Release Notes for v 2.0 Beta

 

VCL2FMXConverter v2.0 Beta is a major upgrade focused on usability, cleaner output, more accurate mapping, better reports, and a much better operator experience. It is designed to help Delphi developers do the hard part of VCL-to-FMX migration faster, with less manual cleanup and a clearer picture of what

still needs review.

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If you have ever started a VCL-to-FMX migration and realized how much repetitive work, control mapping, property translation, event repair, and form cleanup

was waiting for you, this tool was built for exactly that problem.

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Version 2.0 Beta gives developers:
 

• a redesigned tabbed interface with a cleaner workflow

• live Component Map, Property Map, and Event Map reference screens

• better alignment between mapper, parser, engine, and reports

• HTML and text conversion reports

• fewer false warnings and cleaner reporting

• broader support for real-world VCL controls and patterns

• better generated FMX output quality

• a more practical day-to-day conversion workflow

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UI Changes and Improvements
 

• Redesigned the application into a blue-themed tabbed workspace with a cleaner, more professional layout. The Dashboard now serves as the
  startup workspace.

• Main work areas now include Dashboard, Project Scan, Component Map, Property Map, Event Map, Conversion Output, and Rules.

• Improved sizing, spacing, and page fit across the interface, with better scrolling and overall screen-aware presentation.

 

Reporting and Output

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• Added HTML conversion report generation in addition to the text report, making reports easy to view in your default browser.

• Added Open Report, Print Report, and Open Output Folder actions.

• Improved report formatting and usefulness, including line-number reporting where applicable.

• Reduced many false-positive report items.

• Improved the Conversion Output screen with clearer run summary and status information.
   

Rule Families

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• Now covers all major areas including:  Critical Areas, Data Aware, 3rd Party and WinAPI
   

Live Mapping Reference Screens

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• Rebuilt Component Map, Property Map, and Event Map as live mapper-driven reference screens.

• Mapping tabs now reflect the converter’s current knowledge.
   

Mapper and Engine Alignment

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• Improved consistency between mapper, parser, engine, UI reference tabs, and generated reports.

• Expanded preservation of valid FMX-safe and nonvisual classes.

• Improved handling of preserved component placement in the FMX designer.

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Conversion Accuracy Improvements

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• Improved handling of component, property, and event mapping across a wider set of controls.

• Reduced false unsupported-property and unsupported-event reporting.

• Improved support for inherited FMX properties and events.

• Reduced unnecessary manual-review noise in many common cases.
   

Designer and FMX Output Quality
 

• Fixed invalid FMX properties that caused designer load errors.

• Improved page and label sizing behavior.

• Tuned wrapped-label sizing to reduce clipped captions.

• Improved preservation of layout-related properties across more controls.
   

What You Can Expect
 

VCL2FMXConverter does not pretend every project will convert with zero review. What it does offer is a much faster and more disciplined way to get from a VCL codebase to a workable FMX starting point.  For many projects, that means less repetitive hand conversion, fewer structural mistakes, clearer reports, better insight into what was mapped and what still needs review, and a much better starting point inside Delphi.
 

In short, it helps turn a difficult migration into a manageable engineering process.  If you have a VCL project you want to modernize, port, or experiment with,
try the new and improved VCL2FMXConverter v2.0 Beta and see how much migration work can be automated before you even begin manual cleanup.