issue: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=29067 See my comment there. Now I need help to test the changes,…

    Juha Manninen, Ondrej Pokorny
    3
  10. Video: Custom Lazarus Help URLs

    Did you know you can configure Lazarus with customized dynamic help? Here is a short article plus video demonstration on this subject:…

    Anthony Walter, Aradeonas
    1
  11. OSX homebew installer

    Is anyone real familiar with Macintosh? I am trying to create a alternate installer using homebrew instead of macports, but I am having a real pain getting homebrew…

    Anthony Walter
    1
  12. code format selection only

    As far as I understand the code formatter included with Lazarus is the Jedi Code Formatter. Does anybody know if it supports formatting only a selection (eg: the body of…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Rik van Kekem
    1
  13. Different behavior of method and class variables

    I'm creating a class out of a C header converted to pascal using h2pas. I created this type: pRobotArray = ^TArray0toMAX_ROBOT_DRIVES1OfHANDLE; If I use it inside a…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  14. Just a quick pascal game related video

    Some people on the Lazarus forums where discussing frames and time with regards to game development. I decided to create a real quick video demonstrating what I consider…

    Anthony Walter
    0
  15. Upon rebuilding Trunk version there is an error

    After getting the recent trunk version of Laz and FPC, using fpcUP, there is an error whenever rebuilding was attempted: singleinstance.pp(74,12) Fatal: Can't find unit…

    Jamal Gabra, Mattias Gaertner, Ondrej Pokorny
    14
  16. In the event anyone want to read social reactions to FPC 3.0

    If anyone is curious about what programming world social network reactions are to the Free Pascal 3.0.0, this thread on reddit /r/ programming was #1 for a few hours…

    Anthony Walter, Kostas Michalopoulos, leledumbo
    4
  17. Q: Compiler features as a service to Lazarus

    I have a tangential question related to Sven's new generic features and thought it deserved its own thread. Would it be possible to expose the compiler's syntax checking…

    Anthony Walter, Marco van de Voort, Mattias Gaertner
    7
  18. Safe temp file name

    I used?GetTempFileName in a multi thread system and it causes problems as you guess already. So the best way in my mind is using GUID and maybe use it in a loop for…

    Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys, Henry Vermaak
    11
  19. OmniPascal: Visual Studio Code Pascal Extension

    In the event you haven't noticed, last week someone posted an announcement of a Free Pascal/Lazarus extension to Visual Studio Code: http://www.omnipascal.com/ I…

    Anthony Walter, Michael Ring
    1
  20. Video: Docked Designer Test

    I did some testing with the new sparta docked form designer on OSX. here is a video clip of it in action: http://cache.getlazarus.org/video/docked-design.mp4…

    Anthony Walter, Alexandrov Alexandru, Den
    30
  21. LGPL versions between RTL and LCL

    I know lots of developers don't like licensing questions, but I'll ask anyway. Is it intended that RTL is using LGPL v2.1 as its base, while LCL is using an earlier…

    Dmitry Boyarintsev, C Western, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  22. Current trunk (r50475) does not compile x86_64-linux fpc 2.6.4

    The current rev. of trunk does not compile with FPC 2.6.4 (x86_64 linux GTK2): /home/torsten/FreePascal/lazarus/components/codetools/definetemplates.pas(1904,28) Error:…

    Torsten Bonde Christiansen, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  23. FPC 3.0.0-rc2 release

    Hello We have placed the second release candidate of the Free Pascal Compiler version 3.0.0 on our ftp servers. Most important change since the first release candidate…

    Joost van der Sluis, Anthony Walter, Maciej Izak
    9
  24. Editing stringgrid without keyboard

    I'm trying to make an application that uses a touch-screen. I want to enter numbers in a stringgrid. I made a separate form to enter the number. I pop up my form using…

    Koenraad Lelong
    1
  25. Fast file reading using file cache

    For a task I need fast file reading using OS cache system (Im using Windows) so if I read a file repeatedly it get less memory but my problem is file is large so I cant…

    Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys, Henry Vermaak
    25
  26. Why TDateTimePicker.Checked works as Enabled?

    I am happy because TDateTimePicker have an internal CheckBox. But completely don't understand why Checked works as Enabled. For me Checked=Selected. Only me have this…

    Gabor Boros, Ondrej Pokorny
    6
  27. Sparta docked form editor moved to trunk

    Hello A package for a docked form editor can be found in : components/sparta/dockedformeditor/sparta_dockedformeditor.lpk It was first cleaned from component palette…

    Juha Manninen, Anthony Walter, Luiz Americo Pereira Camara
    17
  28. Win 10 IOT Core

    (avoiding to hitchhike the other thread)) I understand that Microsoft on the long run will try to have the Wince (and WinPhone ?) users to upgrade to the Windows 10…

    Michael Schnell, Graeme Geldenhuys, Martin Schreiber
    67
  29. Please test this page

    Can I get a some people to test this Lazarus/Free Pascal documentation portal I've re-imagined? http://docs.getlazarus.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An…

    Anthony Walter, Aradeonas, Frederic Da Vitoria
    50
  30. Documentation Statistics

    After running the fpdoc on trunk copies of the rtl, fcl, and lcl here are some statistics. This doesn't include all the various interface (win32, gtk2, qt, ect) units.…

    Anthony Walter
    0
  31. Error building lcl docs

    Using lazarus svn trunk, I opened this project and compiled okay: /docs/html/build_lcl_docs.lpi ./build_html.sh The following was the result: Writing 21374 pages...…

    Anthony Walter
    1
  32. How to hide class names in a property grid?

    I use a property grid in my application and don't want to advertise my class names to the users. For example (TSizeConstraints) displayed next to Contraints. Any idea…

    Gabor Boros, Mattias Gaertner
    9
  33. TFPWriterJPEG quality

    Why?TFPWriterJPEG default quality is set to 75? I think there isnt need for this and if anyone want more compression he will set it. Also it is in?TJPEGImage : Regards,…

    Aradeonas, Lukasz Sokol, Mattias Gaertner
    13
  34. lcl\include\canvas.inc

    I can't build Lazarus svn trunk (using FPC svn trunk): canvas.inc(463,12) Error: Identifier not found "tagSIZE" canvas.inc(463,19) Error: Error in type definition…

    Sandro Cumerlato, Bart
    1
  35. Codetools and specialize

    Hi, I'm trying to implement a method of an specialized class, but when I type ctrl+space the IDE shows "Error: Identifier not found: specialize". But I can compile this…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  36. GZip issues

    In the LazarusMailingListReader, I am decompressing the downloaded gzip mail archives by using the Abbrevia package. This is working fine in Windows, but Linux rejects…

    Werner Pamler, Michael Van Canneyt, Ondrej Pokorny
    6
  37. Extending TRect breaks Lazarus

    FYI: I yesterday tried to implement some of the TRect helper methods in 3.1.1 and property and Lazarus(/win32) refused to start due to WMSIZE loops. I haven't…

    Marco van de Voort, Alexander Klenin, Anthony Walter
    52
  38. Encryption compatible with .net

    I can not find a way to encrypt a file with Lazarus and decrypt it with the .net DESCryptoServiceProvider. I tried with lockbox2, DCPcrypt but I could not. Someone can…

    Gabriele Cappelletto, DougC, Graeme Geldenhuys
    11
  39. File is locked?

    Hi, I'm checking the contents of an .ini file every 10 seconds (with a TTimer), the file is modified by another application and I display its contents in my program. The…

    Leonardo M. Ramé, leledumbo, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    3
  40. [OFFTOPIC] Lazarus' List Mail & Outlook.com

    Hi There! Sorry about the offtopic. I'm asking for help with outlook.com. All messages from this lists was sent to spam folder, even with my rule acting on it. Someone…

    William Ferreira
    0
  41. kill a running program by name

    How can I kill a running program (proces,task) by name?

    fecske fecske, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    3
  42. Do not recompile all package dependencies

    If I change compiler settings for a project, all packages have to be recompiled as well. Is there a chance to store the precompiled (object) files of the packages in a…

    Ondrej Pokorny, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  43. "lcl: less with-blocks for FPC 3.1.1"

    Many changes using this comment (in the subject) was made in LCL SVN, changing the 'with' sintaxe to use a variable instead... why? Please, I would like to know if…

    Marcos Douglas, Michael Van Canneyt, Sven Barth
    4
  44. MySQL auto commit

    [Cross posted on forum so if you want answer there : http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,30343.0.html[http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,…

    Aradeonas
    2
  45. Smooth scrolling label (marquee)

    in my current project, I need a marquee. I adapted the component from here: http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php?topic=24646.0 which is a descendant of a…

    Luca Olivetti, Anthony Walter, Aradeonas
    24
  46. Trunk Version: Error "lclclasses.pp(26, 10) Error: unit not found: Classes"

    I used FPCup to get the latest trunk version FPC 3/Laz 1.5 (native_trunk). It compiles successfully and no issues when running existing projects, however when trying to…

    Jamal Gabra, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  47. Event created by program logic rather than user

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    Engelbert Buxbaum, Lukasz Sokol, Michael Schnell
    2
  48. More testing please

    I've updated CPU Graph with some nice (IMO) changes: http://cache.getlazarus.org/images/cpu-graph-sizes.png Version 1.0.2 is available at:…

    Anthony Walter, Alexsander Rosa, Andrea Mauri
    31
  49. Tdbf

    Can Tdbf use and maintain Foxpro indexes (*.cdx) yet?? If not, can you still index a Foxpro file somehow? Thanks. Bob B. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML…

    Bob B., LacaK
    1
  50. Manage server task list architecture

    Hi, This is not an especially Lazarus or FPC question but I want to do it with Lazarus so I need your help. I don't have any experience with servers and want to know how…

    Aradeonas, Mattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt
    7