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Delphi itself includes a manual (available in Acrobat format on the Delphi Companion Tools CD) with a tutorial that introduces the development of Delphi applications.

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Chapter1 Delphi 7 and Its IDE In a visual programming tool such as Delphi, the role of the integrated development environment (IDE) is at times even more important than the programming language. Delphi 7 provides some interesting new features on top of the rich IDE of Delphi 6. This chapter examines these new features, as well as features added in other recent versions of Delphi. Well also discuss a few traditional Delphi features that are not well known or obvious to newcomers. This chapter isnt a complete tutorial of the IDE, which would require far too much space; its primarily a collection of tips and suggestions aimed at the average Delphi user. If you are a beginning programmer, dont be afraid. The Delphi IDE is quite intuitive to use. Delphi itself includes a manual (available in Acrobat format on the Delphi Companion Tools CD) with a tutorial that introduces the development of Delphi applications. You can find a simpler introduction to Delphi and its IDE in my Essential Delphi online book (discussed in Appendix C, "Free Companion Books on Delphi"). Throughout this book, Ill assume you already know how to carry out the basic hands-on operations of the IDE; all the chapters after this one focus on programming issues and techniques. This chapter covers the following topics: ◆ Moving around the IDE ◆ The editor ◆ The Code Insight technology ◆ Designing forms ◆ The Project Manager ◆ Delphi files Editions of Delphi Before delving into the details of the Delphi programming environment, lets take a side step to underline two key ideas. First, there isnt a single edition of Delphi; there are many of them. Second, any Delphi environment can be customized. For these reasons, Delphi screens you see COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL 4 C HAPTER 1 DELPHI 7 AND ITS IDE illustrated in this chapter may differ from those on your own computer. Here are the current editions of Delphi: ◆ The "Personal" ...

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