On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:13:35 +0200 (Romance Daylight Time)
> Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> >
> > >>> I don't know, why the Screen forms must have separate names, but
> > >>> nevertheless: implemented.
> > >>
> > >> Separate names ????
> > >
> > > Sorry. I meant unique names.
> > >
> > >
> > >> All created froms are "registered" with the screen object, so it knows
> > >> all forms and thus all names.
> > >
> > > True.
> > > Is there any reason, why all forms must have unique names?
> >
> > No.
> > Only if they are owned by the same owner. So if all forms are owned by
> > Application, they must have different names. This is also true in
> > Delphi, it is a TComponent thing.
>
> Hey, wait a minute. That was my point. ;)
> By checking the Screen all forms, independent of their Owner have unique
> names. So, it has nothing to do with TComponent.
Maybe, but the fact that it is a TComponent imposes at least a restriction
on the naming.
If Borland checks Screen as well for unique names, then this is an additional
restriction. I see no reason for it, however.
> BTW: forms can have any owner and in the given example a form was the owner
> of two other forms.
Then the two other forms must have different names, because they have the
same owner.
Michael.
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