Mattias Gaertner wrote: > On Wed, 7 May 2008 18:14:45 +0200 (CEST) > Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Wed, 7 May 2008, Mattias Gärtner wrote: >> >>> Zitat von Lee Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I found the following bug report on mantis: >>>> http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=705 >>>> >>>> Which seems to indicate that VFI is implemented, but I'm unsure >>>> as to the what level it working from reading the comments. >>>> >>>> VFI works, but just not in the IDE at design time? Meaning that >>>> I can inherit from an ancestor form, but the ancestor's controls >>>> will not show up in >>> design time, but are drawn at runtime? >>>> At worst, I just need methods to be inherited from a base form >>>> and appears to be working, but I was curious as to the "Visual" >>>> part of VFI at design time or if that will be planned? >>> AFAIK there are two things missing: >>> - Easy creating descendant forms via 'New ...' dialog >> But this is the essence of VFI ? >> Without this, how can one say that VFI works ? > > Oh, come on. This is too simple. > You can already create easily any kind of inherited component. Just > close the designer form and change the ancestor in the source. The only > missing thing is a dialog, that do this in on step. > I already wondered why you didn't provide a dialog yourself. You wrote > the project templates, so I know you are skilled. > > Anyway, here is "the essence": > I found a nice patch for this in bug 1287. I simplified and extended it > and now you can inherit forms, datamodules, frames and custom component > classes via the new dialog. > > Lazarians are spoiled. > >
That is a good thing, isn't it? Its a reflection of the Lazarus developers and community's skill and generosity, IMO. :) -- Warm Regards, Lee _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
