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New FireMonkey Media Library Options in RAD Studio XE8

RAD Studio XE8 provides new FireMonkey Media Library options. This includes the ability to automatically save pictures taken by the device camera (in your iOS and Android applications) to the on-device photo library. Today, I thought I would show you how to save photos taken with the device camera directly to your photo library by extending our ShareSheet code snippet demo that is included with…
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Creating Custom Multi-Device Preview Devices

In RAD Studio XE8, we introduced the Multi-Device Preview. TheMulti-Device Previewprovides adesign time viewof what your application is going to look like on a wide range of devices. In RAD Studio XE8, you can easily add your own device to the…
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Working with TMapView on iOS and Android with RAD Studio XE8

The new maps component in RAD Studio XE8 simplifies the addition of mapping functionality to mobile applications. TMapView provides map API access for iOS and Android. It makes use of the Google Maps Android API on Android and the Map Kit Framework on iOS. The key features of the TMapView component are: Four Types of Maps: Normal, Satellite, Hybrid and Terrain (Android only) Gesture Control…
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Building Proximity Aware Application with RAD Studio XE8

RAD Studio XE8 provides you with the tools to rapidly design, build, and deploy connected apps that deliver innovative IoT solutions. The new Beacon component makes it easy to add proximity awareness to your applications. Two beacon formats are available: iBeacon and…
Delphi

Cybelesoft - Thinfinity Virtual UI for Delphi

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight Cybelesoft – Thinfinity Virtual UI for Delphi Gustavo Ricardi – CYBELE SOFTWARE, INC. Friday, March 20, 2015 http://www.cybelesoft.com/ YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBbKKPy32S8 Thinfinity VirtualUI…
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How-To Guide: Upgrading Your Delphi VCL Applications To Support 4K Displays

Alexander Halser fromEC Software GmbH. has released an in-depth how to guide for preparing your Delphi VCL applications to support 4K displays. The guide talks about what the standard DPI in your Windows applications is usually set to (96 DPI), which versions of Windows support various DPI virtualization techniques, and changes you can make to your application manifest to make it DPI aware.
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Solution for the EditorLineends.ttr issue

Author: Embarcadero USA During the month of August 2014, Microsoft issued a security patch for Windows (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2993651). This update had an impact on past versions of our development tools, including RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder from version…
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FireUI Multi-Device Designer and working with Views

In RAD Studio XE7, we introduced the FireUI Multi-Device Designer. FireUI makes it easy to create user interfaces across multiple devices using a master form to share all user interface code, and then optimize inherited views for each target platform and…
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DataSnap "CUSTOMERS" FireDAC JSON Reflection Demo Code

Author: Mério C11139 My “RAD in Action: Build Modern Apps with Enterprise Mobility Services” webinar is happening right now. During my 50 minutes session I’m demonstrating using DataSnap framework for building multi-tier database application with FireDAC JSON Reflection framework. That’s very powerful and very easy to code. During the demo I have illustrated the…
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