How to fold an inserted region with Open Tools API? - delphi

I wanna insert a region in an edit view and then fold this region.
// fEditView: IOTAEditView;
var
writer: IOTAEditWriter;
begin
writer := fEditView.Buffer.CreateUndoableWriter;
//...
writer.Insert('{$REGION ''Documentation''}'#13#10'{$ENDREGION}');
writer := nil; // Flush the buffer
fEditView.Position.GotoLine(lineNo); // go to the line number of the region
fEditView.Paint;
end;
This code snippet will insert a region in the code editor. But the IDE needs some action to generate such a region in the code editor.
Is there any way to force the IDE do this action and then I can use
(fEditView as IOTAElideActions).ElideNearestBlock;
to fold it?

Found by grubby trial-and-error :-)
(fEditView as IOTAElideActions).EnableElisions;
(fEditView as IOTAElideActions).EnableElisions;
(fEditView as IOTAElideActions).ElideNearestBlock;
EnableElisions() appears to actually toggle the elisions feature.
Turning elisions off and back on again seems to have the desired effect. There is some not very pretty screen updating going on. Whether it is possible to suppress that I don't know.

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Pharo Smalltalk: How to create an input field using TextMorph and then get the data off the input field?

I am completely new to Pharo, Smalltalk. I'm developing a small app that will convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Can anyone give me any idea on how to create an input field using TextMorph and display it on a window as shown in the screen shot. In addition, being able to get the data back from the input field when the button is clicked. The below code is what I have done so far.
Screenshot
The class TemperatureMorph
BorderedMorph subclass: #TemperatureMorph
instanceVariableNames: 'tempInputField counter'
classVariableNames: ''
package: 'Assignment'
The initialize method: Contains a label, textbox and a button.
initialize
| headingLabel converterButton|
super initialize.
self bounds: (0#0 corner:300#300).
self color: Color gray.
headingLabel := StringMorph contents: 'Converter'.
headingLabel position: 130#20.
self addMorph: headingLabel.
tempInputField := TextMorph new.
tempInputField position: 50#50.
self addMorph: tempInputField.
Thanks
On a side not, if you're doing UI stuff in Pharo for anything other than learning (It looks like OP /is/ learning, so this probably doesn't apply). You should be looking at either Glamour or Spec. Both of which have really easy text input and control systems.
Spec
Glamour
You can already see the necessary code in your screenshot, you only have to replace the construction of a StringMorph with that of a TextMorph. I suggest you take a look at the Pharo by Example book. It has a chapter on Morphic, which is the UI framework in Pharo.
yourTextMorph := TextMorph new.
yourTextMorph contents: 'initial text'.
ownerMorph addMorph: yourTextMorph.
I guess you will also want to read the contents back out of the TextMorph. You can use yourTextMorph contents to achieve that. See also Pharo Smalltalk: Reading from TextMorph

Adding a TeeChart function datasource causes access violation

I am using Delphi 10 Seattle Subscription Update 1 and TeeChart Standard v2015.15.150420 which came bundled with Delphi.
I drop a TDBChart component on a new VCL application's blank form. I then use the sample code as outlined in the "Adding a Function" tutorial found at http://www.teechart.net/docs/teechart/vclfmx/tutorials/UserGuide/Tutorials/tutorial7.htm#AddFunction in the form's OnCreate event. With this code everything works as it should and I get two bar series populated with sample values and one line series which represents the average of the two bar series.
The problem comes in if I don't want the average represented by a line series, but rather by, say, a bar series. If I change the TLineSeries to a TBarSeries and run the program, it causes an "access violation at 0x0066d665: read of address 0x00000198" on adding the first bar series as a datasource to the function series (tmpLineSeries), eg. tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Add( tmpBarSeries1 );.
Here's the problem code (see "AV occurs here" below). Note that the only code that changed from the working tutorial example was, as explained, tmpLineSeries that had been changed to a TBarSeries type instead of a TLineSeries type :
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var tmpBarSeries1,
tmpBarSeries2 : TBarSeries;
tmpLineSeries : TBarSeries;
begin
//Add 2 data Series
tmpBarSeries1:=TBarSeries.Create(Self);
tmpBarSeries2:=TBarSeries.Create(Self);
DBChart1.AddSeries(tmpBarSeries1);
DBChart1.AddSeries(tmpBarSeries2);
//Populate them with data (here random)
tmpBarSeries1.FillSampleValues(10);
tmpBarSeries2.FillSampleValues(10);
//Add a series to be used for an Average Function
tmpLineSeries:=TBarSeries.Create(Self);
DBChart1.AddSeries(tmpLineSeries);
//Define the Function Type for the new Series
tmpLineSeries.SetFunction(TAverageTeeFunction.Create(Self));
//Define the Datasource for the new Function Series
//Datasource accepts the Series titles of the other 2 Series
tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Clear;
tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Add( tmpBarSeries1 ); ////// AV occurs here!!!
tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Add( tmpBarSeries2 );
// *Note - When populating your input Series manually you will need to
// use the Checkdatasource method
// - See the section entitled 'Defining a Datasource'
//Change the Period of the Function so that it groups averages
//every 2 Points
tmpLineSeries.FunctionType.Period := 2;
end;
It seems to either be a bug in TeeChart or I am missing a configuration step necessary for BarSeries that is not necessary for LineSeries.
Can anyone see what I am doing wrong, or alternatively suggest a workaround for the bug? I don't think upgrading to the latest version of TeeChart is an option at this stage because, as I understand it, this can only be done by upgrading Delphi (I'm already at the latest update of Delphi), or alternatively purchasing the standalone version of TeeChart.
This looks like a bug to me. I have add it (bug #1484) to Steema Software's bugzilla. The only workaround I can think of is setting TTeeFunction.Period property to a value greater than zero so the offending code is not executed. For example:
//workaround
tmpLineSeries.FunctionType.Period:=1;
tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Add( tmpBarSeries1 ); ////// AV occurs here!!!
tmpLineSeries.DataSources.Add( tmpBarSeries2 );
UPDATE: This has been fixed for the next TeeChart release.

Strange behavior using TPointSeries.Clear

(Delphi 6 with TChart, Win XP)
I'm getting erratic behavior trying to clear the points from a point series, and of course, this code used to work.
Basically, this part of my program generates 5 data points and plots them. When I try to clear them using OSC_Series.Clear I get a "List index out of bounds [0]" error.
I checked to make sure there was nothing odd about the values I was plotting. All is good there. Then I tried different things to try to isolate and work around the problem.
Here's some code.
type
TksGraph_DataFrm = class(TForm)
.
.
.
private
OSC_Series: TPointSeries
public
end;
procedure TksGraph_DataFrm.cat7AnalysisInitialize(var P:TTest_Project);
begin
// Do a bunch of stuff.
// Set up the analysis data points series.
OSC_Series:=TPointSeries.Create(self);
AnalysisChart.AddSeries(OSC_Series);
with OSC_Series do
begin
Title:='';
HorizAxis:=aBothHorizAxis;
VertAxis:=aBothVertAxis;
SeriesColor:=clRed;
Pointer.Brush.Color:=clYellow;
Pointer.HorizSize:=4;
Pointer.VertSize:=4;
Pointer.Style:=psRectangle;
Pointer.Visible:=true;
LinePen.Color:=clBlack;
LinePen.Width:=1;
Linepen.Visible:=true;
ShowInLegend:=false;
XValues.Order:=LoNone;
end;
end;
procedure TksGraph_DataFrm.cat7AnalysisRefresh(var P:TTest_Project);
var X,Y:single;
begin
X:= some value
Y:= some value
// Plot the result.
OSC_Series.AddXY(X,Y);
showmessage(
'Count = '+inttostr(OSC_Series.Count)+#13+
'X = '+FloatToStr(X)+#13+
'Y = '+FloatToStr(Y)+#13+
'Plot-X = '+FloatToStr(OSC_Series.XValue[OSC_Series.Count-1])+#13+
'Plot-Y = '+FloatToStr(OSC_Series.YValue[OSC_Series.Count-1]));
end;
Here is the routine I to use to reset the series. I'm including code that does and does not work.
procedure TksGraph_DataFrm.cat7AnalysisClear(var P:TTest_Project);
var i:integer;
begin
// This should work, but it gives me the list out of bounds error
// unless the count is 0.
OSC_Series.Clear;
// This does not work, for obvious reasons. I get a "list out of
// bounds [3] for this one.
for i:=0 to OSC_Series.Count - 1 do OSC_Series.Delete[0];
// It seems this should work, but again I get the out of bounds [0]
// error.
repeat
OSC_Series.Delete(0);
until OSC_Series.Count = 0;
// This works. Don't ask me why.
showmessage('A - '+inttostr(OSC_Series.Count));
OSC_Series.Clear;
showmessage('B - '+inttostr(OSC_Series.Count));
// This also works.
sleep(2000);
OSC_Series.Clear;
// This does not work.
sleep(1000);
OSC_Series.Clear;
end;
I'm stumped, obviously.
This smells like the code is working with an object (OSC_Series) which has been destroyed and the memory then re-used for something else. When you then use the stale reference to that memory you get unexpected and unpredictable results.
Where is OSC_Series free'd ?
I would check all such places and make sure that you do not attempt to use the OSC_Series reference after it has been free'd.
Note also that since the series is owned by the form it could be that the form itself is contriving to executing code in events after it has destroyed its owned components (including this series).
OK, dumb and not dumb.
I experimented with where I put the showmessage statement. I found I could only avoid the error if that statement came after the OSC_Series.Clear statement. I kept moving that statement back until it was after the call to the AnalysisRefresh routine, which is in a button's OnClick event handler. This means that none of the code in the refresh, enable, or update routines was causing this.
Stepping back a bit, if the AnalysisRefresh routine fails the user is shown a message. After that box is closed OSC_Series.Clear is called. If I close the box by pressing SPACE or ENTER on the keyboard... no error. If I use the mouse, error.
The chart behind the mouse has an OnMouseMove event where I display the mouse position on a status bar. I also display a hint if the mouse is near a plotted point. After clicking the message box with a mouse to close it the OnMouseMove event is called and by the time it gets to where it can display the hint, the plotted point is gone, and... error.
So, it seemed like an almost random error, but it wasn't. The trigger was just somewhere else entirely. That's you my try/except block wasn't catching the error. EurekaLog was catching it, but in a different procedure far, far away. (Deltics' answer was pretty close.)
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
Dang it if some days I can push hundreds of lines of code with no problems, then something like this pops up and it costs me near two days.

How to create a Chat callout in delphi

I would like to create a chat ballon just like messengers does via FireMonkey TCalloutPanel , so how could I do that by giving it a text as a parameter then get the callout resized according to the text given ^^
Thanks in advance
I wrote this up quickly. Can use this as an example to work from to meet your specific needs/wants. Also, I would highly suggest going to the custom styling route as this way, adding TControls to the TListBoxItem ( although works ) makes the TListbox scrolling horrible.
procedure TForm1.LoadMessage(SelfSent:Boolean;msg:String;var LItem:TListBoxItem);
var
panel:Tcalloutpanel;
memo:TMemo;
begin
panel:=TCalloutPanel.Create(LItem);
panel.Parent:=LItem;
panel.Align:=TAlignLayout.Client;
panel.Margins.Left:=5;
panel.Margins.Right:=5;
panel.Margins.Top:=5;
panel.Margins.Bottom:=5;
if selfSent=true then
panel.CalloutPosition:=TCalloutPosition.right
else
panel.CalloutPosition:=TCalloutPosition.Left;
panel.CalloutOffset:=10;
memo:=TMemo.Create(panel);
memo.Parent:=panel;
memo.Align:=TAlignLayout.Contents;
memo.Margins.Left:=15;
memo.Margins.Right:=15;
memo.Margins.Top:=5;
memo.Margins.Bottom:=5;
memo.HitTest:=false;
memo.Text:=msg;
LItem.Height:=memo.ContentBounds.Height+30;
if LItem.Height<60 then
LItem.Height:=70;
end;

Why does my IMessageFilter not always work?

I'm working on Word automation and to get rid of "Call was rejected by callee" / "the message filter indicated that the application is busy" errors I implemented an IMessageFilter. The messagefilter works like a charm when I automate Word directly like:
Word.Documents.Open(...)
Document.SaveAs(...)
But when I call TOleContainer.DoVerb(ovPrimary), I still get errors when Word is displaying a modal dialog. Why does the MessageFilter not work with TOleContainers DoVerb methode?
"Call was rejected by callee" is what you always get when Word is in interactive state, ie displaying a dialog. This is not restricted to Word. It also happens with Excel, for example when the user was editing a cell. And it does not have to be obvious in the user interface either. When you start editing a cell, move focus to another application and come back to Excel, the UI doesn't give you a clue but it is still in "interactive" mode and will reject automation calls with the "Call was rejected by callee" error.
So basically when you automate Word in conjunction with user interaction (and not just with Word in a background process), you should be prepared to get and handle these errors.
Edit
If you want to know whether Excel or Word is in interactive mode before calling any other COM method: just ask the COM-server whether it is "Ready":
Result := _GetActiveOleObject('Excel.Application');
try
aSharedInstance := not VarIsClear(Result);
if aSharedInstance then
Version := Result.Version; // If this produces an exception, then use a dedicated instance.
// In case checking the version does not produce an exception, but Excel still isn't
// ready, we'll check that as well.
// By the way, for some unclear reason, partial evaluation does not work on .Ready,
// so we'll do it like this:
if aSharedInstance and (StrToIntDef(StringBefore('.', Version), 0) >= EXCEL_VERSION_2002) then
aSharedInstance := Result.Ready;
except
aSharedInstance := False;
end;
if not aSharedInstance then
Result := CreateOleObject('Excel.Application');
Update
Apparently Word doesn't have a "Ready" property (whoever said Microsoft was consistent?). In that case you need to determine its readiness yourself by calling a simple (and fast) property before the actual call, and assuming that when that throws an exception, Word isn't ready. In the above example the Version is retrieved before the Ready property. If that throws an exception, we just assume that the application (Excel in this case) isn't ready and proceed accordingly.
Something along the lines of:
while Tries <= MaxTries do
try
Version := Word.Version;
Tries := MaxTries + 1; // Indicate success
Word.TheCallYouReallyWantToDo;
except
Inc(Tries);
sleep(0);
end;
Note Word.Version does not throw an exception when a dialog is open, so that is no use for figuring out whether Word is ready. :( You will have to experiment to find one that does.
IMessageFilter doesn't handle all exceptions, for example, at some points, office applications 'suspend' their object model, at which point it cannot be invoked and throws: 0x800AC472 (VBA_E_IGNORE)
In order to get around this, you have to put your call in a loop and wait for it to succeed:
while(true)
{
try
{
office_app.DoSomething();
break;
}
catch(COMException ce)
{
LOG(ce.Message);
}
}
// continue after successful call
See here for more details.

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