Whats New
Ver 2.1.4 - July 6, 2010
New: Add-in now supports Visual Studio 2010 IDE.
New: Add-in now works with C++ Windows Forms.Net projects.
New: Add-in now synchronizes with VisualStyler appearance settings.
Fix: Not rendering correct font styles when UseSystemFonts property is enabled.
Fix: Message box buttons rendered with wrong background when using certains skins.
Ver 2.0.9 - June 9, 2010
New: Added design-time support for Visual Studio 2010.
New: Improved rendering of skinned thumbnail snapshots.
New: Focus cues can now be disabled using the ShowFocusCues property.
Fix: ToolStripSplitButtton skinned with wrong ToolStripStyle setting.
Fix: Form caption text not displaying mnemonic characters.
Fix: Dependancy on System.Design now removed allowing client framework deployment.
Fix: Intermittent white background region on system OpenFileDialog.
Fix: Shadow shows transparent pixels when using very curved borders.
Fix: Issue on some x64 platforms when resizing child forms.
Fix: Thumbnail preview not rendering controls on Windows XP SP1.
Fix: FontDialog font lists would disappear when losing focus on Windows XP.
Ver 2.0.0 - April 9, 2010
New: Skin Editor Tool updated to version 2.1.0.
New: Help now integrated into Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and Express editions.
New: Now supports the Visual Basic power pack shape controls.
New: Improved the conversion rate for some 3rd party Visual Styles.
New: Added new thumbnail previews to all skin browser and import dialogs.
Fix: Design-time skin not refreshed when changing skin using Browse Styles task.
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.
Ver 1.9.2 - March 17, 2010
New: Added support for non-regular Form border widths.
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: Forms close button not disabled when using CS_NOCLOSE class style.
Fix: Maximizing a form would not honor a forms MaximumSize property.
Ver 1.9.0.8 - February 11, 2010
Fix: DateTimePicker drop down button rendered incorrectly on Windows XP.
Fix: Rendering of MDI child control box incorrect for Aero skins.
New: Improved rendering of ToolWindows when using Office 2007 skins.
Ver 1.8.7 - January 21, 2010
New: Added support for WinForms FlatStyles on all applicable controls.
New: Now supports all undocumented WinForms captionless form modes.
New: Improved visual style rendering for DateTimePicker and ComboBox controls.
Fix: Several minor bugs in the HowTo guide sample projects.
Fix: TrackBar Thumb rendered incorrectly with some visual styles.
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/Cancel buttons.
Fix: TextBox with FixedSingle border style not rendered correctly on themed OS.
Ver 1.7.7 - October 6, 2009
New: Now skins the WinForms Splitter control.
Fix: iTune skin contained incorrect images for disabled scrollbar parts.
Fix: ProgessBar would not render full range on skins that use chunk spacing.
Fix: Minor cosmetic issue with forms where only the close button is visible.
Fix: Drop down ComboBox would not display scrollbars in certain scenarios.
Fix: WinForms DateTimePicker border rendered incorrectly under Windows XP.
Fix: System control box visible in some scenarios when running on non-themed OS.
Ver 1.6.4 - September 15, 2009
New: Improved engine core now detects dynamic changes to form border styles.
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: InvalidCastException thrown when using TargetControls.Forms skin mode.
Fix: Highlight color on selectable controls now skins correctly on all platforms.
Fix: Sizable maximized form caption clipped by monitor under Windows Vista.
Fix: Sizable maximized form overlapped secondary monitor under Windows Vista.
Fix: Incorrect padding applied to TextBox client area, when using certain skins.
Fix: System drawing hooks now skin ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D correctly.
Fix: Button text would clip when skinning buttons less than 18 pixels in height.
Fix: Unable to import certain msstyles which contain invalid entries or color schemes.
Fix: Add-in ToolBar always disabled when running under certain language locales.
Fix: Skin file definitions not recognized when running under certain language locales.
Ver 1.4.9 - July 7, 2009
New: Now supports controls derived or subclassed from any windows forms control.
New: Improved compatibility with 3rd party ActiveX common dialogs controls.
Fix: Add-in toolbar issue when installing 3rd party components after VisualStyler
setup.
Fix: Closing main form inside the forms Load event threw ObjectDisposed Exception.
Fix: MessageBox client rendered with wrong background color on Windows 7 platform.
Fix: Glyphs on MDI controlbox and system menu toolstrips not rendered transparent.
Fix: Focus rectangle drawn incorrectly on controls with no visible text.
Fix: WinForms DataGridView would scroll twice when using scroll buttons.
Ver 1.4.3 - Apr 30, 2009
New: Added support for skinned Marquee style WinForms ProgressBar.
New: Now supports background images on MDI container forms.
New: Improved rendering of ToolStrips when using system ToolStripStyle.
Fix: Unable to perform TextBox copy / paste when used on MDI child forms.
Fix: Minor issue with thumb layout on WinForms Scrollbar controls.
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.
Ver 1.3.9 - Apr 16, 2009
New: Added 13 new skins including new Vista, Aero, Office and Mac styles.
New: Now skins CrystalReportViewer, Microsoft ReportViewer and C1FlexGrid controls.
New: Now skins all controls at design-time including all DataGrid controls.
New: Improved design-time tagging allowing selective skinning of any control.
New: Improved skin support for 3rd-party controls and scrollbars.
New: Improved skin rendering of system OpenFile and SaveFile dialogs.
New: How-To guide sample application demonstrating common VisualStyler tasks.
New: Various improvements to built-in style browser and import dialogs.
Fix: Bug in ListView Header control sometimes throwing a DIB Buffer exception.
Fix: Bug in WinForms ListView control affecting Style browser dialog.
Fix: Child forms with a FormBorderStyle.None now skin correctly.
Fix: Scrollbars not skinned or visible on CrystalReportViewer control.
Fix: Scrollbars not visible on TabPage control when AutoScroll is active.
Fix: MainMenu items were misaligned when changing skin or updating menu.
Fix: Form shadow not restored when re-applying skin when previously removed.
Fix: Design-time Add-in not activated when opening skinned solution from shortcut.
Fix: Not showing keyboard shortcut cues at design-time on applicable controls.
Ver 1.2.2 - Feb 26, 2009
New: Added support for three stunning new ToolStrip rendering styles.
New: Enhanced ToolStrip rendering now supports visual style color schemes.
New: Now skins the WinForms MainMenu component, including design-time support.
New: Full design-time skinning of ToolStrip, StatusStrip and MenuStrip controls.
New: Dialog to enable clients to browse, preview and select new skins at runtime.
New: Dialog to enable clients to import new msstyles and visual styles at runtime.
New: Added support for TextImageRelation property on all applicable controls.
New: Added support for skinned hot tab states in the WinForms TabControl.
New: Now supports custom background painting for Forms, Panels and UserControls.
New: Added Optimized shadow rendering mode for improved performance.
New: Added several advanced properties to control skin engine behavior.
Fix: Form caption text rendered in wrong color when form is un-skinned.
Fix: ComboBox hot states rendered incorrectly when using certain visual styles.
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: ListBox border rendered incorrectly when using certain visual styles.
Fix: Skin conflicts with control designers when editing ToolStrips at design-time.
Ver 1.0.6 - Nov 11, 2008
New: Improved caption layout when using styles with rectangular caption buttons.
Fix: VisualStyler add-in would not work with certain types of solution projects.
Fix: Combo box button rendered incorrectly when using certain type of visual styles.
Fix: Minor issue when using VisualStyler add-in on Vista with DWM composition
enabled.
Ver 1.0.0 - Oct 23, 2008
New: VisualStyler 1.0.0 is released.