Sketches
Sorry, this is not about software developing. I just wanted to create this entry here for my latest hobby which is pencil drawings. When I was young (in elementary and highschool), I used to draw...
View ArticleTick/Untick Checkboxes on Grid with AllowCellSelection = .F. - Part II
Last time I have shown how to employ ticking/unticking of checkboxes on Grid with AllowCellSelection = .F. via utilizing MouseDown event of Grid. So what makes this different than the first trick?...
View ArticleHoverButton Class
Another button class for my need which may come handy to my subscribers as well. So why make another one? What is the main difference with this one vs say ButtonX?On my BizCore ERP app, I use TreeView...
View ArticleRTF Keyword Highlighting
In 2009 I started playing with an RTF control and I created one organizer for my own need to store articles and any other useful info I can find in the web for later offline reading and reference. I...
View ArticleCtrlBox Class
This is another simple class that has been inside ssUltimate for quite a long time now. But I designed this solely for the need of TitleBarX when I experimented on creating a control box that is purely...
View ArticleCalendarX and DTPickerX Enhancements
I can safely claim that my calendar classes can compare with others when it comes to look and navigation speed being all the ingredients of a calendar are all staring the users in the eye (Months, Days...
View ArticleDTPeriod Class
NOTE: I came to realize today that I have been skipping a subscriber on my updates because I forgot to add him on my list. So if you are a subscriber and you have not been receiving any update for...
View ArticleAnchorX
I decided to revisit my AnchorSizer class because basically I just dragged the old ssAnchorSizer from ssClasses then dropped it to my ssUltimate library, and simply renamed it (as well as GridSort and...
View ArticleGrdSortLock
grdSortLockAlso a replacement for both GridSort and GridLock classes. This one combines both classes' capability into one. Like AnchorX, codes here are more simplified and straightforward. What it can...
View ArticleDropSwitch
February 13, 2017Added MultiSelect capability. It is controlled by two properties:MultiSelect.F. (Default), only a single switch can be selected each time from the dropdown list. The caption of the...
View ArticleEditX 2017.02.20 Version
Okay. So for new readers, what is this EditX again? EditX is a dropdown editbox control class to save space on forms and grid. This is especially designed to show and handle contents of memo fields....
View ArticleTitleBarX Color Cycling Trick
What is TitleBarX again?It is a class to replace the form's titlebar. It has these features:1. Two captions2. Ability to change on-the-ply its color and the objects on a form, and retain those via a...
View ArticlexBox on MySQL Backend
One of my subscribers is using MySQL as his backend so I requested him to provide a tutorial, as I do not use that backend myself, on how to use xBox on that one. This guide can be useful to others...
View ArticleMariaDB - Speeding Up Records Migration
I started testing MariaDB as my new backend and while it is simple enough to do the switch onto that, there are some things that I need to adjust on my VFP codes. Some of those are the field types,...
View ArticleHide/Unhide Grid Columns
This is actually per request of my very first subscriber MK Sharma. So he was looking for a tool to hide/unhide grid columns on-the-ply that he asked me if this can be incorporated on the ssUltimate...
View ArticlegrdSortLock - Some More...
After adding the capability to hide and unhide column(s) yesterday, I decided to add some more features for this. I can edit yesterday's post but then those who read it already may not be aware of the...
View ArticleDTPickerX Revisited
Talking to one subscribers via FB Messenger last night made me aware that he is not aware of all of its feature so I decided to create this now to itemize its important features. Return ValuesOthers...
View ArticleBreaking down Grid's Column object
A foxite member has sought assistance on how to make an active cell of a specific column change color, as additional visual highlight, upon receiving focus. Of course it means AllowCellSelection is...
View ArticleNavigatorX class
Updates June 21, 2017Added Options button (red gear on the image below)Default value is shown. You can turn it off via setting NoOption property to .T. and this button will be hidden. Useful in some...
View ArticleDropTime Class
Over the years, I tried to find ways to speed up and provide a unique time picker for my users and subscribers. And I ended up working on different classes for this need:DropClock - is a time picker...
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