Is there a Delphi option to 'lock' the design (layout) of a form against accidental changes?

Question

After years of Delphi development I now have hundreds of forms shared throughout our Applications. Compilation ranges from Delphi 7 through to XE, thus one form might be ope

Answer 1

In design time there is Edit->Lock Control.

LE: this is only for resizing/repositioning the controls on the forms. Concerning the ObjectInspector I don't know if there is anything that can 'lock' the values set there(so the developer can not change them).