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VOTEDelphi Tip of the Day: Editor Font > Line Height
Michael Riley
Delphi 13 Options: Editor > Display > Font > Line HeightI recently installed Delphi 13 on my new development machine. And ever since I watch Alister Christie’s Code Font video, I’ve been hooked on using… … Read more
2 weeks ago in Delphi, IDE
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How Ray Konopka Improved My Delphi Code Overnight
Michael Riley
Every now and then, you get a piece of advice that stays with you. Not because it was dramatic or complicated, but because it quietly made everything better. Two years ago, I sent a simple… … Read more
2 weeks ago in Delphi, IDE
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Delphi Tip of the Day: Restore Tools > Manage Features… After an ISO Install
Michael Riley
I recently installed Delphi 13. I went back today to install the Help and Samples and could not.Tools > Manage Features,,, gave me the following error:WTF! I remember this happening to me about 3 years ago…. … Read more
3 weeks ago in tip-of-the-day
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Zilch and Delphi: Standing Strong Since 1991
Michael Riley
Zilch and Delphi: Standing Strong Since 1991I’ve heard it said that if you don’t tell your story, you may not like the story that’s been told. For more than three decades, the story of Zilch… … Read more
4 months ago in marketing, zilchworks
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💾 A 35-Year-Old Turbo Pascal Program Gets a Delphi 11.3 FMX Facelift
Michael Riley
Back in 1989, while stationed at MCAS Cherry Point as a U.S. Marine, I wrote a debt reduction program using Turbo Pascal. I called it Zilch. It was a side project—a DOS program to help… … Read more
5 months ago in Delphi, FMX, Turbo Pascal
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The First Time I Met My Guardian Angel
Michael Riley
The First Time I Met My Guardian AngelI didn’t know it at the time, but that night was the beginning of everything.Sergeant Pete Koutrouba walked through the front door, shook my hand, and said, “Hi,… … Read more
6 months ago in marines
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Delphi Tip of the Day: A Better Way to Center Modal Forms
Michael Riley
Yesterday, I was going through some final aesthetic checks on my FMX desktop software application. I have two modal forms that popup up during click events. One is help about which I set to screen… … Read more
7 months ago in tip-of-the-day
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Delphi DOH! of the Day: Hardcoded Paths in TFDConnection.Params
Michael Riley
I just spent two weeks tracking down an error that very easily, could have been avoided, if I hadn’t been in such a rush.I’m creating an FMX desktop application using Delphi 11.3 professional and a… … Read more
7 months ago in doh!
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Delphi FMX Air.Style Missing ‘scrollboxstyle’ Definition
Michael Riley
I’ve been upgrading my flagship software product Zilch, from Delphi 5 VCL to Delphi 11 FMX. I’m finally in the report development phase. I’m using the FMX version of FastReports.Things have been going along quite… … Read more
9 months ago in Delphi, FMX
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Delphi Tip of the Day: FMX FastReport Text Object (TfrxMemoView)
Michael Riley
I’ve been playing around with FastReport in FMX. To be honest, I’ve been struggling a bit. So, today I decided to go back to square one and work through the FMX documentation on the FastReport… … Read more
10 months ago in Delphi, FMX, tip-of-the-day
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Tip of the Day – Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch
Michael Riley
Sometimes all you need is a little motivation.Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch.Sometimes, every hour is an Etch-A-Sketch.And sometimes, every minute is an Etch-A-Sketch.Happy New Year,Gunny Mikehttps://www.zilchworks.com … Read more
12 months ago in tip-of-the-day
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I Got Complacent—and Here’s What I Learned
Michael Riley
The Frog in the Beaker Parable:If a frog is placed in a beaker of boiling water, it will immediately jump out to save itself. However, if the frog is placed in a beaker of lukewarm… … Read more
12 months ago in musings
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Delphi Tip of the Day: The Delphi Magazine Total Collection
Michael Riley
I’m always looking for ways to improve my Delphi skills. Sometimes, this takes me down a rabbit hole. And each time, these little side trips never answer “Yes” to the question “Will this help me… … Read more
1 year ago in tip-of-the-day
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Sell Me This Pen!
Michael Riley
OMG! I wish I had known this years ago. The Marine Corps taught me the Xerox Personal Selling Skills 3 (PSS3 = Needs Satisfaction) method. They turned me into a “regurgitator”. If I had seen… … Read more
1 year ago in sales
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Delphi Tip of the Day: How to Keep Your Code Folded in Delphi 12
Michael Riley
I like the “Code Folding” feature of Delphi. However, I noticed that every time I reopened a project in Delphi 12 where I had previously folded the code, the code was no longer folded.To keep… … Read more
1 year ago in Delphi, IDE, tip-of-the-day
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