[fpc-devel] Important: Call for testing.

[Martin Schreiber]

On Sunday 30 March 2008 20.42:13 Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008, Martin Schreiber wrote:

> > I'd like to second Colins wish. Please use the same resolving order as
> > Delphi. MSEide+MSEgui compiles with Delphi7 so the reversed order is an
> > unnecessary complication and error source.
>
> It's not a complication. Resolving order is and must be irrelevant. Until
> 'Loaded' is called, you're not supposed to make any assumptions about what
> property is and what property is not set, and hence also not about the
> order.
>
I am not convinced. By controlling the order of the properties and the load 
order of the forms it is possible to control the resolving order. Does FPC 
loose on quality if you use the same order as Delphi? It is possible that we 
don't know all future applications of resolving order at the moment, why 
should we give away compatibility if not necessary?
In my developments I try to constrict the possibilities as little as possible.
Often the users of our code do things we never thought. :-)

Martin