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lazarus · 2017-05

  1. Menu editor unstable?

    The menu editor of lazarus trunk seems highly unstable. I've had 10+ crashes of lazarus in the last 2 hours, all due to the menu editor. The crash means that I get an…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Bilbo47, Juha Manninen
    20
  2. Quick Video: A Web Application

    This isn't a free pascal or lazarus project, but something I wrote using typescript quite a while ago. http://cache.getlazarus.org/videos/cloud-files.mp4 I thought you…

    Anthony Walter, Graeme Geldenhuys, Leonardo M. Ramé
    37
  3. CodeTools knowledge about a project - find a class

    Does CodeTools only know about the unit or units that are currently open? Or does in know about all files in a project - and maybe even associated packages? The problem…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Kostas Michalopoulos, Mattias Gaertner
    11
  4. Call for translations updates for 1.8 release

    Hello. Now that Lazarus 1.8 branch has been created it is time for translators to review and update their translations. Check out fixes branch…

    Maxim Ganetsky, Alonso Cárdenas Márquez, Bart
    5
  5. Lazarus 1.8 RC1 under Raspbian Jessie

    I am trying to test Lazarus 1.8 RC1 (and following versions) under Raspbian Jessie with PIXEL. But unfortunately I could not find any instructions or scripts helping to…

    Joe, Bo Berglund, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    28
  6. Lazarus Release Candidate 1 of 1.8.0

    The Lazarus team is glad to announce the first release candidate of Lazarus 1.8. This release was built with FPC 3.0.2. The previous release Lazarus 1.6.4 was built with…

    Mattias Gaertner, Andreas, Andreas Frieß
    60
  7. Default - minor Delphi incompatability

    If you set a control's Default property to True, it still isn't unless you also set the TabStop property to true. I use Laz version 1.2.6 for Windowds. Bob B.…

    Bob B.
    0
  8. my journey was amazing

    Hi friend! I'd like to tell you about my last journey, it was full of adventures, please read more here http://word.ravendiva.com See you soon, Gabor Boros From:…

    Gabor Boros
    0
  9. ☀I'm so excited about the latest news

    Greetings! Have you heard the latest news? I'm so excited about it, please read it here http://hope.ifyouchangenothingnothingwillchange.org In haste, John Landmesser…

    John Landmesser
    0
  10. TFont.Assign not complete

    Not sure it is ok, why not to a) copy Size, b) copy PixelsPerInch. why such strange logic. if TFont(Source).PixelsPerInch FPixelsPerInch then // use size to convert…

    Alexey, Ondrej Pokorny, Vojtěch Čihák
    2
  11. Measuring text width in a TEdit

    Hi List. I want to know the placement of the caret (in pixels, not character count) in a TEdit. However i am struggeling to fint a method that will allow me to do so. If…

    Torsten Bonde Christiansen, Martin Frb, Vojtěch Čihák
    3
  12. CodeTools On Event insert? detect

    I am looking for a way to detect when someone has added an event in the ide, for example button1click.. When someone double clicks a button in lazarus it generates code…

    Unknown author, Mattias Gaertner
    5
  13. Key scan codes

    I need a function or procedure that will return the scan code for a keypress on both Linux systems and Windows, ie when the 'L' key is pressed it would return '$4C'.…

    Larry Dalton, shoKwave
    2
  14. A simple way to stop the never ending story of long executable?

    I had tried in remote times to activate the "use external gdb debug symbols file" option, and it didn't work properly, so I forgot about it. But some time ago I tried…

    Giuliano Colla, Alexey, Bart
    9
  15. Show value hints while debugging fills screen - patch

    I find debugging value hints (TurboPowerIProDsgn installed, "Show value hints while debugging") useful but annoying when the hint becomes so big it covers the variable…

    Russ, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  16. The "Publish Package" functionality is horribly broken.

    I noticed this menu option in the fpgui_toolkit.lpk package. So I selected it and made sure the “include” filter selects all files, and nothing is “excluded”.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Mattias Gaertner
    4
  17. Codetools OnBeforeCompile/After events

    Does something like OnBeforeCompile/OnAfterCompile exist in codetools? If not, would it be acceptable as a new code tool, or any criticisms if it is a bad idea? (I can…

    Unknown author, Mattias Gaertner, Ondrej Pokorny
    3
  18. Use rare Win32 API in LCLIntf.SetForegroundWindow

    What do you think about using this rare API [beginning from WinXP] in LCLIntf fnction? It will make LCL function work more stable: window will always go to foreground. I…

    Alexey, Denis Kozlov, Graeme Geldenhuys
    4
  19. ☯Re: very interesting stuff

    I've found that interesting stuff and I just wanted to show it to you. Just take a look http://ahead.lucespictures.com Be well, Gabor Boros

    Gabor Boros
    0
  20. something new

    Hey! I've got something new and surprising for you, just take a look at it http://see.netnexis.com John Landmesser From: Lazarus [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, May 24,…

    John Landmesser
    0
  21. Lazarus The Complete Guide

    is in program a new edition of the guide? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:…

    Salvatore Coppola, Michael Van Canneyt
    1
  22. Order of events: TEdit / TListBox

    Is this a bug? Simple demo: TEdit and TListBox are on a form. The TEdit is used to rename selected string in the ListBox. The code for renaming is in the Exit event of…

    kapibara, Graeme Geldenhuys, zeljko
    7
  23. Building a project with generics in libraries Laz1.9, FPC 3.0.2.

    Hi All! I have a rather large project that I have been refactoring from an earlier version that works. It is implemented in Laz 1.6.2. The new version takes considerable…

    Donald Ziesig, Sven Barth
    1
  24. intercepting keyboard events

    How can I respond to keyboard events in a TCustomControl (and hence TWinControl) descendent ? I have asigned the various OnKey* events handlers but they are not called.…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Alexey, Graeme Geldenhuys
    8
  25. Error: Identifier not found "FileExistsUTF8"

    I got a program that was coded with lazarus 16.x using fpc 2.7. Now I have installed lazarus 1.9 with fpc 3.1.1 During compiled process, I receieved an Error: Identifier…

    Eric Kom, Mattias Gaertner, zeljko
    3
  26. Revert ButtonPanel button size

    Can you return old height of buttons on TButtonPanel, which is now 2pixels less? Ie, revert patch which gave such effect. I dont like such small buttons on Ubuntu. Alexey

    Alexey
    0
  27. Lazarus RC1 - Test

    Maybe the hint is a bit misleading (imho "property" would be better than "component"), but yes, "currently the debugger does not support any method execution. Therefore…

    Michael W. Vogel, Joe
    1
  28. SPAM - Postfix master

    Can Postfix master ban 14.169.188.113 ? All "Gabor Boros" (I know he is not responsible) spam comes from that mail server (DNS name does not match IP, only reverse…

    José Mejuto, Carlos E. R., Marc Weustink
    3
  29. Icon in Find dialog: same as debug icon

    Not sure this is for purpose: icons are the same. Picture. Alexey -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: icon-acp.png Type:…

    Alexey
    0
  30. Cannot install FPC 3.0.2/3.0.3 from Lazarus

    On Ubuntu 14.4 I get this error, and after /ignore/ package cannot install fully: IDE cannot rebuild then. Linker error with "missing section on dddddd.o file". Picture…

    Alexey, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  31. Patch for fixing the window resizes when switching components

    So i finally figured out why this happens and the reason is the ShowWindow(Handle, SW_SHOWNORMAL) call made when selecting components (this is done to activate the…

    Kostas Michalopoulos, Marc Weustink, Mattias Gaertner
    13
  32. Hi-dpi: skip logout on Win10

    In Win10 when you change scale, you must logout, but can skip logout. Interesting, how Laz apps behave if you skip logouts, and change scale 2-3 times: 100% to 150%,…

    Alexey
    0
  33. Vulkan Library for FreePascal/Lazarus

    This is both an announcement and request for help for an open source FreePascal project which strives to provide: 1) a low level access to Vulkan API created directly…

    James.mcjohnson, Benjamin Rosseaux, Dejan Boras
    8
  34. Form resize to standard size in IDE.

    Another oddity in the IDE designer. I have a form which contains some group boxes, radio buttons and a buttonpanel. Bordertstyle is bsDialog. No special properties…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Fabio Luis Girardi, Graeme Geldenhuys
    21
  35. German lazarus forum down

    [Short English version below] wie ihr vielleicht schon gemerkt habe, ist das deutschsprachige Lazarusforum schon wieder nicht erreichbar. Leider kann ich noch keine…

    Michael Fuchs, Graeme Geldenhuys, Michael Schnell
    6
  36. fixes_1_8 - What happened with default height of DBGrid's rows?

    I switched from revision 54808 to 54920 and got different row heights. What happened? Is this a regression? Gabor -------------- next part -------------- A non-text…

    Gabor Boros, Ondrej Pokorny
    2
  37. unsubscribe

    unsubscribe Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:…

    Martin Gomez
    0
  38. Oproep aan alle Nederlandstalige Lazarusgebruikers (Attn: all Dutch Lazarus users)

    De Nederlandse vertaling van de Lazarus IDE laat nogal te wensen over. Slechts 27% van alle strings zijn vertaald. Ik vermoed dat de meesten onder ons,evenals ik, gewoen…

    Bart, Adriaan van Os, Graeme Geldenhuys
    2
  39. ❣thanks

    Dear friend! Just wanted to tell you how thankful I am for all you do, please take a look at what I've made for you http://implication.chicagoproaudio.com…

    John Landmesser
    0
  40. ☯useful information

    Dear! I know you were looking for that kind of information, I guess I've just found it, here, take a look http://seifq.homesincaldwellid.com All best, Gabor Boros Sent…

    Gabor Boros
    0
  41. Compiler errors

    I am compiling my project in i386 mode (on an x64 system) I receive the following error (abridged) related to cross compiling as works ok as 64bit compile Compile…

    Steve Gatenby, Péter Gábor
    4
  42. Wiki page "Unicode Support in Lazarus" improved

    I have simplified and improved the page http://wiki.freepascal.org/Unicode_Support_in_Lazarus I tried to move relevant information to the top and remove duplicate…

    Juha Manninen, Sven Barth, Werner Pamler
    5
  43. TEdit appears empty when text is too long

    Has anybody experienced this problem or might know what is going on here? At around 5K characters the content of TEdit suddenly appears empty/blank (visually). The…

    Denis Kozlov, Alexey
    3
  44. Insufficient keyboard modifiers support in IDE

    I'm using an Ergodox keyboard, and have a shortcut layer setup in my keyboard layout. This allows me a single key press, yet sends a complex key sequence to the OS. The…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Alexey, Marc Weustink
    9
  45. what do i see left of the Scrollbar?

    just curious: what do i see left of the Editor windows Scrollbar ... these little colored bars? Lazarus 1.9.0 rUnknown FPC 3.0.0 i386-win32-win32/win64 --------------…

    Landmesser John, Graeme Geldenhuys, Martin Frb
    8
  46. visual appearance of ReadOnly state widgets

    Is it normal for read-only LCL widgets to look identical to their Read/Write state? For example in fpGUI read-only widgets look visibly different. See attached animated…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Alexey, Ondrej Pokorny
    10
  47. TColorButton gives errors in console output

    I have a form with many TColorButton widgets (defined in LCL's Dialog unit). Whenever I load that form, I see tons of errors as follows in the console window.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Alexey, zeljko
    3
  48. RTTI grid with multiple objects ?

    How to make the RTTI property grid display the properties of a set of TComponents ? Currently I have: (MyGrid is the property grid) Var I : integer; L :…

    Michael Van Canneyt, Mattias Gaertner
    2
  49. Making sources compatible with Delphi (but Lazarus is priority)

    It months ago I realized that Lazarus was saving the sources like that: 1- If there is only ANSI chars, save it as ANSI encode; 2. If there is more than ANSI chars, save…

    Marcos Douglas B. Santos, Florian Klaempfl, Graeme Geldenhuys
    112
  50. Annoying lazarus mailing list behaviour

    Can we please get rid of the Cc: being added to the mails sent through the lazarus mailing list ? In most cases, when I reply, I get 2 recipients. I always must delete 1.

    Michael Van Canneyt, Carlos E. R., Mattias Gaertner
    7