GExperts FAQ: Why does the Grep Results window not remember size and position?
The Grep Results window (and several other windows) can be docked to the IDE. To allow that GExperts does not save their positions and size but lets the IDE do that, which means these settings are part...
View ArticleCodeInsightExpert for GExperts
Michael Höfmann has written an additional CodeInsightExpert (in German) that can be added to GExperts and supports the writing of CodeInsight compatible comments in Delphi 12 (Athens). The source code...
View ArticleGExperts Webinar
Jim McKeeth is going to hold a Webinar Essential Delphi: GExperts on 2024-08-28. I'll try to join if I find the time (it's scheduled for 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC), so I might just make it.) Past webinars...
View ArticleGExperts 1.3.25 2024-08-24 released
The new GExperts version still supports all Delphi versions back to Delphi 6 (with the notable exception of Delphi 8) and even the Delphi 12 version is no longer in Beta state. I hope we have fixed...
View ArticleGet Samba connection information
Note to self: The command to get connection information for a (Linux based) Samba server is smbstatus. It needs root privileges. e.g. [bash] sudo smbstatus -v | less [/bash]
View ArticleYou should be using the full FastMM
If you are a Delphi developer and are not using the full FastMM memory manager (either the free version 4 or the commercial version 5) you really should try it. The limited FastMM version, that is...
View ArticleZFS Snapshots und Samba Shadow Copy [German only]
Ich bin seit einiger Zeit ein großer Fan von ZFS und sammle immer wieder mal Links zu dem Thema. Es gibt einen Blog-Post ZFS Snapshots und Samba Shadow Copy (auf Deutsch) von Manfred Larcher, den ich...
View ArticleUpdated Webhelp for GExperts available
Jim McKeeth has updated the GExperts documentation a bit. It's far from finished but that's better than the totally outdated one on gexperts.org. I have now exported it as webhelp and checked it in to...
View ArticleDestroying multiple ZFS snapshots
Note to self: Sometimes it is necessary to destroy not just a single but multiple ZFS snapshots. This can be done with some command line magic, but the zfs destroy subcommand has built in functionality...
View ArticleUses Clause Manager topic added to the GExperts help
They say that documentation is the worst part of programming and I mostly agree with that. Nevertheless I have taken the time to add a page about the Uses Clause Manager expert to the GExperts help...
View ArticleAdded IDE Toolbar Expert to GExperts
Some Delphi IDE versions have an annoying bug with the toolbars that makes them unusable if you customize them. If you have seen this problem, you know it, if not, congratulations! Unfortunately I am...
View ArticleCopilot annoyance
Today I turned on a laptop computer with Windows 10 Home, which I had not used for a long time. Of course it had to install quite a few Windows Updates, so I let it do this and came back later to...
View ArticleGExperts now fixes yet another annoyance in the Delphi IDE: Desktops
With my particular monitor setup, the Desktop feature of the Delphi 11 and 12 IDE does not work correctly. The Startup Desktop is not restored as I saved it, on my high def monitor on the left hand...
View ArticleGExperts: AI Rewrite and COBOL Port Announced for Immediate Development
The venerable Delphi IDE extension GExperts is about to undergo a revolutionary transformation, with plans announced to completely rewrite it using artificial intelligence and simultaneously port it to...
View ArticleRDP session using Remmina
In preparation to the end of support for Window 10 we are looking into replacing Windows on some older computers with Linux, in particular Kubuntu. We don't want to throw away perfectly good hardware...
View ArticledzBdsLauncher 1.0.15 released with support for Delphi 12.3
I just released dzBdsLauncher 1.0.15. It now recognizes the .dproj-version 20.3 as Delphi 12.3.
View ArticleGExperts Test installer for Delphi 12
I just built an installer for GExperts for Delphi 12. It uses the DLL from the current source code, compiled with Delphi 12.3 and contains all the bugs I haven't yet found, so use it at your own risk....
View ArticleVibe Coding in JavaScript with Claude.ai and Mistral’s Le Chat
I heard the term "Vibe Coding" a few days ago, but apparently it has been a thing for a while. What it means is people who know nothing about programming do it anyway with the help of "AI". They simply...
View ArticleAI is just great and always right – not
When developing plugins for the Delphi IDE, which should support several IDE versions, one sometimes needs to know when a particular change to the VCL or the IDE itself was made. E.g. if you want to...
View ArticleLots of bug fixes for GExperts
If you have been updating the GExperts sources (or are following the activity on SourceForge) you might have noticed that there quite a few bugs have been fixed. That was not me alone (I am on vacation...
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