[SOLVED] Custom form

[pcurtis]

I want to make a custom form with a few extra properties, no problem.

My question is how can I make this form the default in Lazarus?

[Lulu]

If by 'default form' you means the main form, simply move the line where it is created to the first position in your project .lpr file. It must be created first.

[pcurtis]

By default I mean create this by default

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1. unit Unit1;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
4.  
5. interface
6.  
7. uses
8.   Classes, SysUtils, [b]MyForm[/b], Controls, Graphics, Dialogs;
9.  
10. type
11.   TForm1 = class([b]TMyForm[/b])
12.   private
13.  
14.   public
15.  
16.   end;
17.  
18. var
19.   Form1: TForm1;
20.  
21. implementation
22.  
23. {$R *.lfm}
24.  
25. end.
26.  

and automatically add MyComponents to the projects requirements.

[Mr.Madguy]

I guess, it requires modifying Lazarus sources.

[pcurtis]

Any idea where?

[zeljko]

Maybe you should look into "New..." command in ide (just below New Form).
You can register your own customform as package in ide and then create it via "New..." cmd (so no need to touch lazarus sources), or of course you can override "New Form" cmd with your own in lazarus sources.

[pcurtis]

@zeliko Looks like the way to go. How do I add my form there as a project?

[dsiders]

Maybe you should look into "New..." command in ide (just below New Form).
You can register your own customform as package in ide and then create it via "New..." cmd (so no need to touch lazarus sources), or of course you can override "New Form" cmd with your own in lazarus sources.

Are you referring to the facilities in components/custform package? If so, it needs to be installed into the IDE.

[GetMem]

@pcurtis

Looks like the way to go. How do I add my form there as a project?

You cannot add your form as project. That doesn't even make sense.

1. Open your project
2. Create a new form(uMyNewForm/fMyNewForm), save unit
3. Go to File->New->Inherited Item->Inherited Project component
4. Select fMyNewForm, press OK
5. The IDE will create a new form, which inherits from fMyNewForm

Is this what you are after?

[pcurtis]

Can I make a project template and add it there? (don't mention Tools => Project Templates. That completely sucks)

[jamie]

I guess a question would be is, are you trying to add these properties to all forms ever created in the system or just the initial form?

[pcurtis]

Just the initial form

[jamie]

What I do for something like that is use the "New project From File" option. that lets you go select a PAS file unit which can be your first unit..

  You create a simple project with all of your properties added, uses etc. Save that project as a base project for example and when ever you need a new project you can use the "new project From File" then you can navigate over to that project you created and load the unit file, it will start you off from that point on and should not affect the base project you grabbed that from.

[pcurtis]

OK thanks for the tip, but that only solves half the problem. What if my unit has certain package requirements? How do I add them?

[jamie]

if you have a folder full of special base projects you can simply open any one of those to start a new project and then use the SaveProjectAs to a new folder before you start editing.

 I think that maybe the Tools menu has the Template option to set a path to a template folder section where you can fetch these from but I am not so sure if laz has built in safeguards to keep you from over writing them.