first of all thank you wodzu for the as dx said chunk of coading i am wondering though can you use instead of left+5 right+5 or up+5

what is the phoenix library and for that matter whats a library

thank you pstudio for the link to delphigamedev, delphi.about.com
i plan on getting Lazarus

were can i find a library ...whatever it is and WILL i plan on making a little character to run around as my first real project and then i want to recreate an old game from a site called chaotic gaming were this little dude is tryin to catch your mouse and he can throw thins and swing a pole at it ...its a really fun game

with this information you all have gaven me i should be able to start learning a little bit better
thank you