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Win32 App Bloat..

Last post 11/17/2008 12:04 PM by Cary Moore. 1 replies.
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  • 11/14/2008 9:43 PM

    Win32 App Bloat..

    Hi Guys,

    Using D2007 Rad Studio.

    As an exercise I converted a basic app that used standard controls and
    produced an exe of approx 4 Meg in size, and converted it all to DX components.

    Wow! exe size grew to 11+ Meg.

    Whilst exe size in Windows doesn't seem to be a concern these days this level
    of bloat seems a little excessive. Yes there is a lot of added functionality
    compared to the standard components but really.

    Question: What can I turn off/disable that will reduce the exe size? I'm
    thinking the theme support but haven't played with it as yet.

    Regards & TIA,

    Ian
  • 11/17/2008 12:04 PM In reply to

    Re: Win32 App Bloat..

    Ian,

    Ian Branch wrote:

    > Question: What can I turn off/disable that will reduce the exe size?

    Removing ExpressSkins will reduce your exe size by approx 6MB

    You can either completely remove ExpressSkins or remove the automatic
    inclusion of all skins by....

    1) Uncheck all "ExpressSkins - xxx" packages in your installed
    Components list (where xxx = Black to Xmass2008Blue)

    2) Leave all "ExpressSkins Library..." components checked

    3) Finally make sure the specific skin files are not included in any
    uses clauses on your forms

    -dxSkinBlack, dxSkinBlue, dxSkinCaramel, dxSkinCoffee,
    dxSkinGlassOceans, dxSkiniMaginary, dxSkinLilian, dxSkinLiquidSky,
    dxSkinLondonLiquidSky, dxSkinMcSkin, dxSkinMoneyTwins,
    dxSkinOffice2007Black, dxSkinOffice2007Blue, dxSkinOffice2007Green,
    dxSkinOffice2007Pink, dxSkinOffice2007Silver, dxSkinSilver,
    dxSkinStardust, dxSkinValentine, dxSkinXmas2008Blue, dxSkinSummer2008,
    dxSkinPumpkin, dxSkinDarkSide.

    Regards,
    Cary.
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