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Delphi Programming Projects

You're reading from   Delphi Programming Projects Build a range of exciting projects by exploring cross-platform development and microservices

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789130553
Length 248 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Duarte William Duarte
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Building an Instagram Clone FREE CHAPTER 2. Building a Facebook REST API 3. Cross-Platform Services for Windows, iOS, and Android 4. Design Patterns to Build a Multi-Database System 5. Creating GUI Apps with FireMonkey 6. Implementing Tethering to Create a Remote Control 7. Building Microservices Using the RAD Server 8. Other Books You May Enjoy

Floating button

A floating action button represents the main action of a form. This performs the main or most common action on a screen. It appears in front of the entire contents of the screen, usually as a circular shape with an icon in the center. They come in three types: regular, mini, and extended. Two floating buttons can be used if they perform different but equally important actions.

A floating button usually triggers an action on the current screen or performs an action that creates a new screen.

They promote important, constructive activities, such as the following:

  • Create
  • Favorite
  • Share
  • Start a process

Let's create a floating button on our system using native components:

  1. Add a TCircle component (search Circle) to the form. This component must be linked to the form and not to any existing layout or rectangle.
  2. Position your new TCircle to the right of the form...
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