Newsletter Update (July 10, 2005)
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News

  • PlusSuite version 2.0.0.0 was released 6/26/2005
  • PlusDock version 2.0.1.1 was released 6/27/2005
  • PlusDock version 2.0.2001.1 for .Net Framework 2.0 Beta 2 was released 7/10/2005

PlusSuite 2.0.0.0

PlusSuite has been around for more than a year now and its new and improved version was just released. It contains many new controls and a lot of new features for the old ones:

  • PlusTabControl: Advanced tab control allowing simultaneous tabs on all four sides of the control, multi-line tab strips, themes and smart visual inheritance.
  • PlusTreeView: Tree like control that comes with two variations: regular tree control and group tree view. Both variations include state-of-the art tree rendering, superior design time support and unmatched features.
  • PlusTimePicker: A time picker control.
  • PlusCalculatorCombo: A textbox connected to a drop-down calculator that allows basic arithmetic operations.
  • Much More...

Here are some of the new features:

  • Improved Windows Xp theme support
  • Office2003 look-and-feel now supported
  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • Enhanced design-time support
  • GDI+ optimized

 

 



PlusDock 2.0.1.1

PlusDock 2.0.1.1 brings new features into the already well known library.

One of the most important aspects is the fastness of the object creation and also the speed of the docking management which have been both improved greatly.

This maintenance release fixes various bugs and improves the performance of many of the controls in the library.

  • Improved handling of the Windows Xp theme support:
    • A new Whidbey-based theme template was added
    • Optimized gradient coloring
    • Drawing is up to 10% faster
  • Improved docking engine
    • Optimized re-docking for close neighbor windows
    • Improved page docking
    • Better floating form management
  • Added various members among which:
    • The "ActiveWindow" member at the DockModel level with the "ActiveWindowChanged" event.
    • "PopupAutoHideWindow" and "CollapseAutoHideWindow" add programatical capabilities for showing or hiding the autohide windows.
  • Layout persistence improvements:
    • Layout save is up to 5% faster
    • Layout restore is up to 2% faster
    • Pages are now restored properly when the pages are in a floating window
  • Improved design-time support:
    • Custom code serialization was optimized.
    • All designable objects (DockModel, DockPanelToolWindow, DockPanelToolWindowPage, DockPanelDocument and DockPanelDocumentPage) will now display an "Action Menu" that gives access to quick commands.

Starting with version 2.0.1.1 PlusDock is also available for the Microsoft .Net Framework Version 2.0 Beta 2. The release is marked with version 2.0.2001.1. You may download this version from our website and test it. We would appreciate your feedback at betatest@olvio.com .

 



Preview of future new releases

PlusBars 1.0.0.0

PlusBars is the third library to complete the trilogy that will come together into one final library. PlusBars will include various GUI components like:

  • PlusMenu: A highly customizable menu control
  • PlusToolBar: Advanced toolbar control
  • PlusStatusBar: A status bar with enhanced features
  • PlusExplorerPane: General purpose explorer panel
  • PlusTaskPane: Office-like task pane.

PlusBars will be available in the fall of 2005.

For suggestions please write us to: feedback@olvio.com