Chapter 2. Getting to Know the Lazarus IDE – a Quick Tour

In this chapter we are going to examine the Lazarus interface. We will cover the following topics:

• Learn about the different parts of the default interface layout, such as:

  • The Source Editor window

  • The Object Inspector window

  • The Component Tree window

• Learn about Main Menu

• Learn about LCL Palette

For a Delphi programmer, the Lazarus IDE should look quite familiar. The default layout of Lazarus is extremely similar to Delphi's default layout, as you can see in the following screenshot. LCL Component Palette is located on the topmost window, along with the main menu and quick access icons. To the left is the Object Inspector window. The Object Inspector window also contains the Component Tree window, which displays a tree view of all the components used on the current active form of the project, by default Form1. Next to the Object Inspector window is the Source Editor window, which contains a tab for each individual source code file of...