Re: [Lazarus] TImageList.AddMasked not working with TBitmap.PixelFormat := pf32bit

2009-04-14 Thread Boian Mitov
niqueColor )); As you can see I need this so I can access the pixels fast as a raw image, and need to get the image back. This is significantly more complex in 24 bit image, so the need for 32 bit image being added as masked is obvious. With best regards, B

[Lazarus] TImageList.AddMasked not working with TBitmap.PixelFormat := pf32bit

2009-04-12 Thread Boian Mitov
only workaround I have found is using a temporary bitmap to draw on and then use that one to populate the ImageList. With best regards, Boian Mitov --- Mitov Software www.mito

[Lazarus] The Windows daily snapshots

2008-12-05 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi folks, The Windows daily snapshots list "Updating" for few hours already. Is there something wrong? With best regards, Boian Mitov --- Mitov Software www

Re: [Lazarus] LNet component Event vs thread ? faster or more reliable?

2008-08-28 Thread Boian Mitov
the danger of lost performance due to bad thread synchronization still exists. Almost every single application I have written in the last 12 years has been multithreaded at least partially. Multithreading can offer a lot if used properly. With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Mattias, Exactly what I need :-) . It seems to works so far :-) . Thank you! With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
use thread synchronization inside Lazarus components in Linux? Do I need to write my own TEvent class for that? Is there alternative event that I can use and will work? With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
s a better approach. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message - From: "Inoussa OUEDRAOGO&quo

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Inoussa, Thank you! I am actually writing Lazarus component packages. Will this work in the package? I guess it should, but just to make sure. Also where I should put the uses section in the package unit, or in the component units? With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi JoshyFun, I get the same error when I use TEvent. TEvent uses basicEventCreate in Linux internally. Is TEvent also obsolete? What it is replaced with? I have no problems using alternative signaling, but I can't figure out which one I should use. With best regards, Boian

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Marco, Is there a setting I have to make in order for this to work? Or do I need to write a bit of code in the project? Please help! Any suggestion? With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http

Re: [Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-08 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Marco, Thank you! How I can get it to work? I have TThread classes in the project. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

Re: [Lazarus] TButton must now become a custom draw component

2008-08-07 Thread Boian Mitov
. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message - From: "Graeme Geldenhuys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [Lazarus] TButton must now become a custom draw component

2008-08-07 Thread Boian Mitov
I agree with Mark. It is more important to first improve, and add some of the missing core functionality than to start adding bells and whistles to the buttons and the memos, that few people will probably use. With best regards, Boian Mitov

[Lazarus] calling basicEventCreate in Linux

2008-08-06 Thread Boian Mitov
st regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lazarus.freepasca

Re: [Lazarus] TButton must now become a custom draw component

2008-08-06 Thread Boian Mitov
Delphi has always been only backward compatible ;-) . Forward compatibility was never promised, and has never been the case. They have been adding new features to the VCL all the time, but I can still open projects done with D5 as example. With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] TButton must now become a custom draw component

2008-08-06 Thread Boian Mitov
This all depends on how efficient the custom draw code is, and what framework it uses ;-) . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

Re: [Lazarus] [lazarus] Gtk?

2008-08-06 Thread Boian Mitov
environments. It also will allow for more native implementations of the fpGUI and probably it becoming a framework of its own right. Personally I would put my vote on fpGUI ;-) . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Lazarus KDE4 Plazma applet

2008-07-17 Thread Boian Mitov
Nice, but maybe should have been under a new topic ;-) . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message

Re: [Lazarus] Lazarus KDE4 Plazma applet

2008-07-17 Thread Boian Mitov
ve to start it from terminal window or from Dolphin . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message -

Re: [Lazarus] Lazarus KDE4 Plazma applet

2008-07-17 Thread Boian Mitov
am absolutely new on Linux, but I did the transition to KDE 3.5 in no time, and love it. I hope 4 eventually will mature to similar stage. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

[Lazarus] Lazarus KDE4 Plazma applet

2008-07-17 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Folks, Has anybody attempted to create a Lazarus Plasma applet for Linux KDE 4 ? Although the KDE 4 seems to introduce some interesting ideas, it seems to be missing at least 70% of the rudimental features ;-) . With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Joke about Java

2008-07-16 Thread Boian Mitov
Now if it can only make it less resource and memory leak prone ;-) . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original

Re: [Lazarus] Article writers wanted.

2008-07-15 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Mark, If there are no other takes, I may write something about developing component packages that compile/install both on Delphi and Lazarus. I am porting our solutions, and gathering experience in Lazarus. With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Article writers wanted.

2008-07-15 Thread Boian Mitov
Hi Mark, If there are no other takes, I may write something about developing component packages that compile/install both on Delphi and Lazarus. I am porting our solutions, and gathering experience in Lazarus. With best regards, Boian Mitov

[Lazarus] C:\lazarus\components\LabPacks\SLScope.pas(1, 1) Fatal: Unit PrintersDlgs searched but Printers found

2008-07-07 Thread Boian Mitov
I have added PrintersDlgs to one of my units, but when compiling I am getting this message: C:\lazarus\components\LabPacks\SLScope.pas(1,1) Fatal: Unit PrintersDlgs searched but Printers found Any clues? With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Is there anyone who use lazarus to develop the commercialproducts targeted on multiple platform?

2008-06-30 Thread Boian Mitov
We are porting our set of libraries - www.mitov.com . So far we have made some good progress, but it will be probably months before we really have it all working. Here is a snapshot of what we have achieved at the moment: http://www.mitov.com/LazarusProgress.jpg With best regards, Boian

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
I mean in my previous e-mails I intended to say "pascal"->"stdcall" not "pascal"->"cdecl" . With best regards, Boian Mitov --

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
the problem on multiple systems, with just empty procedure call, no other code involved. I must admit that I made a mistake after discovering th problem we have switched all calls to "stdcall" not "cdecl", and it all works fine. With best rega

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
. Now this is the first thing I check when I have unexpected rare crashes. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

Re: [Lazarus] Graphics changes (r15472)

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
change to width/height will not take any effect until the image is actually needed, and setting Width/Height will work the same way as using SetSize. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
Check bug report 0011503 With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message - From: "Graeme Gelde

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-23 Thread Boian Mitov
report stack corruption. Change the procedure to be "cdecl", and it will run forever. I state again, we are not at the point when we are running our code for hours under Lazarus. Once we are there I will report if the problem appears. With best regards, B

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
Thank you! I will remove any usage of them. I understand your point. If I confirm that Lazarus has the same problem as Delphi with the pascal calling convention in CriticalSection, I will make sure the issue is reported. With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Anyone using LCLIntf critical section routines?

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
mers. This probably will have relatively small effect on the overall number of libraries and Delphi applications, so you can probably safely remove it, with limited effect. I don't have any serious objections, and if you plan the removal will start modifying our code to use our own w

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
gards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message - From: "Florian Klaempfl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
Outdated, but shows some of the history. Sorry, haven't updated it in the last few years ;-) . http://www.mitov.com/My_Resume/my_resume.html With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mito

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
2006 m.. Turbo C++ 2006 n.. Delphi 2007 o.. C++ Builder 2007 p.. RAD Studio 2007 q.. Visual C++ 6.0 (MFC)/Win32 r.. Visual C++ 2003 (MFC)/Win32 s.. Visual C++ 2005 (MFC)/Win32 t.. Lazarus is comming (Win32/Win64/Linux) With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
2007 http://www.mitov.com/html/videolab.html Probably I do have a bit of experience with different environments after all :-D . With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
SignalLab are fully 100% functional ;-) . AudioLab and VideoLab are ~80% ready too, missing only the platform specific capture and recording/playback components. We are looking at GStreamer for the Linux side, but we will see... With best regards, Boian Mitov

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
I mean a bit more Delphi similar implementation. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www.mitov.com - Original Message

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
so called "optimization" will lead to so many problems overtime that at some point it will be removed, and the interfaces will start working as they in all other languages I have used, or nobody will use Interfaces in FPC, but I may be wrong ;-) . We will see :-D . With best rega

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
interfaces similar to the issues in the GC environments :-( . Sad, considering the enormous power interfaces offer in Delphi. With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www

Re: [Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-22 Thread Boian Mitov
. Is this because of the strange way FPC works with interfaces (what they call "optimization"), or some other reason? With best regards, Boian Mitov Mitov Software http://www

[Lazarus] Obtaining TIDesigner

2008-06-21 Thread Boian Mitov
type property, and need to obtain the designer for it. In Delphi the designers are always available in the property editor. How to get the designer in Lazarus for a TPersistent inherited class properties. How to do that? With best regards, Boian Mitov