TBaseDesigner Class

Base designer component.

TBaseDesigner = class(TComponent);

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TBaseDesigner dispatches messages and controls designer hints.

Topic	Description
TBaseDesigner Methods	The methods of the TBaseDesigner class are listed here.
TBaseDesigner Properties	The properties of the TBaseDesigner class are listed here.
TBaseDesigner Events	The events of the TBaseDesigner class are listed here.

TBaseDesigner Events	Description
OnActiveChanged	Occurs when the Active property of the TzCustomFormDesigner changes
OnDragDrop	Occurs when the user drops an object being dragged.
OnDragOver	Occurs when the user drags an object over a control.
OnHandleControlMessage	Occurs on any message sent to managed controls.
OnKeyDown	Occurs only at design mode when user presses down any key.
OnKeyPress	Occurs only at design mode when key pressed.
OnKeyUp	Occurs only at design mode when user releases key that has been pressed.
OnMouseDown	Occurs only at design mode when user presses mouse button.
OnMouseMove	Occurs only at design mode when user moves mouse.
OnMouseUp	Occurs only at design mode when user releases mouse button.

TBaseDesigner Methods	Description
CanProcessNCMessages	Called to check processing of non client mouse messages.
Client2Screen	Corrected version of ClientToScreen function to support RTL.
ClientOrg	Corrected version of ClientOrigin function to support RTL.
Create	Creates and initializes a TBaseDesigner instance.
DesignState	Indicates whether component in design or loading state. At design time (in Delphi IDE) and during loading no activation occurs.
Destroy	Destroys an instance of TBaseDesigner.
DoObjectHint	Called to show hint for current design state.
DragDrop	OnDragDrop event dispatcher.
DragOver	OnDragOver event dispatcher.
IsRTL	Returns true when control is right-to-left.
KeyDown	Respond to key press events.
KeyPress	Respond to keyboard input.
KeyUp	Respond to released key.
Loaded	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
MouseDown	OnMouseDown event dispatcher.
MouseMove	OnMouseMove event dispatcher.
MouseUp	OnMouseUp event dispatcher.
ProcessMessage	Translates messages of all managed by designer controls.
ResetHint	Resets hint for another component
Screen2Client	Corrected version of ScreenToClient function to support RTL.
SetActive	Set method for Active property.
ShowHint	Indicates whether hints should be shown for controls in the Designer.

TBaseDesigner Properties	Description
Active	Switches target component between design and run-time modes
HintObject	Specifies object for which hint was activated.
ShowHints	Specifies showing of design hints.

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