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I need to show custom data. For example I need to show a contact list with name, description, photo. And ideally I would also like to show custom data there, e.g. a button to launch telephone call. The default styles do not quite do what I want, but fairly close. Thus, as far as I can tell, TListBox could be a decent control for this if I could create custom styles? Is that possible? (Anotther problem of course is setting the values of the custom data controls.) You should take a good look at the FMX CustomListBox example AFAIK even the example alone already seems to have exactly what you need

This question looks very simple, with VCL this is works fine (Image is TImage on VCL): procedure TFormMain.btnDrawBackgroundClick(Sender: TObject); var theme: HTHEME; begin theme := OpenThemeData(0, 'TASKDIALOG'); if theme <> 0 then try DrawThemeBackground(theme, Image.Canvas.Handle, TDLG_SECONDARYPANEL, 0, Image.ClientRect, nil); finally CloseThemeData(theme); end; end; Question: what I should change to get the same effect with FMX (on Windows) Based on this answer you simply can't do that. The problem is that with Firemonkey, you only have a single device context for the form and not one for

Im trying to make a FMX form in a dll, after about 17 hours (of trying diffrent approches) i got it working, except i get a exception trying to unload the dll . I have no idea how to make it work, maybe someone could help me and point out what im doing wrong? side note: i cant have a FMX form in my VCL application becouse of the AA drawing, i just need it on my text while drawing on a canvas and while having a FMX form on a VCL application, i dont get that cleartype on text :( im trying to make a some sort of OSD/HUD. Project showing my problem: exe unit1.pas unit Unit1; interface uses Winapi

I'm new to Delphi & in DelphiXE4 editor I am trying to make chessboard gui on form, using x64 TRectangle for board (alternate colors). I want to add unicode chess pieces but in ObjectInspector properties when I add unicode it displays literally on the form. How can I add Unicode to TText (so the form displays unicode as chess pieces)? (After I want to add dragndrop to TRectangles/unicode chess-any ideas?). Rectangle63: TRectangle; Rectangle64: TRectangle; Text1: TText; Text2: TText; Here is screenshot showing problem: I'm most grateful for help, thanks EDIT: Jeroen's answer worked to solve