[lazarus] Learning component building blocks

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Payne Thomas E CNIN wrote:

> I have looked at it some more and GTK isn't the issue.  The box I am talking
> to is sending chars back but I only opened for write.  With gtk fully
> commented out, I can add a repeat...until loop and get the chars on the
> line.  I am not sure if it the way I am opening the port, the current
> setting of the port, or the fact that the other end of the connection is
> placing chars on the line.  I think this is more of a down the road problem
> and I can let you guys continue the IDE.  I have hopes of a Serial Comm
> Component, but maybe I can focus on something like TPanel.

There is a serial comm example (serial.pp) in the linuxex directory of the
documentation sources. It shows how to do what you want.

> 
> BTW I am still reading the GTK tutorial and converting the C (with alot of
> help from Michael [MVC] and Shane),  how much interest would there be in a
> Pascal version of the Tutorial?

Please, send all examples to me or Peter Vreman, we will include them in the
examples directory in the GTK package !!

Michael.