http://delphi.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-12-27T02:00:30Z Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://delphi.about.com/b/2013/01/03/signing-off-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-good-times.htm Dear delphi.about.com web site visitors, readers and friends who followed my work as the Delphi Programming Guide for the About.com network, the time has come for me to move on ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2013/01/03/signing-off-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-good-times.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2013/01/03/signing-off-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-good-times.htm Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:03:59 +0000 2013-01-03T05:03:59Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/27/delphi-programming-almanacs-1998-2009-something-for-every-delphi-developer-beginner-or-a-guru.htm <p>in <a href="/sitesearch.htm?q=almanac&#038;SUName=delphi"><i>Delphi Almanacs</i></a> :: According to Wikipedia, an almanac is an <i>annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar</i>. </p> <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/delphi/1/0/P/f/delphi-almanac.gif" align="right" border="0" /><br /> A <b>Delphi Programming Almanac</b> would then be an annual reference e-book (?) composed of articles, tutorials, tips and tricks relating to programming in Delphi.</p> <p>A wannabe Delphi programmer, a Delphi beginner or a Delphi guru / expert? 15 years of Delphi programming content available for you (for free)!</p> <p><b>1998. - 2012. Delphi Programming by Zarko Gajic</b></p> <ul style="margin-top:0px;"> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2012.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2012</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2011.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2011</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2010.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2010</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2009.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2009</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2008.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2008</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2007.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2007</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2006.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2006</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2005.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2005</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2004.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2004</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2003.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2003</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2002.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2002</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2001.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2001</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-2000.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 2000</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-1999.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 1999</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/objectpascalide/a/delphi-almanac-1998.htm">Delphi Programming Almanac for the Year 1998</a></li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/27/delphi-programming-almanacs-1998-2009-something-for-every-delphi-developer-beginner-or-a-guru.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/27/delphi-programming-almanacs-1998-2009-something-for-every-delphi-developer-beginner-or-a-guru.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:00:30 +0000 2012-12-27T02:00:30Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/24/reverse-engineering-decompiling-delphi-applications.htm <a href="/od/devutilities/"><i>in Advanced Delphi</i></a> :: <a href="/od/devutilities/a/decompiling.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/delphi/1/0/p/A/reverse.gif" align="right" border="0" /></a> Simply speaking, decompilation is the inverse of compilation: translating an executable file into a higher level language. Suppose you lose your Delphi project's source and ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/24/reverse-engineering-decompiling-delphi-applications.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/24/reverse-engineering-decompiling-delphi-applications.htm Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:00:33 +0000 2012-12-24T02:00:33Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/21/speed-and-size-top-10-tricks.htm <a href="/od/objectpascalide/"><i>LANGUAGE TIPS</i></a> :: In many case the Delphi compiler will take care of the optimization. But that's just limited to aligning the code for pipelines, and some other small tweaks ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/21/speed-and-size-top-10-tricks.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/21/speed-and-size-top-10-tricks.htm Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:00:31 +0000 2012-12-21T03:00:31Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/17/listening-to-the-clipboard-clipboard-delphi-spy-with-custom-clipboard-formats.htm <a href="/od/windowsshellapi/Advanced_Delphi_Windows_Shell_API_Graphics_OLE_Programming.htm"><i>in Advanced Delphi</i></a> :: <a href="/od/windowsshellapi/a/clipboard_spy.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/delphi/1/0/w/4/clip2.gif" align="right" border="0"></a> Clipboard stores information in multiple formats so we can transfer data between applications that use different formats. 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I guess that in most cases you would write a function to return a ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/11/have-a-delphi-function-return-multiple-results.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/11/have-a-delphi-function-return-multiple-results.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:37:59 +0000 2012-12-11T10:37:59Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/10/intercepting-keyboard-input-with-delphi-implementing-a-keyboard-hook.htm <a href="/od/windowsshellapi/"><i>in Advanced Delphi</i></a> :: <a href="/od/windowsshellapi/a/keyboard_hook.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/delphi/1/8/m/4/keyhook.gif" align="right" border="0" /></a> Consider for a moment creation of some fast arcade game. All the graphics is displayed, let's say, in a TPainBox. 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Have you ever wondered is it possible to ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/07/understanding-owner-drawing-in-delphi.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/07/understanding-owner-drawing-in-delphi.htm Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:00:33 +0000 2012-12-07T03:00:33Z http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/04/understanding-and-processing-keyboard-events-in-delphi.htm <a href="/od/objectpascalide/Delphi_Language_Inside_and_Out.htm"><i>in Delphi Language</i></a> :: Get familiar with the OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp, and onKeyPress Delphi event procedures to respond to various key actions or handle and process ASCII characters along with other ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/04/understanding-and-processing-keyboard-events-in-delphi.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://delphi.about.com/b/2012/12/04/understanding-and-processing-keyboard-events-in-delphi.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:00:49 +0000 2012-12-04T03:00:49Z