DevExpress QuantumGrid v6 发布！

DevExpress QuantumGrid 是一套非常优秀的 VCL 组件。近日，DevExpress 发布了DevExpress VCL QuantumGrid 的 v6 版，此版本做了许多改进，尤其是图表和搜索方面。

Borland Delphi 不再，现在是 CodeGear Delphi！

TCodeGear.Create(Delphi);

官方消息：Delphi 不再是“Borland Delphi”，现在应是“CodeGear Delphi”！

有很长一段时间，About Delphi Programming 网站主页名称是“About Borland Delphi Programming”，后来改为“About Borland(DevCo) Delphi Programming”，今天（2006-11-14）他的新名字是“About CodeGear Delphi Programming”！

原文名称：Borland Delphi no more - It's CodeGear Delphi!
原文地址：http://delphi.about.com/od/humorandfun/a/codegear.htm
原文日期：2006-11-15

编程语言调查：28% 的人在使用 Delphi！

根据 CodeProject.com 上编程语言调查的当前情况，有 28% 的开发者使用 Delphi 谋生！

注：此调查目前已结束。这儿是调查结果：http://www.codeproject.com/script/survey/detail.asp?survey=613。
原文写作时调查结果是 25%，调查结束时，最终的调查结果是 28%。



原文名称：Programming language poll: 25% are using Delphi!
原文地址：http://delphi.about.com/b/a/257649.htm
原文日期：2006-11-1

FastReport 4 发布！

FastReport 是一款 Borland Delphi/C++ Builder/BDS 下的报表制作工具，功能强大，在国内是 Delphi 下报表开发的首选工具，当前，最新的 FastReport 4 已发布了！



以下为 FastReport 4 功能特性：

Report Designer:
- new XP-style interface
- the "Data" tab with all report datasets
- ability to draw diagrams in the "Data" tab
- code completion (Ctrl+Space)
- breakpoints
- watches
- report templates
- local guidelines (appears when you move or resize an object)
- ability to work in non-modal mode, mdi child mode

Report Preview:
- thumbnails

Print:
- split a big page to several small pages
- print several small pages on one big
- print a page on a specified sheet (with scale)
- duplex handling from print dialogue
- print copy name on each printed copy (for example, "First copy", "Second copy")

Report Core:
- "endless page" mode
- images handling, increased speed
- the "Reset page numbers" mode for groups
- reports crypting (Rijndael algorithm)
- report inheritance (both file-based and dfm-based)
- drill-down groups
- frxGlobalVariables object
- "cross-tab" object enhancements:
- improved cells appearance
- cross elements visible in the designer
- fill corner (ShowCorner property)
- side-by-side crosstabs (NextCross property)
- join cells with the same value (JoinEqualCells property)
- join the same string values in a cell (AllowDuplicates property)
- ability to put an external object inside cross-tab
- AddWidth, AddHeight properties to increase width&height of the cell
- AutoSize property, ability to resize cells manually
- line object can have arrows
- added TfrxPictureView.FileLink property (can contain variable or a file name)
- separate settings for each frame line (properties Frame.LeftLine, TopLine, RightLine, BottomLine can be set in the object inspector)
- PNG images support (uncomment {$DEFINE PNG} in the frx.inc file)
- Open Document Format for Office Applications (OASIS) exports, spreadsheet (ods) and text (odt)

Enterprise components:
- Users/Groups security support (see a demo application Demos\ClientServer\UserManager)
- Templates support
- Dynamically refresh of configuration, users/groups

官方主页：http://www.fast-report.com
试用下载：http://fast-report.com/en/download/fast-report-4-download.html