Using Images When Developing For iOS
This post will explain how to avoid blurred images on your iPhone and iPod touch with Retina display. It may contain nothing interesting for people that already have some knowledge of iOS development...
View ArticleLiveBindings Part 1 – Displaying database data in a FireMonkey application
This is the start of an in-depth series on the new LiveBindings technology found in Delphi XE2. At its most basic level LiveBindings is the mechanism provided for FireMonkey applications to display and...
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Creating 3D scenes dynamically in FireMonkey
In my last post I created a wind turbine (or propeller if you like ). When I demonstrated this wind turbine at a recent ADUG meeting here in Melbourne, Brian Watson asked whether it was possible to...
View ArticleLiveBindings Part 2 – Displaying database data in a VCL (or FireMonkey)...
A perhaps not so well known fact about LiveBindings is that they can be used in VCL as well as FireMonkey applications. The traditional VCL data-aware controls are still available though and for...
View ArticleChanging the Color of a FireMonkey Edit box
The new FireMonkey components have extensive design time functionality through the style engine so the presentation of components can be easily varied by the style editor. Some of the style parameters...
View ArticleA VCL to FireMonkey Convertor
I have been convinced that FireMonkey provides opportunities to use Delphi in new and exciting ways. I am interested in exploring the possibilities but I also want to maintain as much as possible of...
View ArticleExtending the FireMonkey TStringGrid
While porting my VCL applications to FireMonkey I needed to find a replacement for the TAdvStringGrid from TMS software and so decided to try building my own custom TStringGrid. I was only looking for...
View ArticleA TBitButton equivalent for FireMonkey
While porting my VCL applications to FireMonkey I needed to find a replacement for the TBitButton from “Additional” palette and so decided to try building my own custom TButton with a graphic on it. I...
View ArticleRead write image bitmap pixels in Delphi XE3
Are you having problems getting and setting individual pixels in your Delphi XE3 FireMonkey program ? I’ll discuss how to do it and provide code samples. The API for accessing individual pixels has...
View ArticleThree Dimensional FireMonkey Component Design
FireMonkey provides access to three dimensional object creation and manipulation. While it is fun to build complex objects by connecting together the supplied primitives (Rectangle, Cone, Sphere,...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – March 2017
Wednesday March 1st at 5:30pm to 9pm. Scott Hollows will be doing a remote presentation to the Brisbane ADUG chapter. TOPIC – Displaying and Animating 2D controls in 3D Spin and zoom buttons, images...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – July 2017
Wednesday July 5th at 5:30pm to 9pm. Eivind will present on how to use the Google APIs to do Push Notifications with Delphi and Android. The material will form the basis for an app that will be useful...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – August 2017
Wednesday August 2nd at 5:30pm to 9pm. The Brisbane meeting is on at the usual time and place. See you there 🙂 Details about the venue etc are here. The venue and time is the same as before;...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – September 2017
Wednesday September 6th at 5:30pm to 9pm. The Brisbane meeting is on at the usual time and place. See you there 🙂 PS, there will be pizza and drinks. Keep change handy. Details about the venue etc are...
View ArticleVCL and FireMonkey without losing your mind 20th February 2023
Did you miss DevConIT? Maybe you don’t speak Italian? Join us on Monday, 20th February to hear Andrea Raimondi present his DevConIT talk in English at our ADUG National Meeting. Is it even possible...
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