Another bi-weekly round of updates, regarding Delphi, applications, third party, and more.
XE7 Updates and HotFixes
- PA Server Hotfix for simulator and latest Xcode described at community.embarcadero.com/index.php/blogs/entry/paserver-hotfix-for-delphi-xe7-and-rad-studio-xe7-to-support-ios-7-1-simulator-in-xcode-6 and available at cc.embarcadero.com/item/30008
- Update to the VCL TBitmap hotfix information at blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2014-october-hotfixes-bitmap-buffer-paserver.html
- Mac OS X Yosemite Style Pack described at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/10/17/mac-os-x-yosemite-style-pack-for-rad-studio-xe7/ and available at cc.embarcadero.com/item/30025
- Hotfix for InterBase XE3 libraries on iOS 8 at cc.embarcadero.com/item/30024
- Beta linker hotfix required to submit apps to the Apple App Store at cc.embarcadero.com/item/30022 (short blog post by Sarina at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/10/17/ios-8-app-store-hotfix/)
More XE7 Information
- Really a hidden feature, IBLite for desktop (which is free to deploy) covered at glooscapsoftware.blogspot.it/2014/10/rad-studio-xe7-stealth-feature-iblite.html
- Technical details on FireMonkey TPlatformServices at delphiaball.co.uk/2014/10/16/expanding-firemonkey-tplatformservices/
- New (also quite hidden) language features in XE7: delphisorcery.blogspot.it/2014/10/new-language-feature-in-xe7.html
General Delphi Information and New Delphi Apps
- All the relevant documents for Delphi Unicode migration in one place at softwareonastring.com/2014/10/06/20-resources-on-migrating-to-unicode-with-delphi
- Sorting and lfiltering FireMonkey lists at monkeystyler.com/blog/entry/sorting-and-filtering-list-boxes-in-firemonkey
- ColorMapp game by Andrea Magni at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.andreamagni.ColorMapp
- Tip: Mobile apps with spaces in their name at blogs.embarcadero.com/jtembarcadero/2014/10/13/how-can-i-change-name-of-firemonkey-mobile-application-to-contain-spaces/
- Overflow menu in Android also by JT at blogs.embarcadero.com/jtembarcadero/2014/10/13/create-an-action-bar-with-overflow-menu-on-android/
- A FireMonkey mapping component at www.fmxexpress.com/native-firemonkey-mapping-component-in-delphi-xe7-firemonkey-on-android-and-ios/
And More Embarcadero News
- Quite notably, Microsoft deploys ER/Studio at www.embarcadero.com/products/er-studio/testimonials/microsoft