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lazarus · 2016-03

  1. Using libjpeg

    I want use libjpeg and I found?pasjpeg package in fpc that contains jpeglib.pas unit but I coudnt find a working demo to know how load a jpeg file and show it. Can…

    Aradeonas, Marc Weustink, Mattias Gaertner
    13
  2. PDF generator, try 2

    Hello In revision 33401 of FPC subversion, a lot of fixes have been committed for Font handling in the PDF generator: e.g. Unicode fonts should now render correctly. The…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys
    47
  3. Testing Rapberry Pi 3 performance

    I recorded a very brief video of the performance of Raspberry Pi and Lazarus is quite usable. Video here: http://www.getlazarus.org/setup/raspberry/ -------------- next…

    Anthony Walter, Bart, Bo Berglund
    60
  4. Xamarin becomes free and open-source

    I thought this was newsworthy and of interest to us: https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-for-all/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed...…

    Anthony Walter, Denis Kozlov, Dmitry Boyarintsev
    27
  5. GetAppConfigDir on Windows XP (PT-BR): Configura??es

    How can I get GetAppConfigDir correctly on Windows XP (PT-BR)? The path includes the word "configura??es" (settings, in portuguese). dir_config :=…

    Alexsander Rosa, Bart, Denis Kozlov
    9
  6. Raspberry Pi 3 build issues

    Has anyone here built Lazarus from SVN sources on the Raspberry Pi 3 yet? I keep running into various issues. This my latest issue from: Using a compiler from…

    Anthony Walter, Bo Berglund, Florian Klämpfl
    9
  7. Is there some way to build a package for all widgsets in one go like the IDE's Build Many option?

    Is there some way to build a package for all widgsets in one go like the IDE's Build Many option? Changing widgetsets results in a recompile of a lot of GUI packages and…

    vfclists ., Mattias Gaertner, Ondrej Pokorny
    5
  8. Merge request

    Please merge 52063, 52029, 51980, 51918, 51914 revisions (grid fixes) from trunk to fixes_1_6. Gabor

    Gabor Boros, Jesus Reyes A., Ondrej Pokorny
    2
  9. System variables visibility

    i developed an application ( Linux ) that need to know where $ORACLE_HOME points to. The only way was to start my app with a shell-script, defining: #! /bin/bash export…

    John Landmesser, Michael Van Canneyt, zeljko
    3
  10. Strange error with TValueListEditor

    I am getting the following error within Lazarus 1.4.4 On Windows 10 when loading my project: Fix LFM file: Error: Identifier Strings is not published in class…

    Richard Mace, Bart
    6
  11. Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

    I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons. All I could find was someone suggesting to rename the…

    max.lemradt2, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Giuliano Colla
    12
  12. Lazarus 1.6 DEB has dependency FPC >= 3.0.0

    I read on forum that Lazarus 1.6 is compatible with both FPC 2.6.4 and 3.0.0 but why downloaded 1.6 DEB package (i386) has required dependency >= 3.0.0 and can't install…

    Krzysztof, Graeme Geldenhuys, Petr Hložek
    2
  13. Building Lazarus for QT or GTK2 under windows

    I'm having problems building Lazarus for either QT or GTK2. I'm running Windows 8, using Laz and fpc Trunk. I'm changing the LCL Widget Type from Lazarus -> Tools ->…

    Michael Thompson, zeljko
    2
  14. Lazarus 1.6 crash

    Hi! I am using Lazarus 1.6 with FPC 3.0.0. I have found out that when I have some code like: "var test: test;" and I put my mouse pointer over any of two "test"…

    Евгений Поликутин, Bart, Mattias Gaertner
    5
  15. Having multiple Lazarus like GetLazarus version

    As Wiki said here?http://wiki.freepascal.org/Multiple_Lazarus?I should make a shortcut for second Lazarus like this : But I dont want to make a shortcut like this and…

    Aradeonas, Bart, Bo Berglund
    25
  16. SVN - SIGSEGV in external C lib when Lazarus in Debug mode (Qt)

    I have music player based on Bass library. It can play online radio and signal (metadata) if song in radio has changed. Code is quite old and Bass binary is not changed.…

    Krzysztof, Zeljko
    3
  17. SDL2 - win64

    Hi! Using Lasarus 1.4.4 I'm following the SDL tutorial at http://www.freepascal-meets-sdl.net/ and get problems very fast. looking at…

    Björn Lundin
    1
  18. Access violation r.51977

    ? I got "Access Violation" window whenever I try to compile any (even an empty) project or package. It comes from r.51977, while r.51976 works well. ? Commit description…

    Vojtěch Čihák, Bart
    2
  19. Changing the Height of a form, the design change me, why?

    I have a form designed that if you change the Height, both in design and execution, some of its components (Edit, Grid, etc) change my position and it break the design.…

    SocGer, Andreas Schneider
    1
  20. LCL exports CC-licensed icons to every LCL application

    Corresponding issue report: http://mantis.freepascal.org/view.php?id=29869 Every LCL application includes icons (at least) from the famfamfam (Silk icon set) that are…

    Ondrej Pokorny, Bart, Denis Kozlov
    32
  21. how to keep out focus in a button

    Dear sirs> I have a button previously focused. When the action was completed and the promt was sended to other position in the MainMenu, the button remain indicating the…

    hfiandor, Sandro Cumerlato
    2
  22. fpspreadsheet - automatic column width

    in (the great) fpspreadsheet library, is there a method to calculate the minimum / optimum column width to fit its contents? Or, can anyone suggest me how to write such…

    Roberto P., Werner Pamler
    4
  23. Three-DS:Parx-GDI, it's big enuff for a "shoebox" fits more in "cupboard"

    Here at Gestapo U @ the anti-social faculties witch & warlock, burning & pilgrimage scramble! scramble! scramble! this is Radio-Freedom's GNU C/C+, mutiny edition…

    year0097ic, Anthony Walter
    2
  24. TPQConnection and float

    Hi ! I'm new to Lazarus (since Saturday) but in the 90:ies id wrote some Turbo Pascal for school and liked it. However, the last 15 years, I've worked with a system…

    Björn Lundin, LacaK, Michael Van Canneyt
    3
  25. Aarch64 as CPU target for RPi3 with Linux as OS

    While preparing fpc(laz)up for my RPi3, I did encounter an error with Lazarus. Choosing a64 as CPU target in Lazarus does not work on my system. Manually (command line)…

    Alfred, Bo Berglund, Florian Klaempfl
    20
  26. document with text and graphics

    I'd like to create a document which will store text and graphics, a sort of minimal MS-WORD document. The document should be displayed to screen, edited (the user should…

    duilio foschi, Denis Kozlov
    1
  27. How to recover from Fatal: Invalid PPU-File entry 121

    Hi All! I've been happily coding away all day on my Raspberry Pi 2B+, when all at once I got the error: Compile package LCL 1.7 : Exit code 256, Errors 1 Fatal: Invalid…

    Donald Ziesig, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  28. Fw: new important message

    Hello! New message, please read <http://atunit.pl/forget.php?x> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:…

    Unknown author
    0
  29. ActiveX in Lazarus and classic ASP

    I would like to know if is possible to made an ActiveX component using FPC/Lazarus. This component will be used integrated with a classic ASP web application. I make…

    Marcos Douglas, Michael Van Canneyt
    4
  30. How to create a transparent PNG?

    I want to draw onto a PNG image and save it without background. Tried Transparent, TransparentColor, TransparentMode properties without success. I need the A character…

    Gabor Boros, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Vojtěch Čihák
    2
  31. Preview of minimized window on taskbar

    Could somebody with Windows knowledge please look at this: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=13397 Is it a valid issue still? If yes, then try to apply the patch to…

    Juha Manninen, Ondrej Pokorny
    1
  32. heaptrcview in Linux

    When using Linux Mint 17.2, the .trc file combobox gets erased when THeapTrcViewForm.AddFileToList gets called. Adding the line edtTrcFileName.ItemIndex := 0; before…

    Alcom
    0
  33. Compiling on Odroid / RaspberryPi

    I am trying to compile Laz on an Odroid Arm system (running Lubuntu 14.04 - LXDE) I have fpc 3.1.1 compiled and installed ok (I believe) Compiling the latest svn of Laz…

    steveg, Mattias Gaertner
    5
  34. CMS in Pascal ?

    I'm looking for a minimalist flat-file CMS. There are many floating around, I found a list on e.g. http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/flat-cms/ Is there one written in Object…

    Michael Van Canneyt, CML Christian Hartnick, Graeme Geldenhuys
    6
  35. Default keymapping adapted to OS X

    I applied the patch from here: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=28658 It adds a new key mapping for OSX: "Default adapted to OS X" Now there are 3 mappings for OSX…

    Juha Manninen, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Mattias Gaertner
    5
  36. simple browser using minimal bandwidth

    I need to travel to an african country where bandwidth is very poor. The country is full of internet cafes but it takes hours just to download your email...and you must…

    duilio foschi, Kostas Michalopoulos
    1
  37. Desktops ?

    Is the current desktops functionality supposed to restore windows that were hidden ? I have 1 desktop defined, "Default". I layouted my windows, closed the object…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Ondrej Pokorny
    4
  38. Strange behaviour of TCustomEditButton ancesters

    Hi I use TFileNameEdit (but TDirectoryEdit acts the same) on the second tabsheet of a PageControl where it's the first control to receive focus. I set the focus manually…

    Frans, Martin Frb
    3
  39. Bug in FPC 3.0 discovered

    this is notification for users, who plan upgrade to latest Lazarus 1.6 with FPC 3.0 from older versions which came with FPC 2.6.x There was discovered bug in FPC 3.0…

    LacaK, Edson F. Lidorio, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    6
  40. ZMSQL...

    Hello team! I can't install ZMSQL. I use Lazarus 1.6 and FPC 3.0.0. This is the error: zmquerydataset.pas(120,22) Fatal: no puedo encontrar LResources utilizado por…

    Liyuan García Caballero
    0
  41. clean installation

    I am having problems to install the last version of Lazarus. Please anyone can help me? I am using linux mint (ubuntu). I already donwloaded the last version Lazarus 1.6…

    Richard Medina, Bo Berglund, Mattias Gaertner
    6
  42. Windows API calls and german Umlauts

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    John Landmesser, Mattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt
    3
  43. Is there aTDBLabel?

    Hi I use Lazarus 1.6 on Windows 7. I've used lazdatadesktop to change the Displaylabel of the DB fields. In a DBGrid that new names popup as the column names. But in a…

    Frans, LacaK, Michael Van Canneyt
    4
  44. PDF generator

    I have committed a PDF generator to FPC Subversion: fcl-pdf. Why a new pascal PDF generator ? Mainly because the existing ones written in Object Pascal suffer from…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Aradeonas, Graeme Geldenhuys
    12
  45. PWM on raspberry pi

    I'm trying to configure a PWM-pin on the raspberry pi 2. I'm using pigpio, with the demo-program. I configured pin 12 (GPIO 18) to be a PWM pin. When I click the…

    Koenraad Lelong, Bo Berglund, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    5
  46. lazarus asking for every symlink

    the last update to Lazarus 1.4.2 from 2016-02-06 brought some extra fun: For every opened file represented by a symlink Lazarus asks if it should follow the link. This…

    Marc Santhoff
    1
  47. Lazarus 1.6 can break old programs?

    I updated Lazarus to the latest release for Debian (version 1.6) and tried to recompile an old Lazarus program (I think it was still written on Lazarus 1.4?). When…

    Chavoux Luyt, Bart
    1
  48. Windows exceptions and gdb

    this isn't technically a Lazarus issue but a gdb one, but maybe someone here (Sven?) has encountered this before and knows what to do. I think this is related to the…

    Martok
    0
  49. Ann: class code creation

    I implemented "class code creation" in r51851. I was already tired of creating/copying object variables by hand. The idea is the same as with code creation…

    Ondrej Pokorny, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Jesus Reyes A.
    25
  50. Microsoft SQL Server coming to Linux

    For those of you using Linux with interest in database development here is some news for you: Microsoft SQL Server will soon be officially supported on Linux.…

    Anthony Walter, Michael Van Canneyt, vfclists .
    3