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A console application facilitates the reading and writing of characters from a console – either individually or as an entire line. It is the simplest form of a C# program and is typically invoked from the Windows command prompt. In this video, Alister Christie of Learn Delphi TV will demonstrate to us how to transform this basic structure into something more visually appealing with the help of some codes and other windows app development tools. In this Learn Delphi Video, we will learn how to change the color of the console texts. Alister will demonstrate to us the step by step procedure on how to easily change the simple white console texts to a color of your choice. He will also teach us how to change the background to make your console application even more appealing. Feel free to watch this Learn Delphi video above and explore how to apply this on your own console application in Delphi.

If there is one best thing to describe the classic Minesweeper video game, it is nothing more but nostalgic. The game originates from the 1960s, and it has been written for many computing platforms in use today. Despite the game’s apparent simplicity, it remains to be addictive and fun to play with. In this Learn Delphi Video, Alister Christie of Learn Delphi TV will demonstrate with us how to write a clone of Minesweeper using some useful windows app development tools including both the VCL and the FireMonkey applications. He initially did it with VCL and attempted to port it to FireMonkey. To learn more about this, feel free to watch the video above, and explore how to clone the classic and nostalgic Minesweeper game in Delphi.

Encountering strange or obscure syntax is not uncommon when coding a program or working on a windows app development project. You might come across these codes from time to time. Interestingly, Alister Christie of Learn Delphi TV recently discovered another obscure yet interesting syntax that has something to deal with square brackets. In programming, brackets are all part of the syntax of the language. Square brackets, in particular, are used to index (access) elements in arrays and also Strings. Interestingly, according to this Learn Delphi video, there is actually an alternative method. This video will demonstrate how not to use square brackets to use arrays. Instead, of square brackets, you can substitute them with dots and open and close parentheses. Feel free to watch the tutorial above and see how this obscure syntax works.

Alister Christie of Learn Delphi TV never failed to give us some useful tips and tricks on how to code faster in Delphi. These handy tricks were undeniably useful for both beginners and experts who are working with windows 10 apps development. In fact, he even published an ebook dedicated to these absolutely noteworthy coding techniques. At least 10 pages of his book are dedicated to keyboard shortcuts alone. Aside from these tips and tricks in Delphi, Alister also shares some obscure discoveries in the program on his YouTube channel. In this Learn Delphi video, he will share with us yet another interesting trick that you might consider applying to your project as well. In case you are not yet aware, you can actually write your own text driver so that WriteIn can output to anywhere you want, not just to a file or screen. Feel free to watch this Learn Delphi video above and learn how to write your own text driver!

Alister Christie, a Delphi MVP has been providing us with a great number of useful tips and tricks on how to code faster in Delphi. Most notably, he has been sharing some handy keyboard shortcuts that every developer can apply in their project to avoid consuming too much time on typing or waving the mouse. These are simple tricks yet absolutely useful when coding a project with Delphi or dealing with some windows application development. From time to time, he also shares some obscure discoveries that he encountered in Delphi. In this Learn Delphi video, Alister will share with us this obscure Delphi character syntax, in which you can use ^C to represent CTRL+C or #3 in your code. Feel free to watch the video above and see the step by step demonstration. If you are working on a legacy code, this video is definitely worth watching.

iCrew is an iOS and Android app that has been created to provide volunteer lifeboat crews availability info and it is built in Delphi. According to the description of the app “The app allows crew members to book themselves as unavailable, for example if they need to leave the area, and book back on when they return at the touch of a button. The availability is instantly updated across all other crew members phones so it’s easy to see at any time who is available should the crew have a call-out.” The Android app is available in the Google Play store and the iOS version is available in the Apple store. It would appear that Delphi FireMonkey was used to create a cross-platform app providing both iOS and Android versions. The app looks great! Website https://icrewapp.wordpress.com/ Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kernowsoftware.icrew iOS App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/icrew/id1330999582 Screenshot Gallery

AlignMix is an easy-to-use sales territory mapping solution and it is built in Delphi. According to Steve at AlignMix “it is a Geographic Information System which helps companies to design and manage sales territories for their sales force. It enable the user to easily move the territory boundaries and re-assign zip codes (or postcodes) to make the territories fair and balanced.” Additionally, he says “AlignMix is cool because it’s so easy to use. We have focused on giving the user the best possible user experience. Even though designing sales territories isn’t normally regarded as an easy and enjoyable task we are getting feedback from users saying they just love to play with AlignMix.” It is a Windows desktop app, but is also designed to work with touch screens. Developed with Delphi and the VCL it makes heavy use of the Parallel Programming Library and Generic collections. It also uses DevExpress Bars (Ribbon) and Edits, TMS Components, TMS FlexCel, TChart Professional, Google Chrome Tabs, OnGuard and EurekaLog. Website https://www.alignmix.com/ Screenshot Gallery

Cue Player One by Baxel Data is one program for theater to control sound, video, lights, and accessories using one cue list, one computer, one operator and it is built in Delphi! The Cue Player family of professional grade software for theater includes Cue Player Premium and Cue Player Lighting. According to Baxel Data their software is in use in over 1000 theaters, churches, and schools worldwide. Baxel Data also says “there are many more local, or community, theater groups that needed something they could have on a laptop or portable computer they could bring into the venue just for the performances.” Cue Player One was born of this need says Baxel Data. It combines the sound and lighting features of their mainline software into one program and one cue list. Cue Player One has deep integration with theater hardware units like DMX interfaces to control the lighting and a MIDI surfaces. Website https://www.baxeldata.com/ Screenshot Gallery  

Rapid SEO Tool from Blumentals Solutions SIA is a search engine optimization and search engine position monitoring software for the desktop that is built in Delphi. According to their site “it designed to ease the task of improving web page position on search results. It will literally look at your web page code and suggest what can be improved to get better results.” The software offers some interesting features and is a nice change of pace is that it is a single flat fee verses a subscription. A lot of SEO services online charge a re-occurring fee. The software is visually appealing and appears to use a browser based control extensively to provide the nice looking interface. Some of the features it lists include Automatic suggestions, Side-by-side comparison, Content check, Position monitoring, Performance check, Search spider view, Free SEO book / guide, Keyword density analysis, and Reporting. Website https://www.rapidseotool.com/ Screenshot Gallery  

Chess Openings Wizard is a tool for macOS, Windows, iPad, and Android that drastically reduces the time it takes to design and memorize an opening and it is built in Delphi. The cross-platform versions utilize FireMonkey to save development time. Grandmasters and novices can map out their openings and compare their plans to the best players and incredibly strong computer opponents. According to the developer “if you are designing an opening with either a game database app or with a playing program, you’re working too hard. Chess Openings Wizard contains 34 years of refinements, with precisely the tools that a serious tournament player requires to prepare openings fast. Chess Openings Wizard is a mobile companion app for the same program on Windows and Macintosh.” With it you can move your opening repertoire onto your device (Android and iPad) and prepare anywhere. Find out more in the video blog. Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookup.chessopeningswizard Apple App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chess-openings-wizard/id1370631887?ls=1&mt=8 Website https://www.bookup.com/home/ Screenshot Gallery