Form Explorer Version 1.1
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Thank you for your interest in Form Explorer.

Form Explorer is an IDE add-in for Delphi 3 designed to substitute and
extend the standard Object Inspector's functionality.
Practically everyone has been using Cut&Paste to move components from one
container to another. However, to a common frustration, this approach has
one major drawback. Delphi automatically removes references to the component
that was cut from a form, thus after moving a component you have restore all
references manually.
You also could move components from one container to another by editing a form
definition as a text file, but there is no much fun in this technique.
Forms Explorer was designed to make the task of moving components between
different containers user friendly and visually appealing. Now you can simply
select a component (or several components) and drag your selection to a new
parent.
Besides that, Form Explorer offers extra features, such as cloning of
components and substitution of a component with another component.
The original idea of component substitution was borrowed from Ray Lischner's
book "Hidden Paths of Delphi 3", however the implementation was made
completely from scratch. This allowed me to keep all properties and component
references intact when substituting or cloning a component.
These features are available from the Edit menu or from the pop-up menu when
you are right-clicking on a component.

Form Explorer files
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FormExpl.dll    - the DLL file
Readme.doc      - this file

Form Explorer installation
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To install Form Explorer, simply run the Setup.exe program. Once Form Explorer
is installed, start Delphi to configure it. Click on the View menu. There you
should see a Form Explorer menu item. Click on it to view the Form Explorer.
Select the Form Explorer window and click on its Options menu. Now you can
configure it the way you like it.

To manually install Form Explorer, copy the FormExpl.dll file to any directory.
To make Form Explorer active in the Delphi IDE you must edit the Registry.
Open the registry editor and go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/BORLAND/DELPHI/3.0/EXPERTS. Next, add a new string
value called FormExplorer. Finally, modify the new string value "FormExplorer"
to point to where you copied the FormExpl.dll. For example, if you copied the
FormExpl.dll to a directory C:\FormExpl, the FormExplorer string value in the
registry would be C:\FormExpl\FormExpl.dll

You have now finished installing Form Explorer.

Form Explorer Options
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You can configure the various options of Form Explorer by selecting
Form Expert Options from the Options menu.

Disclaimer
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This software is provided "as is". In no event shall I, the author, be liable
for any consequential, special, incidental or indirect damages of any kind
arising out of the delivery, performance or use of this software.
This software has been written with great care, but I do not warrant that
the software is error free.
You may not attempt to reverse compile, modify, translate or disassemble
the software in whole or in part.

Form Explorer Registration
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To register Form Explorer contact me via e-mail: [email protected],
I will have an address for you to send the fee soon.
The current price for registration is $35 US.

In the nearest future I am going to provide an online registration service,
for more info see Form Explorer's home page at
http://members.xoom.com/VladimirV/

I hope Form Explorer will help you in your work.
Any questions, feedback or problems can be sent to me at [email protected]

Vladimir Vinogradsky
New York, USA

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