New release with fp and readme
As people begin to ask for fpc release with fpgui and the fp-editor.
I checked the installation and ordered some things, wrote a manual, added uidesigner (of fpgui) and and the fp editor.
Feeling like in school
serk118uk in aros-exec Forum reminded me of the „good old days“ where „it was just little bluescreen with ide and (F5) to compile..“ turbopascal, freepascal has a very similar surface with a turbo vision like surface. I remember that the ide for morphos is already prepared and working, so it should be not so difficult to bring it to aros. So here it is…. I’m feeling younger than ever.
besides this I worked on the key press problem it seems now its completely working (except § and some special chars but i dont‘ know why I also need an other keyboard for my computer… this one has no right amiga key so I can’t test it (and no copy paste).
The menu shift problem is partly solved but still needs some testing.
I’m also aware that finally it will be important to write a sort of installation manual and readme for fpc@aro. Also the release archive must be reorganized before it can be a real release of fpc with fpgui. I hope soon I have time for it.
Show Windows Program
There is a Window inspection tool in AROS called WiMP sadly it does not show Parent relations for the windows, which i use now intensively.
So i wrote an own program to inspect the windows also bring them to front an paint a red border on it (see screenshot) and show properties (especially the IDCMP flags and flags as Text not only as number).
It was a good way to find bugs. Some small I fixed already. A big one hindered me to write the program directly in maximus compiled on AROS. Some keys seems to send a double key to the GUI mostly when Shift is pressed (for example Shift-L seems sends also the key-up to the gui so the cursor goes one up then write a big „L“), need to debug. but besides this problem it worked rather nice. Also the UIDesigner worked rather nicely to place buttons, edit properties, even movement of items is very slow and atm. its not possible to delete items placed (have to check why).
The Source is included of course.
Editors for everyone
The first and most important work was Code cleaning and debug messages removal to distribute a very first Version of fpc with some lcl units.
Besides this i played around with recordmyDesktop for linux to make Movies. (Tutorials for fpc/lcl?) with the gui its very nice to use, even the selection of area to record is a little bit difficult, because the preview picture is so small.