I recently did a webinar on Windows 10 and New Key UX Principles for RAD Studio developers. You can find the replay here.The webinar covered the following:
Windows 10 Landscape
Key RAD Studio Windows 10 Features Overview
Windows 10 VCL Controls Overview
Built-in and Custom Themes
Demos
RAD Studio provides extensive Windows 10 Support.With RAD Studio 10.3.2, you can…
FMX Styles are designed to give your product a clean, polished look. The Dark style is a terrific example of this, especially when it is used in FMXLinux, new in Delphi 10.3 Rio.
To use Dark, all you need to do is open a TStyleBook to include the file, found in your Styles…
Malcolm Groves’ recent webinar, “Converting a 20-Year-Old Legacy Application to Microservices and Containers,” along with many discussions with our customers and technology partners, specifically Oren Aviram from Delphi Parser, inspired me to write a quick piece on…
A Tale of 3 APIs: VCL integration with WinAPI, COM & ShellAPI, WinRT
September 9, 2019
In this blog post I want to offer some highlights from the session, but I won’t cover all of the details of the 40+ minutes technical discussion of the webinar.
Windows APIs Timeline
Let me start by covering the timeline of the various APIs added to the operating system over the years, by sharing the introductory slide I created:
Beside the timeline itself, it is important to notice that all of…
The Calypso FMX style is another exciting addition to Delphi 10.3 Rio. Its blue tones and highly visible contrasts make it a versatile and great-looking option for any project, particularly on Linux through FMXLinux.
You can install FMX Style – Calypso 1.0 from the…
If you are looking for an FMX style that says “professional”, take Blend out for a spin. The Blend style looks great in FMXLinux, and it is included in Delphi 10.3 Rio.
Simply open a TStyleBook to use the Linux version of Blend, found in the Styles…
Aqua Graphite is an exciting FMX style that brings a fresh take on the Windows 10 color scheme to FMXLinux, new in Delphi 10.3 Rio.
It’s easy to incorporate Aqua Graphite. Just use a TStyleBook to implement the style, found in your Styles folder.
C:UsersPublicDocumentsEmbarcaderoStudio20.0StylesAquaGraphite.style
Here is a sample of the Aqua Graphite style in action on Linux:
Best of…
Amakrits is a striking FMX style that looks great in Deplhi 10.3 Rio’s new FMXLinux. Its bold teal accents will make any project stand out, and it comes included in Delphi 10.3 Rio.
All you have to do is use a TStyleBook to include the Linux version of the Amakrits…
FMXLinux is a fantastic new addition to Delphi 10.3 Rio, and Air is a sharp new style available for you to use with it. Air gives your FMXLinux project a clean, professional look, and it is easy to use.
Simply use a TStyleBook to include the style, which can be found in the…
Our webinar series in August and September focuses on helping you modernize to get the most out of Windows 10. Are you running on Windows 7 or earlier? Effective January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end support of Windows 7. On that day, the company will also no longer patch Windows 7 with its security updates. Given the changes coming, now is the time to modernize. Learn how to do that in this…
