What's Next?

What's Next?

In this chapter, we have explored the foundations of the libraries available in Delphi for building user interfaces: the native-Windows VCL and the Qt-based CLX. I've discussed the TControl class, its properties, and its most important derived classes.

We explored some of the basic components available in Delphi, looking at both libraries. These components correspond to the standard Windows controls and some of the common controls, and they are extremely common in applications. You've also seen how to create main menus and pop-up menus and how to add extra graphics to some of these controls.

The next step is to explore in depth the elements of a complete user interface, discussing action lists and the Action Manager, and building some simple but complete examples. This is the topic of Chapter 6; then, Chapter 7 is devoted to forms.