Changes to the Win32 VCL in Delphi 2005 (VCL Folder)

This is a comparison between the Delphi 7.01 VCL and the Delphi 2005.02 VCL.

Forms

Form ActnRes

Only bitmap resources changed (no layout changes).

Form IBGeneratorEditor

Scaled property removed.

Form IBRestoreEditor

Scaled property removed.

Form IBSecurityEditor

1. Form moved out of Source folder and moved to Lib folder
2. Scaled property removed.
3. BorderStyle changed to dialog (Width and Height removed as a result).
4. ClientHeight and ClientWidth added.

Form IBServiceEditor

1. Form moved out of Source folder and moved to Lib folder
2. Scaled property removed.
3. BorderStyle changed to dialog (Width and Height removed as a result).
4. ClientHeight and ClientWidth added.

Units

Unit ActnColorMaps

(todo)

Unit ActnCtrls

(todo)

Unit ActnList

(todo)

Unit ActnMan

(todo)

Unit ActnMenus

(todo)

Unit ActnPopup

(todo)

Unit AxCtrls

Changed Methods

1. TActiveXControl.Close
2. TActiveXControl.OnDocWindowActivate

Unit BandActn

Changed Methods

1. TCustomizeActionBars.ExecuteTarget
2. TCustomizeActionBars.HandlesTarget

Unit Buttons

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TSpeedButton.OnMouseActivate

Changed Methods

1. TButtonGlyph.CalcButtonLayout

Unit CheckLst

Removed Member Vars

1. TCheckListBox.FSaveStates

Added Member Vars

1. TCheckListBox.FWrapperList

Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCheckListBox.LoadCreateItems
2. TCheckListBox.SaveRecreateItems

Methods No Longer Overridden

1. TCheckListBox.WMDestroy message handler
2. TCheckListBox.DestroyWnd

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TCheckListBox.OnMouseActivate

Changed Methods

1. TCheckListBox.Create
2. TCheckListBox.Destroy
3. TCheckListBox.CreateWnd
4. TCheckListBox.ResetContent
5. TCheckListBox.SaveRecreateItems
6. TCheckListBox.DeleteString

Unit ComCtrls

New Methods

1. TTabControl.OnMouseActivate
2. TTabSheet.OnMouseActivate
3. TPageControl.OnMouseActivate
4. TStatusBar.OnMouseActivate
5. THeaderControl.OnMouseActivate
6. TTreeNodes.GetEnumerator
7. TTreeView.OnMouseActivate
8. TProgressBar.OnMouseActivate
9. TUpDown.OnMouseActivate
10. THotKey.OnMouseActivate
11. TListItems.GetEnumerator
12. TListView.OnMouseActivate
13. TToolButtonActionLink.IsDropdownMenuLinked
14. TToolButtonActionLink.IsEnableDropdownLinked
15. TToolButtonActionLink.SetDropdownMenu
16. TToolButtonActionLink.SetEnableDropdown
17. TToolButton.OnMouseActivate
18. TToolBar.GetEnumerator
19. TToolBar.OnMouseActivate
20. TCoolBar.OnMouseActivate
21. TComboBoxExStrings.Put

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TComboBoxEx.OnMouseMove

New Record Types

1. TNodeDataInfo
2. TItemDataInfo

New Classes

1. TTreeNodesEnumerator
2. TListItemsEnumerator
3. TToolBarEnumerator
4. TListItemsEnumerator

Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCustomTreeView.WMCtlColorEdit message handler
2. TCustomListView.WMCtlColorEdit message handler

New Properties

1. TToolButton.EnableDropdown

Changed Methods

1. TPageControl.CMDockClient
2. TCustomStatusBar.ExecuteAction
3. TTreeNode.ReadData
4. TTreeNodes.Assign
5. TTreeNodes.DefineProperties
6. TCustomTreeView.Create
7. TCustomTreeView.Destroy
8. TCustomTreeView.CreateWnd
9. TCustomTreeView.DestroyWnd
10. TCustomTreeView.CNNotify
11. TCustomTreeView.IsCustomDrawn
12. TTrackBar.CreateParams
13. TCustomRichEdit.DestroyWnd
14. TListItems.DefineProperties
15. TCustomListView.Create
16. TCustomListView.Destroy
17. TCustomListView.CreateWnd
18. TCustomListView.CNNotify
19. TCustomListView.GetSearchString
20. TCustomListView.IsCustomDrawn
21. TCustomListView.SetHoverTime
22. TCustomListView.GetHoverTime
23. TToolButton.MouseDown
24. TToolButton.GetButtonState
25. TToolButton.CMVisibleChanged
26. TToolButton.CMEnabledChanged
27. TToolButton.ActionChange
28. TToolBar.RepositionButton
29. TToolBar.UpdateItem
30. TToolBar.UpdateItem2
31. TToolBar.CMDialogChar
32. TToolBar.CNNotify
33. TToolBar.IsCustomDrawn
34. TComboExItem.Assign
35. TComboExItems.Notify
36. TCustomComboBoxEx.Create
37. TCustomComboBoxEx.Destroy
38. TComboBoxExStrings.PutObject

Unit Consts

New Constants

1. SDockZoneVersionConflict
2. SParameterCannotBeNil
3. SInvalidColorString
4. SInvalidPath
5. SInvalidPathCaption
6. SANSIEncoding
7. SASCIIEncoding
8. SUnicodeEncoding
9. SBigEndianEncoding
10. SUTF8Encoding
11. SUTF7Encoding
12. SEncodingLabel

Unit Controls

New Constants

1. CM_INVALIDATEDOCKHOST
2. CM_SETACTIVECONTROL
3. CM_POPUPHWNDDESTROY
4. CM_CREATEPOPUP
5. CM_DESTROYHANDLE
6. CM_MOUSEACTIVATE

New Types and Records

1. PPopupFormInfo
2. TPopupFormInfo
3. TCMPopupHWndDestroy
4. TCMCreatePopup
5. TMouseActivate
6. PMouseActivateRec
7. TMouseActivateRec
8. TCMMouseActivate

New Delegates

1. TMouseActivateEvent
2. TAlignInsertBeforeEvent
3. TAlignPositionEvent

New Properties

1. TDragObject.AlwaysShowDragImages
2. TDragObject.RightClickCancels
3. TDragImageList.DragHotspot
4. TDockZone.ChildControl
5. TDockTree.RelativeSizes
6. TDockTree.TopZone

New Classes

1. TCustomControlAction
2. TControlAction

New Methods

1. TControlActionLink.IsDropdownMenuLinked
2. TControlActionLink.IsEnableDropdownLinked
3. TControlActionLink.IsPopupMenuLinked
4. TControlActionLink.SetDropdownMenu
5. TControlActionLink.SetEnableDropdown
6. TControlActionLink.SetPopupMenu
7. TControl.MouseActivate
8. TControl.DockReplaceDockClient
9. TControl.InvalidateDockHostSite
10. TControl.IsControlActivateMsg
11. TControl.IsQualifyingSite
12. TControl.RemoveWindowProps
13. TControl.UpdateBounds
14. TControl.PreProcessMessage
15. THintWindow.ShouldHideHint
16. TDockTree.AdjustFrameRect
17. TDockTree.FindControlAtPos
18. TDockTree.MouseDown
19. TDockTree.MouseMove
20. TDockTree.MouseUp
21. TDockTree.ReferenceFromOrient
22. TDockTree.ShowHint
23. TDockTree.WndProc
24. TDockTree.ZoneCaptionHitTest

New Event Handlers

1. TControl.CMMouseActivate message handler
2. TControl.OnMouseActivate
3. TControl.WMMouseActivate message handler
4. TControl.CMTextChanged message handler
5. TControl.OnAlignInsertBefore
6. TControl.OnAlignPosition

Changed Methods

1. TControl.RequestAlign (changed from dynamic to virtual ovveride)
2. TControl.DestroyHandle (changed from no override to virtual override)
3. TControl.ControlAtPos (added new optional parameter: AllLevels)
4. TSiteList.AddSite
5. TDragObject.WndProc
6. TBaseDragControlObject.EndDrag
7. TDragDockObject.Create
8. TControl.Destroy
9. TControl.Notification
10. TControl.Dock
11. TControl.ReplaceDockedControl
12. TControl.WndProc
13. TControl.CMParentShowHintChanged
14. TControl.WMContextMenu
15. TControl.ClientToParent
16. TControl.ParentToClient
17. TWinControl.AlignControls
18. TWinControl.DestroyWnd
19. TWinControl.CustomAlignInsertBefore
20. TWinControl.CustomAlignPosition
21. TWinControl.DestroyHandle
22. TWinControl.UpdateControlState
23. TWinControl.ControlAtPos
24. TWinControl.WndProc
25. TWinControl.PaintHandler (improvement to exception handling)
26. TWinControl.PaintTo (improvement to exception handling)
27. TWinControl.WMEraseBkgnd
28. TWinControl.WMSetFocus
29. TWinControl.WMKillFocus
30. TWinControl.DoKeyDown
31. TWinControl.WMDestroy
32. TWinControl.WMNCPaint
33. TWinControl.WMPrintClient
34. TDragImageList.SetDragCursor
35. TDragImageList.BeginDrag
36. TDragImageList.EndDrag
37. TDockTree.Create
38. TDockTree.InternalHitTest
39. TDockTree.LoadFromStream
40. TDockTree.PaintDockFrame
41. TDockTree.PaintSite
42. TDockTree.RemoveZone
43. TDockTree.ResetBounds
44. TDockTree.SaveToStream

Removed Methods

1. TControl.UpdateBounds

Changed Properties

1. TControl.DockSite (changed from protected to public)
2. TControl.DockManager (changed from protected to public)
3. TControl.UseDockManager (changed from protected to public)

Changed Procedures

1. InitWndProc
2. GetDockSiteAtPos
3. RegisterDockSite
4. DragTo

Unit CustomizeDlg

Changed Methods

1. TCustomizeFrm.SetActionManager
2. TCustomizeFrm.CatListStartDrag

Unit Dialogs

New Constant

1. mbYesNo

New Property

1. TCommonDialog.TemplateModule

New Methods

1. TCommonDialog.Execute (new overloaded method added)
2. TOpenDialog.DoExecute (new overloaded method added)

Changed Procedures

1. CreateMessageDialog

Changed Methods

1. TOpenDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added)
2. TSaveDialg.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added)
3. TColorDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
4. TFontDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
5. TPrinterSetupDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
6. TPrintDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
7. TPageSetupDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
8. TFindDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
9. TCommonDialog.Destroy
10. TCommonDialog.TaskModalDialog
11. TOpenDialog.DoExecute
12. TPageSetupDialog.GetDefaults
13. TFindDialog.Destroy

Unit ExtActns

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TFileRun.OnUpdate
2. TPreviousTab.OnUpdate
3. TNextTab.OnUpdate
4. TURLAction.OnUpdate
5. TBrowseURL.OnUpdate
6. TListControlSelectAll.OnUpdate
7. TListControlClearSelection.OnUpdate
8. TListControlDeleteSelection.OnUpdate
9. TListControlCopySelection.OnUpdate

Unit ExtCtrls

New Event Handlers

1. TCustomControlBar.OnBeginBandMove
2. TCustomControlBar.OnEndBandMove
3. TCustomColorBox.OnGetColors

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TShape.OnMouseActivate
2. TPaintBox.OnMouseActivate
3. TImage.OnMouseActivate
4. TPanel.OnAlignInsertBefore
5. TPanel.OnAlignPosition
6. TPanel.OnMouseActivate
7. TPage.OnAlignInsertBefore
8. TPage.OnAlignPosition
9. TNotebook.OnMouseActivate
10. TControlBar.OnAlignInsertBefore
11. TControlBar.OnAlignPosition
12. TControlBar.OnBeginBandMove
13. TControlBar.OnEndBandMove
14. TControlBar.OnMouseActivate
15. TBoundLabel.OnMouseActivate
16. TLabeledEdit.OnMouseActivate
17. TColorBox.OnGetColors
18. TColorBox.OnStartDock
19. TColorBox.OnStartDrag

New Properties

1. TCustomPanel.VerticalAlignment

Changed Properties

1. TCustomPanel.ParentBackground (default added)

Newly Exposed Properties

1. TPanel.BevelEdges
2. TPanel.BevelKind
3. TPanel.VerticalAlignment

New Delegates

1. TSplitterCanResizeEvent
2. TBeginBandMoveEvent
3. TEndBandMoveEvent
4. TGetColorsEvent
5. TLBGetColorsEvent

New Methods

1. TCustomControlBar.DoBeginBandMove
2. TCustomControlBar.DoEndBandMove

New Classes

1. TCustomColorListBox

Changed Methods

1. TCustomPanel.Create
2. TCustomPanel.Paint
3. TCustomControlBar.MouseDown
4. TCustomControlBar.MouseUp
5. TCustomColorBox.ColorCallBack
6. TCustomColorBox.PopulateList
7. TCustomColorBox.SetSelected
8. TCustomColorBox.SetStyle

New Resource Strings

1. clNameHotLight
2. clNameMenuBar
3. clNameMenuHighlight

New Functions

1. ColorToPrettyName (replaces array)

Unit ExtDlgs

Changed Methods

1. TOpenPictureDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method body changed)

New Classes

1. TOpenTextFileDialog
2. TSaveTextFileDialog

Unit FileCtrl

Newly Exposed Properties

1. TFileListBox.OnMouseActivate
2. TDirectoryListBox.OnMouseActivate

New Types

1. TSelectDirExtOpt
2. TSelectDirExtOpts

New Classes

1. TSelectDirCallback

Changed Procedures

1. SelectDirectory
2. SelectDirCB

Unit Forms

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TScrollingWinControl.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TScrollingWinControl.OnAlignPosition
3. TScrollBox.OnMouseActivate
4. TFrame.OnAlignInsertBefore
5. TFrame.OnAlignPosition
6. TFrame.OnMouseActivate
7. TCustomActiveForm.OnMouseActivate
8. TForm.OnAlignInsertBefore
9. TForm.OnAlignPosition
10. TForm.OnMouseActivate

New Event Handlers

1. TApplication.OnGetActiveFormHandle
2. TApplication.OnGetMainFormHandle

Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCustomForm.DestroyHandle

New Message Handlers

1. TCustomForm.WMNCPaint (new message handler)
2. TCustomForm.WMNCHitTest (new message handler)
3. TCustomForm.WMNCCalcSize (new message handler)
4. TCustomForm.CMPopupHwndDestroy (new message handler)

New Methods

1. TScrollBox.PaintWindow
2. IDesignerHook.PaintMenu
3. TCustomForm.CloseModal
4. TCustomForm.GetOwnerWindow
5. TCustomForm.RecreateAsPopup
6. TApplication.IsPreProcessMessage
7. TApplication.AddPopupForm
8. TApplication.DoApplicationIdle
9. TApplication.RemovePopupForm

Removed Methods

1. TCustomFrame.Notification (was overridden prior removal)

New Types

1. TPopupWnd
2. TPopupWndArray
3. TPopupMode
4. TPopupForm
5. TPopupFormArray

New Delegates

1. TGetHandleEvent

New Properties

1. TCustomForm.PopupChildren
2. TCustomForm.PopupMode
3. TCustomForm.PopupParent
4. TScreen.CursorCount
5. TScreen.FocusedForm
6. TScreen.SaveFocusedList
7. TScreen.PrimaryMonitor
8. TApplication.ActionUpdateDelay
9. TApplication.ActiveFormHandle
10. TApplication.MainFormHandle
11. TApplication.ModalLevel
12. TApplication.PopupControlWnd

Newly Re-introduced Properties

1. TForm.PopupMode
2. TForm.PopupParent

Changed Properties

1. TCustomForm.Position (default changed from poDesigned to poDefaultPosOnly)
2. TCustomForm.ActiveOleControl (changed property set to a method instead of just a member var)
3. TCustomForm.Left (GetLeft, SetLeft introduced in this class to access Left property - some change associated with the form at design time)
4. TCustomForm.Top (GetTop, SetTop introduced in this class to access Top property - some change associated with the form at design time)

Changed Procedures

1. GetParentForm
2. ValidParentForm
3. DoneApplication
4. DisableTaskWindows (modified to deal with Windows XP issue where dialogs would appear behind other windows when re-enabled - although this may have actually been disabled because of issues?)
5. Initialization section changed
6. Finialization section changed

Changed Methods

1. TControlScrollBar.ScrollMessage
2. TScrollingWinControl.WMSize
3. TCustomFrame.SetParent
4. TCustomForm.CreateNew
5. TCustomForm.Destroy
6. TCustomForm.Loaded
7. TCustomForm.Notification
8. TCustomForm.ReadState
9. TCustomForm.VisibleChanging
10. TCustomForm.SetParent
11. TCustomForm.WndProc
12. TCustomForm.SetDesigner
13. TCustomForm.SetBorderStyle
14. TCustomForm.GetMonitor
15. TCustomForm.SetWindowToMonitor
16. TCustomForm.CreateParams
17. TCustomForm.CreateWnd
18. TCustomForm.SetActiveControl
19. TCustomForm.SetFocusedControl
20. TCustomForm.WMDestroy
21. TCustomForm.WMQueryEndSession
22. TCustomForm.WMWindowPosChanging
23. TCustomForm.CMShowingChanged
24. TCustomForm.Release
25. TCustomForm.RequestAlign
26. TCustomForm.IsShortCut
27. TApplication.Create
28. TApplication.Destroy
29. TApplication.WndProc
30. TApplication.Minimize
31. TApplication.Restore
32. TApplication.IsDlgMsg
33. TApplication.ProcessMessage
34. TApplication.HandleException
35. TApplication.MessageBox
36. TApplication.InvokeHelp
37. TApplication.HelpKeyword
38. TApplication.HelpContext
39. TApplication.HelpJump
40. TApplication.Idle
41. TApplication.ValidateHelpSystem
42. TApplication.HideHint
43. TApplication.ActivateHint
44. TApplication.DispatchAction

Modified Constants

1. TileParams (scope changed)

Unit Graphics

New Constants

1. clWebSnow
2. clWebFloralWhite
3. clWebLavenderBlush
4. clWebOldLace
5. clWebIvory
6. clWebCornSilk
7. clWebBeige
8. clWebAntiqueWhite
9. clWebWheat
10. clWebAliceBlue
11. clWebGhostWhite
12. clWebLavender
13. clWebSeashell
14. clWebLightYellow
15. clWebPapayaWhip
16. clWebNavajoWhite
17. clWebMoccasin
18. clWebBurlywood
19. clWebAzure
20. clWebMintcream
21. clWebHoneydew
22. clWebLinen
23. clWebLemonChiffon
24. clWebBlanchedAlmond
25. clWebBisque
26. clWebPeachPuff
27. clWebTan
28. clWebYellow
29. clWebDarkOrange
30. clWebRed
31. clWebDarkRed
32. clWebMaroon
33. clWebIndianRed
34. clWebSalmon
35. clWebCoral
36. clWebGold
37. clWebTomato
38. clWebCrimson
39. clWebBrown
40. clWebChocolate
41. clWebSandyBrown
42. clWebLightSalmon
43. clWebLightCoral
44. clWebOrange
45. clWebOrangeRed
46. clWebFirebrick
47. clWebSaddleBrown
48. clWebSienna
49. clWebPeru
50. clWebDarkSalmon
51. clWebRosyBrown
52. clWebPaleGoldenrod
53. clWebLightGoldenrodYellow
54. clWebOlive
55. clWebForestGreen
56. clWebGreenYellow
57. clWebChartreuse
58. clWebLightGreen
59. clWebAquamarine
60. clWebSeaGreen
61. clWebGoldenRod
62. clWebKhaki
63. clWebOliveDrab
64. clWebGreen
65. clWebYellowGreen
66. clWebLawnGreen
67. clWebPaleGreen
68. clWebMediumAquamarine
69. clWebMediumSeaGreen
70. clWebDarkGoldenRod
71. clWebDarkKhaki
72. clWebDarkOliveGreen
73. clWebDarkgreen
74. clWebLimeGreen
75. clWebLime
76. clWebSpringGreen
77. clWebMediumSpringGreen
78. clWebDarkSeaGreen
79. clWebLightSeaGreen
80. clWebPaleTurquoise
81. clWebLightCyan
82. clWebLightBlue
83. clWebLightSkyBlue
84. clWebCornFlowerBlue
85. clWebDarkBlue
86. clWebIndigo
87. clWebMediumTurquoise
88. clWebTurquoise
89. clWebCyan
90. clWebAqua
91. clWebPowderBlue
92. clWebSkyBlue
93. clWebRoyalBlue
94. clWebMediumBlue
95. clWebMidnightBlue
96. clWebDarkTurquoise
97. clWebCadetBlue
98. clWebDarkCyan
99. clWebTeal
100. clWebDeepskyBlue
101. clWebDodgerBlue
102. clWebBlue
103. clWebNavy
104. clWebDarkViolet
105. clWebDarkOrchid
106. clWebMagenta
107. clWebFuchsia
108. clWebDarkMagenta
109. clWebMediumVioletRed
110. clWebPaleVioletRed
111. clWebBlueViolet
112. clWebMediumOrchid
113. clWebMediumPurple
114. clWebPurple
115. clWebDeepPink
116. clWebLightPink
117. clWebViolet
118. clWebOrchid
119. clWebPlum
120. clWebThistle
121. clWebHotPink
122. clWebPink
123. clWebLightSteelBlue
124. clWebMediumSlateBlue
125. clWebLightSlateGray
126. clWebWhite
127. clWebLightgrey
128. clWebGray
129. clWebSteelBlue
130. clWebSlateBlue
131. clWebSlateGray
132. clWebWhiteSmoke
133. clWebSilver
134. clWebDimGray
135. clWebMistyRose
136. clWebDarkSlateBlue
137. clWebDarkSlategray
138. clWebGainsboro
139. clWebDarkGray
140. clWebBlack
141. WebColorsCount

New Types

1. TTextFormats
2. TTextFormat

Changed Type

1. TFontData (Orientation added)

New Methods

1. TFont.GetOrientation
2. TFont.SetOrientation
3. TCanvas.TextRect (added another overloaded method)
4. TIcon.LoadFromResourceName
5. TIcon.LoadFromResourceID

Changed Methods

1. TFont.SetColor
2. TFont.GetHandle
3. TFont.SetHandle
4. TFont.SetHeight
5. TFont.SetSize
6. TFont.SetStyle
7. TFont.SetPitch
8. TFont.SetCharset
9. TPen.SetHandle
10. TBrush.SetHandle
11. TBitmap.Assign
12. TBitmap.ReadDIB

New Properties

1. Orientation

Changed Procedures

1. GetFontData
2. ByteSwapColors

New Procedures

1. GetPenData
2. GetBrushData
3. InitDefFontData

Unit GraphUtil

New Types

1. TColorArray
2. TGradientDirection
3. TColorArraySortType

New Constants

1. WebNamedColorsCount
2. WebNamedColors

New Procedures

1. GradientFillCanvas
2. ScaleImage
3. ColorToWebColorStr
4. ColorToWebColorName
5. WebColorToRGB
6. RGBToWebColorStr
7. RGBToWebColorName
8. WebColorNameToColor
9. WebColorStrToColor
10. SortColorArray

Unit Grids

Newly Exposed Properties

1. TDrawGrid.BevelEdges
2. TDrawGrid.BevelInner
3. TDrawGrid.BevelKind
4. TDrawGrid.BevelOuter
5. TDrawGrid.BevelWidth

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TDrawGrid.OnMouseActivate

Removed Types

1. TSelection record

Unit ListActns

New Classes

1. TCustomVirtualListAction
2. TCustomStaticListAction
3. TStaticListAction

Changed Classes

1. TStaticListItems

Unit Mask

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TMaskEdit.OnMouseActivate

Unit Menus

New Class

1. TMenuItemEnumerator

New Methods

1. TMenuItem.GetEnumerator
2. TMenu.CreateMenuItem
3. TPopupMenu.SetPopupPoint

New Procedures

1. ShortCutFromMessage
2. IsAltGRPressed

Changed Methods

1. TMenuItem.AdvancedDrawItem
2. TMenu.IsShortCut
3. TPopupMenu.Popup

Unit OleCtnrs

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TOleContainer.OnMouseActivate

Unit OleCtrls

Changed Methods

1. TEventDispatch.Invoke (changed to virtual)

New Delegate

1. TServiceQuery

Changed Class

1. TOleControl (implemented new interface: IServiceProvider)

New Methods

1. TOleControl.QueryService

New Properties

1. ServiceQuery

Changed Methods

1. TEventDispatch.QueryInterface
2. TOleControl.Destroy
3. TOleControl.CreateControl
4. TOleControl.CreateStorage
5. TOleControl.DoObjectVerb
6. TOleControl.SetBounds

Unit Outline

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TOutline.OnMouseActivate

Unit Printers

Changed Methods

1. TPrinter.Abort
2. TPrinter.SetPrinter

Unit ScktComp

Changed Methods

1. TCustomWinSocket.ReceiveBuf
2. TServerWinSocket.Accept

Unit StdActnMenus

Newly Overridden Method

1. TStandardCustomizePopup.NCPaint

New Class

1. TStandardDropDownButton

Changed Methods

1. TStandardMenuItem.DrawBackground
2. TStandardMenuButton.DrawBackground

Unit StdActns

Changed Methods

1. TCommonDialogAction.DoAccept (changed to virtual)
2. TCommonDialogAction.DoCancel (changed to virtual)
3. TCommonDialogAction.SetupDialog (changed to virtual)

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TFileOpen.OnUpdate
2. TFileOpenWith.OnUpdate
3. TFileSaveAs.OnUpdate
4. TFilePrintSetup.OnUpdate
5. TFilePageSetup.OnUpdate
6. TFileExit.OnUpdate
7. TSearchFind.OnUpdate
8. TSearchReplace.OnUpdate
9. TSearchFindNext.OnUpdate
10. TFontEdit.OnUpdate
11. TColorSelect.OnUpdate
12. TPrintDlg.OnUpdate

New Class

1. TBrowseForFolder

New Types

1. TBrowseForFolderOption
2. TBrowseOptions

New Delegates

1. TBrowseForFolderCallbackEvent

Changed Methods

1. TEditAction.UpdateTarget
2. TEditPaste.UpdateTarget
3. TEditUndo.UpdateTarget
4. TEditDelete.UpdateTarget

Unit StdCtrls

Newly Exposed Properties

1. TGroupBox.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TGroupBox.OnAlignPosition
3. TLabel.EllipsisPosition
4. TEdit.BevelWidth
5. TComboBox.AutoCompleteDelay
6. TListBox.AutoCompleteDelay
7. TListBox.BevelWidth

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TGroupBox.OnMouseActivate
2. TLabel.OnMouseActivate
3. TEdit.OnMouseActivate
4. TMemo.OnMouseActivate
5. TButton.OnMouseActivate
6. TCheckBox.OnMouseActivate
7. TListBox.OnMouseActivate

New Type

1. TEllipsisPosition (enum)

Changed Type

1. TSelection (record) - now global scope (moved to interface section)

New Property

1. TCustomLabel.EllipsisPosition
2. TCustomComboBox.AutoCompleteDelay
3. TCustomListBox.AutoCompleteDelay

New Methods

1. TCustomListBox.LoadRecreateItems
2. TCustomListBox.SaveRecreateItems

Modified Properties

1. TCustomEdit.ReadOnly (changed visibility from protected to public)

Removed Message Handlers

1. TCustomComboBox.WMNCCalcSize

Changed Methods

1. TCustomLabel.DoDrawText (changes to deal with ellipsis)
2. TCustomLabel.SetAutoSize (changes to deal with ellipsis)
3. TCustomComboBoxStrings.GetObject
4. TCustomComboBoxStrings.Get
5. TCustomCombo.Destroy
6. TCustomCombo.EditWndProc (handle mouse move message)
7. TCustomCombo.CNCommand
8. TCustomCombo.AdjustDropDown
9. TCustomComboBox.Create
10. TCustomComboBox.KeyPress
11. TCustomComboBox.WMPaint
12. TButtonControl.CNCtlColorStatic
13. TButton.CNCtlColorBtn
14. TCustomListBox.Create
15. TCustomListBox.SetItemIndex
16. TCustomListBox.CreateWnd
17. TCustomListBox.DestroyWnd
18. TCustomListBox.WMPaint
19. TCustomListBox.KeyPress

Unit StdStyleActnCtrls

Changed Methods

1. TStandardStyleActionBars.GetControlClass

Unit Tabs

New Type

1. TScrollOrientation (enum)
2. TTabSetTabStyle (enum) - also introduced new values: tsSoftTabs, tsModernTabs, tsModernPopout

New Properties

1. TScroller.ScrollOrientation
2. TTabSet.Images
3. TTabSet.ShrinkToFit
4. TTabSet.TabPosition

New Message Handler

1. TTabSet.WMEraseBkgnd

New Event Handler

1. TTabSet.OnGetImageIndex

New Delegate

1. TTabSetDrawTabEvent

New Methods

1. TTabSet.CanChange
2. TTabSet.CMHintShow
3. TTabSet.CreateTabs
4. TTabSet.GetImageIndex
5. TTabSet.MouseDown
6. TTabSet.Notification
7. TTabSet.Paint
8. TTabSet.SetTabIndex

Changed Methods

1. TTabSet.ItemAtPos
2. TScroller.Create
3. TScroller.Destroy
4. TScroller.Paint
5. TScroller.DoMouseDown
6. TScroller.WMMouseMove
7. TScroller.WMLButtonUp
8. TTabList.Delete
9. TTabSet.Create
10. TTabSet.Destroy
11. TTabSet.DoneBitmaps
12. TTabSet.CalcTabPositions
13. TTabSet.ItemAtPos
14. TTabSet.ItemRect
15. TTabSet.Paint
16. TTabSet.CreateEdgeParts
17. TTabSet.PaintEdge
18. TTabSet.FixTabPos
19. TTabSet.SetTabIndex
20. TTabSet.SetTabStyle
21. TTabSet.MouseDown
22. TTabSet.WMSize
23. TTabSet.MinClientRect
24. TTabSet.ItemWidth

Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TTabSet.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TTabSet.OnAlignPosition
3. TTabSet.OnMouseActivate

Unit Themes

Changed Method

1. TThemeServices.Create

Changed Procedures

1. Finalization section

Unit ToolWin

1. TToolDockForm.Create

Unit ValEdit

Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TValueListEditor.OnMouseActivate

Changed Methods

1. TValueListEditor.DoOnValidate
2. TValueListStrings.Assign
3. TValueListStrings.FindItemProp

Unit WinHelpViewer

Changed Method

1. TWinHelpViewer.UnderstandsTopic

Unit XPActnCtrls

Changed Methods

1. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawBackground
2. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawGlyph
3. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawSeparator
4. TXPStyleMenuButton.DrawBackground
5. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawBackground
6. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawFrame
7. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawGlyph