Advanced User Interface Controls and Components
| Date | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2015 | 2014 |
NEW: Flat theme NEW: Option to show ExpandBox only when control is focused or mouse cursor hovers over its space NEW: Each column header now can display multiple command buttons: drop-down, context menu, etc. NEW: LockedImage property for ExpandBoxStyle to enable changing the image of expand box when node is locked NEW: Option to show ScrollBar only when control is focused or mouse cursor hovers over its space NEW: Mouse-Wheel now handles horizontal scrolling when only horizontal scrollbar is visible NEW: Option to set position of tooltips in TabControl relative to tab position FIX: Expanded nodes set during design-time remain open when app is started FIX: Pressing the ENTER key now can be handled outside ListView control FIX: Indent now accepts negative values and allows aligning of child nodes with root nodes FIX: The problem which causes a change in tab header appearance when SplitContainer collapsed is now fixed FIX: Closing a project while TabControl is present on the Form no longer closes an error to be thrown FIX: Hovering over tabs in tab strip no longer causes high CPU usage FIX: Clicking on Swap button with multiple tabs present, now correctly selects tabs that are currently opened FIX: Other minor bugs |
| Dec 03, 2013 | 2013 Vol2 |
NEW: TabControl with nested tabs, child tabs are shown under parent tab NEW: Expander with vertical header and horizontal expand NEW: SplitContainer now splits content using multiple tabs NEW: Serialization of styles for container controls NEW: Option to create groups and items with rich content in Navigator controls NEW: Option to align tabs to left, center or right side in TabControl NEW: Tooltips for command buttons NEW: Each tab can have a toltip NEW: Option to show/hide Swap Panels Button in SplitContainer NEW: Right to Left for all container controls NEW: Nested child tabs can have different shape than their parents NEW: TagString for TabPages NEW: Accelerated scrolling in TabControl. When scrolling among many tabs, the scrolling speed increases NEW: OrientationChanged event for Expander NEW: Option to create tree hierarchy of tabs in TabControl, durign design time NEW: SplitterPositionColor property is added for changing the color of resize marker in SplitContainer control NEW: A method for finding command button by its Key in SplitContainer is added FIX: The size attribute of font tag now can accept decimal values FIX: AfterSelect event no longer throws an error when a group is selected when ExpandMode is set to One FIX: ExplorerBar doesn’t show items when UseTheme is true and Visual Style is XP, under Win7 FIX: Level property now returns the correct level for root nodes FIX: ExpandHImage and CollapseImage are now correctly used from ExpandBoxStyle FIX: A default event is added for all controls FIX: Resize line for columns is now positioned correctly when horizontal scrollbar has greater value than zero FIX: A horizontal alignment for single subitem is npw working from their FormatStyle settings FIX: Editing of subitem text is now applied when text is changed in label edit control FIX: Holding of SHIFT+CLICK keys while selecting multiple nodes now also selects subitems FIX: Editing of empty text is now possible FIX: Changes from TextControl are now correctly shown and applied for subitems FIX: TransparencyLevel property available for Columns FIX: CheckBox state for nodes is now preserved from Editor in VS Designer FIX: ExplorerBar doesn’t show items when UseTheme is true and Visual Style is XP, under Win7 FIX: Solved the repeated layout update when AutoSizable property for columns is set to true FIX: TabStripStyle in SplitContainer has initial setting of Padding to 2 pixels FIX: Child tab pages are not visible in Designer although the Expanded property for parent tab is true FIX: Initial drop of SplitContainer now divides tab content equally FIX: Resize line of splitter in SplitContainer is no longer flickering under Windows 7 FIX: An empty image is added when a new command button is created FIX: The Key attribute in TabStripButtonClicked event is now carried from the command button clicked FIX: Command buttons with Visible property set to false remain hidden FIX: Tabs under XP Themed are now showing border in normal state under Windows 7 FIX: The TabControl is redrawed and the focus frame is hidden when tab no longer has focus FIX: MaxTextSize works for tabs with longer text FIX: MaxTextSize now works in justified display mode FIX: Drawing of tabs while mouse cursor no longer hovers over them is now fixed FIX: SplitContainer orientation changes now correctly sets the distance of splitter FIX: Changes to the Font in ToolItemFormatStyle is applied to ToolLabel FIX: During scroll of tab pages the line below selected tab is drawn correctly FIX: Navigation among disabled tabs using keyboard is now fixed FIX: Using the Insert method to add tab pages with content from code, is now fixed FIX: Other minor bugs |
| Jul 04, 2013 | 2013 Vol1 |
NEW: Multi-column sorting NEW: Span subitems in multiple columns NEW: Serialization of partial set of items, color schemes and themes NEW: Load on Demand option for loading partial data from XML file, database or memory stream NEW: Owner Draw events for drawing each part of the control NEW: Expanded mode: single or multiple NEW: Column can have min and max width NEW: Column formatting option to display values in user specific format NEW: Compact view: option for TreeView to show the selected node with its siblings and only its parent nodes NEW: Different column permissions: AllowHover, AllowSelect, AllowResize, AllowDrag, AutoSizable NEW: Different node permissions: AllowHover, AllowSelect, AllowExpand, AllowCollapse NEW: Tooltips for columns NEW: Styles can be inherited from parent nodes NEW: Option to lock nodes from expanding or collapsing FIX: Filter now shows child nodes only if their parent is also included in filter settings FIX: Fixed a bug which prevents textbox to appear when LabelEdit is set to true FIX: When HoverSelection is active the text of previously selected node now appears FIX: AllowThemeExtend now works properly and theme colors can be changed FIX: Hovering over items with shorter text then control width now works properly in ListControl FIX: Drag-Drop is now allowed if item is dragged outside of item text area in ListControl FIX: When dragged item is moved down during drag-drop it's placed in correct position FIX: Other minor bugs |
| Jul 19, 2012 | 2012 Vol1 |
NEW: ExplorerBar, ListBar and OutlookBar, a navigation type of controls NEW: Multiple display modes - Depending on the control, there are multiple views to present groups and items NEW: Independently expandable groups - Only one or more groups can be expanded/collapsed NEW: Support to embed controls - Any windows forms control can be added to the item NEW: Different item types: text, image, panel and separator NEW: Context menus to each group and item NEW: Watermarks - Each group can have a semi-transparent background image NEW: Theme support - Built-in themes which match the current OS theme |
| Dec 20, 2011 | 2011 Vol2 |
NEW: Panel and TransparentPanel, presents a containers with gradient fill of its background and custom border appearance NEW: Option to fix items on top or bottom side in ListBox and TreeView, which can act like header and footer NEW: A DisplayMode property for items which will enable for an item to act as a separator in the list NEW: Option to embedd new control: RatingControl which can use custom images to show rating values, includes star image as default NEW: Improved data load/save in TreeView with ability to load on demand data from large xml files or streams, which will provide instant control update NEW: Option to place child node above or below its parent node in TreeView and TreeListView controls NEW: A new ShowRootLines property which shows root lines even if there arent child nodes NEW: IsChildOf method, which determines whether a node is child of a specified node NEW: GetPreferredSize method, which returns the calculates and returns the actual size of node space FIX: Speed for Mouse Wheel is now working as it should FIX: When scrollbar is disabled, the current view is no longer scrolled with mouse wheel FIX: In TreeView the currently hovered node is now selected when HoverSelection property is set to true FIX: When list control is disabled and enabled again, the scroll bar also changes its enabled state FIX: Showing popup window in AfterSelect event, no longer causes multiple calls to the same event FIX: When using TextControl as editor is shown in subitem with OnHover visibility, the focus is now properly changed to another row with TextControl FIX: The tree lines are no longer drawn for fixed nodes in TreeView control FIX: When ComboBox has initial selection set from the code, the selection no longer resets when a click is made outside combo box FIX: AutoSizeColumn method when it is called, now fully shows the column text |
| Jul 05, 2011 | 2011 Vol1 |
NEW: RichContentControl which can present multiple pages of various objects arranged in custom layouts using HTML tags NEW: RatingControl which can use custom images to show rating values, includes star image as default NEW: NumberedListControl presents a numbered list of items acting like navigation panel NEW: Option to show items in ListView in Card view NEW: Option to align expand box in groups in ListView NEW: Option to fix items on top or bottom side in ListBox and act like header and footer NEW: Option to extend the current theme with custom colors for all controls NEW: A style for drawing subitems when they are focused NEW: Selection from keyboard using CTRL or SHIFT for all list controls NEW: Option to add space between tabs and tabstrip edge NEW: A new constructor for all list controls which accepts String and creates a default item with text NEW: Option to embedd Rating control in all list controls NEW: Serialization of images from ImageList in xml file FIX: The expand box of groups is now visible when horizontal scrollbar is at its last position FIX: The last item in ListView is now visible with last scroll pos and when groups are present FIX: TabControl Designer no longer throws an error when closing Form FIX: Clone method of Columns, Items etc. now also include Key, Name values FIX: SetScrollPos and speed for Mouse Wheel now works in ListBox FIX: The Value property of subitem now carries valid value in ValueChanging event FIX: When list control is disabled and enabled again, the scroll bar also changes its enabled state FIX: EnsureVisible method in ListView now position the specified item at corect location FIX: Textcontrol now shows the bottom of low hanging fonts correctly FIX: When Space key is pressed from TextBox contained in Expander control, the expander collapse/expands FIX: When using multi extended selection using SHIFT key, when parent node is collapsed child nodes are no longer added to SelectedNodes collection FIX: When vertical scrollbar becomes hidden, no longer resets the scrolling view FIX: Other minor bugs |
| Dec 29, 2010 | 2010 Vol2 |
NEW: Option to show tabs in hierarchy with ability to be shown in different sides. For this purpose the following properties are added: NEW: TabStripPlacement, for each page to determine the side on which page tab will be shown NEW: UseParentTabStripPlacement, which determines whether page can have their own setting of side or from its parent TabControl NEW: Pages, a collection of child pages added to this page NEW: ParentPage, determines the parent page of the current page in hierarchy NEW: Expanded, determines whether page will show its child pages NEW: FlatList, a collection which holds all pages in linear mode. Best used for cycling through all pages NEW: CurrentList, a collection of all pages that are currently scrollable in the TabControl. All hidden pages or pages that their parent is collapsed are not contained in this collection. NEW: ShowOnMultipleSides, determines whether pages can be shown in different sides simultaneously NEW: Option to show navigation buttons for all sides with hierarchical tabs NEW: RightToLeft supported. Now tabs can be shown starting from right side and continuing to the left direction. Or from bottom to top NEW: Remove method to easy deleting the page from its parent collection NEW: The TabControl designer is updated and now you can create hierarchical structure of TabPages from VS designer NEW: Pixel-based scrolling enabled for ListBox, TreeListView and TreeView controls NEW: New Key property in ObjectEventArgs, used to uniquely identify different objects NEW: Fully compatible with Visual Studio 2010 NEW: The Key which specifies the text from XML content is carried with the editing events NEW: A built-in root node which will be used as parent for first level nodes and which retrieve the control Nodes collection NEW: IsRoot property which determines whether a node is the root node NEW: ItemObjectClicked and ContentObjectClicked events now carry also the MouseButtons NEW: Mouse wheel supported in ComboBox, ListControl and NumericUpDown controls NEW: EnsureVisible method for subitems. Using it will position the specified subitem to the center of the current view NEW: Retrieving a subitem by its Key FIX: TabControl with transparent selected page is now drawn properly FIX: When tabs are on the right side and set to horizonal layout, the text/images for the tabs now scroll properly FIX: When the user closes a tab with the close button, the tab gets removed and another tab selected, and now the tab header does get redrawn properly FIX: When a click is made on any of scrollbar arrows or thumb it no longer raises AfterLabelEdit event FIX: When column header is created with XML content, now the column can be selected by mouse click FIX: Color styles for specific group in ListView control are applied FIX: When using ENTER or ESC key to exit from built-on control with OnClick or OnHover visibility, the focus is now returned to subitem FIX: ComboButtons changes from thier editor are not applied to its parent control FIX: GetScrollPos now returns the correct position of scrollbar FIX: EnsureVisible now works also with pixel-based scrolling FIX: Now when using KeySearchMode the current view is scrolled to show the found item FIX: Scrolling large number of controls inside node, don't longer causes overlapping of panels over controls |
| Jul 15, 2010 | 2010 Vol1 |
NEW: Great performance improvement during data load and control layout update NEW: Partially visible controls remain active NEW: RightToLeft support for TreeView control NEW: XML attributes - assemblypath and resource for <img> tag, used to get references from emebedded resources - selectedtextcolor for <style> tag, used for changing the color of text when selected - <r> tag for regular font - id attribute for most tags, used to identify specific object NEW: Option to separately show/hide the scrollbars NEW: Option to create unique appearance of scrollbars using textures NEW: Four color styles for every state of the scrollbars NEW: CurrentList property, represents a flat list of all nodes that are currently visible and filtered NEW: Alignment of expand box, check box, state image and item icon NEW: EnsureVisible with option to choose the item position NEW: ItemSelectionChanged even which notifies when node changes its selection NEW: Option to edit nodes and subitems created with rich content. Also editing of specific text part. NEW: Option to determine which columns can be edited NEW: UpdateCurrentView, a new method with which only objects in current display area of the control are updated. Efficient fro example when specific subitem changes its visibility or to automatically resize the node/subitem height when contained control changes its size. NEW: Margin, a new property in format style of the node, with which you can change the space between other nodes. Now every node can have different distance from other nodes NEW: Multiline tabs NEW: Option to create tabs with rich content: text, images and hyperlinks in custom layouts NEW: Predefined and Custom DragDrop operations NEW: Content of page tab can be divided in multiple lines when resized NEW: Option to change the color of drop marker FIX: Scrollbar with size equal to zero no longer throws an error FIX: During navigation when disabled nodes are present, the navigation is no longer blocked FIX: When SelectionMode is changed all selection is cleared FIX: When filter is applied, the nodes with child's don't show anymore the expand box even if there is no child nodes FIX: ToolTip background is no longer transparent when FillStyle is set to Flat or BackColor and BackFadeColor are equal FIX: Keyboard navigation when there are some disabled nodes function properly FIX: Expand/Collapse of disabled node is allowed FIX: Prevention of node selection can be done from BeforeSelect event when SelectionMode is set to One FIX: When NodeSpacing is set to 0, the bottom line of node border no longer overlaps with the top border of the next node FIX: Functionality of Visible property for subItems is fixed FIX: When a column is fixed to left or right side, the subitems are also reordered FIX: When footer is hidden the squared borders for columns now can be set FIX: The position of mouse cursor (Hand) is also changed, when node or subitem content is vertically centered FIX: The BackColor for subitems is no longer drawn outside the subitem border FIX: When large images are added to the specified column with ContentType=Image, the image is shown even if the column width is shorter then the image width FIX: When vertical alignment is used for rich content, the control is also vertically aligned FIX: When column size is greatly reduced, the rich content of the node is no longer drawn outside the node bounds FIX: When tables are used and styles are pre-created using >style< tag, accessing the styles is possible through id value FIX: The order of drawing page tab is fixed for Left/Right tab placement and TrapezoidalLeft/TrapezoidalRight shape FIX: Repaint of TabControl borders during resize FIX: During justified mode no longer TabControl takes the max tab width and apply it to all tabs FIX: There is no more confusion during StyleFromParent set to false for pages if their FormatStyle is changed FIX: Using separate styles for specific pages in TabControl |
| December 15, 2009 | 2009 Vol2 |
NEW: 8 new built-in controls which can be used as a standalone and inside list controls using XML tags: CheckBox, ComboBox, DateTimePicker, ListControl, MonthCalendar, NumericUpDown, ProgressBar, TextControl NEW: Advanced filter which allows data to be filtered by multiple values using AND, OR criteria and exact or prefix match NEW: XML Serialization for controls and images NEW: Improved performance during load process NEW: ApplyFocusStyle, a property which enables/disables FocusStyle for items. Useful during multi-selection NEW: Option to show tree hierarchy in flat mode NEW: Option to create XML content with images embedded in resource files NEW: Option to navigate through subitems NEW: Events for notification when column resizes NEW: Events for notification when values of subitems changes NEW: Edit when using XML tags for text in different locations (automatic and programmatically) NEW: LabelEditStyle for customization of edit box during item content editing NEW: PreserveVisiblity, a property used to preserve visibility of items when required FIX: Items with height larger than current display area of its parent control are shown FIX: Resource management optimization when using images FIX: CPU usage when animating images is optimized FIX: The appearance of underlined text is fixed FIX: With ItemHighlightType set to None or when all items are disabled, the focus item doesn't appear FIX: Column lines are no longer drawn over item content FIX: Other minor bugs |
| August 24, 2009 | 2009 Vol1 | First release |