Delphi Tips and Tutorials

Introduction

Provided on this page are a number of useful tidbits which I hope help you when using Borland Delphi. I personally use Delphi 6 and 7 but these hints and tips should work on all versions unless otherwise specified.

I'm hoping this list will grow over time. Right now I've started this list with what I think are interesting and/or useful things to know.

Full tutorials

System tray icons in Delphi - a tutorial about how to create and manipulate an icon in the system tray (notification area). Part 1: Creating a system tray icon Part 2: Changing the icon and responding to events Part 3: Minimizing the application to the system tray

Quick tips

Useful shortcut keys within the Delphi IDE Saving the position and size of a window between instances Enumerating the available fonts on the system Creating an application with no main form