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Dr.Bob's Tip-Of-The-Hat... See Also:  Delphi Papers and Columns

Dr.Bob's Tip-Of-The-Hat... is a place where I present small tips & tricks for Delphi and C++Builder developers (sometimes related to Kylix as well).

Dr.Bob's ** Book Top 3 ** 2003:    1. C++Builder 6 Developer's Guide   2. Delphi 6 Developer's Guide   3. Kylix Developer's Guide

• Tip #14: Published not allowed?
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I explain the rules for the use of the published keyword inside class definitions.
• Tip #13: Design or Runtime?
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I show how to distinguish between design-time and runtime inside your Delphi, Kylix or C++Builder applications.
• Tip #12: C++Builder 5 WebBroker DLLs
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I'll fix the "only one data module per application" message for C++Builder 5 WebBroker DLLs.
• Tip #11: Apache DSO and Post with Kylix 1.0
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I'll fix a bug in Kylix 1.0 Server Developer when writing Apache DSO applications using POSTs.
• Tip #10: Start Me Up!
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I'll explain some of the Delphi 5 start-up options that are available and can be very handy.
• Tip #9: Components and Names
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I explain why the TB42Edit, TB42Label and TB42DBEdit components will not work unless you've given them your own unique names.
• Tip #8: Data-Aware Right-Aligned TB42DBEdit
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I implement a data-aware edition of the right-aligned TB42Edit (for numerical data entry).
• Tip #7: Shading TB42Label
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I implement a TLabel component with lowered and raised shading styles.
• Tip #6: Right-Aligned TB42Edit
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I implement a right-aligned TEdit component which is quite handy for numerical input.
• Tip #5: Delphi 1.0x TCustomOutline
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I fix a minor problem in the TCustomOutline component of Delphi 1.0x
• Tip #4: Refresh FileListBox
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I experiment with several ways to refresh the contents of the TFileListBox component.
• Tip #3: Enter as TAB (2)
  In this tip-of-the-hat, I follow-up on the previous item by showing how to use Enter as TAB inside a TDBGrid control.
• Tip #2: Enter as TAB?
  In this second tip-of-the-hat, I answer the classic question: how can I use the enter key as tab?
• Tip #1: Pointing with an hourglass
  In this first tip-of-the-hat, I show how to turn the mouse pointer into an hourglass and back to normal again.

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