DynamicSkinForm/History

Version 12.55

added: default font in components and skins is "Tahoma" now (old was "Arial")
added: improvements in drawing of controls
updated: all skins from all collections
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: all demos

Version 12.52

added: Touch property to controls (for Rad Studio 2010-XE2)
added: support for unicode hints (for use with Tnt unicode controls)

Version 12.51

added: TspDynamicSkinForm.CaptionTabsPos property (now you can change tab's position in form's caption (left, right, center))

Version 12.50

added: new feature in skin-format: special button in form's caption to call popup menu (as in FireFox)
added: new feature in skin-format: tabs in form's caption
added: new skins collection with extended features for DynamicSkinForm VCL (skins include menu button, tabs and quick buttons for form's caption)
added: new properties and events for TspDynamicSkinForm VCL to work with buttons and tabs in form's caption (see help and demos)
updated: help
updated: demos

Version 12.41

improved: shell dialogs
updated: resource images in shell dialogs and font dialog (added new HQ png images for buttons)

Version 12.40

added: support for RAD Studio XE2 (32 bit)

Version 12.35

added: TspSkinRichEdit.Transparent, TspSkinRichEdit.WallPaper properties
added: TspSkinPanel.EmptyDrawing propertry
added: captions for items in the TspSkinToolBarEx control
added: TspSkinToolBarEx.ShowCaptions property
improved: TpsSkinCategoryButtons, TspSkinButtonGroup controls
updated: help

Version 12.32

added: TspSkinMemo.Wallpaper property (see UseCustomFont project in demo-pack to test this property and transparency mode of control)

Version 12.31

added: TspSkinMDITabsBar.ShowAddButton, TspSkinMDITabsBar.OnAddButtonClick (button to add mdi child (as in Opera, Mozilla browsers))
improved: edit controls (additional optimization in drawing)

Version 12.30

updated and improved: all edits, memos controls, grid's inplace editors (better drawing methods and behaviour on bitmap background)
added: TspSkinMemo.Transparent property
updated and improved: all grid controls in transparency mode and with wallpaper (better drawing methods and behaviour on bitmap background)
improved: form drawing for non-standard applications (as iTunes, Winamp and more (TspDynamicSkinForm.SupportNCArea=False))
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: demos
improved: skins

Version 12.22

improved: behaviour of cursor when layered borders are resizing
improved: refresh form when layered borders are resizing
improved: chinese support for TbsSkinMonthCalendar control
added: a lot of improvements and optimization to controls
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 12.20

added: TspSkinMainMenuBar.ToolBarMode, TspSkinMainMenuBar.ToolBarModeItemTransprent properties (now control can paint as toolbar)
improved: drawing of controls with big fonts (you must change UseSkinSize, UseSkinFont and DefaultFont properties of controls)

Version 12.15

added: TspSkinMainMenuBar.UseSkinSize property
(now control can have any size with any big font
(set TspSkinMainMenuBar.UseSkinSize to False, set TspSkinMainMenuBar.UseSkinFont to Fase, set TspSkinMainMenuBar.DefaultFont, TspSkinMainMenuBar.DefaultHeight property))
added: TspDynamicSkinForm.UseSkinSizeInMenu (now menu items can have any size with any big font (set TspDynamicSkinForm.UseSkinSizeInMenu to False, set TspDynamicSkinForm.UseSkinFontInMenu to Fase, set TspDynamicSkinForm.DefaultMenuItemFont, set TspDynamicSkinForm.DefaultMenuItemHeight property))
updated and improved: skin-core for menus
added: new cool HQ skins: Ubuntu, Ubuntu_Ext, Ubuntu_Aero
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 12.11

improved: skin format for TspSkinPageControl, TspSkinTabControl
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: skins

Version 12.10

added: TspSkinGridView control
added: improvements to TspDynamicSkinForm component
updated: help

Version 12.08

added: Anchors properties for skin-areas (TspDynamicSkinForm.SupportNCArea = False) - now work with areas is simple and more intuitive
updated: demos and skins with skin-areas (Areas, ITunes10)
improved: adjustment of the form size when skin change (TspDynamicSkinForm..ClientWidth <> 0 and TspDynamicSkinForm..ClientHeight <> 0)
added: a lot of optimizations in source code
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 12.07

added: TspDynamicSkinForm.Move and TspDynamicSkinForm.SetBounds method
(these methods automatically set form position with layered border and without it)
improved: TspSkinHorzListBox control
improved: behaviour of MDI forms

Version 12.06

added: some optimizations in skin-core for Aero interface (Windows Vista, Windows 7)
improved: quick button behaviour in MDIForm
added: new HQ skins: Win7, Win7_Ext, Win7_Aero

Version 12.05

added: scrollbars for MDI-client area (see TspDynamicSkinForm.ShowMDIScrollBars property)
updated: skin-core for MDI applications
updated: behaviour of the MDI main form and childs (now you can create excellent MDI applications with additional features)
updated: MDI demo

Version 12.01

added: TspMDITabsBar.DblClickChildMove property (if True then if you dblclick on the tab then child move to (0, 0) position - easy way to work faster with multiple childs)
added: support for TspSkinCalendar.TransparentMode = True
improved: drawing of TspMDITabsBar
improved: scroll of TspSkinScrollPanel, TspSkinToolBar (when CanScroll = True)
fixed: border of mdi child blink sometimes if it receive WM_NCACTIVATE message in Windows Vista and Windows 7
updated: MDI demo

Version 12.0

improved and updated: skin format of layered borders
improved and updated: format of skin-objects
improved: behaviour of layered borders (when border move and resize with form)
improved: skin format for dialog window (added special close button for form's caption in skins)
added: new drawing methods for skin-objects in layered borders
added: expand images for TreeView in skins
added: PopupMenu support for TspDynamicSkinForm.QuickButtons
added: checkboxes for TspSkinOfficeListBox control
added: BeginUpdateItems and EndUpdateItems methods for TspSkinOfficeListBox, TspSkinOfficeComboBox
added: TspSkinListView.OnDrawSkinSubItem event (event for drawing subitems when TspSkinListView.DrawSkin=True)
added: a lot of small improvements, drawing optimizations in many controls
added: new "SkyFi_Ext", "SkyFi_Aero" skins
updated: all skins (last version of skins work correctly only with latest version of DynamicSkinForm)
updated: demos
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: help

Version 11.71

added: TspSkinScrollBox.ScrollToControl method
improved: rewritten TspSkinDateEdit, TspSkinDBDateEdit controls
improved: drawing of TspSkinDBGrid control

Version 11.70

added: ItemSkinDataName, HeaderSkinDataName, HeaderLeftAlignmnet properties to the TspSkinOfficeListBox control
added: HeaderSkinDataName, HeaderLeftAlignmnet properties to the TspSkinLinkBar control
added: OnShowEditor, OnHideEditor events for grid-controls
added: improvements in skin-core
added: new additional DB-Demo
added: new skin "ITunes10" to the skin collection
updated: iTunes 10 demo
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.67

added: TspSkinToolBarEx.ArrowImages property (now you can customize arrows in scroll buttons (set your png images for active and normal states))
added: examples of our png images for TspSkinToolBarEx.ArrowImages property in demo-pack
added: TspSkinToolbarEx.BeginUpdateItems and TspSkinToolbarEx.EndUpdateItems methods
improved: editor controls
improved: scroll methods and behaviour of scollbuttons in TspSkinScrollPanel, TspSkinToolbar controls
updated: SkinBuilder
added: cool HQ skins "HUD", "HUD_Ext", "HUD_Aero"

Version 11.65

updated: text drawing on layered borders (now text on layered window have alpha = 255 and borders of the text smoothly pass to layered window)
updated: effects drawing (glow, shadow, reflection) for text in layered borders (now effects smoothly pass to layered window)
improved: now text and effects for text are drawn more excellently in layered borders and in layered borders, which have blur alpha blend effect in Windows Vista, 7 for Aero interface
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: skins collections
improved: drawing of QuickButtons on layered borders with images from TspPngImageList
improved: drawing of items in TreeView controls when DrawSkin = True

Version 11.60

improved: skin format of layered borders
improved: behaviour of layered borders
improved: behaviour of edit-controls in design time
updated: skins with layered borders
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.56

added: support for Rad Studio XE

Version 11.55

added: FixedColSizing property to TspSkinGrid and TspSkinDrawGrid controls (now you can resize fixed cells from first column)
added: ColSizingWithLine to TspSkinGrid, TspSkinDrawGrid and TspSkinDBGrid controls (now you can resize columns from full height of vertical lines)
added: TreeShowLines, TreeButtonImageList, TreeButtonExpandImageIndex, TreeButtonNoExpandImageIndex to TspSelectDirectoryDialog dialog (now you can customize expand button and lines of shell treeview control in dialog)
added: a lot of optimizations and improvements in controls and dialogs
improved: MDI support
updated: demos
updated: help

Version 11.51

improved: drawing of ListView and TreeView control when DrawSkin = True
added: now ListView and TreeView can repaint items (Drawskin = True) with external image list (as in shell controls)
added: DrawSkin property to shell controls: TspSkinFileListView, TspSkinDirTreeView (now shell controls paint items with bitmap-selection, skin checkboxes, lines)
added: TspSkinData.DlgTreeViewDrawSkin, TspSkinData.DlgListViewDrawSkin (enable / disable DrawSkin property of listview and treeview controls in dialogs (shell dialogs))
updated: help
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.50

added: TspSkinTreeView.DrawSkin property (If True then control paint items with skin elements (bitmap-selection, lines, buttons);
also now controls can use png-images from TspPngImageList)
added: TspSkinTreeView.ButtonImageList, TspSkinTreeView.ButtonExpandImageIndex, TbsSkinTreeView.ButtonNoExpandImageIndex properties (images for expanding button. Now you can use your image for expanding button (DrawSkin must be True))
added: TspSkinListView.DrawSkin, TspSkinListView.DrawSkinLines (If True then control paint item with skin elements (bitmap-selection, checkboxes, gird lines);
also now controls can use png-images from TspPngImageList))
added: TspSkinSlider.ThumbImageList, TbsSkinSlider.ThumbImageIndex, TbsSkinSlider.ThumbImageActiveIndex property
(now you can use your image for thumb from any image list (for example, from TspPngImageList))
added: optimizations in source code
improved: TspSkinButtonsBar control
updated: help

Version 11.45

added: TspSkinDBGrid.IndicatorImageList property (now you can use custom images for indicator in grid, for example - png)
improved: printer dialogs
improved: Input in TspSkinDateEdit control
improved: TspSkinMonthCalendar control (for chinese language)
updated: drawing of button controls
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.42

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 11.41

added: TspDynamicSkinForm.NCDraggAble property (now you can freeze form's position on the desktop)
added: DlgInitialDir property to TspSkinFileEdit and TspSkinSaveFileEdit controls
added: some small improvements in different controls
improved: working with actions in buttons
fixed: shell dialog not execute if folder not exist
added: cool new HQ skins: "Laconic" and "Laconic_Ext"

Version 11.40

added: TspSkinPageControl.ButtonTabSkinDataName (use this property when TabStyle = tsButtons or tsFlatButtons; now conrtol can draw tabs as buttons)
added: TspSkinDivider control - special divider with alpha-channel (for example, you can use it in toolbar)
improved: caption object with animation effect
improved: drawing for TspSkinSpeedButton control in flat mode
improved: TspSkinShellListView control
improved: shell dialogs
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.37

improved: skin core for non-standard applications (as iTunes, WinAmp)
added: some small improvements in different controls
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: demos
updated: help

Version 11.35

added: New SkinBuilder, which use native skin engine with custom skin

Version 11.30

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 TspSkinFontDialog, TspSkinTextDialog components (now you can customize images in buttons)
added: new Execute method to TspSkinSelectSkinsFromFolders (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: TspSkinButton.CheckedMode and TspSkinSpeedButton.CheckedMode property (use this property to on/off some option)
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: help
updated: demos

Version 11.28

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

Version 11.27

added: updown control in TspSkinTimeEdit, TspSkinDBTimeEdit control (see ShowUpDown property)
added: new cool HQ modern skin: "Air"
improved: TspSkinDBDateEdit control
fixed some problems with TspSkinPrinterSetup and TspSkinPageSetup dialogs

Version 11.26

added: TspSkinData.GlobalChangeFont method and TspSkinData.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 11.25

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 (see PlayerII demo - now you can use layered borders for non-standard windows)
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: demos

Version 11.22

added: TspSkinDBNavigator.ImageList property (now you can use your images)
added: collection of png-images for TspSkinDBNavigator control (use TspPngImageList)
added: TspSkinMonthCalendar.WeekNumbers and TspSkinMonthCalendar.ShowToday properties
improved: drawing of TspSkinMonthCalendar control

Version 11.20

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: TspSkinData.AeroBlurEnabled (on / off blur alphablend effect)
updated: skin format of layered borders (support for blur alphablend effect in Aero interface)
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.17

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

Version 11.16

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

Version 11.15

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

Version 11.10

added: db-controls (TspSkinDBGrid, TspSkinDBText,
TspSkinDBEdit, TspSkinDBMemo, TspSkinDBMemo2,
TspSkinDBCheckRadioBox, TspSkinDBListBox, TspSkinDBComboBox,
TspSkinDBNavigator, TspSkinDBImage, TspSkinDBRadioGroup,
TspSkinDBSpinEdit, TspSkinDBRichEdit,
TspSkinDBLookUpListBox, TspSkinDBLookUpComboBox,
TspSkinDBDateEdit, TspSkinDBTimeEdit,
TspSkinDBPasswordEdit, TspSkinDBNumericEdit)
added: new cool demo with db-controls and custom type of the application
(you can create really unique applications with DynamicSkinForm VCL)
updated: skin-engine core
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.01

improved: behaviour of layered border
improved: skins with layered borders
optimized: source code in speffbmp and sputils units
updated: SkinBuilder

Version 11.0

added: full layered borders support (see Skins page)
added: new skins with full layered borders + updated old skins
updated: skin format
updated: SkinBuilder
updated: help
updated: demos
added: a lot of small improvements and optimizations