Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me...
From: JED (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/08/04
- Next message: Joanna Carter \(TeamB\): "Re: Warnings in TStrings.Create"
- Previous message: Ray Andrews: "Re: Warnings in TStrings.Create"
- In reply to: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Next in thread: JED: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: JED: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Date: 8 Jan 2004 14:08:46 -0700
Ray Andrews wrote:
> I don't like not being able to see my code and form at the same time.
>
> I don't like all the wasted space on the screen if I'm designing a
> form that's smaller than the size of the designer window.
>
> I don't like not being able to see two of my forms together on the
> screen at the same time. I just may have two forms that relate to one
> another, and I want to see them both at once to remind me of the
> relationships
All related and can be done using the hack I mentioned to the initial
post. Only works for VCL.NET applications. For WinForms, blame
Microsoft for the limitation!
> I don't like how the object inspector contents disappear when I
> switch to code view. I really don't need a big blank window when I'm
This bugs me as well!
> I don't like Borland deciding they know how my opening screen should
> look when I start the IDE. If I want to see a Borland ad, I can just
> open a magazine (oh wait ... nevermind) All of the really useful
> links in the Welcome Page could have gone over in that empty Object
> Inspector window.
Well you can remove this because removing the startpageide71.bpl from
the Known IDE Packages key in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\BDS\2.0\Known IDE Packages.
You can also customise the HTML by making modifications to the HTML in
the WelcomePage folder in your installation directory.
> I cant see more than one form at a time,
> I cant see my code and form at the same time,
same as your first comment
> I cant create a window larger than a single monitor and have
> the desktop save it the way I had it at design time
> (also in QC)
can't comment as I don't have multi monitor setup...
>
> designer. I would prefer to look to the left for my form, just below
> it for my datamodule, and off to the right for another form.
same as your first comment again
>
> Borland has always prided itself (and rightly so) on letting the
> developer work the way they want. I realize that the points I mention
> may just be quirks to the way that I alone work, but I've developed
> these ways with Borland's help over the last 10 years, and it has
> worked very well. With this new IDE it seems as though Borland is
> saying that the developer can work the way they want, as long as it
> conforms to the standards set by the MS approved designer.
that's a bit harsh I think. remember it might be version 8 produce but
IDE is version 2 (more like 1.5). Didn't get dockable windows until
delphi 4. Give them another IDE release or 2 for all of this
customization.
> P.S. Form what I understand at the conference I have you to thank for
> most of what I see in the new Tool Palette (many, many thanx)
It grows on you. I'd like a VENDOR dropdown button to be able to
filter by vendor as well as category though!
cheers,
JED
- Next message: Joanna Carter \(TeamB\): "Re: Warnings in TStrings.Create"
- Previous message: Ray Andrews: "Re: Warnings in TStrings.Create"
- In reply to: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Next in thread: JED: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: JED: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Reply: Ray Andrews: "Re: D8 IDE - Is it just me..."
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Relevant Pages
|
