[Lazarus] TFPRreport vs TFPJSONReport

[patspiper]

TFPRreport and TFPJSONReport need some clarifications. Maybe MVC can 
confirm/correct the below:

TFPRreport:
- Report design can be setup by code *only*.
- TFPReportData components must be linked to TFRReport by code
- Can invoke the IDE integrated editor to design reports and open/save 
them from/to file. But they are useless to TFPRreport.

TFPJSONReport:
- Report design can be setup by code.
- Can load/save report designs from/to file/stream/json (discarding 
design data if any).
- TFPReportData components have to be linked to TFPJSONReport by code 
(sample code is needed when the report is loaded from file)
- Can invoke the IDE integrated editor to design reports that are 
loaded/saved from/to the lfm only.
- The IDE integrated editor cannot open a report designed by the 
standalone designer, or save a file to be used by the standalone 
designer. Note: Actually it can currently open a file, but possibly with 
nasty side effects.

Stephano
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