RTF component?
Darcy BROCKBANK
Does anyone know of an RTF component which will allow me to display RTF
on Win95 with Delphi? I want to do a rich text editing view, and though
Win95 supports RTF, the version of Delphi I bought doesn't seem to have
any hooks for it.
Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm really new to Delphi.
Thanks!
- darcy
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Liam Quinn
>Does anyone know of an RTF component which will allow me to display RTF
>on Win95 with Delphi? I want to do a rich text editing view, and though
>Win95 supports RTF, the version of Delphi I bought doesn't seem to have
>any hooks for it.
Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
a standard component.
Liam Quinn
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Kent 'Snake' Tegels
Suppose I use Delphi32 to write a RTF displayer. Will it be backwards
compatible with Win32s such that it can run on an adapted Win3.x?
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> Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
> probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
> a standard component.
>
Where did you see that a RTF component would be included in Delphi 32?
Is this for certain? If so, it would be nice, but there goes my last couple of
days work (have a lot to go) and plans for $$$ to be deposited into my bank
account :( .
:)
Greg
Liam Quinn
>> aqu...@hookup.net (Liam Quinn) writes:
>> Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
>> probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
>> a standard component.
>Where did you see that a RTF component would be included in Delphi 32?
>Is this for certain?
I heard it through Neil Rubenking, author of Delphi Programming for
Dummies, and I'd imagine that makes him a fairly credible source.
Henk Alles
>> aqu...@hookup.net (Liam Quinn) writes:
>> Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
>> probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
>> a standard component.
>>
>Where did you see that a RTF component would be included in Delphi 32?
>Is this for certain? If so, it would be nice, but there goes my last couple of
>days work (have a lot to go) and plans for $$$ to be deposited into my bank
>account :( .
>:)
Delphi 32 has a wrapper around the RTF control of Win 95, it has been
published in several journals that all 95 components will be
supported. And I can confirm that it has.
Alan NUTLEY
>> aqu...@hookup.net (Liam Quinn) writes:
>> Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
>> probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
>> a standard component.
>>
>
>Where did you see that a RTF component would be included in Delphi 32?
>Is this for certain? If so, it would be nice, but there goes my last couple of
>days work (have a lot to go) and plans for $$$ to be deposited into my bank
>account :( .
>:)
>
>Greg
>
My understanding is that the RTF 'component' is native to Win95, not
to Delphi (32) as such.
My 'two bobs' worth, Alan.
Sean Malloy
>> aqu...@hookup.net (Liam Quinn) writes:
>> Unless there's a third-party component of which I'm not aware, you'll
>> probably have to wait for Delphi 32, in which a rich text box will be
>> a standard component.
>
>Where did you see that a RTF component would be included in Delphi 32?
>Is this for certain? If so, it would be nice, but there goes my last couple of
>days work (have a lot to go) and plans for $$$ to be deposited into my bank
>account :( .
It's on Borland's WWW site, in the 'Smooth Sailing to Windows 95'
promo area, on one of the subpages of the Delphi-32 page. The page in
question includes a screen shot of an RTF component.
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the old editbox, itself, becomes RTF. There are at least 3 RTF
components/VBXs available. One is available in the RadPak and is called
something like TX4VBX. This is also available as shareware.
Steven Charles Neumann
: Unfortunately, you may need Delphi32 to use the windows95 features unless
: components/VBXs available. One is available in the RadPak and is called
: something like TX4VBX. This is also available as shareware.
How? Where? I'd love to play with it. I've been trying to do this
myself, and it's a pain in the @!#%!!
SteveN
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Veikko V{{t{j{ TKKK
>components/VBXs available. One is available in the RadPak and is called
>something like TX4VBX. This is also available as shareware.
Any glue where I could take a look at it? I haven't seen it on the net
but actually I have not been looking for a VBX...
Veikko Vaataja
veikko....@abo.fi
The Gentleman
solutions. Thing to remember is that a VBX is just a DLL with a special
format. Its only real disadvantage against a true Delphi component is that
you can't build on it like you can with a VCL. I know a few C++ programmers
who swear by using VBX's for their UI.
If you can find a Delphi-native component that does what you want,
you're probably better off with it because you can build descendants that are
fine tuned to be exactly what you want, as well as being able to compile it
directly into your .exe. But it is easier to use a VBX than to use the
straight DLL's that many C and C++ programmers insist on.
TG
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Leroy Casterline
> I've noticed that some people are fairly quick to right off VBX's as
>solutions. Thing to remember is that a VBX is just a DLL with a special
>format. Its only real disadvantage against a true Delphi component is that
>you can't build on it like you can with a VCL. I know a few C++ programmers
>who swear by using VBX's for their UI.
Snip!
>TG
One other problem with VBX's and DLL's is that they can lead to your program
suddenly failing with no obvious cause when another program overwrites your
VBX/DLL, or when your VBX/DLL goes away due to operator error, installation of
a new copy of Windows, etc.
Delphi components avoid these potential pitfalls.
Regards,
Leroy
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