Tms Unicode Component Pack V2.5.0.1 !!better!! Here
When Embarcadero released Delphi 2009, they made the bold decision to make String an alias for UnicodeString (UTF-16). This was a massive step forward for modernization, but it introduced a painful reality:
: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5) – Minor design-time quirks prevent a perfect score, but for runtime Unicode robustness, this is the gold standard in the Delphi ecosystem.
For developers stuck on Delphi 7, 2006, or 2007 due to enterprise constraints, v2.5.0.1 provided a bridge. It allowed them to modernize the output of their software without being forced to modernize the compiler immediately. TMS Unicode Component Pack v2.5.0.1
Additionally, v2.5.0.1 adds four new components:
According to TMS’s 2025 roadmap:
“We localized our CRM to Thai and Vietnamese. Without TMS Unicode Pack, our text was cut off. Version 2.5.0.1 finally fixed the combobox drop-down alignment.” — Narong S., Bangkok
The is a specialized library of over 60 VCL controls designed to bring full Unicode support to legacy Delphi and C++Builder environments. It serves as a drop-in replacement for standard components, allowing developers to handle multi-language text (including IME and Unicode-only locales) in older versions like Delphi 7 or 2007. Key Features When Embarcadero released Delphi 2009, they made the
| | TMS Unicode Replacement | Key Unicode Feature | |---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------| | TLabel | TTMSUnicodeLabel | BiDi + combined diacritics | | TEdit | TTMSUnicodeEdit | IME composition + surrogate pairs | | TMemo | TTMSUnicodeMemo | Unicode line breaking + undo/redo | | TListBox | TTMSUnicodeListBox | Virtual mode + right-to-left | | TComboBox | TTMSUnicodeComboBox | Auto-complete with mixed scripts | | TRichEdit | TTMSUnicodeRichEdit | Rich Text Format (RTF) with Unicode | | TTreeView | TTMSUnicodeTreeView | Hierarchical Unicode sorting | | TListView | TTMSUnicodeListView | Owner-draw Unicode columns | | TMainMenu | TTMSUnicodeMainMenu | Hotkeys with non-English letters |
