--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAS00002 Date: 06/22/96 From: BOB DUNNELL Time: 11:31am \/To: JUSTIN MARQUEZ (Read 4 times) Subj: A Question.... JM> 1) Has more than one form JM> 2) Where only one form is opened at a time JM> JM> On all forms (EXCEPT the initially open form) use of the JM> "system menu control" to close the open form leaves the JM> program running with no open forms. If only one is open at a time, did you forget to re-open one when you close one? You can't hide or close a form and then expect it to reappear automatically when you close the one that came after it. The system menu box does what it's supposed to -- it closes the form. However, on that form's Close property, you should add something that reopens whichever form should be there when that one closes normally. ... rtfm (314) 843-1855 *** Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: rtfm 314.843.1855 (1:100/340) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAS00003 Date: 06/17/96 From: JACQUES JANSSENS Time: 04:59pm \/To: TOMMY USHER (Read 4 times) Subj: Delphi RAM Requirements Hallo Tommy, TU> Ah! Now that's an idea. I am currently hoping to come into some TU> money TU> by the end of the summer (my inheritance) and my plans are to build a TU> similar system. But I am also hoping to get a laptop, and have seen TU> a TU> few advertised for dirt cheap, but they are usually smaller systems TU> like TU> you have. Unfortunately, I do not currently have a copy of the TU> Primer TU> edition.... Apparently, they only released it in Europe (though a TU> few TU> copies probably trickled over in magazine CD-ROMs). I guess I could TU> ask TU> at the local bookstore. Maybe one of their customers has a copy. Indeed, it's possible on a 386SX with 4MB Ram, but i've ordered a new laptop (Texas Instruments Extensa) with most features of a desktop. A resolution of 640x480 is not easy to work with in Delphi, so the new one as 800x600 on an 11.3 inch screen. That's a lot easier. I hope you can find a copy of the Primer Edition. If not, it's allways possible to send you a copy of the 4 disks. (if that's legal of course :-) Greetings Jacques Janssens --- FMail/386 0.98 * Origin: JaJa, The man from Win('95)studio ... (FidoNet 2:292/113.12) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAT00000 Date: 06/22/96 From: BRYAN SMITH Time: 07:01pm \/To: JUSTIN MARQUEZ (Read 4 times) Subj: a question.... On 21 Jun 96 Justin Marquez said to Frank Malcom... JM> In an app which: JM> 1) Has more than one form JM> 2) Where only one form is opened at a time How do you do that ? I thought that MainForm.Close was equivalent to Application.Terminate. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Kingston, Canada (1:249/109.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAT00001 Date: 06/22/96 From: BRYAN SMITH Time: 07:19pm \/To: FRANCOIS PIETTE (Read 4 times) Subj: Hello World On 13 Jun 96 Francois Piette said to Bryan Smith... BS> Thanks to Francois Piette for his "Hello World" post of 07 Jun 96. It BS> made you think. FP> I am glad you appreciated my contribution... I discovered that Delphi will not put an icon into a minimal program of this type, even though you specify one in Delphi's Options|Project. I had thought that even a tiny Windows program of this type could have "resources", but I guess it is not so. Do you have any ideas as to which library brings in the ability to include icon resources ? Perhaps holding an icon is a property of the main form, and we don't have a form here. Of course, you can add the icon after compiling, by use of a resource editor such as BPW's. But it is a pain to have to repeat that step after each new compilation. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Kingston, Canada (1:249/109.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAT00002 Date: 06/21/96 From: PETER COLLIS Time: 09:42pm \/To: FRANK MALCOLM (Read 4 times) Subj: Format Write files -= Pete Replied to Frank Malcolm about: Format Write files =- G'day Frank MM> I'm searching for the format of Windows Write-files (*.wri). MM> Other formats of tekst files are also welcome (Word, WP). FM> The file formats used by Windows' accessories are in the Delphi FM> Help somewhere. Where? I don't know, I've accidentally browsed FM> into them once, can't for the life of me find where. FM> [later] Yes! Go into the API help, search for File formats. You FM> get 8 or 10 (including *.WRI). That's handy to know, i'll note that down. -=Pete=- --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: Gates of Hell (3:713/914.16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAT00003 Date: 06/23/96 From: JUSTIN MARQUEZ Time: 05:18pm \/To: BOB DUNNELL (Read 4 times) Subj: A Question.... JM> 1) Has more than one form JM> 2) Where only one form is opened at a time JM> JM> On all forms (EXCEPT the initially open form) use of the JM> "system menu control" to close the open form leaves the JM> program running with no open forms. BD> BD> If only one is open at a time, did you forget to re-open one when you BD> close one? BD> BD> You can't hide or close a form and then expect it to reappear BD> automatically when you close the one that came after it. BD> BD> The system menu box does what it's supposed to -- it closes the form. BD> However, on that form's Close property, you should add something that BD> reopens whichever form should be there when that one closes normally. BD> Our "expectations" of how the system menu operates are skewed by what most applications DO when you double-click on it from any window. The application closes. In fact, the Windows' tutorials tell you to double-click on that little box to close an application. My application does have controls such that at least one window is open until the user selects the "exit" button control. It was in testing that I discovered that the system menu closed only the current window and not the application. IF you are in the initially-created window, it apparently does close the program. I can't really have an OnClose... event to shut down the program because I need for the users to be able to hop back and forth (ONE WINDOW AT A TIME....) What I did to work around it was to eliminate the system menu and ensure that the users click on the "exit" button when it is time to shut it down. Justin Marquez Artichoke BBS, Houston, TX --- OPMED 3.20wb * Origin: The Home Point (1:106/100.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAU00000 Date: 06/23/96 From: TOMMY USHER Time: 08:57am \/To: JACQUES JANSSENS (Read 4 times) Subj: Delphi RAM Requirements JJ>Indeed, it's possible on a 386SX with 4MB Ram, but i've ordered a new laptop JJ>(Texas Instruments Extensa) with most features of a desktop. JJ>A resolution of 640x480 is not easy to work with in Delphi, so the new one JJ>has JJ>800x600 on an 11.3 inch screen. That's a lot easier. Of course, one can pick up a used 386SX laptop for about $200, while a new one costs upwards of $4,000. JJ>I hope you can find a copy of the Primer Edition. JJ>If not, it's allways possible to send you a copy of the 4 disks. JJ>(if that's legal of course :-) I'm not sure. A lot of demos like that are freely distributable. Others are not. --- * QMPro 1.52 * It's 10PM, Do you know where your software is?? --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: GC-BBS! (1:226/810.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAU00001 Date: 06/22/96 From: GARY WEINFURTHER Time: 09:36am \/To: PETER COLLIS (Read 4 times) Subj: Pascal for OS/2 Peter Collis mentioned this to Yves Van Hal: PC> Looks like as with everything else IBM does they forget to tell PC> anyone. IBM seem to really fall down on the promotion side of their PC> products. Let's please get back on track to Delphi. Thanks. ...Gary Weinfurther, DELPHI Moderator --- GoldED 2.41 * Origin: The Flying Circus BBS, Farmington Hills, MI. (1:2410/905) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAU00002 Date: 06/22/96 From: GARY WEINFURTHER Time: 09:39am \/To: JUSTIN MARQUEZ (Read 4 times) Subj: a question.... Justin Marquez mentioned this to Frank Malcom: JM> On all forms (EXCEPT the initially open form) use of the JM> "system menu control" to close the open form leaves the JM> program running with no open forms. Of course. As long as the main form is still open, the app will continue to run. ...Gary Weinfurther --- GoldED 2.41 * Origin: The Flying Circus BBS. (1:2410/905) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DAU00003 Date: 06/24/96 From: JUSTIN MARQUEZ Time: 07:23am \/To: BRYAN SMITH (Read 4 times) Subj: a question.... BS> On 21 Jun 96 Justin Marquez said to Frank Malcom... JM> In an app which: JM> 1) Has more than one form JM> 2) Where only one form is opened at a time BS> How do you do that ? I thought that MainForm.Close was equivalent to BS> Application.Terminate. I stated it poorly, probably because I am a newbie to Windows programming and am still trying to catch up on the glossary in use. I use the .Hide method rather than .Close when moving from one form to another. Justin Marquez Artichoke BBS, Houston, TX --- OPMED 3.20wb * Origin: The Home Point (1:106/100.1)