If you get the error "PrivateGXMenuActionManager is not nil upon creation" when starting your IDE, check the entries under HKCU\Software\Embarcadero\BDS\<version>\Expert There are most likely two entries for GExperts. Remove one and the error should go away. These entries come from The installer (GExperts="path\to\dll"), because it always uses GExperts as the name for the entry.The Expert … Continue reading GExperts error: PrivateGXMenuActionManager is not nil upon creation
Author: dummzeuch
Delta Chat is now available in Google Play
Delta Chat, a chat program that uses e-mail as the transport protocol and supports end to end encryption, is now available in the beta channel of Google Play. If you are already using an older version, you will have to backup your data, uninstall it, install the new version and import the data. This worked … Continue reading Delta Chat is now available in Google Play
When does a ShortCut fire?
Nice summary by NGLN on StackOverflow of the way a ShortCut travels through the Delphi VCL https://stackoverflow.com/a/27083262/49925
Finding GUIDs with GExperts Grep
I recently had a problem with access violations when calling methods of interfaces. The reason turned out to be duplicate GUIDs in the interface declarations. This caused AVs because the wrong methods were called and the parameters passed to them were not of the right type and numbers. Duplicate GUIDs are usually caused by copying … Continue reading Finding GUIDs with GExperts Grep
Delphi Blogs
The Delphi Wiki has a list of "Useful Sites" which has a sub section for Delphi Blogs. I have just further divided that section into: Active Blogs, which contains blogs that are activeIntensive Care Unit, which contains blogs that are still available but have been inactive for more than a yearCemetery, which contains blogs that … Continue reading Delphi Blogs
Two GExperts bugs fixed, 14 to go
I just fixed two (newly reported) bugs in GExperts: The Set Tab Order dialog no longer worked in Delphi 6, 7 and 2005. This was due to me adding AlignWithMargins (and the associated Margins property) to the dfm file. This property apparently was introduced in Delphi 2006. Again, this underlines what I mentioned several times: … Continue reading Two GExperts bugs fixed, 14 to go
Installing Webmin on Ubuntu 18.04 Server
I just tried to install Webmin on a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 Server in the same way as I did on 16.04. Unfortunately it failed on the command [bash] apt install webmin [/bash] because the package apt-show-versions was not found. I solved this by adding the universe repository to apt with [bash] sudo add-apt-repository … Continue reading Installing Webmin on Ubuntu 18.04 Server
Google✝ is dead
OK, most of you already knew that. I am writing this only because I will now stop posting there. Not just the automatic posts generated by this blog, but also my personal posts. G✝ (Picture taken from Jürgen Christoffel's G+ post.) I considered migrating my content from G ✝ to somewhere else (e.g. yet another … Continue reading Google✝ is dead
Sie wollen mich einstellen?
Derzeit habe ich eine unbefristete Vollzeitstelle (40h) als Leiter der Softwareentwicklung bei der TÜV Rheinland Schniering GmbH. Ich bin damit ganz zufrieden und suche nicht aktiv nach einer neuen Stelle. Da ich aber immer wieder mal gefragt werde, ob ich an einem Angebot Interesse habe, stelle ich hier auf, was man mir bieten müsste, damit … Continue reading Sie wollen mich einstellen?
RDP Wrapper Library
I need to check this out: The goal of the RDP Wrapper Library project is to enable Remote Desktop Host support and concurrent RDP sessions on reduced functionality systems for home usage. RDP Wrapper works as a layer between Service Control Manager and Terminal Services, so the original termsrv.dll file remains untouched. Also this method … Continue reading RDP Wrapper Library