Upgrading CEF4Delphi

[KenS]

Debug Output:
HEAP: Free Heap block 02063BC0 modified at 02063BF8 after it was freed

Process SimpleBrowser2.exe (11532)

[salvadordf]

I just deleted all the cache files, built CEF4Delphi and the SimpleBRowser2 demo again.

I kept it running for several minutes and I couldn't reproduce this issue.

You mentioned that decompressing the CEF binaries takes several hours in that computer and that's NOT normal.

I would check for viruses and I would also check the hard drive for errors.

See if your antivirus software is blocking or deleting some file in the CEF binaries.

Try the demo in a different computer.

[KenS]

I have never used github. When I distributed software, I just had one install file, asked for a directory, and installed . Any software components I have installed (ZipForge, EmailArchitect) do not seem to use github, just a file to download and run.

But I am older now than when I sold software!!!

Ok ...
Scanned for viruses, all ok
AV does not show any programs blocked

Deleted all cache files
Uninstalled VEF4Delphi, uninstalled group file.
Downloaded cef_binary_127.3.4+ge9e2e14+chromium-127.0.6533.100_windows32.tar.bz2
Copied contents of Release to my CEF4Delphi bin folder
Copied Resources to my bin
Copied locales to my bin

Downloaded CEF4Delphi-master-zip and unpacked

Built SimpleBrowser2 ... been ok for a few minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it not possible to have one install file for just Delphi, Win 32?

Ken

[salvadordf]

I've never created an installer for an open source component but I guess it wouldn't be easy to make it compatible with Lazarus 3.4 and all the Delphi versions from Delphi 6 up to Delphi 12.1.

Lazarus runs natively in MacOS and Linux so there should also be multiple versions for those operating systems, x86, x64 and ARM CPUs.

Releasing an installable package or package group is a lot less complicated for me and it's very common for open source projects.

[KenS]

Good points about your install process relating to open source.

Motoring along now ... my email program creates multiple instances MiniBrowser (one for each email you wanted to view), then adds my buttons to the form at run time (next email, last email, etc).

As per your good advice these are now TSimpleBrowser2 components. Just changed my reference and fixed up the compile errors one by one, seems to ne ok (for what I have one).

Next step is to reply to an email, new email, etc. I was using EditorBrowser - what do you recommend? (with reference to your comment to use SimpleBrower2 as being on new methos).

Thanks
Ken

[KenS]

Quick one hopefully ... The caption I set on my SimpleBrowser2 forms keeps getting "stolen" by your CEF4Delphi code. I have tracked it down to a message routine for CEF_AFTERCREATED.

I cannot seem to capture the process after that message is sent. I guess I could just comment out your code setting the caption but I am really trying this time to leave your code intact (last year I hacked bits of your code).

Clues?

Thanks
Ken

[salvadordf]

I'm taking a few days off. I'll answer you on Sunday.

[KenS]

I'm taking a few days off. I'll answer you on Sunday.

No problems.

I will put some stuff here for after you return, otherwise I will probably forget it

Not losing the caption on SimpleBrowser2: After Application.CreateForm I added uvViewingBrowserForm[uvCurrentBrowserForm].Chromium1.OnAfterCreated:=NIL;
This does what I want and from what I can see there should be no "ripple" problems.

Is Find suppose to work for SimpleBrowser2?

Previously, when using MiniBrowser, the following found the first match, then progressive finds:
MiniBrowserFrm[CurrentBrowserForm].Chromium1.Find(uvSearchID,uvSearchEdit.Text,TRUE,FALSE,uvFirstNext);

Changing to SimpleBrowser2
uvViewingBrowserForm[uvCurrentBrowserForm].Chromium1.Find(uvSearchEdit.Text,TRUE,FALSE,uvFirstNext);
does not seem to display anything

Thanks Ken

[salvadordf]

Hi,

I need to update the demos because the new "Chrome runtime" mode has some API changes.

In the case of the Find functions try calling TChromiumCore.ExecuteChromeCommand

Use the IDC_FIND, IDC_FIND_NEXT, IDC_FIND_PREVIOUS or IDC_CLOSE_FIND_OR_STOP values for the command_id parameter.
Use CEF_WOD_CURRENT_TAB for the disposition parameter.

[KenS]

TChromiumCore.ExecuteChromeCommand

Found this ok

IDC_FIND, IDC_FIND_NEXT, IDC_FIND_PREVIOUS or IDC_CLOSE_FIND_OR_STOP

Also found this

CEF_WOD_CURRENT_TAB[/b] for the disposition parameter.

This was a bit harder, had to do a search within files ...

But how do I pass the find text ... gave up and just ran it ... oh, it creates its own search box ... neat!

Thanks