Fixing gesture “lag” near the screen edge on iOS
An enquiry I had from a Hans Jakobsen of EarMaster (brilliant music teaching software for PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone) recently was regarding an apparent “lag” for the OnMouseDown event for controls near...
View ArticleIntroducing MonkeyBuilder
If you develop mobile apps for the app stores with Delphi, you’ll know that building and deploying a release is not a trivial task. MonkeyBuilder can reduce the time you spend from hours into just...
View ArticleIt’s time to Get Excited!
The release of Delphi 10.4 Sydney is just around the corner. I’ve specifically been given permission to show updates and new features in the product, so let’s get to it.. Note: This is pre-release...
View ArticleIntroducing Kastri
Coinciding with the release of Delphi 10.4 Sydney, commercialization of Kastri has morphed into using Github Sponsors to help fund its development. This article details whats changed, whats new, and...
View ArticleCodex 1.3, and other stuff in the works
If you follow the Codex repo, you would have noticed that version 1.3 was actually uploaded a couple of days ago. This article describes a what’s new and changed in Codex, and things I’m working on for...
View ArticleUsing a prior iOS or macOS SDK with Delphi
When a new version of Xcode comes out, invariably there is only one SDK for iOS and macOS included. As is Apple’s way, sometimes they change something in the new SDK that breaks the SDK import in...
View ArticleManual install for Android SDK/NDK in Delphi
If, for whatever reason, you want to set up the Android SDK/NDK (perhaps there was a failure during your Delphi install), the manual process can be a little involved. This article lays out the steps...
View ArticleBook Review: Coding Faster In Delphi
The guy next door to me.. well, almost; Alister is in NZ, wrote this book called Coding Faster In Delphi, I was actually invited to review it before publishing, however time once again had the better...
View ArticleMemorizor: A showcase of Delphi and Kastri
Over the past few years, I have been helping others with writing their mobile apps, or some parts of their apps where they have called on my expertise to do the implementation. I am happy to announce...
View ArticleNative Camera for iOS and Android
A few years ago I started a project for native camera support for Android using the Camera 2 API, partly because the built-in camera support for Delphi was underperforming greatly. I have resurrected...
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