Re: Adding components

From: J West (jimw_at_fluffypaws.co.uk)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:37:54 -0000

"Raptor" <bogus@none.com> wrote in message
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> J West <jimw@fluffypaws.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Check out Dev express www.devexpress.com I think or .net maybe
>> AWESOME!
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> James West
>
> They may well be good products, James, but I'll never know for sure.

Thats a shame!
>
> That's because I won't test them.

Your loss!
>
> That's because they apparently don't really ALLOW a programmer to test
> them
> prior to purchase.
>
> While they meet my source-code-available requirement, they do not meet my
> requirement that the control actually be usable in a test project prior to
> purchase. For their tree control, they provide only a demo exe. That's
> essentially worthless.
>
> Problems with components only show up when they're actually used (those
> products whose ugly, clumsy demo apps malfunction aside). I recently
> tested
> a treeview control which passed 95% of my test suite, and seemed
> promising,
> but failed to do a couple of basic things properly, and the workaround was
> horrendous. It also turned out to be erratic in its file handling,
> sometimes
> taking 8 seconds to load (or save?) a modest file, while taking 1/20th
> that
> at other times.
>
> The company you mention does offer a 60-day MBG, but that's
> cart-before-the-horse, IMV. I want to test before purchase. I doubt I'm
> alone in that.

You probably are! Guarantees like that are pretty rare and usually only
provided by those who have complete confidence in their products or are
completely out to con you! If the latter was the case then we wouldn't be
having this discussion.

>
> Raptor
>
>

I can testify that they are well written extremely flexible and VERY easy to
program! No I don't work for them I have just had the intense pleasure of
using them for the last 4 years in various roles for various organisations I
have worked for. I can also say that they have been well received by all the
programmers I have introduced them to.
Still if you haven't the budget then you just can't get round that other
than to be absolutely certain that it won't cost as much for you to develop
your own!

The TdxTreeList is my all time favourite component EVER.
I must admit to only having used the Quantum grid itself a few times as I
tend not to work with data aware components much although it does work with
their implementation of a non data aware dataset (TdxMemData) which is
pretty awesome!

Anyway - Good luck in your hunt! Let me know what you choose in the end I am
very interested as I have tested quite a few only to have been very
dissapointed.

Regards

James West

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