[Lazarus] Error when recompiling the svn revision 24483

[Michael Schnell]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:

> Michael Van Canneyt schrieb:
>
>>> There is much stuff that doesn't make sense for all controls.
>> 
>> That should be a good reason for not adding more stuff.
>
> ... and to remove existing specific layout stuff.
>
>
>>>>> What should be complicated, when the Delphi layout manager is one of 
>>>>> multiple available managers? How do you want to implement different 
>>>>> layout management for parts of a form?
>>>> 
>>>> Simply drop 2 layouters, and point them to the right parts of the form.
>>> 
>>> With the result that the form is crowded with layouters :-(
>> 
>> I would be very surprised to see more than 4 layouters on a form.
>> Most forms will have a single TTableLayout or TBorderLayout component, and 
>> that's it.
>
> How do you know?

Simple experience. Most controls will not have a need for a layouter, but
can rely on the default behaviour (absolute positioning), for which no
layouter is needed.

In the few cases that I needed a "layout", it was borderlayout: a grid 
which is 'alClient', and a panel with Align=pbottom (in borderlayout speak:
grid is center region, panel is south region).

Inside the panel the controls are arranged using table layout.
So: 2 layouters.

>
>>> Not to mention prefabricated controls, e.g. with horizontal or vertical 
>>> layout.
>> 
>> I don't understand what you mean here.
>
> Many widgetsets support controls for specific layouts. Shouldn't Lazarus try 
> to use just these controls?

Sorry, but I still don't understand :( Please give an example ?

Michael.