Embarcaderohasbeen focusing a recent series of webinar on Windows 10 and the RAD Studio features (mainly in VCL) specifically focused on the latest version of Windows. This week we are going to have a special event, presented by Microsoft and Embarcadero, and offering a overview of Microsoft plans for the platform and how Embarcadero already supports them or is planning to.
This is the…
Windows 10 and Modern High DPI Display Support in Delphi and C++Builder
September 13, 2019
Display sizes and resolutions today are often significantly higher resolution than a few years ago.On the machine where I’m writing,I haveone 1920×1080 24″ external display (once considered a really good size!)plusthe…
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…
This month, September 2019, Windows 10 now has over 50% market share according to VentureBeat. It passed Windows 7 in January. Windows 7, which was introduced in 2009, will have support end in January, and the message from Microsoft is clear: Windows 10 is where both Microsoft’s focus and the industry are headed.
At the same time, C++ has been progressing fast. In 2009 when Windows 7 was…
Mentre RAD Studio offre una fantastica esperienza di sviluppo multi-dispositivo per applicazioni mobili e desktop, Embarcaderoresta concentrata anche sul mantenere i suoi strumenti di sviluppo al primo posto per lo sviluppo di client Windows, con la migliore…
While RAD Studio offers a great multi-device mobile and desktop development experience, Embarcadero is focused on keeping its development tools at the top spot for Windows client development, with the best Windows client UI library, offering deep API integration. There are…
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…
UWP and Windows App Platform
As you have probably seen, over the last month there has been some discussion around UWP (Universal Windows Platform) and the current focus, or change of focus, for Microsoft in terms of how developers should build applications for their…
Often times when we talk about monitors we discuss resolution (e.g.1920×1080) and diagonal dimensions (e.g. 27” or 68.58 cm), but we can use these numbers to calculate the DPI (see More on DPI and PPI below) with the good ol’ Pythagorean theorem. As the screen gets…
The Calypso VCL Style is part of the new premium styles introduced in 10.3.1. It includes four variants: Light and Dark editors with Green or Blue UI elements. Once installed you will find these four style files in your styles folder:
Calypso.vsf
CalypsoLE.vsf
CalypsoSE.vsf
CalypsoSLE.vsf
To install Calypso VCL Style, just make sure you are updated to 10.3.1, launch RAD Studio, then go Tools ➜…
