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- Hi All,
-
- Welcome to the collection of freeware Delphi 1.0 components, brought to you
- by Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob). The components in this collection include:
-
- - TDrBob
- - TConvert
- - TDosEnvironment
- - TTicTacToe
- - TBUUEnCode/TBUUDeCode
-
- Also included is a TFileName and a new TPicture/Image property editor, and a
- special DOS/Windows command-line utility to convert 16-bit .RES/.DCR files
- (that only contain bitmaps) to 32-bit .RES or .DCR files.
-
- > Installation
- Installation is simple: just copy all these files in this archive to a single
- directory (like C:\DELPHI\DRBOB.COM) and add the file "DRBOBREG.PAS" to the
- list of installed components (in the Options | Install components dialog).
- RESCONV.EXE can be run from the DOS command-line or from Windows directly.
-
- > TDrBob
- The 'kernel' component from this collection; all components are derived from
- this one.
-
- > TConvert
- Convert numerical values to hexadecimal and roman digits (and back) using an
- internal field an several conversion routines.
-
- > TDosEnvironment
- Return the DOS environment strings in a property of type TStringList.
-
- > TTicTacToe
- The game also known as naughts-and-crosses, based on a strategy MAGIC.DLL.
- Make sure MAGIC.DLL is available in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (or the
- directory with the final application) itself. Otherwise, the component will
- not work and raise an exception.
-
- > TUUCode
- The TBUuEncode and TBUuDecode components are DLL wrapper components around
- UUCODE.DLL, which implements the uuencode/uudecode algorithm; to encode a file
- which may contain any character into a file with a standard character set, so
- this file can be sent over diverse networks that do not support binary files
- (such as the internet-CompuServe link).
- To install the help- and keyword-file, just copy the TBUUCODE.HLP file to
- C:\DELPHI\BIN, and the TBUUCODE.KWF file to C:\DELPHI\HELP. Then run the
- HelpInst application from your Delphi group in Windows, and make sure to add
- the TBUUCODE.KWF file from the DELPHI\HELP directory (the DELPHI.HDX main
- index file is in C:\DELPHI\BIN, by the way).
- For more information about these components, read the helpfile TBUUCODE.HLP.
- Note that this component has its own property editors installed to give you
- as much support during design time as possible (using the Activate property
- it is even possible to actually uuencode/uudecode files at design time)!
-
- > Dr.Bob's Enhanced Picture Editor
- Dr. Bob's Enhanced Picture Editor is a replacement for the Picture Editor
- Borland provided with Delphi (one that cannot give you a preview when you
- load .BMP files). After installation of DRBOBREG.PAS you can find the new
- Picture Editor at - for example - the following places:
- - TImage (picture)
- - TBitBtn (glyph)
- - TSpeedButton (glyph)
-
- > Dr.Bob's (Bitmap) Resource 16 to 32-bit converter
- This program (DOS command-line - written in Turbo Pascal) will convert
- a 16-bit binary resource file (such as .RES or .DCR) to 32-bit, provided
- that the resource file only contains bitmaps.
- Personally, I use this to convert all my 16-bit .DCR files to 32-bit,
- as well as my 16-bit .RES files that contain bitmaps for my experts to
- 32-bit R32 files.
-
- Groetjes,
- Dr.Bob Swart (100434,2072)
- P.O. Box 799
- 5702 NP HELMOND
- THE NETHERLANDS
-