A couple of years ago, Ian Barker managed to create a replica of LCARS, the fictional computer operating system featured in the Star Trek franchise. While this replica may not exactly work the way it is depicted in the franchise, Barker managed to replicate its futuristic user interface by utilizing the components offered by the Skia4Delphi library, a simple yet…
Read moreHaving the best User Interface design is important and beneficial for both the developer and the end-user. Whether it is a part of a Windows application development or a cross-platform application, having a good user interface design contributes to a positive user experience. Interestingly, Delphi is a versatile programming language that allows you to use a great number of third-party…
Read moreSkia4Delphi is indeed a revolutionary tool that offers tons of possibilities. This third-party library can be used effectively in Delphi to transform the GUI of your VCL apps into something more visually appealing. It comes with many useful components that can be applied beautifully for any Windows application development. Aside from desktop applications, Skia4Delphi can also be used to turbocharge…
Read moreSkia is a very popular open-source 2D graphics library that provides common APIs that work across a variety of hardware and software platforms. It is interesting to note that is sponsored and managed by Google but it is available for use by anyone. In fact, it serves as the graphics engine for many web browsers today including Google Chrome, Chrome…
Read morePicking the best User Interface framework for any windows application development is important and is beneficial for both developer and end-user. There is also a great number of third-party libraries in Delphi that you can use to level up your VCL or FMX apps and make them more visually appealing. Skia is probably one of the most powerful open-source 2D…
Read moreSkia4Delphi is one of the most useful open-source 2D graphics libraries and windows app development tools that can supercharge your FireMonkey and VCL apps’ user interface. One of the notable advantages of using this library is that it gives you the ability to combine or merge different animations with transparency that certainly adds that “wow factor” to your apps. In…
Read moreAre you a big Star Trek fan? If you are then this Delphi project might be a perfect fit for you. From the recently concluded DelphiCon, Embarcadero MVP Ian Barker shares a very interesting project where he attempts to recreate the LCARS user interface, a fictional computer operating system from the Star Trek franchise. Using Delphi, Ian reimagines the futuristic…
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