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Are you looking for a simple way to process images programmatically? You can do it with Python for Delphi using Pillow library. Python for Delphi (P4D) is a free tool that allows you to execute Python scripts, create new Python modules and types in Delphi. This post will guide you on how to run Pillow library code using Python for Delphi. You can easily build Python GUI apps using your favorite Python libraries for Windows using Delphi and C++Builder and Python4Delphi. In order to run the Python script in Python for Delphi, open and run project Demo1. Then insert the script into lower Memo, click Execute button, and get the result in upper Memo. You can find the Demo1 source on GitHub. procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin PythonEngine1.ExecStrings( Memo1.Lines ); end; procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin   PythonEngine1.ExecStrings( Memo1.Lines ); end; With Pillow library, you can perform geometric and color transformations. It also allows to cut, copy part of the image and merge several images into one. Let’s take a look at some examples. Open, show, and get image properties First, open the image using function open(). You can get image properties such as format, size, type. from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image im = Image.open(“test.jpg”) print(im.format, im.size, im.mode) im.show() from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image im = Image.open(“test.jpg”) print(im.format, im.size, im.mode) im.show() Create thumbnails thumbnail() function allows you to create an image thumbnail. The input parameters of this function are the size of the image that you want to get in pixels. Use save() function to save the image in a specified directory. from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image import os path = “test.JPG” im = Image.open(path) size = (250, 250) outfile = os.path.splitext(path)[0] + “.thumbnail” im.thumbnail(size) im.save(outfile, “JPG”) from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image import os   path = “test.JPG” im = Image.open(path) size = (250, 250) outfile = os.path.splitext(path)[0] + “.thumbnail”   im.thumbnail(size) im.save(outfile, “JPG”) Geometrical transformations Function transpose() allows you to perform different geometrical transformations with the image. For example, you can rotate the image by a given angle or flip it horizontally and vertically. from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image im = Image.open(“test.jpg”) box = (0, 0, 320, 426) region = im.crop(box) region = region.transpose(Image.ROTATE_180) region = region.transpose(Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT) im.paste(region, box) im = im.rotate(45) im.save(“test2.jpg”) from __future__ import print_function from PIL import Image im = Image.open(“test.jpg”) box = (0, 0, 320, 426) region = im.crop(box) region = region.transpose(Image.ROTATE_180) region = region.transpose(Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT) im.paste(region, box) im = im.rotate(45) im.save(“test2.jpg”) Change images colors Now let’s look at how to change image color. Function split() allows you to decompose the image into separate colors and work with each color separately. In the following example first, we split the image into separate parts by color. Then select the area where the green value is less than 150. At the next step, we increase the blue value by 0.5. In the end, we merge everything into a new image. source = im.split() R, G, B = 0, 1, 2 mask = source[G].point(lambda i: i source = im.split() R, G, B = 0, 1, 2 mask = source[G].point(lambda i: i 150 and 255) out = source[B].point(lambda i: i * 0.5) source[R].paste(out, None, mask) source[B].paste(out, None, mask) im = Image.merge(im.mode, source) Now you can make various modifications […]

Display panel manufacturers have packed an increasing number of pixels into each unit of physical space on their panels resulted in the dots per inch (DPI) of modern display panels. In the past, most displays had 96 pixels per linear inch of physical space (96 DPI); in 2017, displays with nearly 300 DPI or higher are readily available. Variety of monitors like SD, Full HD, 4K Ultra HD, 8K Ultra HD in the market. We have laptops, desktops with small screens, and without display scale factor/DPI changes it’s very hard to use it and this can be even more complicated when talking about Full HD, 4K Ultra HD, 8K Ultra HD. Our application should be able to handle them. You cannot be sure what every user prefers. Some common scenarios where the display scale factor/DPI changes are: Multiple-monitor setups where each display has a different scale factor and the application is moved from one display to another (such as a 4K and a 1080p display) Docking and undocking a high DPI laptop with a low-DPI external display (or vice versa) Connecting via Remote Desktop from a high DPI laptop/tablet to a low-DPI device (or vice versa) Making display-scale-factor settings change while applications are running Desktop applications must tell Windows if they support DPI scaling. By default, the system considers desktop applications DPI unaware and bitmap-stretches their windows. By setting one of the Unaware, System, Per-Monitor, and Per-MonitorV2. available DPI awareness modes, applications can explicitly tell Windows how they wish to handle DPI scaling. When updating a System DPI-aware application to become Per-MonitorV2 aware, the code which handles UI layout needs to be updated such that it is performed not only during application initialization but also whenever a DPI change notification (WM_DPICHANGED in the case of Win32) is received. Things to know on migrating your Delphi Application to High DPI ? Set the DPI awareness Mode in Project->Options->Application->Manifest-DPI Awareness and Select Per-MonitorV2. Use Sceen.PixelsPerInch-primaryDispaly DPI Use TVirtualImageList instead of TImageList. Check all custom draw for absolute positions Use Control.CurrentPPI to get Current PPI of Control Mixed Mode for dialogs(SetThreadDPIAwarenesscontext) Use Form events OnBeforeMonitorDPIChanged/OnAfterMonitorDPIChanged. Note: Ensure backward compatibility for your platform and Delphi version of your application. Some of the Delphi And FastReport High DPI Controls: TControl: procedure such as ScaleforPPI, ChangScale, ScaleControlsForPPI helps for High DPI change. TFrxBAseForm: procedure such as UpdateResources, UpdateFormPPI, ProcessPreferences, and Message WM_DPICHANGED helps for FastReport form DPI change. TFrxDPIAwareCustomControl: procedure such as DoPPIChanged, GetScale, and Message WM_DPICHANGED_AFTERPARENT helps for FastReport custom control DPI change. Check out the Video Fast Migration to Windows 10 High DPI, below for Demonstration. Check the latest RAD Studio 10.4.1 Features which includes VCL Style Changes for High DPI.

auto-typed variables is a C++11 feature that allows the programmer to declare a variable of type auto, the type itself being deduced from the variable’s initializer expression. The auto keyword is treated as a simple type specifier (that can be used with * and &), and its semantics are deduced from the initializer expression. auto-typed Variables Examples int IntFnc() {} bool BoolFunc() {} char* CharSFunc() {} int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { // x is int auto x = IntFunc(); // y is const bool const auto y = BoolFunc(); // w is char* auto w = CharSFunc(); return 0; } int IntFnc() {} bool BoolFunc() {} char* CharSFunc() {}      int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) {     // x is int     auto x = IntFunc();     // y is const bool     const auto y = BoolFunc();     // w is char*     auto w = CharSFunc();       return 0; } Multi-declarator auto The C++11 standard includes the multi-variable form of auto declarations, such as: int* func(){} int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { auto x = 3, * y = func(), z = 4; return 0; } int* func(){}   int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) {         auto x = 3, * y = func(), z = 4;         return 0; } The restriction with multi-declarator auto expressions is that the variables must have the same base type. For example, the following line of code is well-formed: auto x = 3, y = *(new int); auto x = 3, y = *(new int); because x and y have the same base type : int, while the following code: will generate the error: [bcc64 Error] File1.cpp(11): ‘auto’ deduced as ‘int’ in declaration of ‘x’ and deduced as ‘double’ in declaration of ‘y’. This feature is supported by the Clang-enhanced C++ compilers. Check out all of the modern C++ language features supported in the latest C++Builder for Windows development.

Want to style your Delphi/C++Builder applications with few steps? Want to view and choose your style before applying to your application? Don’t know how to do? This post will guide you. A style is a set of graphical details that define the look and feel of a VCL/FMX application. Similar to a theme in Windows. A style permits you to change the appearance of every part and state of a control.   Where are the styles on your computer? C:UsersPublicDocumentsEmbarcaderoStudio21.0Styles. Plenty of styles available under this folder, you can choose from here. Where can you get other styles from? Use Tools -> Get it Manager -> Styles -> Select one among them and install. After installing these styles can be found under this folder C:UsersPublicDocumentsEmbarcaderoStudio21.0Styles With folder names per platform like -> Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, and Win. Other these styles, we can get some third party Styles from DelphiStyles How to view your styles? Navigate to his folder, C:Program Files (x86)EmbarcaderoStudio21.0binVCLStyleViewer.exe and pass the parameter with the Style name with path. Similarly for FMX Styles use FMXStyleViewer.exe. Alternatively, you can open the style files, by right click-> open with ->Navigate to VCLStyleViewer.exe or FMXStyeViewer Accordingly. How to convert VCL-Styles to FMX- Styles? Open IDE->Tools->Bitmap Style Designer and open the existing VCL styles and then Save the file as FMX style with Option Save as type value “FireMonkey Style” How do I assign a style to the program? Place a TStyleBook component to the form. Double Click and open the style file from the location mentioned above. Save and close the Style Designer. Assign the Stylebook reference to Form StyleBook Property. Use TStyleBook.UseStyleManager property checked when more than one form created from the main form where StyleBook property is assigned. Note: For Dialogs in FMX the styles are not applied, we need to create custom dialogs. How do I assign a style per platform? On Double-clicking the TStyleBook -> Style designer contains the option Platform where you can choose your platforms. How to set styles for multi-platform in a single application? You can use style manager to set the styles at runtime, but we need to take care of checking the platform, and deployment as well. A Simple solution is to use different data modules for each platform and place TStyleBook in each platform, instantiate according to the platform. Check this full video of useful hints for working with styles. Check out the High DPI Styles and VCL Styling Per Control feature introduced in Latest RAD studio 10.4.1