How can I make my custom visual control to appear on delphi splash screen?
Like this:
here you go
http://www.delphi3000.com/articles/article_3870.asp?SK=
I don't have now the time to create a fully functional example, but I believe this link will help you a lot.
LE: I've found some examples here:
http://www.delphi3000.com/articles/article_4620.asp?SK=
and here
http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi-talk#elists.org/msg00870.html
Searching the ToolsAPI folder in my Delphi installation for "Splash" yields SplashScreenServices: IOTASplashScreenServices; whose comments read promising.
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Does the IDE display the current Procedure or Function that the cursor is inside of? If I search for myVariable is there any way to know (without having to scroll up) which function I landed inside of?
If it is not native are there any plugins that support this feature?
This functionality is not available in the IDE itself.
The an open-source CNPack Wizards have this functionality. See the images below, particularly the highlighted areas of the toolbar and code editor window. (Image from Delphi 2007 IDE, but CNWizards support later versions of Delphi up to and including XE5.)
It works with code that contains procedural (non-OOP) code as well. Here are two captures of separate procedural functions/procedures, with the relevant portions of the toolbar and code editor highlighted:
Castalia has this feature, among other things.
Since it is not an existing IDE functionality, various 3rd party tool providers have added it to their product.
On the list of existing tools is ModelMaker Code Explorer.
On the list of past tools, I'd like to add CodeRush as it was among the first to implement it. A screenshot can be found here (scroll down a bit).
Ok, so I downloaded a .zip file of all different kinds of examples from embarcadero... the way the buttons look and among other things are completely different from when I just create an application within my Delphi 7. I believe these examples were made for or made at a new time... because the button look way different from the way the button when I put them on my application. the buttons from the example look very modern and sleek and have mouse over effects (This applies for all the examples..its not a custom component ) I was wondering I can get this effect in my own applications within Delphi 7.. I can do this by opening one of the examples and just erasing all the code... but that's not what im trying to do..im wondering how I can accomplish these styles.. how come the examples have these nice looking buttons and such..but when I make an app within D7 its much older looking and such..
I apologize if my question is hard to understand.. and I appreciate any help on this.
Thank you in advance.. I appreciate it.
If I understand your question correctly, you're asking about the native control appearance changes that were added by the addition of Windows Themes in Windows XP.
Delphi 7 supported themes by use of the XPManifest component, which does nothing but add a manifest to your application which tells Windows your app is theme-aware and therefore it should load a more recent version of the common controls library. You can find the XPManifest component in the VCL component palette on the Win32 tab, or simply add the XPMan.pas unit to your uses clause. Note that the themed drawing does not work for all controls (grids, for instance, are not drawn using themes, and IIRC neither is TSpeedButton - it's been a long time since I used D7, so I'm not sure exactly what is and isn't supported, but the support is limited).
Starting with Delphi 2007, there is built-in support for Windows Themes, which is available by default in new projects. It can also be enabled in older projects using a checkbox in the Project->Options->Application dialog.
(Of course the real answer is that if you want your app to have the features included in modern versions of Windows, you should upgrade from your Windows-95 era version of Delphi to one that is more recent.)
I am writing NSIS scripts for our application. Everything is just great except message box localization: the problem is text in message boxes is already localized, whereas OK, CANCEL and other buttons is not.
I checked language files, definitions are correct, I also load required language files, before .onInit and use LangDLL to input installation language from user. I have searched NSIS wiki and help files, but could not find anything regarding this problem.
Could you please guide me? Thanks in advance.
Actually you do not need to write totally new plug-in - you may use nsWindows plug-in (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=304431&highlight=nswindows) which is suitable for creating new windows in NSIS.
Create replacement for MessageBox - new window with label, icon, caption and appropriate methods for this window.
It is a lot of work but it is only way and such window will be Windows (language) independent (as Anders said).
Also then setting font style/size/width will be possible as many other customizations.
NSIS uses the MessageBox function so the buttons will use the same language as Windows. The only way around this would be to write a custom NSIS plugin...
I am looking to make something like IPhone Listbox !
I found someone who provided a download url for this project: but I was to late and the download url does not work anymore.
So I'm asking if killercode the same member on experts-exchange to upload it again if possible and if there is someone who can help me find the right component for this kind of listbox to use in Delphi.
TDbCtrlGrid looks a lot like what you are looking for.
You just define how each row has to look in the form designer, and that is used as some sort of template for each record in your dataset. It shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes to reproduce whatever you have in your screenshot.
This screenshot was found via google and shamelessly posted here..
Also, check this question:
Delphi control that could mimic "Add-ons|Extension list" of Firefox?
It's about somebody trying to mimic the FireFox add-on list:
If you want to pay for components, TMS software do an iPhone controls pack, which i think has a listview.
I'm looking for a simple, transparent checkbox component that properly supports XP/Vista/7 theming.
It should also work with Delphi 7.
I've found a component on Torry's that's not working properly, and I know that Raize components has a transparent checkbox - but I'm obviously not going to pay $300 for the entire package just to get this single component.
I've also found many other solutions, but none of them support theming.
The main problem is that TCustomCheckBox is a TWinControl descendant, and in order to implement transparency, you need to make a new TGraphic descendant control from ground up.
Any ideas?
LMD-Tools SE is free, works great on Delphi 7 and has a checkbox component that has a transparency property. I've recently used TLMDCheckbox with its transparency property enabled with Delphi 7.
http://www.lmdinnovative.com/download/index.php#LMD
Download file: setupse10d7.zip. Sorry, I can't post the whole path (url) since I don't have enough juice yet.
This should fix you up :).
ShawnH.
Raize Components is overkill for just this component, but much more capable and supports transparency in a whole load more components. Once you have it, you'll appreciate the other items greatly. I'd say it is the solution you are looking for.
If you can accept an alternative control there is JvXPCheckCtrls.pas with its TJvXPCheckbox component in the JVCL library. http://jvcl.delphi-jedi.org
I think (if I remember correct) it is transparent when themes are used.
It's quite a large package which will add to vcl with the installation of Jvcl. And it doesn't cost you a cent.
But remember, the TJvXPCheckbox component is part of their XP-controls package and you cannot simply lift out the component as a standalone. You will need the installation of Jedi and to get the core code and necessary theme handling to use it.
- Its Mozilla Public Licence ("MPL") version 1.1.
I use AlphaControls for some of my programs - all of their components are skinnable and have reasonably powerful graphics handling options. A lot of the components also have more features than their corresponding Delphi standard components - some I just use for those functions alone. There's a free Lite version available at www.alphaskins.com - it may just be what you're after. It's not Vista/7 theme-aware, mind you. We use Delphi 2010 and vista/7 theme awareness is built into the standard VCL there, although that's probably not the solution you were hoping for.
Not sure if this will help, but I ran into what I think is the same problem when working with the TMSSmooth controls: the label of a checkbox place on a form looked terrible because it was not transparent.
Their demo/example programs had nice looking checkboxes so I took a look at their sample code.
Turns out they reduced the width of the checkbox component to 13 so that only the box itself and no caption shows. Then they added a TLabel for the caption.
Seemed like a clever workaround to me.
Hope this helps.