Overview

• Packages
• Installing Components
• Building Simple Components
• Building a Clock Component
• Building a Calculator Component

Packages

• Packages work the same way they do in Windows
• The syntax is the same as in Windows
• Packages are SO files: Shared Objects
• The Kylix Lib Directory Holds the Packages

Installing Components

• Again, the process is the same as in Windows
• Setting your path for custom components
• Naming conventions: use your initials!

Building a Simple Components

• Building a custom Edit control
• Using the Wizard
• Testing the component in an application
• Changing the font and color

Building a Clock Component

• Descend from the label control
• Embedded or Compound components: Using the timer
• Working with Events

Building a Calculator Component

• More on Compound Components