Re: [DUG] Windows System Colour

2009-03-24 Thread Edward Huang
Hi, As far as I know, these system colours can be different depends on Windows themes, and anyone can change them in Windows. So clBtnFace in one machine has no guarantee to be the same to another machine. There's API to find out real colour for each system colour, although I can't remember on

[DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Jeremy North
I'm thinking of getting a weather station and would like to get one that I can interact with using Delphi. Can anyone recommend one? I've noticed Jaycar have several, but only one had a pc interface. cheers, Jeremy ___ NZ Borland Developers Group -

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Natures Discovery shops have a good range. They only seem to deal in quality ones. The other thought is to build your own using a PIC micro controller as the interface. Jeremy On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Jeremy North jeremy.no...@gmail.comwrote: I'm thinking of getting a weather station

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Richard Vowles
They are being sold on Trademe, but if you look at www.weatherunderground.com you will see quite a few around the country. I would recommend asking them - the prices range from around $450 - $3000 depending on what you want it to do.. :-) I was thinking of doing a similar thing myself but I don't

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Tracey Maule
They have a good deal on a wireless weather station of offtheback today http://offtheback.co.nz -Original Message- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy North Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 11:51 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Phil Scadden
They have a good deal on a wireless weather station of offtheback today http://offtheback.co.nz Like most of them though - no PC interface that I can see. -- Phil Scadden, Senior Scientist GNS Science Ltd 764 Cumberland St, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, New Zealand Ph +64 3 4799663, fax +64

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Leigh Wanstead
May I ask why need a weather station for pc? I don't understand it. Can someone explain to me? TIA Regards Leigh -Original Message- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz]on Behalf Of Phil Scadden Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 3:52 p.m. To: NZ Borland

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Have you never heard of gadetitous ??? :-) -Original Message- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Leigh Wanstead Sent: 25 March 2009 16:59 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Weather Stations May I ask why

Re: [DUG] Weather Stations

2009-03-24 Thread Steve Peacocke
No, but I've GOTTA HAVE ONE is probably the wrong answer for that :o) Steve Peacocke Melbourne On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Jeremy Coulter jscoul...@gmail.com wrote: Have you never heard of gadgetitous ??? :-) ___ NZ Borland Developers Group