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ortegahernandes

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[SOLVED]Component box
« on: February 24, 2020, 01:31:21 pm »
good morning everyone.

I don't program much at lazarus.

there is a box to place the components to be separated from the window graphic.

because they get in the way of adjusting the look of the window.
« Last Edit: February 26, 2020, 11:55:12 am by ortegahernandes »

Handoko

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Re: Component box
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2020, 01:52:22 pm »
Good afternoon friend!
(Here is not morning where I live)

I understand your problem, I sometimes have the problem too. But as far as I know, no there is no such container/box to store them.

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Re: Component box
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2020, 02:23:32 pm »
One solution is to add a datamodule to your app, which in your layout would show as a further tab.
Drop all your non-visual components on the datamodule, and make sure it is named in the uses clause of the form(s) that need those components.

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Re: Component box
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2020, 02:25:23 pm »
Can datamodule store non data control components?
I never knew about it.

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Re: Component box
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2020, 02:28:30 pm »
The components which disturb you and which I see in your screen shot are non-visual components. Did you notice that the context menu of each form has an item "Show nonvisual components". Uncheck it, and these icons will be gone. This is a per-form setting, i.e. you can remove them only on crowded forms and leave less crowded forms unaffected. Note, however, that this setting may be confusing because you do not get a direct feedback that there are hidden components. Try to get accustomed to work with the component tree above the object inspector where every component is shown.

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Re: Component box
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2020, 02:29:41 pm »
Thanks WP, I learned something new today.

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Re: Component box
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2020, 02:53:49 pm »
USE DATAMODULE
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Re: Component box
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2020, 04:01:57 pm »
you can use data module
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Re: Component box
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2020, 06:17:32 pm »
Using a DataModule is the preferred way but you have another possiblility: Add a Panel (or similar component) aligned to your preferred border with its Visible property set to False. Use that panel to drop the non-visual components and the rest of the form to design your UI, as shown in the attached image.

At run-time the panel will be invisible (and you can even destroy it in the form's OnCreate event handler) but at design-time it provides a convenient place to keep those components so thet they don't clutter the "normal" UI.

Of course, if you have a gazillion such components this won't work; this is what happens usually in DB-driven applications, hence the name of (and, beyond other issues, the need for) the special TDataModule, which despite the name can indeed host whatever component you throw into it.
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Re: Component box
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2020, 07:20:44 pm »
Hello everyone.

I am trying to solve a problem that in some respects is superimposed on the one required.
So far, I have overcome similar problems by having the components created during RunTime.
Can the solution I use cause some unexpected behavior?

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Note to ortegahernandes.
Surely the answers that have already been given are better and more relevant to your problem, compared to the solution proposed by me.


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Re: Component box
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2020, 07:48:25 pm »
I am trying to solve a problem that in some respects is superimposed on the one required.
So far, I have overcome similar problems by having the components created during RunTime.
Can the solution I use cause some unexpected behavior?
No, you just need more Pascal code and loose the benefits of WYSIWYG layout.
Sometimes it may indeed be a cleaner and easier option. For example you may want to show a different set of controls in one area based on a setting, by switching their visibility. Using WYSIWYG you would place the controls on top of each other. Messy!
Pascal code is less messy then.
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Re: Component box
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2020, 09:06:06 pm »
The components which disturb you and which I see in your screen shot are non-visual components. Did you notice that the context menu of each form has an item "Show nonvisual components". Uncheck it, and these icons will be gone. This is a per-form setting, i.e. you can remove them only on crowded forms and leave less crowded forms unaffected. Note, however, that this setting may be confusing because you do not get a direct feedback that there are hidden components. Try to get accustomed to work with the component tree above the object inspector where every component is shown.



Handoko  and wp


thanks for your tips.

Handoko thanks for the quick reply.

the "wp" tip was exactly what I was needing.

 

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