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In this post, you’ll learn more about the HintPause or DelphiVCL.Application.HintPause property is used to specify the time interval that passes before the control’s Help Hint appears when the user places the mouse pointer on a control or menu item. Use HintPause to change the default pause time of 500 milliseconds (or 1/2second) that is set in the constructor. When assigning a…

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the HelpShowTableOfContents method or DelphiVCL.Application.HelpShowTableOfContents to show the table of contents within the Help system. Use HelpShowTableOfContents to bring up the table of contents for the Help system specified in the CurrentHelpFile property. This method is preferred to calling System.HelpIntfs.ICustomHelpViewer.ShowTableOfContents…

In this post, you’ll learn more about HintColor or DelphiVCL.Application.HintColor property determines the color of the hint boxes for the Help Hints for the application. Use HintColor to specify the hint box color. A default color value of clInfoBk is set for the HintColor property in the constructor when the application is created. To change the HintColor, assign it a new TColor value…

In this post, you’ll learn more about FreeOnRelease method or DelphiVCL.Application.FreeOnRelease is used to free the interface reference for components that were created from COM classes. FreeOnRelease is called when an interface implemented by the component is released. FreeOnRelease is used internally and calls the corresponding interface method. It should not be necessary to call…