Anything to do with Embarcadero.
Save yourself time and energy by installing DevExpress into a folder that is NOT “Program Files (86)” say “C:\DevEx\”. Reason is that “Program Files (x86)” is a protected folder and DevExpress needs to create several DCU’s in the “ExpressCore Library\Sources” folder.
The ability to retain the previous version’s file structure information when an APK update is performed and pass on that information to the updated version’s file structure can be a benefit. There are two (2) possible existing conditions when performing an update: If the information in the App’s associated files remains static (meaning no changes […]
First, I love Delphi (20 plus years use) and FireMonkey (5 plus years use – Android). My thoughts are criticisms, not a rejection. Embarcadero is prolific in their forward thinking that when a new version comes out, all hope of fixing serious flaws in the previous version stops. Case in point was the Tokyo version. […]
First, I love Delphi (20 plus years use) and FireMonkey (5 plus years use – Android). My thoughts are criticisms, not a rejection. Delphi VCL TComboBox handles no ItemIndex (-1) selected beautifully. FireMonkey not so easily. In fact if you handle things wrong, you can create an access violation which is bad news. I first […]
First, I love Delphi (20 plus years use) and FireMonkey (5 plus years use – Android). My thoughts are criticisms, not a rejection. FireMonkey has been around for about 10 years and you would think something simple as fixing “easy” problems could occur. However, with each iteration I guess they expect us to “get use” […]
First, I love Delphi (20 plus years use) and FireMonkey (5 plus years use – Android). My thoughts are criticisms, not a rejection. Leave it to FireMonkey for making an experienced Delphi developer’s day frustrating. When you change tabs on a TTabControl, chances are you want to place focus on a component on the current […]