Official 2.0 release candidate also for GetIt

[carloBarazzetta]

Jim McKeeth asks us to publish this library on GetIt.

We can use today to do the latest tests and verify the stability, then we can release the official 2.0 version.

I'm closing the issue #42, the discussion continues here...

@pyscripter can you write a little documentation to integrate wiki documentation on the use of SetGlobalSVGHandler?

thanks to all!

[carloBarazzetta]

FMX version still works, I haven't updated the component editor to support categories...

[pyscripter]

Here is the documentation of SVG factories. You can integrated that into the project Wiki and provide a link from the project page. SVGFactories.zip

[carloBarazzetta]

Here is the documentation of SVG factories. You can integrated that into the project Wiki and provide a link from the project page. SVGFactories.zip

Documentation integrated here: https://github.com/EtheaDev/SVGIconImageList/wiki/Choise-of-Factories-(Direct-2D-or-GDI-) linked from readme and home of the wiki.

I updated the readme to list all the the features of 2.0: check if I missed something...

[pyscripter]

In the Wiki Home Page in the comparison between TVirtualImageList and TSVGIconVirtualImageList you should mention the following:

• TVirtualImageList and TSVGIconVirtualImageList both use images from TSVGIconImageCollection. An important difference is that TVirtualImageList may use and create only a subset of the images in the collection, whereas TSVGIconVirtualImageList creates all images of the collection everytime it is needed (e,g. DPI change), which is slower and consumes more memory.

• Although TVirtualImageList does not have the FixedColor, GrayScale and Opacity properties, these properties exist at the TSVGIconImageCollection and they would be reflected on the linked TVirtualImageList.

To my mind TSVGIconVirtualImageList is of use, only for versions of Delphi before 10.3 (except if you want to mix styles, which as discussed makes no sense). For recent versions of Delphi the recommended combination should be TSVGIconImageCollection+ TVirtualImageList. Don't forget also the importance of PreserveItems when you have a large ImageCollection with many linked Actions. Without this property everytime you add or remove an icon in the collection, you have to check and change the ImageIndex of all the Actions.

Finally, quite honestly, I am not sure what the purpose of the Vcl SVGIconImageList is, since you can always use TSVGIconImageCollection+TSVGIconVirtualImageList even in non DPI aware applications and older versions of Delphi.

[carloBarazzetta]

I agree on everything, but I want to preserve SVGIconImageList only for backward compatibility. We may report that usage is "deprecated" and recommend the use of TSVGIconImageCollection+TSVGIconVirtualImageList. On a future version we can drop this old component from packages.

[pyscripter]

Sure.

[carloBarazzetta]

I've updated the wiki home... if it's ok, tomorrow I will also update the readme and if there are no more urgent things to fix we could release version 2.0! Thanks again for the big help!

[luebbe]

Documentation integrated here: https://github.com/EtheaDev/SVGIconImageList/wiki/Choise-of-Factories-(Direct-2D-or-GDI-) linked from readme and home of the wiki.

You probably intended to call the page "Choice of Factories (Direct 2D or GDI )" ;)

[carloBarazzetta]

Page renamed! Thanks.

[carloBarazzetta]

Are we ready for official release?

[carloBarazzetta]

Official 2.0 release published!

[pyscripter]

I was too late with the fix to #78

[carloBarazzetta]

Integrated! Thanks!

[carloBarazzetta]

Today I created the official 2.0.1 (contains the latest fixes) - can we submit this version to GetIt now?

[pyscripter]

Pls go ahead.

[carloBarazzetta]

Submitted.