After migrating from XE2 to XE5 I found out that the VCL form designer does no longer show the position while moving a component.

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After migrating from XE2 to XE5 I found out that the VCL form designer does no longer show the position while moving a component.
Is there any special option in the settings that re-enables this feature? Or is this a feature from an additional package installed I'm not aware of?

(screenshot shows XE2 VCL form designer)

Comments

  1. Paul ThorntonApril 5, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Hi Fred... looks like a 3rd party feature. I don't see it in XE2 and I don't ever remember seeing it. Could it be implemented in CnPack or something similar?

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  2. Fred AhrensApril 5, 2014 at 8:35 AM

    The only package not installed in XE5 (compared to XE2) is GExperts. I'll try to find GExperts for XE5 and maybe this already solves the problem.

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  3. Warren PostmaApril 5, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    Gexperts and cnpack have something like this.

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  4. Paul ThorntonApril 5, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I have GEXperts in XE2 and I still don't get the hints. Perhaps it's an option.

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  5. François PietteApril 5, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    By the way, I have no addon installed. Just plain vanilla XE5 upd2.

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  6. Paul ThorntonApril 5, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    François Piette I think this is something different. I also see the info as hint, but not when moving the control

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  7. François PietteApril 5, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    Paul Thornton Indeed. I misunderstood the issue.

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  8. Fred AhrensApril 5, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    I have now all the same packages installed in XE5 that are also installed in XE2 - including an experimental build of GExperts for XE5. No change.

    For testing I deactivated GExperts in XE2 and restarted XE2 - the hints are still shown while moving the control.

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  9. Fred AhrensApril 5, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    It was also available in Delphi 2007. But I don't know if out of the box or via an expert.

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  10. Bill MeyerApril 5, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    All very interesting. I have XE5 installed, with GExperts and CnPack, and I do not see the location displayed at all.

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  11. François PietteApril 5, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    Just tested with XE2: I see the position. Then tested with XE3 and later: Gone!

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  12. Warren PostmaApril 5, 2014 at 2:05 PM

    I will ask if this can be brought back .

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  13. Marco CantùApril 8, 2014 at 2:03 AM

    It should be brought back!

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  14. Fred AhrensApril 8, 2014 at 4:56 AM

    Marco Cantù , Thank you!

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  15. Fred AhrensSeptember 12, 2014 at 2:39 AM

    Marco Cantù Is there any news if this feature will be available in one of the next updates? Even in XE7 this is still missing.

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