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Requests / Allow renaming projects + files

« on: July 13, 2013, 07:56:49 am »

Mida saves everything to a new folder using the same names that the original project had.

It would be nice to be able to rename them so the generated project can be loaded into the existing Project Group.

In particular, if you find the letters 'VCL' in a project or file name, add an option to change them to 'FMX'.

Alternatively, allow 'FMX' or '_FMX' to be appended to the project, file, and unit names.

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Requests / Include class helpers rather than rewriting property names

« on: July 13, 2013, 07:53:17 am »

Why not include class helpers rather than rewriting property names?

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General Discussion / Re: Styles?

« on: July 13, 2013, 07:51:28 am »

I came up with a work-around for the Style issues that's actually more useful for other purposes.

Instead of rewriting the properties that have changed, why don't you just include helper classes?

I created one for TPanel to address these properties, and it works like a charm:

• .Color
• .Top
• .Left

-David

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General Discussion / Styles?

« on: July 07, 2013, 02:37:31 am »

In order that you don't simply point me to the page that states this, I'll save you the trouble and paste it here to show you that I actually found it and read it:

StyleBook
 
The VCL framework includes style information such as fonts, TPanels, and backgrounds in each component. For example a TLabel would include the font size, name, and color. The FireMonkey framework uses a Stylebook technique where all component style information for a form is contained in a stylebook for that form rather than in each component.

Mida 3 seamlessly and automatically moves the VCL style information into the new FireMonkey stylebook on each form saving you from having to manually cut and paste this information from each component. A real time saver!


The way I interpret the paragraph above is that if I have things like Panel1.Color then it will be converted into whatever FM needs to set the color.  In fact, Panel1.Color, Panel1.Top, Panel1.Left are all left untouched and uncommented ... and they don't work in FM.

The video that Marco made last year shows him converting lots of controls that he said require very little work, and he was using the free version. He said Mida will leave comments for things that it cannot convert.  I have the Pro version, and it's not converting basic things like this, nor is it leaving any comments around common properties that it cannot convert.

Do I need the Studio version to get it to do these conversions?

Note: this is a vanilla TPanel on a TForm, a very very simple test.

I'm using V3.2 (the latest one) and I have all of the default settings checked, including the one that say TStyles (or something similar).

-David

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General Discussion / Re: What are exact differences between Pro and Studio?

« on: June 26, 2013, 08:25:23 am »

>> Mobile Pack for iOS ( VCL Desktop To iPad )

See the new video of Marco Cantu'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSynEshEx28

Honestly, I'd prefer something in between 7 words and a 27-minute video.

TIP: I'm trying to make a BUYING DECISION here, and you really don't seem like you care one way or the other that you may be losing sales because there may be others like me for whom a 7-word description isn't really motivating us to make a purchase.

At 50 Euros, that's costing you about 7 Euros per word to avoid having to write another 25 words or so.

Just saying...

EDITED ...

Congratulations, you found another way to point back to the same 7 words on your website.  This video shows an example of the free Delphi edition that was produced over a year ago.  They mention the Pro edition, and then show your own web site as a way of explaining the Studio.

DOESN'T ANYBODY IN THIS FORUM HAVE THE STUDIO UPGRADE WHO CAN COMMENT ON WHAT IT OFFERS BEYOND THE PRO VERSION???

Apparently a 7-word explanation is all we'll get otherwise.

-David

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General Discussion / Re: What are exact differences between Pro and Studio?

« on: June 23, 2013, 05:29:21 pm »

Check Mida Faq page :

http://www.midaconverter.com/faq.html


>>What are the differences between Mida Basic, Pro, and Studio versions?
>>Click this link for a comparison table of the 3 versions.

http://www.midaconverter.com/firemonkey/upgrade.asp

Mauro Botta

I've seen both of these, and there are a total of 12 words that explain the supposed features.

Mobile Pack for iOS ( VCL Desktop To iPad )
Report Conversion ( QuickReport,FastReport..)

So the Studio lets you convert a Windows VCL app to run on an iPad.  What about iPhone, iPod, and OS X?

Can you not build OS X apps without it?

What I'm trying to say is ... it's very ambiguous and incomplete.

I'm trying to figure out if spending another 50 Euros is going to buy me anything I need beyond what I already have with the Pro Edition.

BTW, I don't use any of these report tools anywhere, so the Report Conversion thing is a non-issue for me.

-David

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General Discussion / What are exact differences between Pro and Studio?

« on: June 22, 2013, 06:31:33 am »

This is not clear from web site. Please elaborate.