Delphi

Using TImageList with TListView in RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin

If one of the classic appearances is used, the TListViewItem.ImageIndex property can be set. This is illustrated on the first Tab. Likewise, a LiveBindings link can be drawn directly to an Item.ImageIndex field for a similar effect. When using a dynamic appearance, there can be more than one image and TListView performs no implicit actions on the items. It would be possible to hook up an…
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Customizing the style for a user interface control in RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin

The integrated Style Designer in RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin has undergone several changes and improvements, including: Clipboard, keyboard and multi-selection support on the Structure view Preview panel Zooming support I recently received a question from a customer on how to best customize a style for a specific component, and I thought I’d cover the steps in a blog post. In this tutorial, we…
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Cool new FMX components by Graham Murt @kscomponents

Some cool new FireMonkey components, ksComponents (Kernow Software FMX components), created by Graham Murt, are available on GitHub. You’ll find the source code for TksListView, TksFormTransition, TksTableView,TksSlideMenu, TksSegmentButtons and TksChatView. Readme…
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How to use custom Info.plist XML to support iOS 9's new App Transport Security feature

Apple introduced the new “Apple Transport Security” feature in iOS9 to restrict apps that use HTTP protocol requests behind the scenes. To allow your app to use HTTP, Apple provides Info.plist settings. This new feature will have an impact on the execution of apps that use HTTP directly or use components and RTL functions that use HTTP behind the scenes. TAppAnalytics and TWebBrowser…
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Creating a custom button style with RAD Studio 10 Seattle

In RAD Studio 10 Seattle, we made many enhancements to the integrated style designer in the IDE. In today’s post, I thought I would cover the steps for creating your own custom button style using RAD Studio 10 Seattle. Follow the steps below to create your own custom…
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Fun with FireMonkey Gradients

Author: Pawe Gowacki Everybody loves colours. Great apps should use colours in clever and original ways. I have been recently spending a lot of time using Delphi XE5 for designing screens for mobile apps and must admit that I really like the way how iOS 7 is using colours and gradients. There is a lot of interesting information about iOS user interface design best practices at “iOS 7 Design…
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