IDE: package options: hints for package types

git-svn-id: trunk@40714 -

ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas

@@ -5646,6 +5646,18 @@ resourcestring
   rsAttachTo = 'Attach to';
   rsEnterPID = 'Enter PID';
   lisFreePascalCompilerMessages = 'Free Pascal Compiler messages';
+  lisRunAndDesignTimePackagesHaveNoLimitations = '"Run and Design time" '
+    +'packages have no limitations.';
+  lisDesignTimePackagesAddComponentsAndMenuItemsToTheID = '"Design time" '
+    +'packages add components and menu items to the IDE. They can be used by '
+    +'projects, but are not compiled into the project. The compiler will not '
+    +'find units of this package when compiling the project.';
+  lisRunTimePackagesCanBeUsedByProjectsTheyCanNotBeInst = '"Run time" packages'
+    +' can be used by projects. They can not be installed in the IDE, unless '
+    +'some design time package requires them.';
+  lisRunTimeOnlyPackagesAreOnlyForProjectsTheyCanNotBeI = '"Run time only" '
+    +'packages are only for projects. They can not be installed in the IDE, '
+    +'not even indirectly.';
 
 implementation
 

packager/frames/package_integration_options.lfm

@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ object PackageIntegrationOptionsFrame: TPackageIntegrationOptionsFrame
       Width = 445
       Caption = 'RunAndDesignTimeRadioButton'
       Checked = True
+      ParentShowHint = False
+      ShowHint = True
       TabOrder = 0
       TabStop = True
     end
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ object PackageIntegrationOptionsFrame: TPackageIntegrationOptionsFrame
       Top = 30
       Width = 445
       Caption = 'DesignTimeRadioButton'
+      ParentShowHint = False
+      ShowHint = True
       TabOrder = 1
     end
     object RunTimeRadioButton: TRadioButton
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ object PackageIntegrationOptionsFrame: TPackageIntegrationOptionsFrame
       Top = 54
       Width = 445
       Caption = 'RunTimeRadioButton'
+      ParentShowHint = False
+      ShowHint = True
       TabOrder = 2
     end
     object RunTimeOnlyRadioButton: TRadioButton
@@ -161,6 +167,8 @@ object PackageIntegrationOptionsFrame: TPackageIntegrationOptionsFrame
       Top = 78
       Width = 445
       Caption = 'RunTimeOnlyRadioButton'
+      ParentShowHint = False
+      ShowHint = True
       TabOrder = 3
     end
   end

packager/frames/package_integration_options.pas

@@ -176,9 +176,17 @@ procedure TPackageIntegrationOptionsFrame.Setup(ADialog: TAbstractOptionsEditorD
 begin
   PkgTypeGroupBox.Caption := lisPckOptsPackageType;
   RunAndDesignTimeRadioButton.Caption:=PkgTypeToCaption(lptRunAndDesignTime);
+  RunAndDesignTimeRadioButton.Hint:=
+    lisRunAndDesignTimePackagesHaveNoLimitations;
   DesignTimeRadioButton.Caption:=PkgTypeToCaption(lptDesignTime);
+  DesignTimeRadioButton.Hint:=
+    lisDesignTimePackagesAddComponentsAndMenuItemsToTheID;
   RunTimeRadioButton.Caption:=PkgTypeToCaption(lptRunTime);
+  RunTimeRadioButton.Hint:=
+    lisRunTimePackagesCanBeUsedByProjectsTheyCanNotBeInst;
   RunTimeOnlyRadioButton.Caption:=PkgTypeToCaption(lptRunTimeOnly);
+  RunTimeOnlyRadioButton.Hint:=
+    lisRunTimeOnlyPackagesAreOnlyForProjectsTheyCanNotBeI;
 
   UpdateRadioGroup.Caption := lisPckOptsUpdateRebuild;
   UpdateRadioGroup.Items[0] := lisPckOptsAutomaticallyRebuildAsNeeded;

packager/packagedefs.pas

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ type
     lptRunTime,         // RunTime packages can't register anything in the IDE.
                         // They can be used by designtime packages.
     lptDesignTime,      // DesignTime packages can register anything in the IDE
-                        // and should not be compiled into projects.
+                        // and are not compiled into projects.
                         // The IDE calls the 'register' procedures of each unit.
     lptRunAndDesignTime,// RunAndDesignTime packages can do anything.
     lptRunTimeOnly      // as lptRunTime, but they can not be used in the IDE