TMSFNCSearchEdit show description

FNC TMS FNC UI Pack
1

I would like to show both Caption and Description in the TMSFNCSearchEdit. 

I saw that in the in the SLdemo TMSFNCSearchEdit2 shows both Caption and Description but I was not able to do it with simple text items.
What should I do to show both caption and description at least in the dropdown list?

2

This code snippet shows an initialization of a TTMSFNCSearchEdit with caption & description in items:


var
  sli: TSearchListItem;
begin
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Columns.Clear;
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Columns.Add;

  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Clear;
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.ItemHeight := 32;

  sli := TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Add;
  sli.Captions[0] := 'caption 1';
  sli.Descriptions[0] := 'description 1';

  sli := TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Add;
  sli.Captions[0] := 'caption 2';
  sli.Descriptions[0] := 'description 2';
end;

3

Got it.

I missed the line
TMSFNCSearchEdit1.ItemHeight := 32; 
So I was able to see the caption only.
Another question, is it possible to format the text in a different way?
Instead of: Caption + LineBreak + Description, should it be possible to set Caption and Description in the same line (e.g. Caption + ' - ' + Description)? 
4

You could use two columns for that and set caption in column 1 and description in column 2

5

I tried this:

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  sli: TSearchListItem;
begin
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Columns.Clear;
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Columns.Add;
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Columns.Add;

  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Clear;
  TMSFNCSearchEdit1.ItemHeight := 16;

  sli := TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Add;
  sli.Captions[0] := 'caption 1';
  sli.Captions[1] := 'description 1';

  sli := TMSFNCSearchEdit1.Items.Add;
  sli.Captions[0] := 'caption 2';
  sli.Captions[1] := 'description 2';
end;   

But I got an error when I start typing or click on the dropdownbutton.

What I am doing wrong?
6

When I test this code applied to a default TTMSFNCSearchEdit, I cannot see an issue here when typing in the control or opening the dropdown.

7

I get this error with Lazarus, both 1.6.2 and fps 3.0.0 and lazarus 1.6.4 and fps 3.0.2


See image

8

Anyone gets the same error on lazarus?

9

I have the same on Lazarus 1.8 RC5 Win32

10

Any feedback from TMS?

11

It is on our todolist to investigate.