Friday December 11, 2009
in Delphi VCL :: 
Using Delphi's drag and drop operations it is easy to implement rearranging multiple items in a TListView control.
Most MP3 (any multimedia) players allow arranging playlist using the technique provided in this article.
Read the full article to learn how to Rearrange Multiple TListView Items using Drag and Drop
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Thursday December 10, 2009
in Delphi TIPS :: The "MyDocuments" folder in Windows should be used to store user created documents such as text documents or presentations.
If your Delphi program creates application specific documents you want to be stored in the "MyDocuments" folder for the currently logged Windows user, you need to programmatically determine the path to the "MyDocuments" folder.
Read the full article to learn how to Programmatically Detect the MyDocuments Folder for the Current Windows User.
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Tuesday December 8, 2009
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Delphi IDE ::

Introduced in Delphi 8, code folding is a feature of the Delphi IDE which lets you collapse (hide) and expand (show) your code to make it easier to navigate and read. By default, when you close and reopen your project the code that you collapsed would appear expanded - your code folding preferences are not saved. Here's how to "fix" this.
Read the full article to learn how to Preserve Code Folding When Reopening a Delphi Project
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Monday December 7, 2009
in Delphi VCL :: 
Imagine a list box with a huge number of (unsorted) items. Finding the one user wants to select might turn into a nightmare. Let's provide the user with an option to immediately locate the item in the list box by adding incremental search functionality.
Read the full article to learn how to Implement Incremental Search for the TListBox Delphi Control
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