Torry's Delphi Pages News: Components

AlphaControls v.7.65 updated

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:05:00 +0400

A package of standard and unique skinable VCL's for professional UI design development using AlphaSkins. AlphaControls is an easy-to-use universal and powerful tool for developing original skinned and non-skinned business/media applications. We have also added some properties and components, which make AlphaControls (and the applications that use them) unique.

Features:

Skins are upgradeable and have a very simple structure.
The elements of each control are calculated in real-time, so any control can be freely moved and resized at run-time.
Drawing of components is produced in several layers, so components may be alpha-blended, can have nice realistic borders, shadows and some other beautiful effects.
It is possible to embed any skins within the Exe-file for easy deployment.
Most standard edit controls are skinned automatically by TsSkinProvider component.
TPNGImageList component support (if USEPNG key defined).
Unicode support (see help-file for details).
Billenium effects and TMS Unicode Component Pack full support.
Many more...

Product License: SW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: With Nag-Screen

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2

AlphaControls Lite Edition v.7.65 updated

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:20:00 +0400

Package contains 13 absolutely free and fully-functional components from the AlphaControls package (TsSkinManager, TsSkinProvider, TsEdit, TsCheckBox, TsPanel, TsButton, TsScrollBar, TsLabel, TsWebLabel, TsBitBtn, TsComboBox, TsListBox and TsGauge). By using these components you can see the basic ideas behind AlphaControls which distinguish these components from similar packages. Small demo with sources included in this package.

It is possible to embed any skins within the Exe-file for easy deployment;
Skins are upgradeable and have a very simple structure;
Drawing of components is produced in several layers, so components may be alpha-blended, can have nice realistic borders, shadows and some other beautiful effects;
Skinning of most Standard edit controls by the TsSkinProvider component is available also.
The elements of each control are calculated in real-time, so any control can be freely moved and resized at run-time;
PNG-glyphs support in the buttons;
Billenium effects support;
HUE offset and saturation of current skin colors changing;
Working with the components is very simple and intuitive...

Product License: FW
Source: None
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB6 CBXE D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2

MIDIFile2 v.0.9.4 added

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

MIDIFile2 is a Delphi component (TMIDIFile2), which is used for TMIDIPlayer2.

You can get various information of MIDI file such as format type, number of tracks, playback length, sync lyrics and others, with this unit.
The source units of Tnt Delphi UNICODE Controls are needed if you compile this unit with Delphi 2007 or earlier version.

Product License: FWS
Source: Included
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2

TMidiPlayer2 v.0.9.4 added

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

TMidiPlayer2 is a Delphi component for playing MIDI files. Package also includes TMidiFile2 for parsing MIDI file, TMidiOutput for playing MIDI event.

TMidiPlayer2 uses separate thread to process MIDI events, which helps application to avoid possible problems by time consuming processes of main thread.
TMidiPlayer2 has the functions to get Sync Lyrics, to control Tempo & Pitch at playing MIDI files.
You can get various information of MIDI file such as format type, number of tracks, playback length and others, with TMidiFile2.
The source units of Tnt Delphi UNICODE Controls are needed if you compile this component with Delphi 2007 or earlier version.

Product License: FWS
Source: Included
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D7 DXE DXE2

IWCGjQuery Suite for Intraweb 0.0.0.403 added

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

Main features include:

Most jQuery features (options and client API).
Design Time support with HTML Render
Dynamic runtime Theme support for professional application skinning
JavaScript Intellisense Edition for direct Script event handling.
Full Ajax support.
Configuration of data sent from browser in Ajax / Submit Events.

For other versions that best fits your Intraweb and Rad Studio version visit author's download page.

Product License: SW
Source: On request
File Status: Evaluation (time-limit)

Compatible with: DXE2

madExcept v.4.0 updated

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:20:01 +0400

madExcept takes control over all unhandled exceptions in your projects. For each unhandled exception madExcept collects a whole bunch of important information like:

computer/operating system information;
callstack (unit/function names, line numbers, etc);
list of loaded dlls;
cleartext disassembly of the exception location.

Instead of getting simple error boxes like "Invalid pointer operation" your users will have the possibility to email, print or save the bug report directly from the exception box. Integration of madExcept into your project needs nothing more than a few mouse clicks.

Product License: FNC
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB5 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2 DXE64

ConfigEditor FREE v.1.035 added

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

Configuration Editor FREE is a tool to be bundled with your own software, that will allow the user to edit your software settings file using a comfortable GUI (directly edits *.INI and *.Properties file types). It's meant for software developers that need a generic options editor component.

Getting Started: All you need to do is put ConfigEditor.exe in your software folder, along with your software configuration file (to be auto-detected rename it to Settings.INI or SETTINGS.PROPERTIES depending on the file type).

Product License: FW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB1 CB3 CB4 CB5 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 CXE64 D1 D2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2 DXE64

InfoBrowser FREE v.1.004 added

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

InfoBrowser FREE is a tiny Web Browser and File Viewer. it can be bundled with your own software. It's meant for software developers that need to easily add a Help System or a small Web Browser to their application.

Getting Started: All you need to do really, is put InfoBrowser.exe in your software folder, and state (in command line or INI) the web address or file name you want it to display.

Product License: FW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB1 CB3 CB4 CB5 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 CXE64 D1 D2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2 DXE64

PADUpdater FREE v.2.014 added

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

Auto update tool to be bundled with your own software, that will upgrade it to the latest version from your web site. It's meant for software developers that need an automatic software update component.

Getting Started: All you need to do really, is put PADUpdater.exe in your software folder, along with your PAD.XML file.

Features and Benefits:

Tiny (around 100k)
Easy integration, Just copy and execute
Single EXE file, No need for any DLL or .NET
Can run from shortcut or from your application
Portable
Doesn't change registry
Your application�remains secure�from internet DLL imports and firewall alerts
Small (only ~1MB)
No ads or spyware
it's free even for commercial use.

Product License: FW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Fully functional

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB1 CB3 CB4 CB5 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 CXE64 D1 D2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2 DXE64

FastReport VCL v.4.12.6 updated

Tue, 22 May 2012 02:05:00 +0400

FastReport4 VCL is an add-on component that allows your application to generate reports quickly and efficiently. FastReport provides all the necessary tools to develop reports, including a visual report designer, a reporting core, and a preview window.

Features:

Band-oriented report generator. Wide range of band types allows you to create any kind of report.
Report can consist of several design pages. Thus you can build a report that consists of cover, data and back cover - all in one file.
Wide range of objects that can be used in a report: text, picture, lines, shapes, charts, barcodes, cross-table, OLE object, RichText, checkbox, gradient.
Visual report designer supports zooming, undo/redo, guidelines, rulers. Fully customizable interface with MS Office look. You can give your users the ability to modify reports and create new ones.
Report can contain datasets (tables, queries, DB connections). Thus you can not only use application-defined datasets, but connect to any databases and use tables and queries right inside a report. At this time the following libraries are supported: ADO, BDE, DBX, IBX, FIB, and many third-party DB libraries.
Report can contain dialog forms to ask for some data before the report is run. You can create fully standalone, application-independed reports.
Built-in script engine that supports 4 languages: Pascal Script, C++Script, Basic Script, JScript. You can perform complex data handling with it, manage the interaction with dialog forms and controls.
The debugging tools: step, breakpoints, watches.
Visual query builder. You don't have to learn the SQL language to create a complex query from several data tables.
Export filters allow you to export your report to many supported formats (PDF, RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, TXT, CSV, Open Document Format).
Send report by email with one mouse click.
Web-reporting components. Distance no longer matters. You can browse a report using only web browser.
Special kind of report for dot-matrix printing. This type of printer is still alive and used in many corporations. Use FastReport for fast dot-matrix printing.
Report inheritance (supported both file-based inheritance and visual form inheritance used in Delphi/C++Builder). You have many reports with common elements such as titles, logos, footers?
Many more...

Product License: SW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Partially restricted

Compatible with: C2k10 C2k6 C2k7 C2k9 CB4 CB5 CB6 CBXE CBXE2 D2005 D2006 D2007 D2009 D2010 D4 D5 D6 D7 DXE DXE2

Habari Client for Apollo v.1.1 added

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

Habari Client for Apollo is a library for Delphi and Free Pascal which provides easy access to Apache Apollo.

Habari Client for Apollo uses a plug-in style architecture for communication libraries and message transformers for XML and JSON object serialization.

It supports Delphi 2009 to XE2 and Free Pascal, and follows the specification of the JMS API for Message Oriented Middleware.

Product License: SW
Source: On purchase/registration
File Status: Demo only

Compatible with: D2009 D2010 DXE DXE2