Window10下的SlowFast安装、测试

Window10下的SlowFast安装、测试

一、 配置环境(必备)

(1) VS2019【不介绍安装方法】
(2) WINDOWS10【不介绍安装方法】
(3) CUDA 10.2【不介绍安装方法】
    需确保使用 nvcc –version时,显示如下
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(4) Python3.7【不介绍安装方法】
(5) Pytorch 1.8
(6) torchvision0.9.0
(7) torchaudio0.8.0
(8) cudatoolkit=11.1

二、 步骤说明

2.1 安装 Pytorch

(1) 激活虚拟环境

conda activate mmcv

(2) 安装Pytorch

conda install pytorch1.8.0 torchvision0.9.0 torchaudio0.8.0 cudatoolkit=11.1 -c pytorch -c conda-forge

(3) 安装完,验证一下,显示如下,则安装成功

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    需要注意的一点是,如果在虚拟环境外的公开环境上还装有pytorch、torchvision、tensorboard的话,默认是引用那些包的,用print(torch.version)检查一下版本就知道了,正确的是要1.8.0版本的

2.2 安装 cocoapi

(1)下载源码

git clone https://github.com/philferriere/cocoapi

(2)编译源码

cd coco/PythonAPI
python setup.py build_ext –inplace

遇到错误:No attribute ‘filelist’
解决方法:pip install setuptools==59.5.0

python setup.py build_ext install

(3)安装完,验证一下,显示如下,则安装成功

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2.3 安装 fvcore
(1)下载源码

https://github.com/facebookresearch/fvcore

(2) 编译源码

python setup.py build --force develop

(3) 安装完,验证一下,显示如下,则安装成功
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(4)注意事项
    【为了区分清楚,如下图,我们把SlowFast/fvcore称为fvcore-master,把SlowFast/fvcore/fvcore称为fvcore】
    需要注意的是,编译完后生成的文件都是在fvcore-master下的,也就是说,你除非cd到根目录(SlowFast/fvcore),否则是无法import fvcore成功的,编译完的文件夹如下

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    而其他库在引用的时候,是使用fvcore的,于是容易出现一旦你当前不在根目录下就import fvcore失败的情况,这个时候我们可以把这个文件夹(fvcore-master)都放在 site-packages下(你可以放在对应envs下的site-package或者公开的site-packages),并重命名为fvcore-master,单独的把fvcore和fvcore.egg-info复制到和fvcore-master同级的目录下,这个时候你就可以在其他位置成功的import fvcore了
    fvcore-master下除了fvcore、fvcore.egg-info外,其他的文件夹存在安装模块和其他工具,当发现import fvcore的某项内容缺失时,请第一时间查看是不是因为这个工具没有放在fvcore下导致引用失败。

2.4 安装 detectron2

重头戏来了,detectron2是所有模块中最容易出现安装问题的

(1)下载源码

git clone https://github.com/conansherry/detectron2

(2)修改以下内容(第一处)
    对应编译过程中会遇到的问题是:nvcc fatal : unknown option ‘-genrate-dependencies-with-compile’
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    修改detectron2的setup.py,修改最末尾的部分,修改内容见下图
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(3)修改以下内容(第二处)
    修改site-packages\torch\utils\cpp_extension.py,修改内容见下图
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(4)修改以下内容(第三处)
    修改site-packages\torch\include\torch\csrc\jit\runtime\argumenta_spec.h, 修改内容见下图
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(5)修改以下内容(第四处)
    修改detectron2\layers\csrc\ROIAlignRotated\ROIAlignRotated_cuda.cu,将所有的ceil改为ceilf

(6)修改以下内容(第五处)
    修改detectron2\layers\csrc\deformable\deform_conv_cuda_kernel.cu,将所有的floor改为floorf

(7)修改以下内容(第六处)
    对应编译过程中会遇到的问题是:“AT_CHECK“:找不到标识符

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    将detectron2\layers\csrc\deformable下三个文件的AT_CHEK全换成TORCH_CHECK

(8)修改以下内容(第七处)
    看到https://blog.csdn.net/zzy153/article/details/120693321此教程表示,还需要进行以下内容的修改,但是我找不到对应的字段,应该是版本不一样
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(9)开始编译

    命令行下执行以下语句

SET MSSdk=1
SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
call “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat” amd64 -vcvars_ver=14.29

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    检查下设置有没有成功,如果显示如下则说明设置成功

cl -Bv

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    开始编译

cd detectron2
python setup.py build --force develop

(10)安装完成,测试一下
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(11)注意事项
    和fvcore一样,我们需要把编译好的detectron2和detectron-master复制到site-packages下,使得detectron2可以被import到
    detectron2-master下除了detectron2、detectron2.egg-info外,其他的文件夹存在安装模块和其他工具,当发现import detectron2的某项内容缺失时,请第一时间查看是不是因为这个工具没有放在detectron2下导致引用失败。

2.5 安装 slowfast
只要detectron2可以安装成功,那么就成功一大半了
(1)下载源码

git clone https://github.com/facebookresearch/SlowFast

(2)修改文件
    将setup.py里的PIL注释掉,我们用PIL被pillow取代,如果不注释掉就容易安装不上

(3)编译源码

python setup.py build develop

2.6 安装 pythorchvideo
    大部分教程不会讲到pytorchvideo的安装,可能因为他们之前安装过,实际测试SlowFast是有需要的,所以在这里顺便提一下
    不建议直接通过pip install pytorchvideo的方式直接安装,我一开始就是直接安装了但是引用的时候存在问题,使用以下方法就不会有引用的问题

(1)下载源码

git clone https://github.com/facebookresearch/pytorchvideo.git

(2)编译源码

cd pytorchvideo
pip install -e .

(3)注意事项
    在install -e 后面有个点,不可以忽略,下图是源码的安装指引
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2.7 更新 pytorch-image-models/timm
    当我安装完SlowFast,在测试使用的过程中,出现一个错误
ImportError: cannot import name ‘Mlp‘ from ‘timm.models.layers ‘
解决方法:
    timm库的源码地址为https://github.com/rwightman/pytorch-image-models,直接git clone整个库的代码,然后将timm(只要timm,见下图指向的文件夹)复制到AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site-packages\timm-0.1.20-py3.7.egg下

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2.8 安装 win32gui
    对应错误:ModuleNotFoundError:No module name ‘win32con’
    解决方法:pip install win32gui

三、 测试

3.1 下载权重
    在https://github.com/facebookresearch/SlowFast/blob/main/MODEL_ZOO.md里下载以下权重

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3.2 制作label
    建一个json文件,我命名为action.json,内容如下

{"bend/bow (at the waist)": 0, "crawl": 1, "crouch/kneel": 2, "dance": 3, "fall down": 4, "get up": 5, "jump/leap": 6, "lie/sleep": 7, "martial art": 8, "run/jog": 9, "sit": 10, "stand": 11, "swim": 12, "walk": 13, "answer phone": 14, "brush teeth": 15, "carry/hold (an object)": 16, "catch (an object)": 17, "chop": 18, "climb (e.g., a mountain)": 19, "clink glass": 20, "close (e.g., a door, a box)": 21, "cook": 22, "cut": 23, "dig": 24, "dress/put on clothing": 25, "drink": 26, "drive (e.g., a car, a truck)": 27, "eat": 28, "enter": 29, "exit": 30, "extract": 31, "fishing": 32, "hit (an object)": 33, "kick (an object)": 34, "lift/pick up": 35, "listen (e.g., to music)": 36, "open (e.g., a window, a car door)": 37, "paint": 38, "play board game": 39, "play musical instrument": 40, "play with pets": 41, "point to (an object)": 42, "press": 43, "pull (an object)": 44, "push (an object)": 45, "put down": 46, "read": 47, "ride (e.g., a bike, a car, a horse)": 48, "row boat": 49, "sail boat": 50, "shoot": 51, "shovel": 52, "smoke": 53, "stir": 54, "take a photo": 55, "text on/look at a cellphone": 56, "throw": 57, "touch (an object)": 58, "turn (e.g., a screwdriver)": 59, "watch (e.g., TV)": 60, "work on a computer": 61, "write": 62, "fight/hit (a person)": 63, "give/serve (an object) to (a person)": 64, "grab (a person)": 65, "hand clap": 66, "hand shake": 67, "hand wave": 68, "hug (a person)": 69, "kick (a person)": 70, "kiss (a person)": 71, "lift (a person)": 72, "listen to (a person)": 73, "play with kids": 74, "push (another person)": 75, "sing to (e.g., self, a person, a group)": 76, "take (an object) from (a person)": 77, "talk to (e.g., self, a person, a group)": 78, "watch (a person)": 79}

3.3 更改配置文件
修改SlowFast/demo/AVA/SLOWFAST_32x2_R101_50_50.yaml
需要更改的地方有
● BATCH_SIZE>>>避免资源耗尽,先改为1,然后再渐渐调大
● CHECKPOINT_FILE_PATH>>>填写权重存放的地址
● TENSORBOARD>>>注释掉
● MODEL_VIS>>>注释掉
● TOPK: 2>>>注释掉
● LABEL_FILE_PATH: “test_data/action.json”>>>填写label存放的地址
● INPUT_VIDEO: “test_data/100.mp4”>>>新增这个字段,并填写检测视频地
● OUTPUT_FILE: “test_data/result.mp4”>>>新增这个字段,并填写检测视频结果存放地址
完整配置文件内容如下(我真实可以运行的)

TRAIN:
  ENABLE: False
  DATASET: ava
  BATCH_SIZE: 1
  EVAL_PERIOD: 1
  CHECKPOINT_PERIOD: 1
  AUTO_RESUME: True
  CHECKPOINT_FILE_PATH: test_data/SLOWFAST_32x2_R101_50_50.pkl  #path to pretrain model
  CHECKPOINT_TYPE: pytorch
DATA:
  NUM_FRAMES: 16
  SAMPLING_RATE: 2
  TRAIN_JITTER_SCALES: [256, 320]
  TRAIN_CROP_SIZE: 224
  TEST_CROP_SIZE: 256
  INPUT_CHANNEL_NUM: [3, 3]
DETECTION:
  ENABLE: True
  ALIGNED: False
AVA:
  BGR: False
  DETECTION_SCORE_THRESH: 0.8
  TEST_PREDICT_BOX_LISTS: ["person_box_67091280_iou90/ava_detection_val_boxes_and_labels.csv"]
SLOWFAST:
  ALPHA: 4
  BETA_INV: 8
  FUSION_CONV_CHANNEL_RATIO: 2
  FUSION_KERNEL_SZ: 5
RESNET:
  ZERO_INIT_FINAL_BN: True
  WIDTH_PER_GROUP: 64
  NUM_GROUPS: 1
  DEPTH: 101
  TRANS_FUNC: bottleneck_transform
  STRIDE_1X1: False
  NUM_BLOCK_TEMP_KERNEL: [[3, 3], [4, 4], [6, 6], [3, 3]]
  SPATIAL_DILATIONS: [[1, 1], [1, 1], [1, 1], [2, 2]]
  SPATIAL_STRIDES: [[1, 1], [2, 2], [2, 2], [1, 1]]
NONLOCAL:
  LOCATION: [[[], []], [[], []], [[6, 13, 20], []], [[], []]]
  GROUP: [[1, 1], [1, 1], [1, 1], [1, 1]]
  INSTANTIATION: dot_product
  POOL: [[[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]], [[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]]]
BN:
  USE_PRECISE_STATS: False
  NUM_BATCHES_PRECISE: 200
SOLVER:
  MOMENTUM: 0.9
  WEIGHT_DECAY: 1e-7
  OPTIMIZING_METHOD: sgd
MODEL:
  NUM_CLASSES: 80
  ARCH: slowfast
  MODEL_NAME: SlowFast
  LOSS_FUNC: bce
  DROPOUT_RATE: 0.5
  HEAD_ACT: sigmoid
TEST:
  ENABLE: False
  DATASET: ava
  BATCH_SIZE: 1
DATA_LOADER:
  NUM_WORKERS: 1
  PIN_MEMORY: True
 
NUM_GPUS: 1
NUM_SHARDS: 1
RNG_SEED: 0
OUTPUT_DIR: .
#TENSORBOARD:
#  MODEL_VIS:
#    TOPK: 2
DEMO:
  ENABLE: True
  LABEL_FILE_PATH: "test_data/action.json" # Add local label file path here.
  INPUT_VIDEO: "test_data/100.mp4"
  OUTPUT_FILE: "test_data/result.mp4"
  DETECTRON2_CFG: "COCO-Detection/faster_rcnn_R_50_FPN_3x.yaml"
  DETECTRON2_WEIGHTS: detectron2://COCO-Detection/faster_rcnn_R_50_FPN_3x/137849458/model_final_280758.pkl

3.4 运行检测

conda activate mmcv
cd SlowFast
python tools/run_net.py --cfg demo/AVA/SLOWFAST_32x2_R101_50_50.yaml

    运行出现以下错误:
RuntimeError: COCO-Detection/faster_rcnn_R_50_FPN_3x.yaml not available in Model Zoo!

    解决方法:查看site-packages\detectron2\model_zoo\configs\COCO-Detection\faster_rcnn_R_50_FPN_3x.yaml是否存在,如果没有的话,将 detectron2-master/configs文件下的所有文件全都复制到site-packages\detectron2\model_zoo\configs下,再次测试就可以了

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"SplitType" in server configuration - allow to select split on pages type between none/pages/printonprev/rowscount + [enterprise] added property "Xml" - "SplitRowsCount" in server configuration - sets the count of rows for "rowscount" split type + [enterprise] added property "Xml" - "Extension" in server configuration - allow select between ".xml" and ".xls" extension for output file + [enterprise] added property "Html" - "URLTarget" in server configuration - allow select the target attribute for report URLs + [enterprise] added property "ReportsFile" - path to file with reports to groups associations and cache delays + [enterprise] added property "ReportsListRenewTimeout" in server configuration + [enterprise] added property "ConfigRenewTimeout" in server configuration + [enterprise] added property "MimeType" for each output format in server configuration + [enterprise] added property "BrowserPrint" in server configuration - allow printing by browser, added new template nav_print_browser.html + [enterprise] added dynamic file name generation of resulting formats (report_name_date_time) * [enterprise] SERVER_REPORTS_LIST and SERVER_REPORTS_HTML variables (list of available reports) depend from user group (for internal authentification) + added drawing shapes in PDF export (not bitmap) + added rotated text in PDF export (not bitmap) + added EngineOptions.IgnoreDevByZero property allow to ignore division by zero exception in expressions + added properties TfrxDBLookupComboBox.DropDownWidth, TfrxDBLookupComboBox.DropDownRows + added event TfrxCustomExportFilter.OnBeginExport + added ability to decrease font size in barcode object + added ability to inseret FNC1 to "code 128" barcode + added event TfrxPreview.OnMouseDown + added support of new unicode-PDF export in D4-D6 and BCB4-BCB6 * improved AddFrom method - anchor coping - fixed bug with WordWrap in PDF export - fixed bug with underlines in PDF export - fixed bug with rounded rectangles in PDF export - fixed CSV export to fit to the RFC 4180 specification - fixed bug with strikeout text in PDF export - fixed bug with incorrect export of TfrxRichView object in RTF format (wrong line spacing) - [enterprise] added critical section in TfrxServerLog.Write - fixed bug with setting up of the Protection Flags in the PDF export dialog window - fixed bug in PDF export (file structure) - fixed bug with pictures in Open Office Writer (odt) export - [enterprise] fixed bug with TfrxReportServer component in Delphi 2010 - fixed minor errors in Embarcedero RAD Studio 2010 - fixed bug with endless loop with using vertical bands together with page header and header with ReprintOnNewPage - fixed bug when using "Keeping" and Cross tables (incorrect cross transfer) - fixed bug with [CopyName#] macros when use "Join small pages" print mode - fixed bug when try to split page with endless height to several pages (NewPage, StartNewPage) - fixed bug with empty line TfrxRichView when adding text via expression - fixed bug when Footer prints even if main band is invisible (FooterAfterEach = True) - fixed resetting of Page variable in double-pass report with TfrxCrossView - fixed bug with loosing of aligning when split TfrxRichView - fixed buzz in reports with TfrxRichView when using RTF 4.1 version 4.8 --------------- + added support of Embarcadero Rad Studio 2010 (Delphi/C++Builder) + added TfrxDBDataset.BCDToCurrency property + added TfrxReportOptions.HiddenPassword property to set password silently from code + added TfrxADOConnection.OnAfterDisconnect event + added TfrxDesigner.MemoParentFont property + added new TfrxDesignerRestriction: drDontEditReportScript and drDontEditInternalDatasets + adedd checksum calculating for 2 5 interleaved barcode + added TfrxGroupHeader.ShowChildIfDrillDown property + added TfrxMailExport.OnSendMail event + added RTF 4.1 support for TfrxRichText object + [enterprise] added Windows Authentification mode + added confirmation reading for TfrxMailExport + added TimeOut field to TfrxMailExport form + added ability to use keeping(KeepTogether/KeepChild/KeepHeader) in multi-column report + added ability to split big bands(biggest than page height) by default * [enterprise] improved CGI for IIS/Apache server * changed PDF export (D7 and upper): added full unicode support, improved performance, decreased memory requirements old PDF export engine saved in file frxExportPDF_old.pas - changed inheritance mechanism, correct inherits of linked objects (fixups) - fixed bug with Mirror Mrgins in RTF, HTML, XLS, XML, OpenOffice exports - fixed bug when cross tab cut the text in corner, when corner height greater than column height - [fs] improved script compilation - improved WatchForm TListBox changet to TCheckListBox - improved AddFrom method - copy outline - Improved functional of vertical bands, shows memos placed on H-band which doesn't across VBand, also calculate expression inside it and call events (like in FR2) - Improved unsorted mode in crosstab(join same columns correctly) - Improved converter from Report Builder - Improved TfrxDesigner.OnInsertObject, should call when drag&drop field from data tree - improved DrillDownd mechanism, should work correct with master-detail-subtetail nesting - fixed bug with DownThenAcross in Cross Tab - fixed several bugs under CodeGear RAD Studio (Delphi/C++Builder) 2009 - fixed bug with emf in ODT export - fixed bug with outline when build several composite reports in double pass mode - fixed bug when group doesn't fit on the whole page - fixed "Page" and "Line" variables inside vertical bands - fixed bug with using KeepHeader in some cases - fixed bug with displacement of subreport when use PrintOnParent property in some cases - fixed small memory leak in subreports - fixed problem with PageFooter and ReportSymmary when use PrintOnPreviousPage property - fixed bug when designer shows commented functions in object inspector - fixed bug when designer place function in commented text block - fixed bug when Engine try to split non-stretcheable view and gone to endless loop - fixed bug with HTML tags in memo when use shot text and WordWrap - [enterprise] fixed bug with variables lost on refresh/export - fixed bug whih PDF,ODT export in Delphi4 and CBuilder4 - fixed bug with some codepage which use two bytes for special symbols (Japanese ans Chinese codepages) - fixed bug when engine delete first space from text in split Memo - fixed bug in multi-column page when band overlap stretched PageHeader - fixed bug with using ReprintOnNewPage version 4.7 --------------- + CodeGear RAD Studio (Delphi/C++Builder) 2009 support + [enterprise] enchanced error description in logs + added properties TfrxHTMLExport.HTMLDocumentBegin: TStrings, TfrxHTMLExport.HTMLDocumentBody: TStrings, TfrxHTMLExport.HTMLDocumentEnd: TStrings + improved RTF export (with line spacing, vertical gap etc) + added support of Enhanced Metafile (EMF) images in Rich Text (RTF), Open Office (ODS), Excel (XLS) exports + added OnAfterScriptCompile event + added onLoadRecentFile Event + added C++ Builder demos + added hot-key Ctrl + mouseWheel - Change scale in designer + added TfrxMemoView.AnsiText property - fixed bug in RTF export with EMF pictures in OpenOffice Writer - fixed some multi-thread isuues in engine, PDF, ODF exports - [enterprise] fixed integrated template of report navigator - [enterprise] fixed bug with export in Internet Explorer browser - fixed bug with font size of dot-matix reports in Excel and XML exports - fixed bug in e-mail export with many addresses - fixed bug in XLS export (with fast export unchecked and image object is null) - [enterprise] fixed bug in TfrxReportServer.OnGetVariables event - fixed bug in Calcl function - fixed memory leak in Cross editor - fixed progress bar and find dialog bug in DualView - fixed bug in PostNET and ean13 barcodes - fixed bug with TruncOutboundText in Dot Matrix report - fixed bugs with break points in syntaxis memo - improved BeforeConnect event in ADO - fixed bug in inhehited report with internal dataset - fixed bug in TfrxPanelControl with background color(Delphi 2005 and above) version 4.6 --------------- + added & , < , > to XML reader + added <nowrap> tag, the text concluded in tag is not broken by WordWrap, it move entirely + added ability to move band without objects (Alt + Move) + added ability to output pages in the preview from right to left ("many pages" mode), for RTL languages(PreviewOptions.RTLPreview) + added ability to storing picture cache in "temp" file (PreviewOptions.PictureCacheInFile) + added EngineOptions.UseGlobalDataSetList (added for multi-thread applications) - set it to False if you don't want use Global DataSet list(use Report.EnabledDataSet.Add() to add dataset in local list) + added new property Hint for all printed objects, hints at the dialog objects now shows in StatusBar + added new property TfrxDBLookupComboBox.AutoOpenDataSet (automatically opens the attached dataset after onActivate event) + added new property TfrxReportPage.PageCount like TfrxDataBand.RowCount + added new property WordWrap for dialog buttons (Delphi 7 and above). + added sort by name to data tree + added TfrxDesigner.TemplatesExt property + added TfrxStyles class in script rtti + changes in the Chart editor: ability to change the name of the series, ability to move created series, other small changes + [enterprise] added configurations values refresh in run-time + [enterprise] added new demo \Demos\ClientServer\ISAPI + [enterprise] added output to server printers from user browser (see config.xml "AllowPrint", set to "no" by default), note: experimental feature + [enterprise] added reports list refresh in run-time + [enterprise] added templates feature + [enterprise] improved speed and stability + [fs] added TfsScript.IncludePath property + [fs] added TfsScript.UseClassLateBinding property + [fs] fixed type casting from variant(string) to integer/float - changes in report inherit: FR get relative path from current loaded report(old reports based on application path works too) - corrected module for converting reports from Report Builder - fixed bug in CrossTab when set charset different from DEFAULT_CHARSET - fixed bug in RTF export with some TfrxRichView objects - fixed bug when print on landscape orientation with custom paper size - fixed bug when use network path for parent report - fixed bug with Band.Allowslit = True and ColumnFooter - fixed bug with drawing subreport on stretched band - fixed bug with embedded fonts in PDF export - fixed bug with long ReportTitle + Header + MaterData.KeepHeader = true - fixed bug with minimizing of Modal designer in BDS2005 and above - fixed bug with paths in HTML export - fixed bug with RTL in PDF export - fixed bug with SubReport in multi column page - fixed bug with Subreport.PrintOnParent = true in inherited report - fixed bug with SYMBOL_CHARSET in PDF export - fixed bug with the addition of datasets by inheritance report - fixed bug with width calculation when use HTML tags in memo - fixed compatibility with WideStrings module in BDS2006/2007 - fixed flicking in preview when use OnClickObject event - fixed free space calculation when use PrintOnPreviousPage - fixed preview bug with winXP themes and in last update - fixed subreports inherit - Thumbnail and Outline shows at right side for RTL languages - [fs] fixed bug with late binding version 4.5 --------------- + added ConverterRB2FR.pas unit for converting reports from Report Builder to Fast Report + added ConverterQR2FR.pas unit for converting reports from QuickReport to FastReport + added support of multiple attachments in e-mail export (html with images as example) + added support of unicode (UTF-8) in e-mail export + added ability to change templates path in designer + added OnReportPrint script event + added PNG support in all version (start from Basic) + added TfrxDMPMemoView.TruncOutboundText property - truncate outbound text in matrix report when WordWrap=false + added new frames styles fsAltDot and fsSquare + added new event OnPreviewDblClick in all TfrxView components + added ability to call dialogs event after report run when set DestroyForms = false + added ability to change AllowExpressions and HideZeros properties in cross Cells (default=false) + added IgnoreDupParams property to DB components + added auto open dataset in TfrxDBLookupComboBox + added new property TfrxADOQuery.LockType + added define DB_CAT (frx.inc) for grouping DB components + added TfrxPictureView.HightQuality property(draw picture in preview with hight quality, but slow down drawing procedure) + [FRViewer] added comandline options "/print filename" and "/silent_print filename" + added unicode input support in RichEditor + added new define HOOK_WNDPROC_FOR_UNICODE (frx.inc) - set hook on GetMessage function for unicode input support in D4-D7/BCB4-BCB6 + added ability chose path to FIB packages in "Recompile Wizard" + added new function TfrxPreview.GetTopPosition, return a position on current preview page + added new hot-keys to Code Editor - Ctrl+Del delete the word before cursor, Ctrl+BackSpace delete the word after cursor(as in Delhi IDE) + added "MDI Designer" example - all language resources moved to UTF8, XML - fixed bug with html tags [sup] and [sub] - fixed width calculation in TfrxMemoView when use HTML tags - fixed bug with suppressRepeated in Vertical bands - fixed bug when designer not restore scrollbars position after undo/redo - fixed visual bug in toolbars when use Windows Vista + XPManifest + Delphi 2006 - fixed bug in CalcHeight when use negative LineSpace - fixed bug in frx2xto30 when import query/table components, added import for TfrDBLookupControl component - fixed bug with Cross and TfrxHeader.ReprintOnNewPage = true - fixed converting from unicode in TfrxMemoView when use non default charset - [fs] fixed bug with "in" operator - fixed bug with aggregate function SUM - fixed bug when use unicode string with [TotalPages#] in TfrxMemoView - fixed bug with TSQLTimeStampField field type - fixed designer dock-panels("Object Inspector", "Report Tree", "Data Tree") when use designer as MDI or use several non-modal designer windows - fixed bug with hide/show dock-panels("Object Inspector", "Report Tree", "Data Tree"), now it restore size after hiding - fixed bug in XML/XLS export - wrong encode numbers in memo after CR/LF - fiexd bug in RTF export - fixed bug with undo/redo commands in previewPages designer - fixed bug with SuppressRepeated when use KeepTogether in group - fixed bug with SuppressRepeated on new page all events fired twice(use Engine.SecondScriptcall to determinate it) version 4.4 --------------- + added support for CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 + improved speed of PDF, HTML, RTF, XML, ODS, ODT exports + added TfrxReportPage.BackPictureVisible, BackPicturePrintable properties + added rtti for the TfrxCrossView.CellFunctions property + added properties TfrxPDFExport.Keywords, TfrxPDFExport.Producer, TfrxPDFExport.HideToolbar, TfrxPDFExport.HideMenubar, TfrxPDFExport.HideWindowUI, TfrxPDFExport.FitWindow, TfrxPDFExport.CenterWindow, TfrxPDFExport.PrintScaling + added ability recompile frxFIB packages in "recompile wizard" + added ability to set color property for all teechart series which support it + added, setting frame style for each frame line in style editor + added TfrxPreview.Locked property and TfrxPreview.DblClick event + added 'invalid password' exception when load report without crypt + added new parameter to InheritFromTemplate (by default = imDefault) imDefault - show Error dialog, imDelete - delete duplicates, imRename - rename duplicates + added property TfrxRTFExport.AutoSize (default is "False") for set vertical autosize in table cells * redesigned dialog window of PDF export * improved WYSIWYG in PDF export - fixed bug, the PageFooter band overlap the ReportSummary band when use EndlessHeight - fixed bug with lage paper height in preview - fixed bug with outline and encryption in PDF export - fixed bug with solid arrows in PDF export - fixed bug when print TfrxHeader on a new page if ReprintOnNewPage = true and KeepFooter = True - fixed bug when used AllowSplit and TfrxGroupHeader.KeepTogether - fixed page numbers when print dotMatrix report without dialog - fixed bug with EndlessHeight in multi-columns report - fixed font dialog in rich editor - [fs] fixed bug when create TWideStrings in script code - fixed bug with dialog form when set TfrxButtonControl.Default property to True - fixed twice duplicate name error in PreviewPages designer when copy - past object - fixed bug with Preview.Clear and ZmWholePage mode - fixed bug with using "outline" together "embedded fonts" options in PDF export - fixed multi-thread bug in PDF export - fixed bug with solid fill of transparent rectangle shape in PDF export - fixed bug with export OEM_CODEPAGE in RTF, Excel exports - fixed bug with vertical size of single page in RTF export - fixed bug with vertical arrows in PDF export - fixed memory leak with inherited reports version 4.3 --------------- + added support for C++Builder 2007 + added encryption in PDF export + added TeeChart Pro 8 support + added support of OEM code page in PDF export + added TfrxReport.CaseSensitiveExpressions property + added "OverwritePrompt" property in all export components + improved RTF export (WYSIWYG) + added support of thai and vietnamese charsets in PDF export + added support of arrows in PDF export * at inheritance of the report the script from the report of an ancestor is added to the current report (as comments) * some changes in PDF export core - fixed bug with number formats in Open Document Spreadsheet export - fixed bug when input text in number property(Object Inspector) and close Designer(without apply changes) - fixed bug in TfrxDBDataset with reCurrent - fixed bug with memory leak in export of empty outline in PDF format - line# fix (bug with subreports) - fixed bug with edit prepared report with rich object - fixed bug with shadows in PDF export - fixed bug with arrows in designer - fixed bug with margins in HTML, RTF, XLS, XML exports - fixed bug with arrows in exports - fixed bug with printers enumeration in designer (list index of bound) - fixed papersize bug in inherited reports version 4.2 --------------- + added support for CodeGear Delphi 2007 + added export of html tags in RTF format + improved split of the rich object + improved split of the memo object + added TfrxReportPage.ResetPageNumbers property + added support of underlines property in PDF export * export of the memos formatted as fkNumeric to float in ODS export - fixed bug keeptogether with aggregates - fixed bug with double-line draw in RTF export - fix multi-thread problem in PDF export - fixed bug with the shading of the paragraph in RTF export when external rich-text was inserted - fixed bug with unicode in xml/xls export - fixed bug in the crop of page in BMP, TIFF, Jpeg, Gif - "scale" printmode fixed - group & userdataset bugfix - fixed cross-tab pagination error - fixed bug with round brackets in PDF export - fixed bug with gray to black colors in RTF export - fixed outline with page.endlessheight - fixed SuppressRepeated & new page - fixed bug with long time export in text format - fixed bug with page range and outline in PDF export - fixed undo in code window - fixed error when call DesignReport twice - fixed unicode in the cross object - fixed designreportinpanel with dialog forms - fixed paste of DMPCommand object - fixed bug with the export of null images - fixed code completion bug - fixed column footer & report summary problem version 4.1 --------------- + added ability to show designer inside panel (TfrxReport.DesignReportInPanel method). See new demo Demos\EmbedDesigner + added TeeChart7 Std support + [server] added "User" parameter in TfrxReportServer.OnGetReport, TfrxReportServer.OnGetVariables and TfrxReportServer.OnAfterBuildReport events + added Cross.KeepTogether property + added TfrxReport.PreviewOptions.PagesInCache property - barcode fix (export w/o preview bug) - fixed bug in preview (AV with zoommode = zmWholePage) - fixed bug with outline + drilldown - fixed datasets in inherited report - [install] fixed bug with library path set up in BDS/Turbo C++ Builder installation - fixed pagefooter position if page.EndlessWidth is true - fixed shift bug - fixed design-time inheritance (folder issues) - fixed chm help file path - fixed embedded fonts in PDF - fixed preview buttons - fixed bug with syntax highlight - fixed bug with print scale mode - fixed bug with control.Hint - fixed edit preview page - fixed memory leak in cross-tab version 4.0 initial release --------------------- Report Designer: - new XP-style interface - the "Data" tab with all report datasets - ability to draw diagrams in the "Data" tab - code completion (Ctrl+Space) - breakpoints - watches - report templates - local guidelines (appears when you move or resize an object) - ability to work in non-modal mode, mdi child mode Report Preview: - thumbnails Print: - split a big page to several small pages - print several small pages on one big - print a page on a specified sheet (with scale) - duplex handling from print dialogue - print copy name on each printed copy (for example, "First copy", "Second copy") Report Core: - "endless page" mode - images handling, increased speed - the "Reset page numbers" mode for groups - reports crypting (Rijndael algorithm) - report inheritance (both file-based and dfm-based) - drill-down groups - frxGlobalVariables object - "cross-tab" object enhancements: - improved cells appearance - cross elements visible in the designer - fill corner (ShowCorner property) - side-by-side crosstabs (NextCross property) - join cells with the same value (JoinEqualCells property) - join the same string values in a cell (AllowDuplicates property) - ability to put an external object inside cross-tab - AddWidth, AddHeight properties to increase width&height of the cell - AutoSize property, ability to resize cells manually - line object can have arrows - added TfrxPictureView.FileLink property (can contain variable or a file name) - separate settings for each frame line (properties Frame.LeftLine, TopLine, RightLine, BottomLine can be set in the object inspector) - PNG images support (uncomment {$DEFINE PNG} in the frx.inc file) - Open Document Format for Office Applications (OASIS) exports, spreadsheet (ods) and text (odt) Enterprise components: - Users/Groups security support (see a demo application Demos\ClientServer\UserManager) - Templates support - Dynamically refresh of configuration, users/groups D2010以上版本(D14_D19)安装必读 delphi2010以上版本(D14_D19)使用者安装时,请将res\frccD14_D19.exe更名名为frcc.exe frccD14_D19.exe是专门的delphi2010以上版本(D14_D19)编码器。其他低delphi版本,请使用frcc.exe
Thank you for purchasing or considering the purchase of Windows 7 In Depth. It’s amazing the changes that 20-odd years can bring to a com- puter product such as Windows. When we wrote our first Windows book back in the mid-1980s, our publisher didn’t even think the book would sell well enough to print more than 5,000 copies. Microsoft stock wasn’t even a blip on most investors’ radar screens. Boy, were they in the dark! Who could have imagined that a little more than a decade later, anyone who hoped to get hired for even a temp job in a small office would need to know how to use Microsoft Windows, Office, and a PC. Fifteen or so Windows books later, we’re still finding new and excit- ing stuff to share with our readers. Who could have imagined in 1985 that a mass-market operating system two decades later would have to include support for so many technolo- gies, most of which didn’t even exist at the time: DVD, DVD±RW, CD-R and CD-RW, Internet and intranet, MP3, MPEG, WMA, DV, USB, FireWire, APM, ACPI, RAID, UPS, PPOE, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11g, WPA2, IPv6, Teredo, speech recognition, touch and pen interfaces, fault tolerance, disk encryption and compression…? The list goes on. And that 8GB of disk space Windows 7 occupies? It would have cost about half a million dollars in 1985. Today, it costs less than a dollar. In 1981, when we were building our first computers, the operating sys- tem (CP/M) had to be modified in assembly language and recompiled, and hardware parts had to be soldered together to make almost any new addition (such as a video display terminal) work. Virtually nothing was standardized, with the end result being that computers remained out of reach for average folks. Together, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM changed all that. Today you can pur- chase a computer, a printer, a scanner, an external disk drive, a key- board, a modem, a monitor, and a video card over the Internet, plug Introduction From the Library of Lee Bogdanoff Introduction them in, install Windows, and they’ll work together. The creation and adoption (and sometimes forcing) of hardware and software standards that have made the PC a household appliance the world over can largely be credited to Microsoft, like it or not. The unifying glue of this PC revolution has been Windows. Yes, we all love to hate Windows, but it’s here to stay. Linux and Mac OS X are formidable alterna- tives, but for most of us, at least for some time, Windows and Windows applications are “where it’s at.” And Windows 7 ushers in truly significant changes to the landscape. That’s why we were excited to write this book. Why This Book? We all know this book will make an effective doorstop in a few years. You probably have a few already. (We’ve even written a few!) If you think it contains more information than you need, just remember how helpful a good reference can be when you need it at the 11th hour. And we all know that computer technology changes so fast that it’s sometimes easier just to blink and ignore a phase than to study up on it. Windows 7 is definitely a significant upgrade in Windows’ security and sophistication—one you’re going to need to understand. If you’re moving up to Windows 7 from Windows XP, you should know that Windows 7 is a very dif- ferent animal. Yes, the graphics and display elements are flashier, but it’s the deeper changes that matter most. With its radically improved security systems, revamped Control Panel, friendlier net- work setup tools, new problem-tracking systems, improved power management and usability tools for mobile computers, and completely revamped networking and graphics software infrastructures, Windows 7 leaves XP in the dust. And if you’re moving up from Vista, you’ll be very pleasantly surprised at the improvements. Vista got a bad rap, perhaps for some good reasons: It was slow, required too much RAM, had driver issues, and annoyed users with its User Account Control prompts. Windows 7 fixes all of that, thank goodness! Think of Windows 7 as Vista after three years at a spa/reform school. It’s leaner, stronger, more refined, and ever so polite. In all ways, Windows 7 is superior to any operating sys- tem Microsoft has ever produced. Is Windows 7 so easy to use that books are unnecessary? Unfortunately, no. True, as with other releases of Windows, online help is available. As has been the case ever since Windows 95, how- ever, no printed documentation is available (to save Microsoft the cost), and the Help files are writ- ten by Microsoft employees and contractors. You won’t find criticisms, complaints, workarounds, or suggestions that you use alternative software vendors, let alone explanations of whyyou have to do things a certain way. For that, you need this book! We will even show you tools and techniques that Microsoft’s insiders didn’t think were important enough to document at all. You might know that Windows 7 comes in a bewildering array of versions: primarily Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate (not to mention Starter, intended for relatively primitive “netbook” computers and emerging markets; Home Basic, sold only in emerging markets; and several extra versions sold in the European Union to comply with antitrust court-mandated restrictions). But Windows 7 is Windows 7, and all that really distinguishes the versions is the availability of various features. Mostof the differences matter only in the corporate world, where Windows 7 will be managed by network administrators, so most corporate users won’t need to 2 From the Library of Lee Bogdanoff 3 Why This Book? worry about them. For the remaining features, we tell you when certain features do or don’t apply to your particular version of Windows 7. (And we show you how to upgrade from one version to a better version, if you want the features your copy doesn’t have!) In this book’s many pages, we focus not just on the gee-whiz side of the technology, but why you should care, what you can get from it, and what you can forget about. The lead author on this book has previously written 17 books about Windows, all in plain English (several bestsellers), designed for everyone from rank beginners to full-on system administrators deploying NT Server domains. The coauthor has designed software and networks for more than 20 years and has been writing about Windows for 10 years. We work with and write about various versions of Windows year in and year out. We have a clear understanding of what confuses users and system administrators about installing, configuring, or using Windows, as well as (we hope) how to best convey the solu- tions to our readers. While writing this book, we tried to stay vigilant in following four cardinal rules: •Keep it practical. •Keep it accurate. •Keep it concise. •Keep it interesting, and even crack a joke or two. We believe that you will find this to be the best and most comprehensive book available on Windows 7 for intermediate through advanced users. And whether you use Windows 7 yourself or support others who do, we firmly believe this book will address your questions and needs. Our book addresses both home and business computer users. We assume you probably are not an engineer, and we do our best to speak in plain English and not snow you with unexplained jargon. As we wrote, we imagined that you, our reader, are a friend or co-worker who’s familiar enough with your computer to know what it’s capable of, but might not know the details of how to make it all happen. So we show you, in a helpful, friendly, professional tone. In the process, we also hope to show you things that you might not have known, which will help make your life easier—your com- puting life, anyway. We spent months and months poking into Windows 7’s darker corners so you wouldn’t have to. And, if you’re looking for power-user tips and some nitty-gritty details, we make sure you get those, too. We try to make clear what information is essential for you to understand and what is optional for just those of you who are especially interested. We’re also willing to tell you what we don’t cover. No book can do it all. As the title implies, this book is about Windows 7. We don’t cover setting up the Server versions of this operating system, called Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. However, we do tell you how to connect to and interact with these servers, and even other operating systems, including Mac OS X, Linux, and older variants of Windows, over a local area network. Because of space limitations, there is only one chapter devoted to coverage of Windows 7’s numer- ous command-line utilities, its batch file language, Windows Script Host, and Windows PowerShell. For that (in spades!), you might want to check Brian’s book Windows 7 and Vista Guide to Scripting, Automation, and Command Line Tools, which is due to be published in the fall of 2009. From the Library of Lee Bogdanoff Introduction Even when you’ve become a Windows 7 pro, we think you’ll find this book to be a valuable source of reference information in the future. Both the table of contents and the very complete index will provide easy means for locating information when you need it quickly. How Our Book Is Organized Although this book advances logically from beginning to end, it’s written so that you can jump in at any location, quickly get the information you need, and get out. You don’t have to read it from start to finish, nor do you need to work through complex tutorials. This book is broken down into seven major parts. Here’s the skinny on each one: Part I, “Getting Started with Windows 7,” introduces Windows 7’s new and improved features and shows you how to install Windows 7 on a new computer or upgrade an older version of Windows to Windows 7. It also shows you how to apply service packs to keep your version of Windows 7 up-to- date. Finally, we take you on a one-hour guided tour that shows you the best of Windows 7’s fea- tures and walks you through making essential settings and adjustments that will help you get the most out of your computer. In Part II, “Using Windows 7,” we cover the core parts of Windows 7, the parts you’ll use no matter what else you do with your computer: managing documents and files, using the Windows desktop, starting and stopping applications, searching through your computer’s contents, printing, and using the desktop gadgets and other supplied accessories. Don’t skip this section, even—or rather, espe- cially—if you’ve used previous versions of Windows. Windows 7 does many things differently, and you’ll want to see how to take advantage of it! Windows 7 has great tools for viewing, playing, creating, editing, and managing music, movies, and pictures. In Part III, “Multimedia and Imaging,” we show you how to use the new Windows Media Player, burn CDs, extract and edit images from cameras and scanners, send faxes, and create DVDs. Finally, we show you how to use Windows Media Center, which lets you view all that stuff and, on a properly equipped computer, record and play back your favorite TV shows. We even show you how to burn DVDs from your recorded shows and discuss compression options for storage consider- ations and format options for playback on other devices. In Part IV, “Windows 7 and the Internet,” we first help you set up an Internet connection and then move on to explain Windows 7’s Internet tools. We provide in-depth coverage of the new and improved (and safer!) Internet Explorer. The final chapter shows you how to diagnose Internet con- nection problems. Networks used to be found only in high-falutin’ offices and corporate settings. Now, any home or office with two or more computers should have a network. A LAN is inexpensive, and with one you can share an Internet connection, copy and back up files, and use any printer from any computer. In Part V, “Networking,” we walk you through setting up a network in your home or office, and show you how to take advantage of it in day-to-day use. We also show you how easy it is to share a DSL or cable Internet connection with all your computers at once, show you how to network with other operating systems, and, finally, help you fix it when it all stops working. Part VI, “Maintaining Windows 7,” covers system configuration and maintenance. We tell you how to work with the Control Panel and System Administration tools, provide tips and tricks for cus- tomizing the graphical user interface to maximize efficiency, explain how to manage your hard disk 4 From the Library of Lee Bogdanoff 5 Conventions Used in This Book and other hardware, and describe a variety of ways to upgrade your hardware and software (includ- ing third-party programs) for maximum performance. We show you how to troubleshoot hardware and software problems, edit the Windows Registry, and, for real power users, how to use and tweak the command-line interface. When Windows was introduced over two decades ago, computer viruses, online fraud, and hacking were only starting to emerge as threats. Today (thanks in great part to gapingsecurity holes in pre- vious versions of Windows), computer threats are a worldwide problem, online and offline. In Part VII, “Security,” we provide a 360-degree view of Windows 7’s substantial improvements in security. Here you’ll find out both what Windows 7 will do to help you, and what you must do for yourself. We cover protection against viruses and spyware, loss and theft, hackers and snoops, and fraud and spam—in that order. Part VIII, “Windows On the Move,” shows you how to get the most out of Windows 7 when either you or your computer, or both, are on the go. We show you how to use wireless networking safely, how to get the most out of your laptop, and how to connect to remote networks. We also show you how to use Remote Desktop to reach and use your own computer from anywhere in the world. We finish up with a chapter about the cutting edge in laptops and desktops—pen and touch computing using the Tablet-PC features of Windows 7. Appendix A, “Using Virtualization on Windows 7,” explains how to use a newly released, free ver- sion of the Microsoft Virtual PC program to run older XP programs under Windows 7. For some users, this can be an excellent alternative to creating a dual-boot system with XP and Windows 7.

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