FireMonkey Application Design

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FireMonkey uses lightweight GUI controls on top of a cross-platform abstraction, which is implemented for Windows, Mac OS X, and iOS. Lightweight controls mean that every pixel is drawn by FireMonkey; no native (heavyweight) controls are used. This approach favors fidelity across platforms over fidelity to the host platform, side-steps the "least common denominator" problem of heavyweight cross-platform frameworks, and allows FireMonkey to create its own control and application design rules.

Topics

• Arranging FireMonkey Controls
• Customizing FireMonkey Applications with Styles
• Using Menus in a FireMonkey Application

See Also

• FireMonkey 3D
• FireMonkey Animation Effects
• FireMonkey Components Guide
• FireMonkey Architecture Diagrams