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! Icon !! Component !! Description !! Online Docs
 
! Icon !! Component !! Description !! Online Docs
 
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| [[image:tbitbtn.png]]          || [[TBitBtn]]        || a button with an optional image  
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| [[image:tbitbtn.png]]          || [[TBitBtn]]        || Button with caption and an optional image  
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/buttons/tbitbtn.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/buttons/tbitbtn.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tspeedbutton.png]]    || [[TSpeedBtn]]      || a (small) image-button for use on [[TToolBar]]s etc.
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| [[image:tspeedbutton.png]]    || [[TSpeedBtn]]      || Similar to [[TBitBtn]], but cannot receive keyboard focus. Often used on toolbar-like panels.
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/buttons/tspeedbutton.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/buttons/tspeedbutton.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tstatictext.png]]      || [[TStaticText]]    || a (selectable) text, much like [[TLabel]]  
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| [[image:tstatictext.png]]      || [[TStaticText]]    || Displays text much like [[TLabel]], but can receive keyboard focus.
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/stdctrls/tstatictext.html Link]   
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/stdctrls/tstatictext.html Link]   
 
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| [[image:timage.png]]          || [[TImage]]        || an image (gif, jpg, bmp, png)
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| [[image:timage.png]]          || [[TImage]]        || Display an image (gif, jpg, bmp, png)
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/timage.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/timage.html Link]
 
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|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tshape.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tshape.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tbevel.png]]          || [[TBevel]]        || a border that suggests depth
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| [[image:tbevel.png]]          || [[TBevel]]        || Border that suggests depth. Useful to group form elements optically.
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tbevel.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tbevel.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tpaintbox.png]]        || [[TPaintBox]]      || a drawing area with a [[TCanvas]]
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| [[image:tpaintbox.png]]        || [[TPaintBox]]      || Drawing area with a [[TCanvas]]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tpaintbox.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tpaintbox.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tnotebook.png]]        || [[TNotebook]]      || a container to hold pages, much like a real-world notebook
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| [[image:tnotebook.png]]        || [[TNotebook]]      || Container to hold pages, much like a real-world notebook. Similar to [[TPageControl]], but does not have tabs.
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tnotebook.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tnotebook.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tlabelededit.png]]    || [[TLabeledEdit]]  || a [[TEdit]] / [[TLabel]] combination
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| [[image:tlabelededit.png]]    || [[TLabeledEdit]]  || Combination of a [[TEdit]] and a [[TLabel]]  
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tlabelededit.html Link]  
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tlabelededit.html Link]  
 
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| [[image:tsplitter.png]]        || [[TSplitter]]      || resizing tool
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| [[image:tsplitter.png]]        || [[TSplitter]]      || Tool for resizing adjacent controls
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tsplitter.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/tsplitter.html Link]
 
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| [[image:ttrayicon.png]]        || [[TTrayIcon]]      || system tray icon
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| [[image:ttrayicon.png]]        || [[TTrayIcon]]      || Icon for the application in the system tray
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/ttrayicon.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/extctrls/ttrayicon.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tcontrolbar.png]]      || [[TControlBar]]    || manager of toolbar-components on a form
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| [[image:tcontrolbar.png]]      || [[TControlBar]]    || Container for user-configurable toolbars
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcontrolbar.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcontrolbar.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tflowpanel.png]]      || [[TFlowPanel]]    || container for other components that do not have a fixed position but can “flow” when the container size changes
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| [[image:tflowpanel.png]]      || [[TFlowPanel]]    || Container for components which do not have a fixed position but can “flow” when the container size changes
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tflowpanel.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tflowpanel.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tmaskedit.png]]        || [[TMaskEdit]]      || a [[TEdit]] with content constraints
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| [[image:tmaskedit.png]]        || [[TMaskEdit]]      || [[TEdit]] variant which can force the user to obey a specific input mask.
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/maskedit/tmaskedit.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/maskedit/tmaskedit.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tchecklistbox.png]]    || [[TCheckListBox]]  || a combination of [[TCheckBox]]es and a [[TListBox]]
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| [[image:tchecklistbox.png]]    || [[TCheckListBox]]  || Similar to [[TListBox]], but the the items have attached [[TCheckBox]]es
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/checklst/tchecklistbox.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/checklst/tchecklistbox.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tscrollbox.png]]      ||  [[TScrollBox]]    || a scrollable container
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| [[image:tscrollbox.png]]      ||  [[TScrollBox]]    || Scrollable container
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/forms/tscrollbox.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/forms/tscrollbox.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tapplicationproperties.png]] || [[TApplicationProperties]]  || a non-visible application property supplier
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| [[image:tapplicationproperties.png]] || [[TApplicationProperties]]  || Non-visible application property supplier
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/forms/tapplicationproperties.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/forms/tapplicationproperties.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tstringgrid.png]]      || [[TStringGrid]]    || a 2-dimensional grid that may contain strings
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| [[image:tstringgrid.png]]      || [[TStringGrid]]    || 2-dimensional grid for strings
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/grids/tstringgrid.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/grids/tstringgrid.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tdrawgrid.png]]        || [[TDrawGrid]]      || a 2-dimensional grid that may contain images
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| [[image:tdrawgrid.png]]        || [[TDrawGrid]]      || 2-dimensional grid for which the cells must be drawn by user code
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/grids/tdrawgrid.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/grids/tdrawgrid.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tpairsplitter.png]]    || [[TPairSplitter]]  || a component to split two areas
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| [[image:tpairsplitter.png]]    || [[TPairSplitter]]  || Component to split two areas
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/pairsplitter/tpairsplitter.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/pairsplitter/tpairsplitter.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tcolorbox.png]]        || [[TColorBox]]      || a [[TComboBox|CombobBox]] to select colors
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| [[image:tcolorbox.png]]        || [[TColorBox]]      || [[TComboBox|CombobBox]] to select a color
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcolorbox.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcolorbox.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tcolorlistbox.png]]    || [[TColorListBox]]  || a [[TListBox]] to choose colors
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| [[image:tcolorlistbox.png]]    || [[TColorListBox]]  || [[TListBox]] to choose a color
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcolorlistbox.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tcolorlistbox.html Link]
 
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| [[image:tvaluelisteditor.png]] || [[TValueListEditor]] || a list of property names with editable values  
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| [[image:tvaluelisteditor.png]] || [[TValueListEditor]] || List of property names with editable values  
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tvaluelisteditor.html Link]
 
|| [http://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net/docs/lcl/colorbox/tvaluelisteditor.html Link]
 
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Revision as of 20:01, 10 September 2018

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The Additional tab of the Component Palette contains more, often-used components

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Icon Component Description Online Docs
tbitbtn.png TBitBtn Button with caption and an optional image Link
tspeedbutton.png TSpeedBtn Similar to TBitBtn, but cannot receive keyboard focus. Often used on toolbar-like panels. Link
tstatictext.png TStaticText Displays text much like TLabel, but can receive keyboard focus. Link
timage.png TImage Display an image (gif, jpg, bmp, png) Link
tshape.png TShape triangle/rectange/round shape Link
tbevel.png TBevel Border that suggests depth. Useful to group form elements optically. Link
tpaintbox.png TPaintBox Drawing area with a TCanvas Link
tnotebook.png TNotebook Container to hold pages, much like a real-world notebook. Similar to TPageControl, but does not have tabs. Link
tlabelededit.png TLabeledEdit Combination of a TEdit and a TLabel Link
tsplitter.png TSplitter Tool for resizing adjacent controls Link
ttrayicon.png TTrayIcon Icon for the application in the system tray Link
tcontrolbar.png TControlBar Container for user-configurable toolbars Link
tflowpanel.png TFlowPanel Container for components which do not have a fixed position but can “flow” when the container size changes Link
tmaskedit.png TMaskEdit TEdit variant which can force the user to obey a specific input mask. Link
tchecklistbox.png TCheckListBox Similar to TListBox, but the the items have attached TCheckBoxes Link
tscrollbox.png TScrollBox Scrollable container Link
tapplicationproperties.png TApplicationProperties Non-visible application property supplier Link
tstringgrid.png TStringGrid 2-dimensional grid for strings Link
tdrawgrid.png TDrawGrid 2-dimensional grid for which the cells must be drawn by user code Link
tpairsplitter.png TPairSplitter Component to split two areas Link
tcolorbox.png TColorBox CombobBox to select a color Link
tcolorlistbox.png TColorListBox TListBox to choose a color Link
tvaluelisteditor.png TValueListEditor List of property names with editable values Link

See also

Component Palette
Standard - Additional - Common Controls - Dialogs - Data Controls - Data Access - System - Misc - LazControls - RTTI - SQLdb - Pascal Script - SynEdit - Chart - IPro


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