Version  8.45 (14 July, 2010)

  • added: TbsSkinDBGrid.IndicatorImageList property (now you can use custom images for indicator in grid, for example - png)
  • improved: printer dialogs
  • improved: Input in TbsSkinDateEdit control
  • improved: TbsSkinMonthCalendar control (for chinese language)
  • updated: drawing of button controls
  • updated and improved: skins for Ribbon UI
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.42 (5 July, 2010)

  • improved: form updating when you change SkinData.ShowLayeredBorders property in real time (with full layered border)
  • added: some small improvements in SkinBuilder
  • added: optimizations in source code
  • added: demonstration of global font changing when loading skin in "MainDemo"

Version  8.41 (21 June, 2010)

  • improved: working with actions  in buttons
  • fixed: shell dialog not execute if folder not exist
  • added: DlgInitialDir property to TbsSkinFileEdit and TbsSkinSaveFileEdit controls
  • added: some small improvements in different controls
  • added: cool new HQ skins: "Laconic" and "Laconic_Ext"

Version  8.40 (27 May, 2010)

  • added: TbsSkinPageControl.ButtonTabSkinDataName (use this property when TabStyle = tsButtons or tsFlatButtons; now conrtol can draw tabs as buttons)
  • added: TbsSkinDivider control - special divider with alpha-channel (for example, you can use it in toolbar)
  • improved: drawing for TbsSkinSpeedButton control in flat mode
  • improved: working with TbsSkinRibbon control in designing mode
  • improved: TbsSkinShellListView control
  • improved: shell dialogs
  • improved: magnetic method for forms with full layered borders
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.37 (18 May, 2010)

  • improved: behaviour of TbsSkinAppMenu control (Ribbon UI)
  • added: some small improvements in different controls
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: demos
  • updated: help

Version  8.35 (18 April, 2010)

  • improved: Ribbon UI controls
  • added: new SkinBuilder, which is based on native Ribbon UI controls and skins

Version  8.30 (12 April, 2010)

  • added:  ToolBarImageList property to all shell dialogs (now you can customize images in buttons, for example,
    you can use TbsSkinPngImageList and add png images to shell dialogs)
  • added: ButtonsImageList property for TbsSkinFontDialog, TbsSkinTextDialog components (now you can customize images in buttons)
  • added: new Execute method to TbsSkinSelectSkinsFromFolders (now this dialog can work with compressed and uncompressed skins (see help))
  • added: a lot of small improvements and optimizations in controls, forms, dialogs
  • added: TbsSkinButton.CheckedMode and TbsSkinSpeedButton.CheckedMode property (use this property to on/off some option)
  • updated: TbsSkinCalculator component
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: help
  • updated: demos

Version  8.28 (7 April, 2010)

  • added:  optimizations in skin core, small improvements for skin-objects
  • updated: demos

Version  8.27 (16 March, 2010)

  • added: updown control in TbsSkinTimeEdit, TbsSkinDBTimeEdit control (see ShowUpDown property)
  • added: new cool HQ modern skin: "Air"
  • improved: TbsSkinDBDateEdit control
  • fixed some problems with TbsSkinPrinterSetup and TbsSkinPageSetup dialogs

Version  8.26 (18 February, 2010)

  • added: TbsSkinData.GlobalChangeFont method and TbsSkinData.OnLoadData event (use this method and event to global  font change in skin in real time - now you can change font of the skin's elements on the fly (see help))
  • added: "global change font" option in SkinBuilder (open ready skin in SkinBuilder and change font in all elements instantly)
  • updated: help
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.25 (6 February, 2010)

  • updated and improved: creating and visualization methods for layered borders and glow effects (important changes in core)
  • updated: a lot of skins (modification of images for layered border and glow effects)
  • updated and improved: skin format of layered borders
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: demos

Version  8.22 (4 February, 2010)

  • added: TbsSkinDBNavigator.ImageList property (now you can use your images)
  • added: collection of png-images for TbsSkinDBNavigator control (use TbsPngImageList)
  • added: TbsSkinMonthCalendar.WeekNumbers and  TbsSkinMonthCalendar.ShowToday properties
  • improved: drawing of TbsSkinMonthCalendar control

Version  8.20 (29 January, 2010)

  • added: blur alphablend effect for layered borders (available for Aero interface in Windows Vista and Windows 7)
  • added: experimental skins with blur alphablend effect (Amazing_Aero, SLMedia_Aero, BlueBrilliant_Aero, Charm_Aero, 2010Black_Aero)
  • added: TbsSkinData.AeroBlurEnabled (on / off  blur alphablend effect)
  • updated: skin format of layered borders (support for blur alphablend effect in Aero interface)
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.17 (18 January, 2010)

  • improved: form showing and alphablending animation in Windows 7
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.16 (12 January, 2010)

  • fixed: small problems with mouse activation in listbox, memo, treeview and listview controls in Windows 7
  • added: some improvements in source code

Version  8.15 (9 January, 2010)

  • updated and improved: skin format of the layered borders
  • added: new HQ skin "SLMedia" (this skin only for latest version)
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  8.11 (21 December, 2009)

  • improved: behaviour of layered border
  • improved: skins with layered borders
  • optimized: source code in bseffects and bsutils units

Version  8.10 (15 December, 2009)

  • added: full layered borders support (see Skins page)
  • added: new skins with full layered borders  + updated old skins 
  • updated: skin format
  • updated SkinBuilder
  • improved: TbsRibbon control

Version  8.05 (23 November, 2009)

  • improved: drawing of TbsRibbon control (Ribbon UI control)
  • improved: behaviour of the form in Delphi 2010 and C++Builder 2010 (for WM_SIZING message)
  • updated: drawing of TbsSpeedButton and TbsMenuSpeedButton controls (now text and image have not offset in down-state)
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: skins with Ribbon UI
  • updated: demos
  • updated: help

Version  8.0 (12 November, 2009)

  • added: TbsRibbon control - Office 2010 Ribbon UI control (for SDI and MDI applications)
  • added: TbsAppMenu control - Office 2010 Ribbon UI Application Menu
  • added: TbsRibbonGroup - ribbon group control
  • added: TbsRibbonDivider control - special divider with alphachannel
  • added: TbsAppMenuPageListBox control -  special list box for application menu
  • added: Office2010 skins (full 3 styles (Silver, Blue, Black))
  • added: a lot of small improvements and optimizations in source code
  • updated: skins for Ribbon UI 
  • updated: SkinBuilder (new form to test Ribbon UI was added)
  • updated: help
  • updated: demos

Version  7.81 (29 October, 2009)

  • added: improvements in behaviour of the form
  • added: new skins to Ribbon UI collection
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  7.80 (26 October, 2009)

  • added: TbsSkinPageControl.MouseWheelSupport (now you can change page with mouse wheel (see RibbonUI demo))
  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.QuickButtons (Quick access buttons in form's caption (see Ribbon UI demo))
  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.QuickImages property 
  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.QuickButtonsShowHint property
  • added: some small imrovements
  • updated: skins with Ribbon UI elements
  • updated: help

Version  7.70 (19 October, 2009)

  • added: TbsSkinPageControl.TabsOffset property (now you can set left offset for tabs (see in Ribbon UI demo))
  • added: TbsSkinGroupBox.RibbonStyle property (now you can set caption in bottom of control (see in Ribbon UI demo))
  • added: skins with Office 2010 Ribbon UI elements + demo (coming soon more skins)

Version  7.67 (6 October, 2009)

  • added: optimizations in source code
  • added: small improvements in controls

Version  7.65 (21 September, 2009)

  • improved: glow effect for buttons in form's caption and in controls (updated skins)
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • added: some small imrovements
  • added: HQ skin "SnowLeopard"

Version  7.62 (14 September, 2009)

  • improved: layered borders behaviour when window restoring from "maximize" state
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version  7.61 (7 September, 2009)

  • added: modifications for SmartEffects 2.05 version
  • improved: layered borders behaviour in Windows 7 (when skin was changed)

Version  7.60 (3 September, 2009)

  • added: layered borders  for forms (shadows, frames) and now skins look more quality!
  • added: TbsSkinData.ShowLayeredBorders property
  • added: TbsSkinData.AnimationForAllWindows property (alphablend-animation for all windows)
  • added: Delphi 2010, C++Builder 2010  support
  • added: improvements in alphablend-animation for forms, controls, menu, hints
  • updated: skin format
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: help
  • updated: skins (see layeredskins collections (more skins will be updated soon))

Version  7.50 (19 August, 2009)

  • added: animation for glowing effect for buttons in form's caption and in button controls (now effect looks more quality)
  • added: glow effect for items in TbsSkinButtonsBar controls (see ItemGlowEffect property)
  • updated skins:  Charm, Orion, Superiority, VisionEx, Mercury, LightBusiness
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version 7.49 (17 August, 2009)

  • added: small improvements and bug-fixes in controls

Version 7.48 (8 August, 2009)

  • added: OnDrawItem event for TbsSkinOfficeListBox, TbsSkinOfficeComboBox, TbsSkinHorzListBox controls
  • added: "Apply SkinData to all controls" in component menu of TbsBusinessSkinForm component (for design mode)
  • added: new HQ serial skins: "VisionEx", "Mercury"
  • added: some small imrovements in controls

Version 7.47 (29 June, 2009)

  • added: TbsSkinHorzListBox.ShowGlow property (glow effect for active item)
  • added: a lot of small improvements and optimizations in controls
  • added: new HQ serial skins "LightBusiness"

Version 7.45 (9 June, 2009)

  • added: TbsSkinHorzListBox control
    (advanced listbox with horizontal direction and items, which have enabled, image, caption, layout, margin, spacing properties)

Version 7.40 (28 May, 2009)

  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.ClientInActiveEffect, TbsBusinessSkinForm.ClientInActiveEffectType properties
    (cool effect for client area of the inactive form (blur or semitransparent); we recommend use this effect when you call modal forms)
  • added:  TbsBusinessSkinForm.ShowClientInActiveEffect, TbsBusinessSkinForm.HideClientInActiveEffect methods
  • fixed: problems with hints in TspSkinTrayIcon component in RAD Studio 2009
  • added: new skins: Superiority, Impulse

Version 7.37 (18 May, 2009)

  • added: TextInHorizontal property to the TbsSkinTabControl and TbsSkinPageControl (now text and image  can draw always in horizontal direction (for example, when TabPosition = tpleft))
  • added: TabSpacing, TabMargin, TabLayout propery to the TbsSkinTabControl and TbsSkinPageControl
  • added: TabExtendedDraw to the TbsSkinTabControl and TbsSkinPageControl (if True then text and image in tab will be draw using TabSpacing, TabMargin, TabLayout properties)
  • updated: extended demo for PageControl with new features
  • added: some small imrovements in edit controls
  • updated: help
  • added: new skins: IMetal_Dark, Office2007_Silver, Office2007_Dark_Remix

Version 7.35 (20 April, 2009)

  • added: improvements in TbsSkinToolBarEx control
  • added: new position for hints in TbsSkinToolBarEx control

Version 7.34 (7 April, 2009)

  • added: TbsPngImageStorage component (storage of png images with different sizes)
  • added: TbsPngImageView.PngImageStorage property
  • added: TbsPngImageView.DoubleBuffered property
  • added: TbsPngImageView.OnMouseEnter and TbsPngImageView.OnMouseLeave events
  • added: TbsPngImageView.ReflectionEffect property

Version 7.33 (23 March, 2009)

  • updated: bszlib unit
  • updated: SkinBuilder

Version 7.32 (12 March, 2009)

  • added: new glow effect for TbsSkinButtonLabel, TbsSkinLinkLabel, TbsSkinButtonEx controls
  • added: cool glow effect for TbsSkinLinkBar items  
  • added: support for TMenuItem.OnPaint event in TbsSkinMainMenuBar control
  • added: Sender parameter in TbsSkinButton.OnPaint, TbsSkinSpeedButton event

Version 7.30 (4 March, 2009)

  • added: cool TbsSkinMenuEx component (menu for TbsSkinToolbarEx control with glow effect for items (see in help)) 
  • added: custom glow color support for items in TbsSkinToolBarEx control (see in help)
  • updated: help

Version 7.27 (26 February, 2009)

  • added: a lot of small improvements and bug-fixes in controls
  • added: optimizations in source code
  • added: new cool HQ skin "Charm"

Version 7.25 (9 February, 2009)

  • added: cool glow effect for images in TbsSkinToolBarEx control (see ShowGlow property)
  • added: HoldSelectedItem, ShowBlurMarker, ShowUnderLine  properties in TbsSkinLinkBar control (see in help)
  • added: TbsSkinPageControl.TabsInCenter property (now tabs can draw in top center (TabWidth property must be > 0))
  • updated: help

Version 7.21 (3 February, 2009)

  • added: TbsSkinToolBarEx.ItemIndex, TbsSkinToolBarEx.HoldSelectedItem properties
  • added: TbsSkinToolBarEx.OnChange event
  • added: scrolling for TbsSkinToolBarEx control
  • added: TbsSkinPageControl.HideBorderAndTabs method (call it in TForm.OnCreate event)
  • added: new demo TbsSkinToolBarEx + TbsSkinPageControl (with HideBorderAndTabs) - cool solution for many applications
  • fixed: problem with popup controls in TFrame in MDI form
  • updated: help

Version 7.20 (28 January, 2009)

  • added: cool TbsSkinToolBarEx control (toolbar with reflection effect for images (png only))

Version 7.17 (21 January, 2009)

  • added: glow effect for caption in form as in Windows Vista (updated: skin format for the caption object)
  • added: TbsSkinVistaGlowLabel control (label with text glow effect as in Windows Vista)
  • added: new cool skin Windows7
  • updated: InnovEx, Andromeda, VistaTM  skins (added: glow effect for caption object as in Windows Vista)

Version 7.15 (19 January, 2009)

  • added: cool TbsSkinLinkBar control
  • added: improvement to TbsSkinOfficeListBox and TbsSkinOfficeComboBox controls
  • added: some small improvements

Version 7.10 (19 December, 2008)

  • added: TbsSkinListBox.ShowCaptionButtons, TbsSkinCheckListBox.ShowCaptionButtons property
    (now you can disable buttons in caption (CaptionMode=True) of this controls )
  • updated: and improved skins (listbox and checklistbox controls data)
  • updated: skinbuilder
  • added: also some small improvements in controls

Version 7.09 (21 November, 2008)

  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.OnAcceptToMDITabsBar event (use this event to accept or not accept adding to MDITabsBar)
  • added: TbsMDITabsBar.MDITabGetDrawParams event (use this event for custmization, for example, of font of the some tab)
  • added: new cool HQ skin "BlueBrilliant"

Version 7.08 (12 November, 2008)

  • fixed:: glow effects show in mdichild when windowstate = wsMaximized
  • added: some small optimizations for effects
  • added: new cool HQ skins "BlackBrilliant", "BlackBrilliant2" in which you can see all skinformat additionals for version 7

Version 7.07 (6 November, 2008)

  • added: restore hints for buttons in form's caption (added: RESTORE_HINT value in TbsResourceStrData.ResStrings property and in spconsts.pas)
  • improved showing glow layer when system menu is open (now, glow layer not hide from button when menu is open)
  • improved drawing of TbsSkinPanel, TbsSkinGroupBox in transparent mode
  • updated: skinbuilder

Version 7.05 (29 October, 2008)

  • added: mask for activation of skin-objects (buttons) in the form's caption (now if button is rounded then it can be activated only in round area)
  • updated: skins

Version 7.0 (24 October, 2008)

  • added: cool external glow effect for buttons in form's caption (as in Windows Vista)
  • added: new effects for caption-object in the form's caption
  • added: cool external glow frames for button controls 
  • added: TbsSkinOfficeListBox control (listbox with items, which have title, image, caption, enabled property and header type)
  • added: TbsSkinOfficeComboBox control (combobox with items, which have title, image, caption, enabled property and header type)
  • added: TbsSkinButtonEx control (button, which have title, image, caption and glow effect for text)
  • added: TbsSkinShadowLabel conrols (label with blur shadow)
  • added: TbsBusinessSkinForm.UseRibbon property (use this property in RAD 2009 if you use TRibbon control)
  • added: effects for TbsSkinLabel, TbsSkinButtonLabel controls
  • added: left and right buttons for all edits (as in RAD 2009)
  • added: a lot of small improvements in controls and in code
  • updated: and improved a lot of skins (new features added:)
  • updated: SkinBuilder
  • updated: Help