Gridlayout

[dirkgraf40]

I have added a GridLayout component under the visual components. 
see -> https://wiki.freepascal.org/Components_and_Code_examples

[wp]

What is the difference to what can be achieved with the standard ChildSizing property built into every container control such as TPanel, TForm, TGroupbox, TFrame etc.? https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Autosize_/_Layout#Layout

[AlexTP]

I moved all info about the component here: https://wiki.freepascal.org/GridLayout (and fixed the wiki link).

[wp]

The component is available only as a zipped file. Hmmm.... Firefox warns me that this might be a security issue because of the unsafe connection. I would feel better if you'd distribute the component as source in github / gitlab / sourceforge or similar.

[trev]

Hmmm.... Firefox warns me that this might be a security issue because of the unsafe connection.

I changed the Wiki download link to https so FireFox will feel safe

[dirkgraf40]

I only need to specify row, column, span and span height for each component and do not need to specify neighbours, etc. The change in width can be locked. (e.g. navigation panel).

I will take some screenshots tomorrow and post them.

[dirkgraf40]

Gridlayout, just have a look here (youtube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTzL3rw3O4 

[PascalDragon]

What is the difference to what can be achieved with the standard ChildSizing property built into every container control such as TPanel, TForm, TGroupbox, TFrame etc.? https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Autosize_/_Layout#Layout

It looks a bit more compatible to Delphi's TGridPanel (something that we're still missing), though not completely (e.g. some properties are named differently, the control collection is TControlItem instead of TGridPanelControl, and I think the later misses some properties as well).

[dirkgraf40]

I don't know gridlayout from delphi, I only work under lazarus. But for me the positioning of the components in some cases (especially with windows with many tedit) was too cumbersome. 

[JD]

Gridlayout, just have a look here (youtube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTzL3rw3O4 

Congratulations. This looks very interesting.

It reminds me of JavaFX's GridPane container.

I look forward to trying your control. Thanks for your efforts.

Cheers,

JD

[Soner]

I looked your homepage and I think you chose wrong license for your program.
When your program has gpl licensem, then you must publish source code. Only for LGPL you don't need publish source code of your program.

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Same in German(because his site is in german):
Ich habe deine Seite angeschaut. Ich glaube, du hast falsche Lizenz für dein Programm gewählt. Wenn du irgend eine Version von GPL wählst, dann musst du die Quelltexte für dein Programm zum Download anbieten. Nur bei GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), wie bei Lazarus- und Freepascal-Bibliotheken, muss man Quelltexte nicht freigeben.
Also überlege genau welche Lizenz du wählst, bevor deine Seite bzw. Programm herumspricht. Jemand, das sind meistens Abmahnanwälte, könnte dich zwingen erst Geld zu zahlen, dann Programmquelltext freigeben.
Viel Erfolg mit dein Programm.

[JuhaManninen]

I looked your homepage and I think you chose wrong license for your program.
When your program has gpl licensem, then you must publish source code. Only for LGPL you don't need publish source code of your program.

The homepage gives an error for me. However there is a 7z archive with source code. No problems there.
You clearly misunderstood LGPL. Source code for an LGPL components must also be published. The rules are identical to GPL in this regard.
The difference is that an LGPL component can be linked to a program that uses a different license, for example a commercial closed license.
GPL code instead "taints" any code it links to, thus forcing all that code to be GPL.

[Soner]

I looked your homepage and I think you chose wrong license for your program.
When your program has gpl licensem, then you must publish source code. Only for LGPL you don't need publish source code of your program.

The homepage gives an error for me. However there is a 7z archive with source code. No problems there.
You clearly misunderstood LGPL. Source code for an LGPL components must also be published. The rules are identical to GPL in this regard.
The difference is that an LGPL component can be linked to a program that uses a different license, for example a commercial closed license.
GPL code instead "taints" any code it links to, thus forcing all that code to be GPL.

Juha, I am talking about his program,  not about his component.

[JuhaManninen]

Juha, I am talking about his program,  not about his component.

Ah, OK.
I didn't see a program. The home page gives an error:
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Error 403: your request was denied
Possible causes for this error are:

No index page (e.g. index.php or index.html) was found
Your request was denied by our web application firewall. In case you are the operator of this website, you are able customize or disable the Web Application Firewall in our control panel.
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[dirkgraf40]

I think, the licence is correct. But thank you for the tip Soner  .

The program is intended only for dental laboratories located or billing in Germany.

The source code has been published here.
On the main page under the heading "Quelltext".

https://www.lz-dent.de/de/doku.php?id=source.source

I will also publish it on Github soon.