Does anybody know if it is possible to visually see and edit components at developing time? i would like to create a component based on TPanel, but i dont have any design window (or dfm) where i can visually add components on it, i found related threads in which some programmers claim its not possible.
Any ideas if its possible and how?
thnx
Nope. Using frames is the best you can do to develop compound components with the aid of the visual designers.
See this article http://etutorials.org/Programming/mastering+delphi+7/Part+II+Delphi+Object-Oriented+Architectures/Chapter+9+Writing+Delphi+Components/Creating+Compound+Components/
And specifically the section “Building Compound Components with Frames”.