Contents
Issue 18, February 1997

• News
  Updates and product information

• Under Construction: Talking DDE To ProgMan
  Bob Swart develops 16-bit and 32-bit DDE components to work with your Windows environment: creating groups, adding items and so on

• Dynamic Loading And Unloading Of Fonts
  If your applications use custom fonts, be sure to read this: Stewart McSporran shows how to temporarily load the TrueType fonts your program needs

• Beating The System: CoolBars, The Route To Ultra-Cool Apps
  Dave Jewell spills the beans on how to add that up-to-the-minute look and beat you-know-who at their own game...

• A Truly Usable Message Box
  Steve Colagiovanni was so fed up with the shortcomings of MessageDlg and Application.MessageBox that he built his own message box; learn how he did it and pick up some handy techniques along the way

• Book Review: Delphi Client/Server DeveloperÆs Guide
  Steve Troxell evaluates this recent release, written by Joseph D Booth

• Surviving Client/Server: Managing User Logins, Part 3
  Steve Troxell concludes his login manager, this month adding support for database/server overrides and handling multiple databases

• Managing Your Memory
  David Selwood shows how to make the most of your precious data segment

• One Last Compile...
  Leading from the back

• Generic MakeMethodInstance For 16/32-Bit Applications
  John Chaytor demonstrates how to get all those useful callback routines to support object methods

• The Delphi Clinic
  Brian Long with more answers to your Delphi development problems, including: sorting with DBGrid column headers, edit mask bugs, a new splitter and a stay on top watch window

• Tips & Tricks
  Hints and helps from readers, including: bug reports, environment variables and loading custom component libraries

• On The Disk
  All the goodies on this monthÆs disk, including Mike OrrissÆ latest collection of tested shareware and freeware