Author: Developer Skill Sprints
Learn to apply Effects, Animations & Transitions on FireMonkey controls.
Why Use Animations, Transitions and Effects?
Give you user interface life
Make application more interactive
Keep users attention
Use motion to provide meaning
Implement Google’s Material Design
Skumorphic behavior
Less code and better UI performance
Add affordance to user…
Skill Sprint: Saving and Retrieving Settings Using SaveState
January 12, 2016
Author: Developer Skill Sprints
Introduction to “SaveState”
Persist form & app state between sessions
On mobile devices, background apps may be terminated for memory
Default saves state to transient / temporary storage
Also option to save to persistent…
Skill Sprint: Using Android Intents for Inter App Communication
November 30, 2015
Author: Developer Skill Sprints
Skill Sprint Replay – Delphi/Object Pascal
Using Android Intents with Object Pascal / Delphi 10 Seattle
Delphi/Object Pascal Learning…
Skill Sprint: Unlocking the Windows Runtime (WinRT) and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on Windows 10
November 24, 2015
Author: Marleon
What is the Windows Runtime (WinRT)?
Introduced in Windows 8
Default program interface
Object Oriented API
Native Code API
Does not replace Win32
Not part of .NET
Not managed code
Not a tablet version of Windows (WindowsRT)
Only way to access some features of Windows 10
Asynchronous
Non blocking > 50ms
Read more about the new world’s C++/WinRT and how it can…
Bluestacks como emulador Android para Delphi/C++ Builder
November 19, 2015
Author: Worajedt S.
Um tema recorrente nas rodas de conversa sobre mobile é a performance (ou não performance) do emulador Android do Google (utilizado por default pelo Delphi e C++ Builder).
Eis que surge uma solução muito interessante (e de ótima performance): a…
Migrating legacy C++ Builder Apps to C++ Builder 10 Seattle
November 10, 2015
Migration Considerations – Unicode
For the most part, your older C++ Builder source code and forms will import, compile, link and execute in current C++ Builder 10 Seattle, but you may need to make Unicode changes, and re-build 3rd party libraries, if these…
Skill Sprint: Android Services for Background Execution
November 2, 2015
Author: Developer Skill Sprints
New in Delphi and RAD Studio 10 Seattle is the ability to create Android services for background execution on Android, even when the app isn’t running.
Register now for November 10th, 2015
This page will be updated with more information, resources and a replay after the Skill Sprint.
Sample application using Location services in a Local Android Background…
Author: Luis Navarro
I’ve always enjoyed working with Delphi and RAD Studio to create Windows applications. However, with the latest releases, it is possible to go beyond Windows and create a new ecosystem that includes the capabilities of mobile apps, IoT devices, and…
Connecting the Philips Hue Bridge to Wi-Fi
October 22, 2015
Author: Rogerio GB
I needed to connect my Philips Hue Bridge to Wi-Fi to use it for a presentation at a conference in Brazil. Most public Wi-Fi networks segments each connection preventing communication between devices, besides the fact the Hue Bridge is Ethernet only (Not…
Rad Studio Quality Portal user guide
October 22, 2015
Author: Juan Antonio Ruzafa
Embarcadero’s Quality Portalprovides a community process for resolving, clarifying, and tracking quality issues regarding Embarcadero’s products and services.Embarcadero Developer Network(EDN) members can create bug reports and feature requests, view other members’ reports, and comment and vote on the reports most important to them.