Compiler - What should I do ?

[davidh]

Hello Guys and Gals,
I have a Lazarus form on which I have a tab in which I have data entry for the program I am writing. Now, I have two
TEdits which I wish to place outside the tab as the data they collect will apply to all the tabs. When I place the two Tedits on the form and compile, everything dissapears except the two fields on the form. I know I must be doing something wrong but what?

Best Wishes
David

[howardpc]

I think you need to post compilable code, since it is not clear whether your edits should be on a separate modal form, or on, say, a separate panel alongside the tabbed control (pagecontrol?);
 or covering it, but made visible/invisible by some means.

[davidh]

Hi, and thanks for your quick response. I would be embarrased to post my code as it isn't near finished. Perhaps I didn't explain properly. When I run the program without the 2 tedits I get a correct appearance. However, when I recompile the same code but with two text boxes placed on the form above the tab ( on the form ) I get just the two tedits - nothing else. Everything else disappears. Two new clips attached
cheers

[marcov]

If I understood correctly, you put the edit boxes on the main form "under" the tabbed area and that causes paint problems.

Put them in the tab. Within a form it is all about visual rather than logic hierarchy.

[AL]

Put a panel on your form adjust its size to the top region.
Put a second panel that will be anchored to the top panel and that cover the rest of the form.
Place your 2 edits in the top panel.
Place you tab in the bottom panel.
Everything should show.
 

[davidh]

Thanks Al, That worked perfectly. Thank you very much 

[davidh]

Thanks Marcov, for your help

Best Wishes
David

[lucamar]

Put a panel on your form adjust its size to the top region.
Put a second panel that will be anchored to the top panel and that cover the rest of the form.

No need for the second panel or explicit anchors; a TPageControl (or similar) with Align set to alClient should do nicely, after the first panel with the two edits is aligned to alTop.

Something like the attached image, only it's a little more complex because the panel (buttons) on the right. It has a panel (the black one) aligned to alTop, the panel with buttons alined to alRight and a TListBox aligned to alClient ... not to mention the status bar at alBottom