One of the features added to the VCL library in Delphi 11 is the ability to handle Windows WM_SETREDRAW message easily with two specific methods added to the TWinControl class: LockDrawing and UnlockDrawing
I was going over my to do list earlier this week and found a not that indicated I should follow up to the blog post I did on new VCL features in Delphi and C++Builder 11 about LockDrawing. In…
Today Embarcadero released a patch for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder 11.1 Alexandria. The patch addresses a few relevant issues in the most recent release and is available to active update subscription customers in the GetIt Package Manager (with a matching alert…
I’m delighted to announce that today Embarcadero has released a new version of its InterBase flagship database engine, InterBase 2020 Update 3. With this release, the company continues to improve the product’s quality and usability.
UX Enhancements
The most visible…
Delphi and C++Builder 11.1 enable a number of PE security flags for Windows applications by default, some of which were previously available but a little hidden.
ASLR and other recommended Windows security flags have long been supported by Delphi. In the recent 11.1 release, Embarcadero made it easier to use those flags in both Delphi and C++Builder by surfacing specific linker options, enabling…
Embarcadero is pleased to announce the release of RAD Studio 11 Alexandria Release 1, also known as RAD Studio 11.1, along with Delphi 11.1 and C++Builder 11.1.
The RAD Studio 11.1 Alexandria release enhances the great features introduced in RAD Studio 11, with a focus on…
The C++Builder 25th Anniversary: Historical Article on C++ Builder Language Extensions
March 2, 2022
To help celebrating C++Builder 25th anniversary, I’m republishing a very old article of mine on the C++ language extensions introduced by Borland back then.
As you have probably heard, soon after Delphi’s 27th birthday, C++ Builder is celebrating its 25th…
Yesterday, on Delphi’s 27th anniversary Embarcadero released a WinUI 3 demo that I presented in the anniversary webinar. Here is the official announcement along with some more technical information. The demo is available in GetIt.
Introduction
Microsoft’s Windows App SDK (previously known as Project Reunion) includes a new native UI framework called WinUI 3. WinUI 3 is the current UI…
Next Monday is Delphi’s 27th Anniversary and Embarcadero has organized a webinar to celebrate and to discuss the product status
Delphi 1 was introduced on February 14th 1995, 27 years ago next Monday. You can read the recent Delphi Time Warp and Building the…
Following the release of the general RAD Studio 11 Alexandria November Patch, the R&D team at Embarcadero is now making available an additional update to the Platform Assistant Server (PAServer) for the Apple macOS platform to support recent updates of the Apple…
The Strange Case of the VCL Forms ClientWidth and the Windows Versions PE Flags
January 4, 2022
Only a few developers are aware that the behavior of Windows applications varies depending on the Windows versions declared in their PE headers in the EXE file. Delphi customers are reporting some unexpected effects as a result of a core configuration change in Delphi 11 that went unnoticed by most.
A Windows application is stored in an EXE file in the PE format, which includes a number of PE…
