Whats New
Ver 2.6.2 - June 9, 2010
New: Added design-time support for Visual Studio 2010.
Fix: ToolStripSplitButtton skinned with wrong ToolStripStyle setting.
Fix: Form caption text not displaying mnemonic characters.
Fix: Issue with focus rectangle on CheckBox when UseSystemFonts is enabled.
Fix: Intermittent white background regions on OpenFileDialog.
Ver 2.5.6 - May 5, 2010
New: Help now integrated into Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and Express editions.
New: Now supports the Visual Basic power pack shape controls.
New: Various performance improvements to internal skin engine.
New: Added support for bottom aligned tabs on winForms TabControl.
New: Added support for CS_NOCLOSE class style on forms, to disable close button.
Fix: FontDialog font list would dissappear when losing focus on Windows XP.
Fix: Maximizing a form would not honor the Form MaximumSize property.
Fix: Hook DLL would sometimes fail to load when running on Windows 7 x64.
Fix: New Minimized Form would not activate correctly when Aero theme is enabled.
Fix: Unable to use AquaSkin in C++.Net application due to compile error.
Fix: DateTimePicker drop down button rendered incorrectly on Windows XP.
Ver 2.4.6 - January 20, 2010
New: Added support for WinForms FlatStyles on all applicable controls.
New: Now supports all undocumented WinForms captionless form modes.
New: Added option to turn off text shadow effects on form captions and controls.
Fix: Form AcceptButton not correctly highlighted under certain instances.
Fix: Native ContextMenu shown at incorrect position when not parented to a form.
Fix: MessageBox Close button shows enabled when created without Ok or Cancel buttons.
Fix: TextBox with FixedSingle border style not rendered correctly on themed OS.
Ver 2.3.7 - October 6, 2009
New: Now skins the WinForms Splitter control.
New: Improved skinning of the WinForms ToolStrip and MenuStrip controls.
New: Improved support for native MainMenu component including menu wrapping.
New: WinForms TrackBar control now skins with full transparency.
Fix: WinForms DateTimePicker border rendered incorrectly under Windows XP.
Fix: iTune skin contained incorrect images for disabled scrollbar parts.
Fix: ProgessBar would not render full range on skins that use chunk spacing.
Fix: Drop down ComboBox would not display scrollbars in certain scenarios.
Fix: Highlight color on selectable controls now skins correctly on all platforms.
Fix: Incorrect padding applied to TextBox client area, when using certain skins.
Fix: System drawing hooks now skin ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D correctly.
Fix: System control box visible in some scenarios when running on non-themed OS.
Ver 2.2.5 - May 19, 2009
New: Improved appearance of iTunes RadioButton, ComboBox and Scrollbar skin.
New: Improved rendering of form borders when using iTunes and Tiger skins.
New: Added support for skinned Marquee style WinForms ProgressBar.
New: Now supports background images on MDI container forms.
New: Now skins CrystalReportViewer, Microsoft ReportViewer controls.
New: Improved rendering of ToolStrips when using system ToolStripStyle.
Fix: Paint artifacts when scrolling TrackBar thumb using iTunes skin.
Fix: Unable to perform TextBox copy / paste when used on MDI child forms.
Fix: Unable to perform layout action on MDI child forms in an MDI container.
Fix: Unable to customize ForeColor and BackColor in in WinForms TextBox.
Fix: Bug in ListView Header control sometimes throwing a DIB Buffer exception.
Fix: Child forms with a FormBorderStyle.None now skin correctly.
Fix: Scrollbars not visible on TabPage control when AutoScroll is active.
Fix: Form shadow not restored when re-applying skin when previously removed.
Ver 2.1.0 - March 2, 2009
New: Added Tiger, Panther, Leopard, iTunes and Brushed Aqua Styles.
New: Now skins the WinForms MainMenu component.
New: Added support for TextImageRelation property on all applicable controls.
New: Now supports custom background painting for Forms, Panels and UserControls.
New: Added several advanced properties to control skin engine behavior.
New: Forms now support maximize / restore caption double-click behavior.
New: Improved skin rendering of minimized forms in a MDI application.
Fix: ToolBar skinned incorrectly when using flat appearance style.
Fix: RemoveSkin method throws exception when used on a form.
Fix: ToolStrips now skin correctly under non-themed OS such as Windows 2000.
Fix: Exception when changing skin in MDI applications with active minimized children.
Ver 2.0.0 - December 12, 2008
Fix: Minor issue with TreeView scollbar visibility.
New: Now supports all native x86 64-bit platforms.
New: Automatically skins DataGridView and DataGridColumn controls.
New: Automatically skins all ToolStrip, StatusStrip and MenuStrip controls.
New: Component designer now uses the latest smart-tag designer features.
New: Added support for three stunning new ToolStrip rendering styles.
New: Added Optimized shadow rendering mode for improved performance.
Ver 1.6.5 - October 28, 2008
New: Improved support for 3rd party user controls which utilize scrollbars.
Fix: System FolderBrowser dialog has incorrect bounds with each successive call.
Fix: Listview control not responding to mouse scroll wheel actions.
Fix: Unable to move / size forms on secondary monitor under certain monitor setups.
Fix: Scrollbars not automatically updated in multi-line TextBox control.
Ver 1.5.8 - July 25, 2008
New: Automatically skins WinForms PropertyGrid controls.
New: Automatically skins custom WinForms derived controls.
New: Full support for control background images where applicable.
New: Full support for control transparency via transparent color.
New: Updated tab control to support tab icons and transparency.
New: Allows customization of forms system menu by 3rd party controls.
Fix: ComboBox now reflects any changes to the BackColor property.
Fix: Unable to custom draw a skinned WinForms ListView control.
Fix: Label control not drawing Single border styles.
Ver 1.4.5 - June 28, 2008
New: Improved rendering of minimized MDI child forms.
Fix: Incorrect form bounds after using LayoutMDI method in MDI applications.
Ver 1.4.4 - June 20, 2008
New: Minor performance improvements to internal skin engine.
New: Added support for custom drawing of the WinForms TreeView control.
New: Ability to minimize / maximize forms using standard double click action.
Fix: PictureBox would not render Zoom size mode images.
Ver 1.4.0 - June 11, 2008
New: Now automatically skins WinForms MaskedEdit controls.
New: Now automatically skins WinForms DateTimePicker controls.
New: Full support for control BackColor and ForeColor color customization.
New: Full support for the control Padding property where applicable.
Fix: Incorrect client height with FixedDialog forms and no control box.
Fix: Unable to start skin engine when running on OS with restricted user account.
Fix: Incorrect skin colors used when rendering disabled TextBox and ComboBox.
Fix: Incorrect behavior when using TargetControls in ExcludeTag mode.
Fix: ComboBox scrollbars not skinned under certain conditions.
Ver 1.3.0 - May 15, 2008
New: Customizable alpha-blended form shadows available with three styles.
New: Now fully supports 16-bit and 24-bit color depths, including shadows.
New: Added new TargetControls options to target just controls or tagged controls.
New: Evaluation can now be re-installed in order to extend the 15-day trial.
New: Changes to internal licensing system to combat anti-piracy keygens.
New: Form skin now supports BackgroundImage and BackColor properties.
New: Panel skin now supports BackgroundImage and BackColor properties.
New: Now automatically skins windows forms LinkLabel control background.
Fix: AquaSkin incorrectly activated when hosted on a custom control component.
Fix: Render problems with certain types of 3rd party print dialog drivers.
Ver 1.1.6 - Apr 28, 2008
New: Improved text formatting, now use the AutoEllipsis and AutoSize properties.
New: Button skin now supports the Image and ImageAlign properties.
New: RadioButton skin now supports the Image and ImageAlign properties.
New: CheckBox skin now supports the Image and ImageAlign properties.
Fix: Label control not transparent when parented to a GroupBox on TabPage.
Fix: Label control text not visible if the label has an image assigned and they
overlap.
Fix: Label control not showing multiline text when AutoSize is set to false.
Fix: Changing the form cursor would have no effect on the current cursor.
Ver 1.1.0.1 - Mar 28, 2008
Fix: Compile and build errors when using Visual Studio on X64 platforms.
Fix: On Vista platforms, installer now puts sample projects into public documents
folder.
Ver 1.1.0 - Feb 14, 2008
New: Added enhanced support for tab page background.
Fix: Fixed minor bug with MDI child caption text.
Ver 1.0.0 Jan 24, 2007
New: AquaSKin.Net is released to the developer community.