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lazarus · 2020-07

  1. Lazarus code editor, how to show invisible tabs?

    I have encountered a strange problem in Lazarus (2.0.8 on Raspbian Buster linux). I have a fair number of source files open in tabs. The file names could be rather long…

    Bo Berglund, Martin Frb, Mattias Gaertner
    6
  2. How to break a popup menu into multiple columns on Windows?

    I need a multi-column popup menu on Windows. I found a solution on the forum (see below) but it not working for me. The popup menu created at run-time. Any idea?…

    Gabor Boros
    0
  3. Do I understand how OnIdle works?

    I wonder about the use of OnIdle procedure and the Done variable. I thougth that this routine keeps running over and over again in idle state as long as Done=False. But…

    frans, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  4. Codetools WINAPI

    is it possible for someone to take a look to the https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=36927 issue plz ? I know that a workaround exists ( see…

    Unknown author
    0
  5. How many timers available on Linux (Raspberry Pi)?

    I have ported a Delphi service application from Windows to a console application on Linux. I am using Lazarus 2.0.8/Fpc 3.0.4 on Raspbian Buster on an RPi4B. Today I…

    Bo Berglund, Alexey Tor., Michael Van Canneyt
    16
  6. Cannot compile console application, why?

    I have created a test application using Lazarus 2.0.8 and fpc 3.0.4 on Windows 10. The purpose is to check some Indy10 TCP communications items before putting them into…

    Bo Berglund, Graeme Geldenhuys, Michael Van Canneyt
    6
  7. Where can I switch OFF automatic copy in code editor?

    I try to enter ifdef/endif blocks into my code and so I have this copied to the clipboard: {$IFDEF USE_ANALYZER} {$ENDIF} When I get to a block I want to condition I put…

    Bo Berglund, Martin Frb, Pascal Riekenberg
    6
  8. Why can Lazarus not find a file in the source dir?

    I just copied over a project I have been working on in Windows using Lazarus 2.0.8/FPC 3.0.4. The "copy" was done through Subversion (commit in Windows, update in Linux).

    Bo Berglund, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  9. Gtk2 list of pressed keys

        FKeyStateList_: TFPList; // Keeps track of which keys are pressed I suggest to change this to array[0..N] of integer (N can be only 2? 5? 10? 20?). this way we…

    Alexey Tor.
    0
  10. Debugging the rtl/fcl - segfault in sdfdataset

    something broke in sdfdataset with fpc 3.2.0 (a segfault that doesn't occur if I compile the same program with fpc 3.0.4) and I'm trying to debug it. First I tried to…

    Luca Olivetti, Michael Van Canneyt
    14
  11. Something wrong with /components/freetype??

    Info: Lazarus 2.1.0 r63545 FPC 3.3.1 x86_64-linux-gtk2 compiling trunk i get this error: How to fix that? John

    John Landmesser, Mattias Gaertner
    1
  12. Lazarus Release 2.0.10

    The Lazarus team is glad to announce the release of Lazarus 2.0.10. This release was built with FPC 3.2.0. The previous release Lazarus 2.0.8 was built with FPC 3.0.4.…

    Mattias Gaertner, Haruo Toda, Luca Olivetti
    2
  13. Mac default widgetset Cocoa

    The default LCL widgetset under macOS for Lazarus trunk is now Cocoa. For example a 'make' or 'make clean all' on Mac now compiles a cocoa IDE. If you want to compile a…

    Mattias Gaertner
    0
  14. Where to download lazarus-2.0.10-fpc-3.2.0-win64.exe?

    I can only download lazarus-2.0.10-fpc-3.2.0-win32.exe <https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Windows%2032%20bits/Lazarus%202.0.10/lazarus-2.0.10-fpc-3…

    Joe, Mattias Gaertner, Special
    2
  15. Sponsored Development: FindFirst with MFT

    we need a unit for Lazarus and Delphi with the procedure FindClose and the functions FindFirst and FindNext. These routines should have the same results and parameters…

    Special
    0
  16. Attn Marc: Please svn up web - After release announce

    the usual please Martin

    Martin Frb
    1
  17. Switching Lazarus between fpc 3.2.0 and 3.0.4 - how to?

    On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:44:20 +0100, Graeme Geldenhuys via lazarus Still I seem not to understand this... I do have two fpc versions installed (3.0.4 and 3.2.0). But I…

    Bo Berglund, Graeme Geldenhuys, Jesus R.
    6
  18. Proposal: Allow Umlaute and Accented Characters in Identifiers

    we have many Delphi programs with identifiers containing parts like 'Köln' and 'Liège'. These programs we want to convert to Lazarus. Unfortunately, Lazarus (or FP)…

    Special, Dmitry Boyarintsev, Florian Klämpfl
    30
  19. We are planning the next release: Lazarus 2.0.10

    On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:45:12 +0300 Done. Mattias

    Mattias Gaertner, Bo Berglund, Martin Frb
    6
  20. Laz next release- Cocoa WS

    IMO it's good to make Cocoa the default WS! Why? macOS is now all-64bit, so Carbon (old WS)+32bit apps cannot run (or run with a warning). Alexey Torgashin

    Alexey Tor., Sven Barth
    1
  21. Wrong Duplicate Identifier error message?

    the following unit throws an (I think wrong) compile error "Duplicate identifier 'Connection'". This happens Lazarus with 2.0.8 under Win 10 (64). According to Nicklaus…

    Special, Mattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt
    4
  22. SQLdb: Pseudo Transaction?

    I'm sorry, the previous problem was SQLite-related, which I'm initimately familiar with, but this one seems to be a Lazarus DB component requirement which I'm not so…

    R.Smith, Luca Olivetti, Michael Van Canneyt
    3
  23. Problem with Lazarus on Haiku x86

    Some bug in Lazarus or Qt5 ws. Haiku x86 FPC 3.2.0 a) Laz release 2.0.8. CudaText starts and works ok (Laz cannot render monospaced fonts as monospaced, and some labels…

    Alexey Tor.
    0