Codejock Releases ToolkitPro and SuitePro 2008 Vol. 2 for Visual C++ and ActiveX Volume 2 is a huge release for Codejock, and the second major release of 2008. This release introduces many new key features and enhancements including a Ribbon designer, GDI+ support for XAML markup, Application and Context Menus skinning support, Multiple skins support, Several common controls with Office 2007 style support, Print Preview Control for COM, Property Grid Option Buttons, COM Form Extender Control and Markup Class Model Implementation for COM.
Codejock a leading provider of modern user interface components, today announced the release of ToolkitPro 2008 Vol. 2 for Visual C++ MFC and SuitePro 2008 Vol. 2 for ActiveX COM. This release provides a comprehensive set of fully customizable user interface components for use with Visual C++ MFC, ActiveX COM and Microsoft .NET development platforms.
This release incorporates many new features and enhancements to this full featured product line including:
Ribbon Designer
Designing an Office 2007 style ribbon bar is now easier than ever before with the WYSIWYG Office 2007 Ribbon Designer. With only a few mouse clicks users can have a state of the art user interface.
Multiple Skins Support
With multiple skin support many different skin files can be applied to different objects on the same form, for example, the buttons on a form can use a separate skin from the skin used on the main form.
Application and Context Menu Support
SkinFramework now automatically skins all application and context menus to completely skin every part of the application.
Office 2007 Common Control Support
Several common controls have been added with Office 2007 theme support. Some of the controls include the Edit, ComboBox, SpinButton, ProgressBar and Scrollbar controls.
GDI+ Support for Markup
With the help of GDI+ shapes drawn in XAML markup look much smoother. Using GDI+, Markup can be used to create such things as elegant looking charts.
Print Preview Control
Printing the perfect view in COM just got a little easier, Markup, RTF text or just about anything else can be displayed in the Print Preview control before it is printed.
Option Buttons Option buttons and check box controls now give developers a few more options on how to get user input in the Property Grid.
Form Extender Control
The Form Extender Control for VB6 extends the functionality of a standard form by adding additional properties such as transparency and save\restore placement that would normally require extra API calls.
Markup Class Model
The Markup Class Model has been added to COM to allow controls such as the Check Box and Radio Button to respond to markup events. In addition, a the new MarkupLabel control allows markup to be created in code.
