On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:20:05 +0200
Tom Verhoeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 01:20:49PM +0200, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:01:17 +0200
> > Marc Weustink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Alexander Todorov wrote:
> > > >> 2. Why can't multiple forms of the "same name" be created?
> > > >> Delphi has no problems with this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In delphi the two forms are not with the exact same name. At work we
> > > > have an application with many forms that can be opened many times.
> > > > When TfMyForm is opened for the firms time its name is fMyForm
> > > > (suppose you named it this way in OI). The second time its opened
> > > > (e.g. obj := TfMyForm.Create) it has name something like fMyForm_1,
> > > > the third fMyForm_2 and so on.
> > > > I think when creating form dynamically Delphi automatically adds
> > > > numbers after the name to prevent errors. This is at least what i
> > > > have seen.
> > >
> > > DUH.... I've never noticed this. I tried it with Delphi 6 and indeed,
> > > the name is postfixed with _i
> > >
> > > Think we need to implement that.
> >
> > Implemented.
>
> I updated my Lazarus to rev. 7497 and rebuilt all. But the attached
> project still fails for me. There are two buttons: each create an
> instance of TMyForm. That form shows its name. The second creation
> still fails.
>
> Can someone confirm that the attached project works on another platform
> (I use powerpc-darwin)?
>
> In my application-being-ported-from-Delphi, I do notice some difference,
> because the error message Duplicate Name, now shows a postfix _1
> (but not on all failing occasions).
You create the two forms with Owner Self (=MainForm).
This is not allowed. The components of a form must have unique names or
none.
Create with Owner 'Application'. This will auto rename the forms.
Mattias
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