tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post2766467509866948238..comments2024-03-11T23:12:21.225-07:00Comments on Delphi Code Monkey: Delphi Experts and IDE Plugins I Love - Part 1: GExpertsWarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-68097416324029172452014-03-06T09:55:14.277-08:002014-03-06T09:55:14.277-08:00Simeon: It's free but it is not open source, a...Simeon: It's free but it is not open source, and there is no up to date version for Delphi 2010, through XE5. It looks like that product is dead.<br />Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-91786241159571383152014-03-06T09:52:09.908-08:002014-03-06T09:52:09.908-08:00I use Unit Expert from http://www.epocalipse.com/d...I use Unit Expert from http://www.epocalipse.com/downloads.htm. It is free and faster than GExpert Open file dialog. I am hooked to it's shortcut - CTRL + U for "Find unit" and ALT + F11 for "Add unit".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443731668328268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-68886028221466065782013-10-02T18:23:28.535-07:002013-10-02T18:23:28.535-07:00I'm a user of all the items on your intended l...I'm a user of all the items on your intended list, save for Documentation Insight. Big Modelmaker Code Explorer fan too, but skipped the last two versions since I am still in a D7 universe and most of the stuff being added today seems Rad-centric. That said, the support I got from Gerrit Beuze in the Modelmaker newsgroup was (and still is) first-rate. A pleasure to work with. The same goes with Jacob Thurman over at Castalia's head offices at TwoDesk Software. In both cases, I did at least one upgrade simply because I wanted to continue to support the cause. As far as hotkeys are concerned, I spent most of the the SHIFT-CTRL-ALT set on Modelmaker CEX functions and CTRL-ALT's on Castalia. The GExperts and CNPack stuff is mostly from the menus or from buttons added to my IDE. And fussing around with the IDE spread across three monitors now occupies more time than the NFL season does. But it's my equivalent of worry beads. Fun AND productive.<br /><br />And despite my positive statements about Castalia, I also weep for what was CodeRush. I got started that in its Archaeopteryx(sp?) origins and the slide of Delphi into niche status started the day when CodeRush development for Delphi was no more. <br /><br />But enough whining. Between GExperts, CNWizards, ModelMaker Code Explorer and Castalia, even I can turn out passable code in decent enough time to keep my customers happy. Gary Mugfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373692715883477861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-90992789472695745632013-09-30T11:57:11.542-07:002013-09-30T11:57:11.542-07:00I used to use Castalia, but it was a few years ago...I used to use Castalia, but it was a few years ago, and there were issues which I no longer remember clearly. One of the great features it had was code structure highlighting, which as I recall, was tangled up in the issues I had with it. It does look interesting, but I'm not sure I would buy it again, given the feature overlap in some of these packages.William Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461907300761131481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-66525723803008335842013-09-30T09:03:25.893-07:002013-09-30T09:03:25.893-07:00I'll cover DocInsight when I cover Castalia, w...I'll cover DocInsight when I cover Castalia, which are two I don't use much. I like the IDEA of DocInsight, I just haven't really started using it at all.<br /><br />Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-72151587400112210272013-09-30T08:34:30.513-07:002013-09-30T08:34:30.513-07:00Have used GExperts since at least D7. I routinely ...Have used GExperts since at least D7. I routinely use the experimental code formatter. I know I do not scratch the surface of what GExperts can do, but for the things I do use, it is among the first add-ins I install in a new setup.<br /><br />CnPack is another I cannot live without. Originally attracted to it for the code structure highlighting. Also routinely use the jump to interface declaration. <br /><br />MMX is also on my list of essential plug-ins. I use it for refactoring, and for sorting classes which I have inherited out of order. <br /><br />If I had to rank in order of need:<br />1: CnPack<br />2: MMX<br />3: GExperts<br />4: Documentation Insight (yeah, this should also be on your list)William Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461907300761131481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-29468066400676640352013-09-30T08:16:04.706-07:002013-09-30T08:16:04.706-07:00I use the Grep Search a lot in GExperts.
I've...I use the Grep Search a lot in GExperts.<br /><br />I've tried a lot of IDE experts, however I still miss the following a feature:<br /><br />A Search feature with an incremental search (inside words, not only at word start) of all members of all classes in all units in the RTL/Search Path. Does anybody know one?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259815084388288131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-59766260910343189122013-09-29T11:37:48.531-07:002013-09-29T11:37:48.531-07:00I've been meaning to cover cnPack in a video f...I've been meaning to cover cnPack in a video for quite some time, I find it really handy in so many ways. I also have GExperts installed, but can survive without it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656295753993025694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-21842762798771982852013-09-29T08:35:34.211-07:002013-09-29T08:35:34.211-07:00Great post, thank you. My experience with plugins ...Great post, thank you. My experience with plugins is similar, and I see keyboard shortcuts the same way, and the only feature I miss badly is a "shortcut central" where I could define in a centralized manner which shortcut is assigned to what item, no matter if IDE, GExperts, MMX, or CnPack. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499831813973129261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444609270251748954.post-5174698980361207562013-09-29T02:27:52.671-07:002013-09-29T02:27:52.671-07:00Great post. Hadn't appreciated how clever the ...Great post. Hadn't appreciated how clever the Components to Code is.<br /><br />I've never used the Alignment feature either.<br /><br />But the three I'd be lost without:<br /><br />Ctrl-G to get a list of methods in the current unit<br /><br />Rename Components - when you drop a new component down, it prefixes it with an appropriate label and allows you to set properties, eg. a blank caption for a panel<br /><br />Ctrl-Alt-Up and Ctrl-Alt-Down to find the next instance of an identifier in a unit or methodRichardShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215329159355615177noreply@blogger.com