V7.0 Features
General:
Implemented a new visual manager "CBCGPVisualManagerVS2005" which allows to create applications with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 ("Whidbey") look
Implemented a new docking style - "smart docking". It's similar to docking interface found in Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 ("Whidbey"). Now users can see where the dragged window can be docked. Just call CBCGPDockManager::SetDockStyle (DT_SMART) to enable this feature. You can also customize "smart docking" markers by changing their colors and shapes.
Added a new advanced control - CBCGPAppBarWnd. This control behaves as a window which can be docked to any side of the screen and lays outside of the application area
Added full support for right-to-left layout. You can just create the main frame window with WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL style and the rest will be automatically handled by the library
A new static method CBCGPDockManager::EnableDockBarMenu allows to enable or disable additional context menu related to control bar states. This menu consists of four items: Floating, Docking, Auto Hide and Hide
Tab Control:
CBCGPTabWnd has a new method EnableTabDocumentsMenu which replaces scroll buttons with a popup menus displaying a list of opened documents
CBCGPTabWnd has a new style - STYLE_3D_VS2005. Tabbed windows created with this style look similar to MDI tab window in Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 development environment
Visual managers have an ability to override default border size of tabbed control bars using new methods GetMDITabsBordersSize and GetDockingTabsBordersSize
Toolbars and menus:
Toolbars with 32-bit images can be displayed now on all Windows platforms where the alpha blending feature is supported (such as Windows® 98 or ME)
Added support for color transformation to CBCGPToolBarImages class: a new method AddaptColors allows to change image tone color at runtime
Recalculating of toolbar layout is much more efficient now
The framework can gray disabled images automatically. Use a new method CBCGPToolBar::AutoGrayInactiveImages in order to enable this feature
CBCGPToolBar class has a new method "CleanUpLockedImages", that allows to clean image list(s) in locked (non-customizable) toolbar
CBCGPToolBarImages::AddIcon has a new optional parameter "bAlphaBlend", that allows to add 32-bit icons
Added access methods to collections of images residing in CBCGPToolBar
CBCGPToolBar::IsVisible is marked as "const" now
Significantly improved menu drawing performance
Edit control:
Automatic width adjustment for the outline margin. New virtual CBCGPEditCtrl::OnUpdateLineNumbersMarginWidth function was added
Typing performance was improved when auto-outlining is on
Added new wrapper functions for line operations in edit control (GetLineCount, GetLine, GetFirstVisibleLine, LineIndex, LineFromChar, LineLength, LineScroll)
Added new functions for selection operations in edit control (GetSelText, ReplaceSel)
CBCGPEditCtrl::UpdateScrollBars method is virtual now
Added new virtual functions for printing by pages: CBCGPEditCtrl::OnPrintPageHeader, CBCGPEditCtrl::OnPrintPageFooter
Added new virtual function CBCGPEditCtrl::OnDrawBorder. Override it if you need custom drawing of the edit control
Added handler for the WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message. See the CBCGPEditCtrl::OnGetTextLength function
Task pane:
Option for embedded user window to be full-size in the task pane group. Call CBCGPTasksPane::EnableOffsetCustomControls() to enable this
Class CBCGPTaskPaneMiniFrameWnd is exportable now
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