Using tortoise svn 1.7 and Delphi XE2
Just a heads up for anyone using tortoise svn 1.7 and Delphi XE2. It is extremely rare that I’ve needed to use svn via the command line, but in trying it today I received a spurious error: "svn: '.' is...
View ArticleHow to embed video into your source code
In this post, I will be showing how to embed publicly hosted video into your Delphi source code. I’ll be using YouTube as an example hosting provider, but in practice, Viddler is probably a better...
View ArticleExtend search to form files
Recently I worked on a project with many forms and database components, where I had to change the references in the components itself. The problem I had was to find and edit all the components which...
View ArticleCreating a Dock Shortcut for Platform Assistant (paserver) on a Mac
It may be handy to create a “shortcut” to start the paserver application without typing the password. I forgot the password I used at OS X profile a few times and this solution solved my problem. To do...
View ArticleA use for code folding
Here’s my tip on how to use the IDE’s code folding feature for good rather than evil. Create a new LiveTemplate, call it “assert” and use this XML code for the template text. Now trigger the template...
View ArticleThree Dimensional FireMonkey Component Design
FireMonkey provides access to three dimensional object creation and manipulation. While it is fun to build complex objects by connecting together the supplied primitives (Rectangle, Cone, Sphere,...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – June 2016
Wednesday June 1st at 5:30pm to 9pm. Calling all Delphi-ites! The next Brisbane meeting, on Wednesday June 1st, is one you don’t want to miss. Please note, the meeting is open for anyone who wishes to...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – February 2019
Wednesday February 13th at 5:30pm to 9pm. The Brisbane meeting is on at the usual* time and place. See you there 🙂 Eivind Bakkestuen will hold a presentation on: War stories from the dungeon – How to...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – December 2019
Wednesday December 11th at 5:30pm to 9pm. The Brisbane meeting is on at the usual* time and place. See you there 🙂 For the last meeting of the year, we have a double treat for you: – Andrew will have...
View ArticleBrisbane Meeting – May 2021
Wednesday May 19th at 5:30pm to 9pm. The monthly Brisbane meeting is back in face to face form at the Indooroopilly Library on this Wednesday at the usual time and place. See you there! 🙂 We will have...
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