[fpc-devel] Slight calculation error in Bounds() procedure in Classes unit.

[Henry Vermaak]

2010/6/9 Adem <listmember at letterboxes.org>:
> On 2010-06-09 16:31, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
>
>> But then somebody would throw the "not delphi compatible" card at me.
>> I seem to be stuck in a endless loop: I find a issue, report it,
>> get told it's not delphi compatible, everybody ignores issue. Repeat.
>>
>
> I don't get it.
>
> I can see that what Graeme is pointing out does have merit.
>
> Why reject it altogether with an arguement like "it's not Delphi
> compatible"?

* Because it would be idiotic to change something based on a point of
view of one person.
* It would break everyone else's applications.

>
> Doesn't FPC have a 'Delphi Compatible' mode, as well as a native mode?

Afaik that's only for language features (I hope).

> Why not keep the 'Delphi compatible' arguement to 'Delphi mode', but allow it in FPC native mode?

Why don't we introduce a GraphicalBounds function?

Henry