Advanced User Interface Controls and Components
| Date | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2015 | v4.1 |
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 FIX: Expanded nodes set during design-time remain open when app is started FIX: Indent now accepts negative values and allows aligning of child nodes with root nodes FIX: Other minor bugs |
| Dec 03, 2013 | v4.0.5 |
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 in TreeView 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: The size attribute of font tag now can accept decimal values FIX: Level property now returns the correct level for root nodes FIX: ExpandImage and CollapseImage are now correctly used from ExpandBoxStyle FIX: A default event is added 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: Other minor bugs |
| Jul 04, 2013 | v4.0 |
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 with min and max width NEW: Column formatting option to display values in user specific format 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 FIX: Filter now shows child nodes only if their parent is also included in filter settings 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 |
| Dec 20, 2011 | v3.2 |
NEW: Option to extend the current theme with custom colors for all controls 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: Panel and TransparentPanel, presents a containers with gradient fill of its background and custom border appearance NEW: A DisplayMode property for items which will enable for an item to act as a separator in the list NEW: A style for drawing subitems when they are focused NEW: Option to embedd new control: RatingControl which can use custom images to show rating values, includes star image as default NEW: Selection from keyboard using CTRL or SHIFT keys NEW: A new constructor which accepts String and creates a default item with text NEW: Serialization of images from ImageList to XML file is now supported NEW: Option to place child node above or below its parent node 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: Clone method of Columns, Items etc. now also include Key, Name values 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: Textcontrol now shows the bottom of low hanging fonts correctly 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: 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: 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 subitem with TextControl 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 |
| Dec 29, 2010 | v3.1 |
NEW: Row-based and pixel-based scrolling enabled 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: 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: 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 |
| May 12, 2010 | v3.0 |
NEW: Great performance improvement during data load and control layout update NEW: Partially visible controls remain active 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: 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 for 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 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 sprecified 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 precreated using <style> tag, accesing the styles is possible thorugh id value |
| December 15, 2009 | v2.2 |
NEW: 8 new built-in controls which can be used as a standalone and inside list control 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: 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 |
| February 10, 2009 | v2.1 |
NEW: Option for Custom controls to remain visible during scrolling NEW: Support for custom animated gifs in every item with control over animation NEW: Option to edit the subitem text during runtime NEW: Expand boxes in TreeListView can be placed in other columns NEW: Option to manually stop the fading effect FIX: Content property accepts plain text FIX: UnFormattedText property returns non-formatted text from the Content property FIX: TreeLines are displayed properly FIX: Item content is shifted correctly during expand/scroll FIX: Every image used from a ImageList is disposed when it is no longer needed FIX: When there are more than one references to the same image object from Image, SelectedImage or StateImage property, the referenced image from the first object is no longer disposed by other objectsd FIX: Font style tags now can be used without problem inside the font tag FIX: EnsureVisible method now works properly and it is added to every list control FIX: Other minor bug fixes |
| October 15, 2008 | v2.0 |
NEW: Improved creation of item's content with various objects: Text, Images, Hyperlinks, Custom Controls, CheckBoxes, Flags, etc. NEW: Advanced formatting options by use of XML tags NEW: A table based formatting of the item content, with which a complex data can be presented in a single item NEW: Every content element can have their own color and format styles NEW: Multiple images at different places in the single content NEW: Multiple custom controls at different places in the single content NEW: Content alignment for every element NEW: Place various elements in paragraphs and tables NEW: Ability to present custom animation along with process progress during execution of any operation NEW: Enrich the control appearance with 5 new styles for every SubItem NEW: Excel-like look and feel NEW: Built-in keyword search NEW: Built-in sorting and option to add custom sort operations NEW: Built-in check box scenario with three states NEW: Built-in controls: CheckBox NEW: Customizable ToolTips NEW: Option to change the roundness of control border corner NEW: Improved performance during Expand/Collapse NEW: TagString property for every list control NEW: Multi-column selection NEW: SubItem Frame selection FIX: Image Editor cannot be used from control editor in VS 2005/2008 FIX: AfterSelect event is fired before firing the GotFocus event FIX: Column reorder, during drag&drop, is not show correctly when horizontal scrollbar is moved FIX: MessageBox shown from XML Encoding needs to be removed FIX: The MouseWheel event is not marked as handled FIX: The BeforeLabelEdit event is fired before the text is changed FIX: CursorConverter fires an error in VS 2005/2008 FIX: During editing of item label, the process cannot be canceled. Also, the BeforeLabelEdit and AfterLabelEdit events doesn't carry with them the original item text. FIX: Custom Controls are not scrolled by clicking on the horizontal scrollbar arrows |
| March 20, 2008 | v1.2 |
NEW: ItemDrag event, fired during start of a custom drag&drop operation NEW: ItemMouseHover, fired when mouse cursor hovers for some time over node space NEW: ScrollPosChanged, fired when there is a change in scrollbar value NEW: ShowStateImages, property with which you can control the appearance of State Images NEW: DropMarkerType, property with which you can change the appearance of drop marker during drag&drop operation NEW: FindItem, method for searching an item with matching text NEW: GetSubItem, method retrieves a reference to a subitem on which mouse cursor hovers NEW: A sample project demonstrating the use of custom controls FIX: In LabelEdit mode, the node text editing control is shown whenever the mouse is clicked FIX: The State Image is not shown every time FIX: When the border corners are set all Squared programmatically, the border area remains unpainted FIX: During Expand/Collapse of nodes, sometime nodes overlap other nodes FIX: Other minor bug fixes |
| January 9, 2008 | v1.1.367 |
NEW: Columns in ListView and TreeListView can be autosized NEW: Level property showing the depth of tree nodes NEW: FlatNodes property giving a flat collection of tree nodes NEW: ChangeCheckState method for changing the check state of nodes without firing BeforeCheck and AfterCheck events FIX: ItemObjectClicking event which is fired before hyperlink is clicked FIX: There is a delay when scrolling very large set of nodes FIX: AfterLabelEdit event is fired during mouse up without active text editor FIX: When the bold text in nodes or items is edited, the end word is hidden in text editor FIX: Calling the Move method sets the SelectedNode property to null FIX: The outer edge of the control does not paint under Windows Server 2003 Some other minor bug fixes |
| October 17, 2007 | v1.1 |
NEW: Can contain custom controls in every subitem NEW: 4 ways to control the visibility of contained custom controls NEW: The position of vertical scrollbar can be programmatically changed NEW: Method for determining whether the item is present in the parent control display area NEW: Control over visibility of reorder mark during drag&drop operation NEW: Controls are supported under Windows Vista FIX: An event is raised when user clicks a hyperlink in the item FIX: The outer edge of the control does not paint under Vista FIX: While collapsing tree nodes, the scroll bar position changes FIX: The FocusNodeChanged event will be thrown whenever there is a change in a focus node Some other minor bug fixes |
| June 22, 2007 | v1.0 | First release |