Did you do it, BORL? Object TreeView hiding non-visual components
Damian Marquez
Since it seems it's gonna be a couple of days <g> until I get my D6 Pro, I
would like to know from the already-users
if my long-time wish to have non-visual components removed from the working
form is now a reality with the Object
Treeview.
IOW, I want to know if I can keep the datasets, datasources, dialogs, etc,
only "visible" in the treeview, and not cluttering
the form where they're declared (obviously not talking datamodules here).
If it's not possible, it shouldn't be too hard to implement..... If so,
please write it down as my top D7 wish.
Jeff Overcash (TeamB)
Damian Marquez wrote:
>
> I know I'm very insisting but ...
>
> Since it seems it's gonna be a couple of days <g> until I get my D6 Pro, I
> would like to know from the already-users
> if my long-time wish to have non-visual components removed from the working
> form is now a reality with the Object
> Treeview.
>
No, non-visual components are still visible on the form.
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Dave Nottage
> No, non-visual components are still visible on the form.
Presumably, you'd need to hack into the form designer, and make it paint
only controls that descend from TControl?
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Dave Nottage
Martin Kammann
> only controls that descend from TControl?
Or you could have a unit that calls RegisterNoIcon for all components that
you know of.
Dave Nottage
RegisterNoIcon makes the component not appear on the component palette.
Calling RegisterNoIcon for components that are already registered to appear
on the palette would/should have no effect.
Follow-up set to borland.public.delphi.ide
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Damian Marquez
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I see, via the OTA.... I hope somebody does the job, else I will try when I
get D6...:)
Dave Nottage
> > Presumably, you'd need to hack into the form designer, and make it paint
> > only controls that descend from TControl?
>
> I see, via the OTA....
By "hack" I meant hack. OTA is intended for extending the IDE. I dont think
there'd be a way of doing what I said via OTA.
> I hope somebody does the job, else I will try when I get D6...:)
I'll have a (very) brief look, but post the findings (if any) to .ide
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Dave Nottage
Steve Forbes
I have not yet upgraded to D6, so this may not be relevant (depends on the
amount of change required for D6 experts), but am using an free expert in D5
written by PuterSoft.Com Inc (correct spelling .. they originally wrote the
FilterBox component sold by DreamCompany) which does what you want on a form
by form basis.
Their web site is pretty bare, so I am not sure of their status. Give them a
try first (at http://www.puterSoft.Com), and if you have no luck I can send
you what I have got.
HTH
Regards,
Steve
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Richard
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damian marquez
Richard <rgrossman-De...@techIII.com> wrote:
>FYI, LMDTools has a component that does this...
Does it??? In what version? I'm not sure if I saw this before in LMD...
damian marquez
"Dave Nottage" <da...@deletethis.b3.com.au> wrote:
>By "hack" I meant hack. OTA is intended for extending the IDE. I dont think
>there'd be a way of doing what I said via OTA.
>I'll have a (very) brief look, but post the findings (if any) >to .ide
You're right. This belongs there.
Kevin
a data module and then refer to them there rather. BTW, the Object View
does make it a lot easier to manage if you have taken the approach you talk
about, but it doesn't hide non-visual components on the form.
It probably would be good to have an option to display non-visual components
or not - there are actually OTA wizards that do this. I downloaded one the
other day at home. I'll have a look for it when I get home and post it to
the newsgroups - if someone else hasn't already done this.
"Damian Marquez" <dmarq...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[...snip...]
> if my long-time wish to have non-visual components removed from the
working
> form is now a reality with the Object
> Treeview.
[...snip...]
Richard
TLMDHideNonVC:
Ancestor
TLMDComponent
Unit
lmdnonva
Description
This small but useful component allows you to hide non visual components on
your form at designtime (the component has no function at runtime).
There's one property: UsetagInfo. If set True the Tag-Property will be used
for saving the component's position, otherwise a component will be placed
at 0,0 if you redisplay it. You should not deactive this option unless
there's an important reason.
Showing or hiding of components is to be done by a design window: Simply
doubleclick on the TLMDHideNonVC component and hide or show single or all
nonvisual components on the form by selecting components from the listbox.
To get access to the properties of a hidden component simply click on the
entry in the list of components. Click right mousebutton for accessing the
contextmenu of the component if available.
The component doesn't do anything at runtime and it can be removed or added
to a form at any time.
2 VERY IMPORTANT NOTES!
There are two cases where the component will fail to work:
· Don't change the creation order of the non visual components. If you have
to do so please close the form and reload it again, otherwise unexpected
results may follow.
· The component will not work if display of component titles in Delphi32 is
enabled.
LMD-Tools Help File (C) LMD Innovative
damian marquez wrote:
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Damian Marquez
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> LMD version 4.52
>
> TLMDHideNonVC:
It's in the free version or in the commercial one?
Damian Marquez
> It probably would be good to have an option to display non-visual
components
> or not - there are actually OTA wizards that do this. I downloaded one
the
> other day at home.
Good.... Please indicate the link..
Kevin Berry
It has the full source code too.
Seems that puterSoft has been "bought" by Dream-Company (www.puterSoft.com).
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Richard
David McCallum
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Kevin Berry
http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/d30free/pschidee.zip
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Damian Marquez
> BTW, they have taken some dream company stuff!!! (not outbar.... too bad)
Ooops, read too fast, they *sold* some components to dream co. in the
past....
Damian Marquez
Damian Marquez
"Steve Forbes" <ste...@flagship.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi Damian,
>
> I have not yet upgraded to D6, so this may not be relevant (depends on the
> amount of change required for D6 experts), but am using an free expert in
D5
> written by PuterSoft.Com Inc (correct spelling .. they originally wrote
the
> FilterBox component sold by DreamCompany) which does what you want on a
form
> by form basis.
> Their web site is pretty bare, so I am not sure of their status. Give them
a
> try first (at http://www.puterSoft.Com), and if you have no luck I can
send
> you what I have got.
Could you please send it to me? (dmarq...@hotmail.com) The site is bare as
you say.... Thank you!
Damian Marquez
> http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/d30free/pschidee.zip
Great, I've checked and it would work allright with D6 Object TreeView (I
think!). I could hide
the components with this expert, and then handle it all through the
treeview.
In D5 it would not be so nice, I should change properties via the Object
inspector combo....
Now I DO need D6 :)
> Seems that puterSoft has been "bought" by Dream-Company
(www.puterSoft.com).
Too bad, given the current Dream Co. situation.....