[Lazarus] Design Surface

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:33 -0500
Lee Jenkins <lee at datatrakpos.com> wrote:

> 
> Is there anyway re-use the designer surface of the IDE?  I have a
> component for this in delphi, but I'm thinking of trying the project
> in Lazarus.

There is a LCL function "GetDesignerDC" to get a DC to paint over
everything on the form.
Other features like markers, grid, selection, moving, popup menu are
part of the IDE and not re-usable.
Of course you can copy IDE code under the terms of the GPL.

Mattias