Ide

Ide stands for integrated development envirmentnow most people doesn't know this i found this in the Delphi 5 help files.The ide has several command line options.for example you can start Delphi faster by typing this rule

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This will tell Delphi to start the ide but without the splasch so it will start faster.Another thrick is the rule.
Delphi32.exe -np This will start the ide as normal but without an empty project so this will be faster.
When you develop your programs it could happen that a component you place on a form doesn't fit or doesn't have the right size you want it to have.To place a component exactely where you want him Select him then hold down the control(ctrl)key and use the arrow keys to move the component in steps from one pixel each. To make a component on the size you want select the component hold down the shift key end use arrow keys to move the component in steps from one pixel each.Then a brand new end verry handy Delphi tools is the todo list you can see a screenshot from a todo list below.

Here you can add several tasks that you still have to do to complete a Delphi project you are working on to add an item to the todo list simple use the right mouse button end choose add from the popup menu or use the hotkey combination ctrl +a end fill in the dialog box that apperars it should look like this.
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when you check the checkbox at the left corner before the text of your todo items the text will be look like this.
~~menu event handeling code~~ this indicates that the tasks has been completed.This is verru usefull for example if more then one person works on a Delphi project this way you can inform eachother what you still have to do to complete a project. Another usefull thing in Delphi is called code templates this is for example if you build a program that has allot of messageboxes you can write a template for it end add it to the Delphi ide whenever you need this code you can simple use the hotkey for code templatates (ctrl+j) to add it to the Delphi ide do this in the Delphi ide click the tools menu end choose editor options you should see this dialog box.

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click the code insight tab end click the add button give your code template a name for example box typ the code inside the memo control en add it now everytime you need this code you type the name of the code template you've just added end then press ctrl+j end you get tto whole text.

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