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This could be of interest to some...... http://s608.t.en25.com/e/es?s=608&e=1469277&elq=99210d92abb54a51a901a44099d834c7&elqaid=16452&elqat=1&elqTrackId=7e2d0657f9434434baa0ffb981ca1b58

Next month Microsoft will release Windows 10 for Xbox One. One of these strategies will allow developing applications and "low processing games" for the platform. Any chance a Delphi compiled version application to run on console ( #10Seattle   or next)?  More info here:  http://www.xbox.com/en-US/developers

Originally shared by Boian Mitov Posted a link for the sources of the demos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDhmUjzUNyQ&feature=share

Today I wanted to do something I did before: Add a drop file handler to an edit control in a dialog of the Delphi IDE. The dialog in question is the the Project Options dialog. I thought it would be pretty simple to do that: Get the dialog instance from Screen.Forms list. Get the edit control using the form’s FindComponent method Attach a drop file handler to it. Pretty standard for somebody who has written IDE plugins for Delphi before and is somewhat acquainted with its internals. Little did I know how difficult it would become. http://blog.dummzeuch.de/2015/10/11/hacking-the-delphi-10-project-options-dialog/

So I was fiddling abit with reading from and writing to files. As can be seen, I got some garbage values on the end of the text from the file, and even if the file remains unchanged, the garbage does . I found it curious, and couldn't figure out why it happened. It doesn't happen, when the text written to the file has a length that is strictly smaller than the size of the Char array. Does anyone know why this happens? PS: If you are wondering about the name "Proc", then it was because I tried to write a procedure to a file, wondering if it was possible. Hint: It wasn't.

Coffee, Tea, or something else? I came back to coffee after being on tea for about 10 years.  For me, coffee offers a richness and satisfaction that I don't get from tea.  My original reason for switching to tea was that too much coffee left my stomach unsettled.  However, now I just limit myself to one cup a day, with a meal, never on its own.

Can anybody else reproduce this with Delphi 10 Seattle: 1. in Run -> Parameters enter a parameter, close the dialog with OK. 2. reopen the dialog, delete the parameter, close the dialog with OK 3. reopen the dialog, the parameter is back. The only way I found to actually delete it, was entering a space. #10Seattle

Note to self: If you encounter the error bds.exe – Entry Point Not Found The procedure entry point @System@Sysutils@Exception@GetBaseException$qqrv could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Delphi\DelphiXE8\bin\dbkdebugide220.bpl. while trying to debug an IDE Expert for Delphi 10 Seattle: http://blog.dummzeuch.de/2015/10/11/entry-point-not-found-in-dbkdebugide220-bpl/

Anyone has experience with loading custom fonts from memory in a OSX application? If so, please see the question here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33060128/delphi-osx-load-font-from-memory-stream http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33060128/delphi-osx-load-font-from-memory-stream

Find Unit - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+A does not work in #10Seattle   I get an error every time I try to use Find Unit . Did I not install something properly or is this a bug?

Experimental GExperts Version 1.38 2015-10-10 released There is nothing new about the formatter code. But there are two new GExpert functions and I also improved several GExperts dialogs: The first new functionality is hiding the navigation bar in Delphi 10 Seattle. The second new functionality is for all supported Delphi versions(*). It enables auto complete and dropping directories from the explorer in the edit control used for adding directories to a search path. I also added auto complete and file/directory drop support from the explorer to the several GExperts dialogs. http://blog.dummzeuch.de/2015/10/10/experimental-gexperts-version-1-37-2015-10-10-released/

Hello. I'm struggling to make myt application get the font used by Windows. I mean: until Windows 7, the system font was Tahoma then it was replaced by "Segoe UI". I searched a lot in the web but no solution looked good. How can I make my application use "Segoe UI" in Win7/8/10 and "Tahoma" in XP?

How do I create an Android emulator in Delphi 10? I'm trying to run the NativeControlsDemo example that David I showcased in the "What's New in FireMonkey 10 Seattle" deep dive webinar. https://youtu.be/ZTRLtbpV6tM?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHi2Ks61dV5p-PEUf6Sml7eM&t=33 I chose Android and the first time I tried to run the application it prompted me to automatically add missing Android SDK files. I clicked YES. Now it errors saying I need to connect an Android device or create an Android emulator. How do I create an Android emulator and get DX to recognize it? I have a Samsung Galaxy S5. Should I just connect it to my pc with a USB cable? TIA #10Seattle

Can some recommend a good tool to build MSI package? I use Inno Setup but only to build EXE file. Thanks,

Originally shared by Boian Mitov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauacwAdLSk&feature=share

This year Spirit of Delphi Award goes to... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1556929/where-can-find-the-full-list-of-winners-of-spirit-of-delphi-award Wait! Where does it go?! :) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1556929/where-can-find-the-full-list-of-winners-of-spirit-of-delphi-award

Hello! I have today finished my employment with Ocuco. I am looking for a longer term job, however, if you have any project proposal you can't handle yourself, please feel free to point people to me. Kind Regards, A

Perhabs an option? Please participate and fill out the survey on your willingness to buy ;-) https://www.cybertribe.de/letsbuydelphi/ https://www.cybertribe.de/letsbuydelphi

The curse of the Project.res file We've switched to #10Seattle for our production code, and we had a lot of "fun" figuring out why our FinalBuilder produced .exe files did not run, but stopped with "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect."  It turned out that FB8 used a default manifest from RS which looked looked like this $(asmv3_application) $(dependency) $(trustInfo) So - we tinkered with the settings and asked FB8 to load the manifest from the resource file. Nada. Zip. Zilch. It was not there.  It turned out that you had to compile locally, then commit the .res file to make the manifest appear.  The Project.res files are always a bit of an annoyance, and we are perhaps a bit inconsequent how we resolve a conflict on SVN update - use local, or use theirs.  This means that it is a bit iffy what actually survives in the .res file.  In the end, we've ended up making individual .manifest.xml files for each app...

Oh #10Seattle  , oh my delphi. Memory problems still not solved!? I' have a small project group, one windows-Application, one Android Application and one Android-Service.  Compiling the android-application, start a debug-session and pressing F1 within IDE to get the help opened for i.e. one selected component ... crash! In Taskmager the ide is only using round about 80mb but i get "Not enough memory" messages ... had two times out of memory while debugging android app and the whole ide closes without any messages or confirmationboxes. Is this not frustrating? We have invested in XE7 ... still problems, updated to XE8 ... still problems, updated to #10Seattle  + signed update subscription ... still problems

Which CodeRage X sessions are you attending?

Replays of the #10Seattle  Deep Dive Webinar Very neatly organized, I must say :) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHi2Ks61dV5p-PEUf6Sml7eM

Just noticed i can mock units when doing this in a dpr file: MyUnit in 'MyUnit.Mock.Pas'

So.... Tel me please... is it possible to submit a firemonkey app to windows 10 store or not? I mean a 32 bit or 64 bits firemonkey app created in  #10Seattle

I am not going to live forever, although I will give it a good try. Invitation to all Google App Engine/ Delphi developers with time and inclination. I have a small software house that has been running since 1988. I have 2000-ish users  in the UK delivering products ( Milk, Meat, Bread, Coal, Veg Boxes anything!) within their local areas. They are small businesses usually with no/little computer usage background, that feel that they can do better than using Excel spread sheets.  That want to keep track of the customers orders, holidays and print/email invoices. I have  customers in UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. I sell and rent out the system.  After getting my Google App Engine app integrated I feel the system has great scope for small business who require online ordering which has good income potential. I provide phone support which after the first few months is usually about changing computers or rescuing them from the occasional glitch. The system should work in any country where...

Dear All My first  application in #10Seattle and I am getting the following error:- [dcc32 Fatal Error] Soap.SOAPHTTPClient.pas(360): F2051 Unit Soap.UDDIHelper was compiled with a different version of Soap.SOAPHTTPClient.THTTPRIO Can anyone advise how to resolve this?

TeeBI Starting Guide document. Beta is coming soon ! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BymV3q6di65nM2RSUjRrXy1sTFE/view?usp=docslist_api

Are you a Dodo or a Magpie, or somewhere in between? http://www.maori.geek.nz/a-dodo-developer-doesnt-want-to-learn-new-things/ http://www.maori.geek.nz/a-dodo-developer-doesnt-want-to-learn-new-things

My first StackOverflow question, which is undoubtedly going to get closed since I don't know what I am doing over there: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33020096/how-to-handle-menu-scaling-after-runtime-dpi-change-in-delphi-seattle #10seattle  #multi-DPI #high-dpi

I'd like to suggest a small comment enhancement in the IDE if I start a comment with //-- or //== or //__ - the Editor should embellish as below.  Perhaps the same for /// comments too?