EControl Form Designer Pro
Version 2.20

Version 2.2 (from version 2.1) 

 

Main changes:

  1. Extended events support (in resource files)
  2. Extended guidelines styles
  3. Group operations
  4. Local/global markers
  5. Parent dragging limitation (ON/OFF)
  6. Operations in inactive mode (ability of using component combo, object tree, object inspector with inactive designer)
  7. Other fixes and minor improvements.

 

ed_Designer.pas 

 

Simple file or stream I/O 

TzCustomFormDesigner.SaveToFile Method 

TzCustomFormDesigner.SaveToStream Method 

TzCustomFormDesigner.LoadFromFile Method 

TzCustomFormDesigner.LoadFromStream Method 

TzCustomFormDesigner.IgnoreReadErrors Property 

Self storage and events processing: 

TzCustomFormDesigner.Events Property 

TzCustomFormDesigner.StoreEvents Property 

 

TzCustomFormDesigner.DragParentLimit Property - specifies whether drag mouse movement should be clipped by parent's client area. 

TzCustomFormDesigner.GuidelinesStyle Property - specifies guidelines options. Ability to display guidelines in static mode, in keyboard operations. 

TzCustomFormDesigner.Groups Property - component grouping support. 

TControlGroups Class - control groups class. 

 

 

ed_dsncont.pas 

 

TDesignSurface.RulerClientArea Property - specifies whether ruler displays scale only for client area. 

 

ed_ObjTree.pas 

 

TCustomDesignerObjTree.Designer Property - Allows direct linking to the particular designer. In this case object tree will work with objects of the Designer.Root and will work even when designer is not active. 

 

edActns.pas 

 

TdsnGroupControls Class - Group selected controls action. 

TdsnUngroupControls Class - Ungroup selected controls action. 

 

edcCmbCombo.pas 

 

TComponentCombo.Designer Property - Allows direct linking to the particular designer. Component combo can work also with inactive designer. 

 

edIOUtils.pas 

 

Updated functions to support inline events saving. 

zReadCmpFromFile 

zReadCmpFromStream 

zWriteCmpToFile 

zWriteCmpToStream 

 

eduServObj.pas 

 

TzBoundCtrl.Local Property - specifies whether markers are visible only in the parent window of selected control. In Code Gear designer - markers are local. In MS Stidio designer - markers are not local. 

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