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Saturday, 8. February 2014
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C++Builder code snippet - getting the current user name for Windows and OSX
Sip from the Firehose
– I was reading a StackOverflow question and answer in the Delphi group and spotted this one: "How to get the currently logged in username". Here is a C++Builder XE5 version of the same code for Windows and Mac OSX. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include ...
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Scanning Barcodes with RAD Studio XE5
The PodCast at Delphi.org
– Turns out there are a few ways to scan a barcode with RAD Studio XE5, and no sooner do I make a video about it then TMS releases a component to scan barcodes, and then Thomas Krampe sends me his component that combines them all together. Not that we need another barcode scanning app on our ...
Friday, 7. February 2014
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Chris Rolliston blog post - how to read and write image metadata using Delphi XE5
Sip from the Firehose
– Chris Rolliston, Embarcadero MVP and author of the book "Delphi XE2 Foundations" recently created a Delphi Android app, "Exif Inspector", that reads and writes metadata information for images (jpeg, tiff and psd) using his open source Delphi library "CCR Exif". The Android app is available in ...
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Delphi (and C++) Blogs of the Week #4
Marco's Tech Blog
– Another round, this time before the end of the week. Given I'm including also C++ content, it might make sense to change the title of the series to "RAD Studio". I'll figure out. Blog Posts David I on C++Builder XE5 3D app for iOS - rotating Earth and Mars, at ...
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Pascal vs Archetypal Enemy
DelphiTools
– Once upon a time, there was a war (in the developer meaning), between Pascal, and another language whose name begin with the V and B initials. Well that war is over. Pascal won, sometimes in 2010. As proof look at the following Ohloh chart. While the Archetypal Enemy was set to finally ...
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Worst. Interface. Ever.
The Delphi Geek
– As seen on Blogger: I have just written a reply and clicked “Sign out”. For the third time since the Google changed the Blogger UI! I don’t care that the “Publish” button is highlighted. “Sign out” is just placed in perfect position to click on when you are typing a response. Fix this, Google! --- ...
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Connecting to the Kinect for Windows with RAD Studio XE5
The PodCast at Delphi.org
– The Kinect is a 3D motion sensing input device for Windows. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral, it enables users to control and interact with their computer through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands. You can get the Kinect SDK and drivers from Microsoft and the ...
Thursday, 6. February 2014
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C++Builder XE5 3D app for iOS - rotating Earth and Mars
Sip from the Firehose
– In this blog post we’ll take a quick look at 3D iOS application programming using C++Builder XE5 Update 2. This application will contain two rotating planets - Earth and Mars using TSphere, TTextureMaterialSource and TFloatAnimation components. The rotation will be controlled by a TSwitch and ...
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VCL Styles Utils and TWebBrowser support
The Road to Delphi
– I just made some changes to the TVclStylesWebBrowser class which add support for VCL Styles to the TWebBrowser component. Now the TWebBrowser Scrollbars, Menus and dialogs are styled. JavaScript Warning JavaScript Alert Message Dialog JavaScript Prompt Dialog Popup Menus You can check the ...
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VCL Styles Utils and TWebBrowser support
The Road to Delphi
– I just made some changes to the TVclStylesWebBrowser class which add support for VCL Styles to the TWebBrowser component. Now the TWebBrowser Scrollbars, Menus and dialogs are styled. JavaScript Warning JavaScript Alert Message Dialog JavaScript Prompt Dialog Popup Menus You can check the ...
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Nick Hodges Webinar on Unit Testing and a C++ CodeRage
Marco's Tech Blog
– Two online events coming from Embarcadero. 1. RAD in Action: Unit Testing in Delphi, by Nick Hodges Next week Nick will host a webinar on unit testing in Delphi, covering also some advanced languages features and many related topics. Make sure you don't miss it. It is on February 12, ...
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Get device independent, put your settings in the iCloud
TMS Software Blog
– On the road, we carry a smartphone, in a couch we grab the tablet and in the office we sit behind the desk and use a desktop computer. In all scenarios though, we want to use applications that give us access to the same data and functions. Therefore, it is also logical that when we change our ...
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XE5 REST Debugger Supercharged
The PodCast at Delphi.org
– I some people ask for the source code to using the new XE5 REST Client Library to consume the Kimono web service. The crazy thing is there isn’t any. I decided to make a video about how easy it is to consume REST web services the the new REST Client Library and the REST Debugger. In the ...
Wednesday, 5. February 2014
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TMS Software blog: Two lines of code to add QR, UPC, EAN code scanning to your iOS Delphi apps
Sip from the Firehose
– I love it when I can write fewer lines of code and get something done in my applications. I love it even more if I only have to write one or two lines of user-written code to add major functionality to my applications. Here is a cool blog post by TMS Software showing you how you can add barcode ...
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Giving Data a Good Spin (Android, Windows, Azure)
Marco's Tech Blog
– Over the last week I bumped into data that was presented with a real twist. And more than once. Hence this rather unusual blog post for my blog. Mobile Phones: Android Wins, but Windows Grows Faster I guess you've seen similar headlines, one of them is in this press release from Canalys, ...
