This update to DockStudioXP introduces the following new features:
- Platform independent unicode support - DockStudioXP can now display unicode text for Command, CommandBar, DockWindow, and DocumentWindow captions - even on non-native unicode platforms such as Windows® 98.
- Localisation - All built-in user interface elements such as the run-time customization dialog box and window system menus can now be localised to a number of different languages.
- Type-safe collection indexers - To help make working with the object-model easier from code, type-safe collection indexer methods have been added to the Commands, CommandBars, DockWindows, and DocumentWindows collections.
- Automatic gray-scaled image generation - To improve the appearance of disabled high-color (256+ colors) toolbutton images, DockStudioXP can now automatically generate gray-scaled images instead of the standard etched images. This can be applied for all CommandToolButton objects, or for specific individual CommandToolButton objects, through the use of the CommandToolButtonStyle.DisabledImageStyle property.
- CommandComboBox_DropDown event - To assist in on-the-fly population of combobox lists, a new DropDown event has been added to the CommandComboBox object.
In addition to
Dockable toolbars
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Office97, 2000, XP/Visual Studio.NET visual styles;
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Automatic image generation for disabled/hot/pressed buttons;
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Floating toolbars;
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Drag and dock toolbars to any part of the form;
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Drop shadows (XP Style);
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Small and large icon support;
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Inbuilt support for Most Recently Used lists;
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Inbuilt support for Window lists;
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Include combo boxes and text boxes on any menu or toolbar.
Visual Studio.NET style docking windows
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Dock to any side of the application window;
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Dock multiple windows in the same location to create Visual Studio.NET style Tab-docked windows;
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DockWindows can be collapsed to buttons (ala Visual Studio.NET);
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Control DockWindow state programmatically.
Integrated document management
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Integrated support for SDI, MDI and Tabbed MDI document views;
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Tab grouping support for Tabbed MDI mode, as implemented in Visual Studio.NET;
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In Tabbed MDI mode, documents can be repositioned for side by side editing into logical groups, in any position, simply by dragging a tab into the desired position.
Visual layout designer
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Fully visual designer;
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Drag and drop tools to compose tool layout;
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Drag and drop DockWindows at design time to design layout;
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CSS-like style organisation makes it easy to apply and modify tool styles and properties;
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Integrated image editor.
On-line help and samples
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Comprehensive on-line help;
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Full reference and conceptual information;
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Example code;
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Illustrative sample projects.
Comprehensive object model
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Rich object model;
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Programmatic access to both layout and dock state of tools and DockWindows;
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CSS-like style organisation;
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Innovative local/global event model.
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