TBCButtonFocus TabStop property

[petevick]

I don't know if this is a known problem but when a TBCButtonFocus TabStop property is set to False it's not written to the unit lfm file, and I mean it's missing, if it's set to True then it is written. This means that you can be happily changing a load of TBCButtonFocus buttons tabstop to false at design time, save your project, the next time you open that project all of those button tabstop property will be back to true. It's at that point you question your sanity 

[lainz]

I have no idea, it should work since it's just a property we inherit from TCustomControl.

[petevick]

I have no idea, it should work since it's just a property we inherit from TCustomControl.

I don't suppose it could be a problem with the TCustomControl could it?

[lainz]

I have no idea, it should work since it's just a property we inherit from TCustomControl.

I don't suppose it could be a problem with the TCustomControl could it?

No, me neither, because all controls must be failing if that's the case.

[lainz]

In the constructor of TBCButtonFocus is this line:

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1. TabStop := True;

Maybe that overrides the lfm saved property.

Try removing that line and rebuild lazarus. If it works for you I will change the sourcecode.

[Thaddy]

maybe a missing stored specifier? https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refsu38.html
e.g:

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1. property TBCButtonFocus .Tabstop:boolean read FTabstop write ftabstop stored true;

or something.

[petevick]

In the constructor of TBCButtonFocus is this line:

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1. TabStop := True;

Maybe that overrides the lfm saved property.

Try removing that line and rebuild lazarus. If it works for you I will change the sourcecode.

Yes, that seems to have fixed it, although there is no...

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1. TabStop := False;

...line written to the lfm file to signify the False property state (the TabStop := True; line is written), but at least when you close/reopen Laz the TabStop property retains it's saved state.