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Two Minute Tutorial #2 - Customizing the IDE

15 Responses to “Two Minute Tutorial #2 - Customizing the IDE”

  1. 1
    Marcos Says:

    Teste

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    Shawn Oster Says:

    Now for the converts, how about a "Make Delphi 2007 look like Visual Studio 2005". Or at least as close as possible :)

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    Excessive Says:

    The only lacking thing is old component palette. Other than that, Delphi 2007 is superior compared to Delphi 7, but I like the Delphi 7 style clBtnFace colors much more than Delphi 2007’s colors.

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    Excessive Says:

    Actually, Delphi 7 interface is more beautiful than Delphi 2007 :)

    http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1803/delphi7pd6.jpg

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    David Taylor Says:

    Most helpful.

    Is it better to try and learn to live with the new format, or to switch back to the old?

    David

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    Steve Gradijan Says:

    Nice. To open both the code and forms windows simultaneously:

    From the main toolbar, select: Classic Undocked

    Tools>Options>VCL Designer

    Deselect Embedded Designer

    Close the IDE

    Restart D2007

    It works. Nice to have the choice. Simple when one know how. Thanks.

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    Medbob Says:

    I really like that Clock application that you have as well.

    Any chance you can tell us where you got it?

    Thanks!

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    Casper Span Says:

    Nice, never knew that was available. Its really helpful on dual monitor setups. :)

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    Richard Says:

    Thanks, but I note that if you run with un-embedded forms and then minimise D2007, your forms are left on the desktop :-(

    Any idea how to fix?

    (This happens under Vista)

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    Matthew Says:

    The designer looses Windows themes when not using the embedded designer.

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    David Keith Says:

    Excessive -

    There is a freeware download called DDevExtensions that allows you to set up the old component palette. I’ve used it in D2005 & D2006. Works well.

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    Giovanni Says:

    I’m more interested in making D2006 HELP system more like D5. I live in hope.

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    David Fabris Says:

    The desktop is still not as flexible as it should be, we live in a world of dual monitors why cant I just undock my form so I can display it on my second monitor. Why do I have to put up with a tool palette search facility that still cant work out that when I press the button I don’t want my typeing to appear in some random properties editor of the object inspector. come on you have had years to get something simple as focus right when a button is pressed. As for better than Delphi 7 well when I can install components without crashing the IDE, when the IDE can exit gracefully without upsetting vista when I have a component palette that is actually intuitive rather than obtrusive you will be half way to where delphi was at version 6. Its a visual IDE allegedly based around a visual component library, why is it so hard for Borland/CodeGear to grasp that the component pallete is the core of that. So another $2000 dollars goes on to the shelf in the guise of functional software and Delphi 7 gets re-installed, this is getting more than annoying now.

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    Brian Moelk Says:

    What I’d like to see is everything docked but have the form design surface floating. So it’s kind of a hybrid of the two options that exist right now.

    And no, it doesn’t appear that QC has an entry like this; and no I haven’t put in a QC for it…yet.

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    Acomplia Says:

    Very good site. Thank you!!!
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