http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:21:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-AU Code-folding was introduced into Delphi 2005, and is a means whereby sections of your code can be "collapsed", eg from this: to this: Code-folding is switched on by default, and there appears to be no way to turn it off permanently.  For those (like me) that never use it, this can be ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2008/09/15/33688 There has been a bit of discussion in the CodeGear newsgroups recently regarding some issues to do with applications built with Delphi 2007, and how it affects appearance on the Windows taskbar, the task manager list, and Vista. Some solutions suggest making some modifications to Forms.pas, however this doesn't help ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2007/04/03/33687 ..or should I say “try and accept some madness”? Today I came across this little gem inside of a CloseQuery event handler of a form:   try    CanClose := bIsInitialisationsOver;  except    on E: Exception do    begin      WriteErrorToLog('Error.Exception - ' + E.Message);    end;  end; CanClose is a boolean variable that is ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2006/01/23/22858 What is it with using the phrase “going forward”? You'll hear a lot of execs (and maybe even some non-execs) use the phrase in relation to their business plans, but what is the point of saying it? I wouldn't expect anyone talk about their business plan in relation to doing something ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2006/01/20/22821 Working on this project in Singapore, I came across something similar to this: unit SomeUnit; ... implementation ... begin  DoSomeCodeHere;end. No, it wasn't exactly the code above; it's just to illustrate that I had forgotten this was possible. So how does Delphi treat the above code? The answer in BDS ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2006/01/12/22734 Well it has been a while since I started using it, however I thoroughly recommend InnoSetup. I also recommend using ISTool to at least create scripts (easy enough to edit with a text editor later). It can be downloaded via links from the InnoSetup site.Share This | Email this page ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2006/01/11/22724 I'm asked that question quite often ;-) In this case, I've started a new blog. I'm keeping a blog separate from my TeamB blog, as I didn't want to pollute this one with my general ramblings. I'll stick to subjects about Borland, Delphi, and programming in general on this blog.Share ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2006/01/11/22723 Software installers.. There seems to be a huge gap between the commercial and well.. the other end of the scale. I've tried a few and that's at least the impression that I have. Borland Delphi 7 ships with InstallShield Express (Borland Limited Edition) v3.5 Service Pack 4. As far as I'm ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2005/11/22/22190 Every year, some TeamB members have meetings with Borland staff, and today included meetings with some Borland execs. One of our meetings was with Boz Elloy, Senior Vice President of Software Products, and a subject we talked about was what Core SDP is, and why Delphi isn't included in it. He advised ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2005/11/12/22062 Fortunately, the lab problem has been resolved, with power strips and extra desks being provided.. Thanks Borland and support staff! Unfortunately, the issue of repeat sessions lingers, with some lamenting that they were not able to make sessions (including myself) and absolutely no repeats were available. Considering the circumstances, this ... http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/2005/11/10/22042