Re: [fpc-devel] Some thoughts on multi-line string support, and a possible syntax that I think is perfectly clean and Pascal-ish.

2019-07-03 Thread Michael Thompson
> const SA = ` > This is a multiline > string using hypothetical backticks. > Imagine it was fully syntax-highlighted > like normal strings and the comment > above are. > `; Also +1, though I'm less enthused about the syntax highlighting. That's icing. Multiline strings are what I'm

Re: [fpc-devel] Console encoding on Windows, output to file with ">"

2017-05-03 Thread Michael Thompson
On 3 May 2017 at 14:34, Ondrej Pokorny wrote: > > BUT when I redirect the output to a file with ">" : > GermanTest.exe > GermanTest.txt I get corrupted characters > "Ž„™”š á" (see attachment). When I open the attachment on my PC, I see the correct characters: [image: Inline

Re: [fpc-devel] Math expressions in wiki

2017-04-17 Thread Michael Thompson
On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 3:09 AM Werner Pamler wrote: > Thanks. Application of #2 is a bit complicated, but the results are very > nice - see > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/NumLib_Documentation#Gamma_function. > As an aside, just wanted to say thanks - that

Re: [fpc-devel] Future of FPCUP tool

2015-02-20 Thread Michael Thompson
On 21 February 2015 at 03:45, Juha Manninen juha.mannine...@gmail.com wrote: DonAlfredo appears to have motivation to maintain it. That's not how I interpreted his posts, particularly his last one which he might have posted after you sent this email... Mike

Re: [fpc-devel] Windows DirectX9

2014-12-07 Thread Michael Thompson
On 7 December 2014 at 19:51, Adriaan van Os f...@microbizz.nl wrote: Michael Thompson wrote: The most up-to-date/maintained version ships with Pilot Logic's CodeTyphon. Pilot Logic derived their version from the port by forum user TheBlackSheep, and in turn TheBlackSheep derived his

Re: [fpc-devel] Windows DirectX9

2014-12-07 Thread Michael Thompson
On 8 December 2014 at 08:19, Michael Thompson mike.cornfl...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 December 2014 at 19:51, Adriaan van Os f...@microbizz.nl wrote: Michael Thompson wrote: The most up-to-date/maintained version ships with Pilot Logic's CodeTyphon. Pilot Logic derived their version from

Re: [fpc-devel] Windows DirectX9

2014-11-30 Thread Michael Thompson
On 28 November 2014 at 23:25, Adriaan van Os f...@microbizz.nl wrote: Looking on the internet for DirectShow Pascal bindings, I came across http://code.google.com/p/dspack/source/browse/#svn% 2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2FDirectX9. With a few modifications, this does compile with fpc-2.6.4, e.g. There

[fpc-devel] Regionalisation (Was ThousandSeparator)

2014-11-26 Thread Michael Thompson
On 26 November 2014 at 23:54, Hans-Peter Diettrich drdiettri...@aol.com wrote: Conclusion: Proper handling of separators in formatted numbers is essential, or else users may run into so big trouble, that they will drop your program as unusable. DoDi (renamed subject due to change in

Re: [fpc-devel] The mysterious case of the double TOC

2014-09-23 Thread Michael Thompson
Had a look at a TOC from a lazdoc-generated LCL.CHM and yes: param name=Name value=Classes and Objects, by Unit, line 11 then value=TForm on line 1336 param name=Name value=Alphabetical Classes and Objects List, line 3825 then value=TForm on line 52547 Nicely found. I potentially see

[fpc-devel] UTF8 support for win\process.inc

2014-07-01 Thread Michael Thompson
G'day, I'm on Windows 8/Trunk FPC Been banging my head against the wall all weekend trying to get some UTF8 working with the LazUtils TProcessUTF8. By the end of that I realized no matter what I did there, I wasn't going to get anywhere. I've now solved my problem using only TProcess. See

Re: [fpc-devel] UTF8 support for win\process.inc

2014-07-01 Thread Michael Thompson
Apologies, I forgot to include a link to just the patch... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59503182/fpc/process.inc.patch Mike T On 1 July 2014 16:45, Michael Thompson mike.cornfl...@gmail.com wrote: G'day, I'm on Windows 8/Trunk FPC Been banging my head against the wall all weekend