1. The library is fully compatible now with retail version of Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008®. The source codes of all examples and samples are also compatible with VS 2008 compiler and libraries.
2. Added VS 2008 Application Wizard
3. Integration and Build wizards support VS 2008 now.
4. CBCGProp has a new method - RemoveSubItem
5. CBCGPropList has a new method - DeleteProperty
6. class CBCGStatusBarPaneInfo is exportable now.
7. CBCGMenuBar::GetMenu and CBCGPopupMenu::GetMenu methods have been replaced with GetHMenu methods. This change made due to impossibility to override virtual methods returning different types in VS 2008
8. Improved look of checked toolbar/menu items in CBCGVisualManagerXP

1. The library is fully compatible now with retail version of Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005®. The source code of all examples and samples are also compatible with VS 2005 compiler.
2. The library code is fully 64 bit-compatible.
3. The look of all GUI elements is adapted to Windows® Vista®
4. CBCGVisualManagerVS2005 implements the color theme identical to VS 2005 (see screenshot)!
5. Added Popup (Desktop Alert) Control (see screenshot):
   
   Microsoft® Office-style popup control allows to display short-time messages. In opposite to the standard message box, this window doesn't require from the user to close it by clicking "Ok" button and it automatically disappears after short time. The control is fully customizable and a developer can tune its look and functionality by the easy way:
    
   • Content can be created from user-defined dialog resources or it can be automatically generated from the given text and icon.
   • Various looks: Office 200/XP/2003, MSN Messenger and more.
   • Various animation types: fade, slide and unfold.
   • Semi-transparent background.
   • Custom events.

    

   The following new classes have been added: 

   • CBCGPopupWindow: implements the functionality of a modeless dialog, which appears on the screen to inform the user about some event.
   • CBCGPopupDlg: the base class for an user-defined dialog that can be placed on the popup window.
     Please take a look at the new example PopupDemo to see this control in action.
      
6. Property List:
    
   • Added ability to mark the modified properties with the bold font: the following new methods have been added: MarkModifiedProperties, IsMarkModifiedProperties and ResetOriginalValues.
   • Added support for in-place tooltips. Now, if there is not enough space to show the property name or value, the tooltip is displayed at the same place as text instead of the position under the mouse cursor. The new method 'AlwaysShowUserToolTip' allows to display a custom tooltip under the mouse cursor.
   • Double click on CBCGPropList's columns splitter adjusts the left/right column widths in 50/50 proportion.
   • New method SetDescriptionRows defines the number of text rows in the property list description area.
      
7. CBCGSizingControlBar::SetCaptionStyle has a new optional parameter: BOOL bAlwaysOnTop. Setting this parameter to 'TRUE' allows to position the control bar caption always on top (see BCGDevStudioExample).
8. CBCGColorDialog has a new button - color picker. It allows to pick a color anywhere on the screen.
9. CBCGMenuBar::m_bClearHashOnClose has been added. If this member is TRUE all temporary menu files are immediately deleted when the menu bar has been destroyed. Before this change the temporary files were deleted on the application exit. This flag can be useful in multi-frame applications where the menu bar is created and deleted many times on the fly.
10. CBCGMenuButton has the new member 'BOOL m_bDefaultClick'. Setting this member to TRUE allows to define a default action for a menu button (clicking on text/image area, not on arrow). (see screenshot).
11. CBCGVisualManager has the following new methods:
     
    1. GetMenuItemTextColor: returns the menu item text color
    2. GetHighlightedMenuItemTextColor: returns the highlighted menu item text color
    3. OnDrawMenuCheck: draws menu item check box/radio button
    4. GetPropListGroupColor/GetPropListGroupTextColor: customizes appearance of property list
    5. OnDrawControlBarCaption: draws docking control bar caption
        
12. CBCGTabWnd has the following new styles: STYLE_3D_ROUNDED and STYLE_3D_ROUNDED_SCROLL. Using these styles you can implement Visual Studio 2005® Beta 1-style tabs (see screenshot).
13. CBCGURLLinkButton has new attributes:
     
    1. m_bMultilineText: allows to display multi-line text in the hyperlink control
    2. m_bAlwaysUnderlineText: TRUE if always underline the hyperlink text, FALSE - underline only when control is highlighted.
    3. m_bDefaultClickProcess: TRUE - open the default shell command, FALSE - fire BN_CLICKED message to parent window.
        
14. The following new samples have been added:
     
    1. OutlookMultiViews: this sample illustrates how to switch between multiple views of a single document in an SDI application.
    2. PopupDemo: demonstrates MS Office-style popup (desktop alert) window.

1. Fixed a lot of problems with GUI element colors in various color themes.
2. CBCGButton draws correctly multi-line text labels.
3. CBCGButton correctly handles double click on checked buttons.
4. The layout of toolbar menu button with a default command is calculated correctly.
5. Fixed problem with appearance of "Help" button in customization dialog.
6. Fixed some problems with gradient fill of control bars in multi-monitor environment.
7. CBCGVisualManager2003 correctly prepares Office 2003 colors in Windows XP Silver theme.
8. Popup menus correctly located when they're opened from floating multi-row menu bar.
9. CBCGFileDialog correctly processes file filters.
10. Fixed bug with transparency of CBCGFileDialog controls.
11. CBCGMenuButton opens a popup menu when user presses the Enter key.
12. CBCGMaskEdit correctly processes WM_PASTE message.
13. VK_PAUSE key is correctly displayed in keyboard accelerator strings (e.g., in toolbar tooltips).
14. CBCGCaptionBar::SetText doesn't make redundant calls to RecalcLayout.
15. Fixed resource leak in CBCGButton::SetImage (HICON hIconCold, BOOL bAutoDestroy, HICON hIconHot, HICON hIconDisabled, BOOL bAlphaBlend) method. Now hIconDisabled will be destroyed if the bAutoDestroy parameter is TRUE.
16. Fixed problem with location of in-place edit in CBCGPropList control: the in-place edit appears at the same place as the original text disregard the control's font.
17. Fixed problem with mouse capturing in CBCGPropList control: the control releases the capture upon the first mouse click.
18. Fixed some problems with Active Accessibility support.
19. Fixed problem with first tab activation in CBCGTabView.
20. The context menu appears at correct place in CBCGShellTree and CBCGShellList when the context menu key is pressed.
21. The CBCGAppBarWnd class handles the system WM_SETTINGSCHANGE message to re-dock or reposition the bar accordingly.

1. Added support for Microsoft® Active Accessibility (see screenshot). To enable this feature, you need to call the new method "globalData.EnableAccessibilitySupport ()" and to redistribute BCGPOleAcc.dll (located in 'bin' folder) along with your application. Please run the new sample program 'ActiveAccessibilityDemo' to see this feature in action.
2. All built-in images, such as image editor buttons, print preview toolbar and others, have now a new, fresh look (see screenshot). If your application is running in 16 bpp or higher display mode, high-color images will be displayed by default. If you wish to keep old, 16 color images, you need to set the new flag 'globalData.m_bUseBuiltIn32BitIcons' to FALSE.
3. The library is compatible now with Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005® (Beta 2, April 2005). Added support for VS 2005 to Application Wizard (see screenshot), Integration Wizard and Build Wizard. Note: this support is available for retail version only, evaluation version doesn't support VS 2005.
4. Significantly improved performance of toolbar and menu images drawing.
5. Toolbar images now loaded much more faster.
6. CBCGToolbarCustomize has the new virtual method 'OnAssignKey' that allows to enable/disable an assignment of a specific key.
7. CBCGToolBarImages has the new method ExtractIcon (int nIndex).
8. CBCGDropDownToolbarButton has the new static member: m_uiShowBarDelay.
9. CBCGButton has the new member: m_bTopImage. By setting this member to TRUE a developer can place button's image under the text label.
10. CBCGProp::AddOption has the new optional parameter 'bInsertUnique'. By setting this parameter to TRUE you can prevent addition of duplicate items to the option list. In addtion, CBCGProp class has two new methods intended for manipulation with options: GetOptionCount and GetOption.
11. CBCGPropList::AddProperty has the new optional parameter 'BOOL bAdjustLayout = TRUE'. Setting this parameter to FALSE allows to prevent recalculating of property list layout every time when a new item is added. To adjust the items layout at the end, you need to call CBCGPropList::AdjustLayout (this method is public now).
12. CBCGButton and outlook bar controls support 32-bit images in Windows XP/2000/98 (see screenshot).
13. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton has the new virtual method: CreateEdit. By overriding this method you can use your own edit controls inside CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton.
14. CBCGImageEditDlg color picker has "Other..." button when 16 bpp or higher image is loaded.
15. CBCGPopupMenu has the new static method - static void SetSendMenuSelectMsg (BOOL bSet = TRUE): if bSet is TRUE, the top level frame will receive WM_MENUSELECT message when user selects a menu item.

1. Fixed problems with appearance in High Contrast mode. All elements are displayed correctly when the High Contrast mode is on.
2. The text size in CBCGCaptionBar is calculated correctly now when text has an ampersand symbol ('&').
3. Fixed possible memory leak in CBCGAnimCtrl::SetBitmap.
4. CBCGColorDialog::OnColorSelect and CBCGContextMenuManager::TrackPopupMenu are using current thread to pump idle messages (in the previous versions these methods were using current application object, which caused possible incorrect behavior in multi-threaded applications).
5. CBCGButton text is drawn correctly when control has style 'WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL'.
6. CBCGHeaderCtrl draws items correctly after the order of items has been changed.
7. Fixed problem with 24-bit bitmaps transparency in CBCGButton control.
8. CBCGPropList doesn't perform mouse wheel scrolling when no vertical scroll bar is available.
9. Fixed problem with displaying 32-bit toolbar images in the "Large Icons" mode.
10. CBCGContextMenuManager::TrackPopupMenu correctly processes WM_QUIT message now.
11. Fixed problem with dialog keyboard shortcuts in CBCGEditListBox class.
12. The color box in CBCGColorMenuButton has a correct size when the large icons mode is activated.

1. Implemented a new visual manager "CBCGVisualManagerVS2005" that allows you to create applications with Microsoft® Visual Studio.NET® 2005 ("Whidbey") look (see screenshot).
2. Added a new advanced control - CBCGAppBarWnd (see screenshot). This control behaves as a window that can be docked to any side of the screen and that lays outside of the application area. See the new SideBarDemo sample program. The following new application bar methods were added to CBCGVisualManager class: OnDrawAppBarBorder and OnDrawAppBarCaption.
3. Added full support for right-to-left layout. Simply create the main frame window with WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL style and the rest will be automatically handled by the library. This feature is illustrated by the newly added RTLSample sample application.
4. Significantly improved CBCGWinXPVisualManager drawing methods.
5. A new class CBCGSplitterWnd allows to customize splitter's appearance. Use new CBCGVisualManager methods to change splitter's look: OnDrawSplitterBorder, OnDrawSplitterBox and OnFillSplitterBackground.

1. CBCGTabWnd has a new style - STYLE_3D_VS2005. Tabbed windows created with this style look similar to MDI tab window in Microsoft® Visual Studio.NET® 2005 development environment (see screenshot).
2. CBCGTabWnd has a new method EnableTabDocumentsMenu that replaces scroll buttons with a popup menus displaying a list of open documents (see screenshot).
3. CBCGWinXPVisualManager has a new static flag: m_b3DTabsXPTheme. If this flag is TRUE, 3D tabs will be draw using Windows XP theme.
4. Added a new sample program "MDITabsDemo". This sample illustrates how to use MDI tabs and modify tab appearance on the fly (see screenshot).

1. CBCGToolBar::EnableCustomizeButton has a new parameter: bQuickCustomize = TRUE. You can add quick customization menu (see screenshot) by setting this parameter to TRUE.
2. Toolbars with 32-bit images can be displayed now on all Windows platforms where the alpha blending feature is supported (such as Windows® 98 or ME).
3. Added access methods to the collections of images residing in CBCGToolBar.
4. The framework can gray disabled images automatically. Use the new method CBCGToolBar::AutoGrayInactiveImages in order to enable this feature.
5. CBCGToolBar class has a new method "CleanUpLockedImages", that allows to clean image list(s) in locked (non-customizable) toolbar(s).
6. CBCGToolBarImages::AddIcon has a new optional parameter "bAlphaBlend", that allows to add 32-bit icons.
7. Added support for color transformation to CBCGToolBarImages class: a new method AdaptColors allows to change image tone color at runtime (see screenshot). Take a look at ColorThemeToolbar, a new sample program illustrating this feature in action.

1. CBCGTasksPane::SetGroupTextColor: sets foreground color for a group caption.
2. CBCGTasksPane::SetTaskTextColor: sets foreground color for a task
3. CBCGTasksPane::EnableHistoryMenuButtons: Specifies whether "Next"/"Previous" navigation buttons should have drop-down menus with page history
4. CBCGTasksPane::EnableWrapTasks: enables/disables word wrapping for task names
5. CBCGTasksPane::EnableWrapLabels: enables/disables word wrapping for task labels

Please take a look at the new sample program "TasksPane" to see these new features in action.
 

1. CBCGProp class has two new methods intended for manipulation with options: GetOptionCount and GetOption.
2. CBCGPropList::EnsureVisible has a new optional parameter 'bExpandParents'. Setting this parameter to TRUE allows to display collapsed properties.
3. BCGControls example demonstrates how to create custom CBCGPPropList properties (see screenshot) such as check box, password, slider, icon list, extended combobox, owner-draw description and property with 2 buttons.
4. CBCGProp::AddOption has a new, optional parameter 'bInsertUnique'. You can prevent addition of duplicate items to the option list by setting this parameter to TRUE.
5. There are some new virtual methods in CBCGProp class:
   1. OnDrawDescription: allows customization of appearance of property description.
   2. OnClickValue: processes mouse clicks inside the value area.
   3. AdjustButtonRect: defines a custom property button size.
       
6. New virtual method CBCGPPropList::CompareProps can be used for custom sorting of the property list.
7. CBCGColorProp::SetColumnsNumber method was added.
8. Added support for color in CBCGFontProp class: CBCGFontProp constructor has a new, optional parameter 'COLORREF color = (COLORREF)-1' and the CBCGFontProp::GetColor method was added.
9. CBCGPropList colors are customizable now: SetCustomColors and GetCustomColors methods were added. Please take a look at BCGControls example to see how to customize the control appearance.
10. CBCGPropList processes now the standard keyboard accelerators such as Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V. Developer can customize this processing by overriding the new virtual method "ProcessClipboardAccelerators".

1. A new message BCGM_ON_AFTER_SHELL_COMMAND is fired by the shell manager when a shell command has been executed.
2. CBCGMDIChildWnd has a new virtual method BOOL IsReadOnly (). This method should return FALSE in order to prevent document saving by "Windows..." dialog.
3. CBCGButton automatically detects Windows XP theme manifest in resources and sets the  m_bWinXPTheme flag.
4. CBCGVisualManager2003 has a new virtual method GetBaseThemeColor that allows to modify Office 2003-like appearance.
5. CBCGToolbarCustomize has a new flag: BCGCUSTOMIZE_NO_LARGE_ICONS. You can hide "Large Icons" option by specifying this flag in constructor of customization dialog.

1. Disabled MDI child animation when maximized (a window doesn't have WS_SYSMENU flag) window is being activated.
2. Fixed resource leak in CBCGPropertySheet::InternalAddPage method (see bug report).
3. Fixed problem with button location in CBCGOutlookBarToolBar::AdjustLocations. Now the behavior of toolbar within outlook bar is more compatible with MS Outlook 2003. If you begin to decrease the width of outlook bar, buttons are being hidden from right to left as expected.
4. Insertion of separators is disabled for outlook bar pane: it caused crash in outlook control in customization mode.
5. Indexes of hidden separators are calculated correctly now in toolbar customization button.
6. CBCGShellTree::OnItemexpanding automatically selects a parent item when the currently selected item is being hidden.
7. CBCGPropList::RemoveAll cleans-up the list of terminal properties.
8. Fixed problem with scrolling  of large menus after user has displayed all menu items (recently used menus feature is on).
9. CBCGToolBarImages. Fixed algorithm that displays disabled images on systems with 16 bit colors.
10. CBCGImageEditDlg correctly processes transparent color now.
11. CBCGWindowsManagerDlg doesn't prompt for save file for each selected item.
12. User cannot drag out menu items from toolbar customization menu when Alt key is held down.
13. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton is correctly displayed now when toolbar is docked vertically and toolbar icons are large.
14. Tasks pane is disabled now in the customization mode.
15. CBCGToolBar::SetMenuSizes changes disabled menu images size.
16. CBCGTabWnd::SetTabHicon automatically adjusts the default tab height now.
17. CBCGTabWnd::SetTabsHeight calculates the tab height correctly now when there is no tab icons available.

1. Added a new, fresh look to the tab control in the Office 2003 manager (see screenshot).
2. Added a new static flag CBCGFrameImpl::m_bToolbarWrapMode controlling toolbar's wrapping behavior. When it's set to TRUE toolbars will stay hidden on the same row when they go out of screen after dock rows have been stretched.
3. The following new virtual methods were added to CBCGVisualManager class:
   1. OnFillTab. By overriding this method, you can customize tab appearance.
   2. OnDrawSpinButtons: allows to customize spin button appearance
4. CBCGStatusBar class has a new method: SetPaneBackgroundColor.
5. A new class CBCGSpinButtonCtrl was added. This class is used by several library controls such as property list and toolbar edit box, and allows to improve spin control appearance making it more close to other library widgets.
6. Added support for values list in the property list (see screenshot). Using this feature, user can enter multi values such as size or rectangle. CBCGProp constructor has a new, optional parameter 'BOOL bIsValueList = FALSE'. A list separator (default is ",") can be defined by calling a new method CBCGPropList::SetListDelimiter.

1. Fixed crash in CBCGShowAllButton in alternative customization mode (see bug report).
2. Menu quick customization was disabled.
3. Fixed problems with large system font: some controls were incorrectly displayed when the large system font is chosen.
4. Command IDs are correctly assigned now to "invisible" buttons in toolbar customization menu.
5. Fixed a small bug with 3D tab appearance in Office 2003 mode.
6. Fixed problem with re-initialization of Windows XP drawing methods after the system settings have changed.
7. Fixed memory leak in CBCGToolBar::RemoveButton. If the last item was a separator, the memory is freed correctly now.
8. Task pane toolbar buttons are repositioned correctly now after system settings have changed.
9. Fixed some warnings in compilation under Visual Studio.NET.

1. CBCGOutlookBar has a new mode - Outlook 2003-like style (see screenshot). To enable this mode, you have to call the CBCGOutlookBar::SetMode2003 method and add page/toolbar buttons using new methods CBCGOutlookBar::SetPageImages and CBCGOutlookBar::SetPageToolbarImages.
2. Added support for 32-bit toolbar images(see screenshot). Using this feature, you can add nice looking semi-transparent images to your application. Please note, that you need to check your system by calling CBCGPToolBarImages::Is32BitTransparencySupported () method.
3. Added support for the property list group collapse/expand using VK_RIGHT/VK_LEFT keys. Thanks to Emmanuil Tsagarakis for this addition!
4. All built-in animations such as menu, task pane or auto-hide are disabled when application is started in the Terminal Services Environment.
5. CBCGToolBar has a new static method: GetMenuImages. Using it, you can access the shared menu image list.
6. There are two new methods in CBCGToolBarImages class: AddIcon and CreateFromImageList. Using these methods, you can compose CBCGToolBarImages from icons and image lists.

1. Invisible locked toolbar buttons are not disabled on the chevron popup menu now.
2. CBCGColorButton is correctly displayed when CBCGButton::EnableWinXPTheme was called.
3. Fixed some problems with resource allocation under Windows 9x/ME.
4. Fixed a problem with appearance of large toolbar images on customization dialogs.
5. Task pane's separator is painted correctly now when CBCGPWinXPVisualManager is activated.
6. Fixed some problems with UNICODE mode in CBCGMaskEdit control.
7. Rebar's background is repainted correctly when CBCGVisu8alManager 2003 is activated.
8. Fixed some problems with scrolling of OneNote-style tabs.

9. CBCGMenuBar doesn't show system menu when an MDI child window has no 'WS_SYSMENU' style.

1. CBCGVisualManager2003 provides a new color scheme that is more close to the original Office 2003 colors (see screenshot)
2. Added support for a spin control in the property list: there is a new method of CBCGProp: EnableSpinControl.
3. Added support for VT_UI2 and VT_UI4 types in CBCGPropList.
4. Added support for the following keystrokes in CBCGPropList: F4 - start editing item, Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right - move splitter left/right.
5. Added a new virtual method 'OnEditToolbarMenuImage' to CBCGToolbarCustomize class. By overriding this method, developer can use own image editor for toolbar/menu images editing.
6. The popup menus are accept now Tab and Shift-Tab characters for navigation between items.
7. CBCGToolbarButton has a new virtual method: OnGlobalFontsChanged. This function is called when the system font has been changed.
8. There is a new method in CBCGVisualManager class: OnFillHeaderCtrlBackground.
9. CBCGSizingControlBar automatically saves/restores last active tab. Use a new class member 'm_bAutoSaveActiveTab' to enable/disable this feature.
10. CBCGTaskPane has a new method: AddSeparator
11. There is a new CBCGPropertySheet's mode: PropSheetLook_OneNoteTabs.
12. Swedish translation. Thanks to Robert Fransson!

1. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton's font is restored correctly when the system font has changed.
2. Fixed some problems with redrawing of "Customize" button in Office 2003 mode.
3. OneNote-style tabs are repainted more smoothly now.
4. Fixed problem with appearance of CBCGFileDialog's file name in "Windows 2000" mode.
5. CBCGButton is working correctly with high- and true color bitmaps.
6. Fixed a problem when tooltip for a CBCGButton didn't appear after first click.
7. Fixed a problem with dismissing of popup-menu  upon clicking in the property sheet tabs area.
8. Fixed a problem with Application Wizard for Visual Studio.NET 2003 integration.

1. A new class CBCGVisualMananger2003 implements Microsoft® Office 2003 look. (see the picture).
2. Added support for Visual Studio.NET 2003®: the code is compatible with the new complier, added support for Integration Wizard, Build Wizard, Application Wizard and on-line help.
3. CBCTabWnd has a new style: STYLE_3D_ONENOTE. Using this style, you can create Microsoft® OneNote-style colored tabs with rounded edges: see the picture.
4. CBCGMDIFrameWnd::EnableMDITabs has a new optional parameter: CBCGTabWnd::Style style. You can set this parameter either to  CBCGTabWnd::STYLE_3D_SCROLLED (default) or CBCGTabWnd::STYLE_3D_ONENOTE.
5. CBCGListCtrl class has an ability to change font for individual cells. A new virtual method "OnGetCellFont" has been added. Please take a look at BCGControls example.
6. Added support for tabs auto-colors. After calling CBCGTabWnd::EnableAutoColor all tabs will be displayed with built-in colors. The color set can be modified by CBCGTabWnd::SetAutoColors.
7. Added animation to expanding/collapsing task pane groups. CBCGTaskPane has new methods: EnableAnimation and IsAnimationEnabled
8. Scroll buttons were added to CBCGTaskPane. Use a new method "EnableScrollButtons" to enable/disable them.
9. Added Microsoft® Office 2003-style to the task pane: EnableNavigationToolbar/IsNavigationToolbarEnabled methods were added. Take a look at the WordPad example to see this feature in action.
10. CBCGPropertyList class has two new features: group name is displayed now taking the full control width and the window content is being shown when user drags the column splitter. The following methods have been added to provide backward compatibility with previous versions: IsGroupNameFullWidth, SetGroupNameFullWidth, IsShowDragContext and SetShowDragContext.
11. CBCGVisualManager has new methods: OnDrawTabContent, GetTabFrameColors, OnEraseTabsFrame,  OnDrawScrollButtons and OnDrawShowAllMenuItems.
12. CBCGButton::SetStdImage has a new additional parameter: idDisabled - disabled image ID.

1. CBCGPropertySheet page area is calculated correctly now in non-tabbed (e.g. tree) modes.
2. Fixed possible resource leak in CBCGToolBarImages::EndDrawImage
3. Fixed memory leak in CBCGToolBar::RemoveButton when the last button was separator.
4. CBCGToolbarSpinEditBoxButton hides spin button when parent toolbar is docked vertically.

1. Added support for VS.NET-style property dialogs with left-aligned navigation tree. CBCGPropertySheet has 2 new methods enabling this feature:
   • AddTreeCategory
   • AddPageToTree

   See BCGDevStudioExample "Tools | Options" dialog (picture).

2. CBCGTaskPane contains several new methods for page/group/task manipulation: RemoveGroup, RemoveAllGroups, CollapseGroup, RemoveAllTasks, GetTaskLocation, GetTask and GetTaskLocation.
3. Masked edit control supports ES_UPPERCASE and ES_LOWERCASE styles. Now it converts lovercase letters into uppercase and vise versa, as the standard edit control does.
4. A new class CBCGToolbarSpinEditBoxButton allows creation of toolbar edit box buttons with the spin button control.
5. CBCGPropList's expanding boxes are drawn using new CBCGVisualManager's method 'OnDrawExpandingBox'.

1. The mouse click on popup menu item with sub-items is  managed correctly now. In the previous versions, it caused a new popup menu to be closed immediately after appearing.
2. CBCGVisualManagerXP doesn't make toolbar background color too light in very "light" (luminescence of the system 3d color is greater than 230) Windows color schemes.
3. Toolbar image loaded from external resource DLL is re-loaded correctly when the Windows system colors are changed.
4. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton::GetHwnd returns a correct handler in the flat mode when embedded edit control is not created.
5. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton::SelectItem always updates the content of edit control.
6. CBCGSkinManager correctly treats a product name: this allows to avoid problems with skin DLLs of  the same version, but for different products.
7. CBCGPropList's description area height is not being changed now when control is resized.
8. CBCGWinXPVisualManager draws correctly the MDI child window's "Restore" button.

1. Implemented page support for task pane control (see WordPad example).
2. CBCGTaskPane contains several new methods for page/group/task manipulation.
3. CBCGTaskPane::AddGroup has a new optional parameter 'HICON hIcon'.
4. CBCGProp has three new methods:
   • virtual CWnd* CreateInPlaceEdit (CRect rectEdit, BOOL& bDefaultFormat);
   • virtual void OnRClickName (CPoint point)
   • virtual void OnRClickValue (CPoint point, BOOL bSelChanged)
5. CBCGPropList has a new notification virtual void OnPropertyChanged (CBCGProp* pProp) const
6. Implemented alpha blending support for toolbar images. Implemented alpha blending support for toolbar images. Using this feature, you can create high-quality toolbar images adapted to the system colors. You can enable or disable this feature by setting CBCGToolbarImages::m_bDisableTrueColorAlpha to TRUE or FALSE. The default value is FALSE for backward compatibility. Take a look at BCGIEDemo example to see this feature in action.
7. CBCGTabWnd sends a new notification BCGM_ON_BEFOREMOVE_TAB.
8. CBCGTabWnd has new "icon only" mode. Use CBCGTabWnd::SetTabIconOnly to set this mode.
9. Popup menu can be right aligned. Use CBCGPopupMenu::SetRightAlign to set the menu alignment.
10. CBCGMenuButton has a new member m_bRightAlignment intended for menu alignment support.
11. CBCGContextMenuManager's ShowPopupMenu and TrackPopupMenu have new last parameter is BOOL bRightAlign  intended for menu alignment support.
12. CBCGDrawManager has a new method: GrayRect.

1. CBCGListCtrl's header is repainted correctly when is being scrolled horizontally.
2. Fixed a resource leak in the code resetting menus.
3. Removed unnecessary repaints in CBCGButton control.
4. CBCGStatusBar font is not reset to the system font when the Windows theme is changed.
5. Removed unnecessary redrawing in CBCGToolbarComboBoxBtton::SelectItem and CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton::SetText.
6. True and high color toolbar bitmaps are reloaded correctly when the system color is changed
7. CBCGMaskEdit correctly processes focus notification.
8. Fixed character validation in CBCGMaskEdit control.
9. CBCGMaskEdit group selection is processed correctly.
10. Fixed several bugs in CBCGMaskEdit's mask processing.
11. CBCGProp::Enable immediately redraws the property.
12. CBCGProp::OnUpdateValue uses specified format for reading value from a buffer.
13. CBCGPropertyList cancels in-place editing when scrolling is occurred.

1. New class CBCGTasksPane (see the picture) implements the functionality of a list of clickable items (tasks) similar to MS Office's Task Pane and Explorer Bar. With each item (task) may be associated a command ID and this command will be executed (WM_COMMAND message is sent to the owner of task pane control) when the user clicks the task. It's possible to assign an icon to each item (task) and use static tasks (labels). Take a look at the Wordpad example to see the new features in action. 
2. New class CBCGPropertySheet (see the picture) extends the functionality of MFC's CPropertySheet. It displays property pages in two different ways: as a regular property sheet (with tabs located on the top) or as outlook bar control where each outlook button corresponds to a property page. BCGControls example illustrates the behavior of this class.
3. New class CBCGPropertyPage class extends MFC's CPropertyPage class and enables correct processing of the library-supplied popup menus.
4. New class CBCGMaskEdit extends the functionality of the Windows edit control. The masked edit control is able to validate typed characters against the specified mask and display them according to specified template. BCGControl example demonstrates how to use this control.
5. CBCGPropList class has the following  additions:
    
   • CBCGProp is integrated now with a new masked edit control (there are new optional parameters in CBCGProp constructor)
   • A new virtual method 'CBCGProp::OnClickName' allows processing of mouse clicks on property names.
   • A new registered message BCGM_PROPERTY_CHANGED is sent to the owner of property list control when the value of selected property has changed. In addition, a new virtual function 'OnPropertyChanged' has been added.
   • New methods GetListRect, GetPropertyColumnWidth, GetHeaderHeight, GetRowHeight and GetLeftColumnWidth allow easy access to list attributes.
   • FindItemByData has a new optional parameter 'bSearchSubItems', that allows searching data through the list of subitems.
   • BCGControls example demonstrates how to use property list on dialog bars/property pages.

   
   

6. CBCGDrawManager::DrawShadow has a new additional parameter 'bRightShadow' which allows drawing of shadow on the left side.
7. CBCGStatusBar has a new method: GetPaneProgress - you can use this function to obtain the current value of  progress bar.
8. CBCGPopupMenu:: EnableMenuLogo has a new additional parameter 'nLogoLocation', which allows drawing of menu logos at each side: left, right, top or bottom.
9. There is a new method in CBCGToolbarComboboxButton class: DeleteItem
10. There is a new helper method in CBCGColorBar class: CreateControl. Using this method you may create a color bar as a dialog control (see BCGControls example)
11. CBCGColorBar margins are configurable now: use Set/Get VertMargin and Set/Get HorzMargin to change the color bar appearance.

1. CBCGDropDownToolbarButton correctly draws user-defined images.
2. Some transparent controls are repainted correctly on the  Windows XP gradient background.
3. Flat CBCGTabWnd can be now created with LOCATION_TOP style.

4. Fixed incorrect behavior of multi-level popup menus causing assertions in specific cases.

5. Old tear-off menus are now deleted when the main frame is loaded again.
6. CBCGOutlookBar's splitter location is calculated correctly when the outlook bar is right or bottom aligned.
7. Menu image border is repainted correctly for owner-draw menu images.
8. Sub-menu now is not closed when the user double-clicks on the parent menu item.
9. Fixed problem with highlighted color item disappearing when CBCGWinXpVisusalManager is active.
10. Fixed incorrect behavior of edited CBCGPropList item: in specific cases, such us setting value to the edited, property didn't allow to update it.
11. CBCGProp in-place edit control background is repainted correctly.
12. CBCGColorProp::SetColor automatically redraws property.
13. CBCGPropList's border is repainted correctly.
14. CBCGPropList::RemoveAll reset the last selection: this fix allows to prevent a potential crash.

1. New class CBCGPropList (see the picture) implements the functionality of a list control that displays an hierarchical list of editable properties. Each property can represent various types and contain sub-items. It's possible to enable a resizable description area at the bottom of a the property list control to display a description for selected properties. The library has several "predefined" property types: 
   
   
   • CBCGProp - generic property object that handles strings, booleans, dates and so on.
   • CBCGColorProp - for the color property, with the ability to select a new color
   • CBCGFileProp - allows selection of a file
   • CBCGFontProp - allows selection of a font
     
     
2. Added support for CBCGButton's check/radio modes: use CBCGButton::SetCheckedImage, CBCGButton::SetCheck and CBCGButton::::GetCheck to operate with the button's state. Thanks to Max Khiszinsky for this feature.
3. CBCGVisualManager has two new methods OnEraseTabsButton and OnDrawTabsButtonBorder. With these methods you can customize the appearance of the tab control scroll buttons.
4. CBCGTabWnd supports now 3-d scrollable tabs: a new style STYLE_3D_SCROLLED has been added. In addition, you can embed a "Close" button into the tab control (to close active MDI windows).
5. There is a new optional parameter in CBCGMDIFrameWnd::EnableMDITabs: BOOL bTabCloseButton, that allows you to add a "Close" button right to the tab scroll buttons.
6. CBCGTabWnd::EnableDragDrop allows you to rearrange 2-d tabs order. Thanks to Walter Meerschaert for this feature!
7. CBCGVisualManagerXP provides a new color scheme that is more close to the original Office XP colors.
8. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton has three new methods: SerializeContent, that allows you to customize loading/saving of combo box content, SetSerializeContent/IsSerializeContent - enable/disable content serialization.
9. Added support for RTL layouts. Thanks to Guy Hachlili.

1. Now clicking on the menu chevron ("Show All Items") doesn't hide the menu in "Show full menus after a short delay" mode.
2. CBCGHeaderCtrl's image has correct vertical alignment (centered).
3. CBCGPopupMenu doesn't lock up in the tracking mode when the application is being closed.

1. CBCGEditListBase has two new methods: SetGrayDisabledButtons and IsGrayDisabledButtons. Using these methods you can  display edit list box disabled buttons grayed out. By default, disabled buttons are displayed with the regular look.
2. CBCGTabWnd has two new methods to enable/disable ampersand ("&") appearance: SetDrawNoPrefix and IsDrawNoPrefix. Now MDI Tabs are displayed without prefix, so file names containing the "&" character will be  displayed correctly. 
3. Added the ability to customize the appearance of recently used menus: CBCGToolbar::SetCommandUsageOptions allows to define the amount of initial clicks to begin displaying of recently used menu items.
4. CBCGToolbarEditBoxButton can be drawn in the "flat" mode: SetFlatMode and IsFlatMode were added.
5. CBCGVisualManager has three  new methods OnDrawStatusBarSizeBox, OnDrawHeaderCtrlBorder and OnDrawHeaderCtrlSortArrow. With these methods you can customize the appearance of header and status bar controls.
6. There is a new optional parameter in CBCGTabView::AddView: CCreateContext* pContext, that allows to create tab views with pre-defined context.
7. GLOBAL_DATA is exported class now and the globalData variable can be accessed outside of the library.

1. The layout of  menu bar is calculated correctly on multi-monitor systems.
2. Fixed a bug with the performance of menu images drawing .
3. Toolbar/menu images displayed in correct colors under Windows 9x/ME.
4. The animation of  MDI child windows is disabled in CBCGWindowsManagerDlg actions. Thanks to Benoit Lariviere for this fix (see bug report and fix)
5. CBCGHeaderCtrl supports HDI_IMAGE style. Thanks to Max Khiszinsky for this fix.

1. There are two new methods in CBCGToolBar class: LoadBitmapEx and LoadToolbarEx. These methods enable you to define custom large bitmaps.
2. CBCGContextMenuManager has a new method - ResetState that allows programmatically reset context menus.
3. CBCGColorButton is drawn with Windows XP look if CBCGButton::EnableWinXPTheme was called.
4. CBCGVisualManager has two new methods SetFadeInactiveImage and IsFadeInactiveImage. With these methods you can achieve the lighting (fading) effects for inactive button images similar to VS.NET.
5. CBCGToolbarMenuButton has a new method 'OnClickMenuItem'. It enables the custom processing of clicks on menu items.
6. CBCGListCtrl has an ability to mark a selected column by a different background color: EnableMarkSortedColumn
7. There are two new methods in CBCGListCtrl: OnGetCellBkColor and OnGetCellTextColor. Now you can customize the appearance of individual list control items.
8. There are two new samples: ListCtrlDemo - illustrates the usage of CBCGListControl and the long awaited demo: UndoBox - illustrates how to create VS/Office-like undo button with drop-down window.

1. Menu accelerator (such as "File") is not invoked when the CTRL key is pressed.
2. Menu tooltip is destroyed before menu closing. This fix prevents the possible menu shadow screen "garbage".
3. Fixed bug with a possible infinite loop in CBCGMenuButton (bug report)
4. CBCGToolbarFontSizeCombo::SetTwipSize correctly updates combo boxes in the flat mode when the font size doesn't exist in the list  (bug report)
5.  CBCGDrawManager::HighlightRect has a new,  improved algorithm.
6. The library Application Wizard generates correct method names if the default main frame name is different than "CMainFrame"

1. BCGControlBar Library meets Windows XP Themes! There is a new visualization class: CBCGWinXPVisualManager, that provides an original Windows XP look in the application's widgets. The following library controls are supported: toolbars, toolbar combo boxes, progress bars, buttons and others. The class uses the Windows XP theme that has been selected to draw the library controls. In addition, this class is "safe-instantiated": there is no direct link to Windows XP libraries, so the code is still working as well under the platforms other than XP.
2. CBCGButton has a new static method: EnableWinXPTheme. If CBCGWinXPVisualManager is activated, all buttons will be drawn with Windows XP look.
3. The library installation includes Integration and Build wizards with Visual Studio.NET support.
4. CBCGDrawManager has a new method: FillGradient2, that allows to fill gradient areas with the given direction.
5. CBCGPopupMenu::EnableMenuSound allows to enable/disable standard menu sounds.
6. There is a new method in CBCGVisualManager class: OnDrawStatusBarProgress, that allows to customize status bar progress appearance.
7. Visual C++ and VS.NET projects are compiled into the different target directories: BIN and BIN7

1. Fixed problem with toolbar combo box height in the large font system mode.
2. CBCGDialogBar correctly calculates its size when no gripper is available
3. The ampersand character ("&") is displayed correctly in CBCGCaptionBar.
4. Fixed problem with control bars state restoring in the multi-monitor mode.
5. CBCGHeaderCtrl::GetSortColumn () returns (-1) if no selected columns are available.
6. Outlook bar splitter is displayed correctly when the bar is docked horizontally.
7. CBCGTabWnd tab label is being selected now in start of in-place editing.
8. Fixed problem with incorrect menu command invocation if the mouse click, that caused the menu activation, was produced in the menu item area (happened on the large menus shifted up from the default location under the parent menu button).
9. Fixed problem with appearance of outlook bar caption in Windows XP Themes (in the previous versions, the upper left corner was erased by the rounded XP corner) 

1. Added support for multiple-sort to CBCGHeaderCtrl control.
2. A new class "CBCGListCtrl" was added. This is a regular CListCtrl class with built-in advanced header support.
3. There are two new methods in CBCGShellTree: SetFlags and GetFlags that allow to filter out tree context similar to IShellFolder::EnumObjects.
4. The UNICODE skins are loaded correctly now: there is a new callback Skin DLL function: BOOL ISUNICODE()
5. CBCGOutlookBar has a new method "SetInitialSize".

1. Fixed resource leak CBCGStatusBar pane animation.
2. XP-style menus are looking now more close to the original: there is more space between top-level menu items and menu icons area (gray sidebar) is wider.
3. CBCGRegistry supports REG_EXPAND_SZ registry type.
4. CBCGShellList releases current folder when destroyed. This prevents a potential folder locking.
5. CBCGToolBarImages correctly treats toolbar's custom color in the disabled images.
6. The ability to modify button appearance of CBCGDropDownToolbarButton was disabled: because CBCGDropDownToolbarButton has built-in list of the commands, changing image/text of the currently selected command is not valid.
7. CBCGShellTree::GetItemPath is working correctly now on all platforms.
8. BCGShellList uses shared system icons list: this prevents icon disappearing under Windows 9x.
9. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton notifies parent window about getting/losing focus in the flat mode.
10. CBCGWindowsManagerDlg doesn't show hidden MDI child windows.
11. Fixed problem with MDI tabs displaying after the MDI child was destroyed.
12. MDI tabs are displayed correctly when FWS_ADDTOTITLE child frame style is off.
13. Chevron menu items are handled correctly when the parent toolbar commands are routed not via the main frame.

1. There are a 3 new shell-management classes: CBCGShellManager, CBCGShellTree and CBCGShellList. To use them, you need to call a new method: CBCGWorkspace::InitShellManager () that initializes the shell manager. Take a look at a new sample program BCGExplorer to see the new features in action. 
2. There are a 3 new appearance customization methods in CBCGVisualManager class: GetCaptionBarTextColor, OnFillOutlookPageButton and OnDrawOutlookPageButtonBorder.
3. A new class "CBCGHeaderCtrl" was added. This is a regular CHeaderCtrl with ability to set a sort column with a visual indication. 
4. CBCGDrawManager has a new method "DrawGradientRing". Take a look at DrawEffects sample to see how it works.
5. The style of selected button in the customization mode was changed. The new look is more close to Office 2000/XP style. In addition, the selection is unique for all application control bars. 
6. CBCGContextMenuManager has a new method: TrackPopupMenu, that allows to receive a menu response immediately.
7. CBCGColorButton::m_bAutoSetFocus allows to set focus automatically to the color popup window. 
8. The new skin "MacStyle" is available! Take a look at the following screenshot to see it.
9. All library examples and samples were adapted to the VisualStudio.NET environment.

1. CBCGToolBar::m_penDrag is deleted when a toolbar window is being destroyed. 
2. CBCGToolbarButton saves "Show text" and "Show Image" attributes when the button is dragged from the customization dialog. 
3. CView attached to a CBCGTabView control is not destroyed automatically by the tab control: this fix prevents the "double-destroying" of the view. 
4. CBCGButton doesn't eat VK_RETURN key stroke when the popup menu is active. 
5. Removed redundant CBCGSizingControlBar repaint of disabled caption buttons.

1. Added ability to enable/disable individual menu item images.
2. A new class CBCGOleDocIPFrameWnd is added for the ActiveX document support.
3. CBCGTabWnd::HideNoTabs allows to hide a tabs area when no tabs are available. The new additional parameter in CBCGMDIFrameWnd::EnableMDITabs - BOOL bHideNoTabs provides the direct way to define this MDI tab property.
4. You can set various background and text colors for individual tabs using the following new CBCGTabWnd methods: SetTabBkColor and SetTabTextColor.
5. CBCGTabWnd::EnableInPlaceEdit allows to edit tab labels in-place.
6. The special patch for Visual Studio.Net does not longer exist: starting this version, the library supports MFC 7 as well.
7. There are two new appearance customization methods in CBCGVisualManager class: OnDrawComboBorder and GetToolbarButtonTextColor.
8. New sample program WorkspaceToolbar illustrates how create docking control bar with embedded toolbar.

1. Fixed problem with CBCGButton image transparency when the parent window background is not default.
2. Fixed problem with the color dialog appearance in the Windows XP "modern" scheme.
3. Combo box has the correct height in the "large buttons" mode.
4. CBCGSizingControlBar::OnSetText behaves correctly when the bar is floating.
5. CBCGWindowsManagerDlg doesn't allow to perform MDI actions such as "Minimize", "Tile" or "Cascade" when the child frame doesn't have appropriate permissions (styles).
6. CBCGOleIPFrameWnd correctly handles popup menus.
7. CBCGMenuBar::RestoreMaximizeMode doesn't add redundant menu system buttons when no appropriate MDI child window styles are available.
8. CBCGOutlookBar uses Visual Manager to obtain the default text color.
9. CBCGVisualManagerXP provides a new improved look: color conversions were reviewed.
10. Fixed problem with the ActiveX Document support in BCGAppWizard.
11. CBCGEditListBox has a visual indication of disabled mode.
12. Fixed problem with disabled CBCGOutlookBar buttons in XP scheme.

1. New registry management mechanism. New class CBCGRegistrySP provides a simple and effective mechanism for application setting customization. The new sample program XMLSettings illustrates how to create CBCGRegistry-derived class to save/load user-defined data in external XML file.
2. CBCGTabWnd::HideSingleTab allows to hide the tab control for the single tab.
3. CBCGVisualManager has a new method - OnDrawComboDropButton, that allows to customize combo box button appearance.
4. Translation to Romanian. Thanks to Alexandru Savescu!

1. Fixed problem with the menu border color in XP mode.
2. Fixed problem with CBCGEditListBox item width when the vertical scroll bar is displayed.
3. CBCGTabView::AddView is not failed if no document is available.
4. Tooltip's font has the same attributes as the system tooltip (see bug report)
5. CBCGTabWnd::SetTabLabel synchronizes the tab tooltip with the current tab label text.
6. CBCGFontComboBox::SelectFont correctly changes the combo box selection.
7. CBCGSizingControlBar doesn't process close/expand buttons when the gripper has zero size (see bug report).
8. CBCGToolbarButton correctly draws a double ampersand ("&&") (see bug report).
9. Solved problem with clicking to empty image list in the button appearance dialog. (see bug report).
10. CBCGSizingControlBar child windows are repainted correctly when the bar is floating (see bug report).

11. CBCGRegistry is working with large buffers (in the previous versions, some methods such as Wite(CStringList) worked with <= 4096 bytes only).

12. Solved some problems with CBCGStatusBar flickering (thanks to John Young and Robert Edward Caldecott!)
13. The border of the system menu image is drawn correctly in XP mode.
14. The popup menu is not "connected" to the parent system menu button in XP mode (by default, there is no border between the menu and parent menu button in XP mode).

1. Fixed the problem with the manual maximizing of CBCGSizingControlBar. When one dock side column or row had more than 2 control bars, moving splitter outside of the frame caused illegal control bar layout.
2. CBCGCaptionBar background is filled now using CBCGVisualManager::OnFillBarBackground.
3. The library doesn't process keyboard accelerators when one of toolbar controls (such as a combo box) is focused.
4. User-defined keyboard accelerators properly override menu shortcuts.
5. Fixed the problem with copying an user tool image into the clipboard: the correct image is copied now (see bug report)

1. Edit list box now has an ability to attach a "Browse" button to the each list item. The following new CBCGEditListBase members where added:
    

   void EnableBrowseButton (BOOL bEnable = TRUE); BOOL IsBrowseButton () const; virtual void OnDrawBrowseButton (CDC* pDC, CRect rectBtn, BOOL bPressed, BOOL bHighlighted); virtual void OnBrowse ();

2. Polish translation. Thanks to Radek Bieganowski!

1. Fixed the problem with multiply creation of CBGTabWnd window (bug report).
2. BCGTabWnd correctly handles tooltip texts after the tabs removing.
3. CBCGStatusBar correctly displays the disabled pane text (thanks to Thomas Freudenberg - see bug report).
4. Fixed bug in CBCGSkinEntry::GetSkinsCount: m_pfGetSkinCount is correctly checked for NULL pointer.
5. CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton is repainted correctly in "XP" mode. (see bug report (4))
6. The background color of highlighted menu items is identical to Office XP color (bug report).
7. Fixed bug in CBCGToolBar::SetHelpMode that caused application crashing when the toolbar menu on the second toolbar was activated in the help mode.
8. Fixed problem with the mouse activation in CBCGTabView. The active view doesn't loose focus when the tab view is being activated.

1. Resource Smart Update is available for CBGOutlookBar class. To activate Outlook bar smart update you need to call m_wndOutlookBar.SetDeafultState () and the rest will be handled by the library.
2. CBCGVisualManagerXP has improved Microsoft® Office XP look: "non-embossed" disabled buttons, tiny borders around control bars and flat system menu buttons are supported now. Better look of the tab control in "XP" mode.
3. CBCGOutlookBar::SetBackImage (HBITMAP bmp) allows to customize Outlook bar appearance.
4. The library installation is much easier now! The setup includes two new tools: BCGIntegrateWizard integrates library with Visual C++ environment and MSDN; BCGBuildWizard provides the easy way to build all required DLLs and libraries (*).
5. A new sample "Docking Controls" illustrates how to put a set of resizable controls into CBCGSizingControlBar pane.
6. CBCGTabWnd allows to show/hide tabs at run time using the following new methods: ShowTab, IsTabVisible and GetVisibleTabsNum. Thanks to Pedro Pombeiro for this addition!
7. BCGOutlookDemo illustrates how to add/update/delete the Outlook bar pages at run time.

* BCGBuildWizard available in the retail version only

1. Fixed memory leak in CBCGSkinManager. (bug report).
2. Added skin version checking.
3. Fixed problem with CBCGTabWnd repaint in the wide border case (bug report)
4. Fixed problem with high-color user defined images (thanks to Guillaume Nodet - see bug report)
5. Fixed bug with 20 colors palette on the image editor (bug report)
6. CBCGVisualManager::GetButtonExtraBorder doesn't affect image editor's toolbar appearance.

1. BCGSkin+- distributable skin technology. This is a set of services that you can leverage to easily develop custom application skins and share them with other developers and customers over the Internet.
2. New class CBCGVisualManagerXP offers Microsoft® Office XP look. XP look support is added to BCGAppWizard.
3. CBCGVisualManager has additional methods: SetDefaultManager - allows to define an application default Visual Manager, OnDrawTearOffCaption - draws tear-off bars captions and GetButtonExtraBorder - allows to enlarge toolbar buttons for the custom drawing purposes (see "Silver Ring" sample skin).
4. "Options" customization page has a new optional "Visualizations" button. Allows to choose the application look "on the fly".
5. Library renders menu expand button (CBCGShowAllButton) and customization dialog's Commands list using visualization manager.
6. New class CBCGStatusBar - a simple replacement of MFC's CStatusBar with Visual Manager integration.

7. BCGIEDemo and Wordpad examples where updated. Wordpad has a new XP look and "Options" page on the customization dialog contains a new button "Visualizations" in both examples.

1. Resource Smart Update correctly handles all toolbars. It was a bug in the previous version that caused don't produce update for the multi-toolbars applications where last toolbar only was modified.
2. User tool button doesn't loose image after toolbar reset.
3. Outlook bar page buttons are correctly repainted after the bar resizing.
4. Copy image to clipboard preserves the default background (bug report)
5. Fixed problem with multiply appearance of the menu expand ("Show all Commands") button.
6. Fixed problem with unnecessary MDI child windows redrawing when MDI tab is present.
7. Sizing control bar is resized correctly in the bottom left corner (bug report)
8. Control Bar move/resize is limited by the screen bounds (bug report)
9. CBCGVisualManager::RedrawAll correctly redraws all controls bars
10. CBCGRegistry::Read returns FALSE when the registry data is empty (thanks to Rodger Bernstein and Holger Persch - see bug report)
11. Keyboard Manager doesn't "eat" ALT+ numeric keystrokes (bug report)
12. Fixed problem with the "Pick Color" mode in the image editor (bug report)
13. Menu bar doesn't reflect to keyboard when application is minimized (bug report)
14. Fixed many problems with the keyboard navigation in the customization dialogs (bug report)

1. Resource Smart Update. Automatic update of all toolbars and menus when a developer modifies application resources. To enable this feature, you just pass TRUE to CBCGWorkspace constructor.
2. New class CBCGFontComboBox - font selector. Provides the functionality that allows creation of combo box controls containing a list of fonts.
3. CBCGTabView enhancements: GetActiveView - returns an active view and IsScrollBar - allows creating a view with the shared scroll bar (see TabbedView sample).
4. CBCGTabWnd automatically processes horizontal scrolling for the List View controls.
5. Menu shadow can be updated at run time; there are two new methods of CBCGPopupMenu class: UpdateShadow and UpdateAllShadows. This mechanism is integrated with CBCGAnimCtrl.
6. There is a new optional parameter in CBCGToolbarFontCombo constructor: nPitchAndFamily. Specifies the pitch and family of the font.
7. CBCGVisualManager::OnUpdateSystemColors allows to reset user-defined parameters after system colors changing. 
8. You can customize tab control look using new CBCGVisualManager methods: OnEraseTabsArea and OnDrawTab. Take a look at CXPVisualManager scheme (BCGSkins example). The code is submitted by David Wulff.
9. Library renders CCustomizeButton and CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton (flat mode) using visualization manager.
10. CBCGCaptionBar object can be created on non-frame windows like dialogs.

1. Library can be compiled with the latest Platform SDK. Thanks to Sven Ritter for the solution!
2. Fixed problem with the size of the system menu button (thanks to JX Chen - see bug report)
3. MDI tabs are hidden in the print preview mode.
4. CBCGEditListBox::EditItem is called properly. (bug report)
5. MDI Tabs top edge is repainted correctly (bug report)
6. Fixed problem with the toolbar context menu on multiply monitors (bug report)
7. Removed unnecessary call to LoadCustomState in applications generated by BCGAppWizard (bug report)
8. Fixed some minor problems with the flat combo box.
9. CBCGOutlookBar animation is much more smooth.

1. MDI tabs interface ("Workbook") that is provided by a new CBCGMDIFrameWnd method: EnableMDITabs. See BCGDevStudio example.
2. CBCGTabWnd has two new methods: SetTabIcon and GetTabFromHwnd 
3. CBCGToolBar::AddToolBarForImageCollection has new optional parameters for the large toolbar button support. (solves this problem)
4. CBCGKeyMapDlg has a built-in print support and several new virtual functions: OnPrintHeader, OnPrintItem, FormatItem, OnSetColumns, OnInsertItem, SetColumnsWidth and GetCommandKeys
5. CBCGColorButton can be used during customization process. (solves this problem)
6. Improved BCGAppWizard: added support for 256 color toolbars and MDI tabs interface.
7. BCGSkins "Office 10" scheme doesn't require resource bitmaps for the grippers anymore. So, you can just copy MyVisualManager.* files to your project without resource modifications. In addition, the scheme look was improved by Sven Ritter.
8. Language pack includes a new Chinese help file. Thanks to Dryice Liu for this contribution!
9. German translation was updated by Michael Kuelshammer. Thanks, Michael!

1. Fixed a problem with the button height when the text labels below images are enabled. (bug report)
2. CBCGOutlookBar behaves correctly on the all docking sides (bug report)
3. Fixed crash in the menu bar when the MDI child frame has no system menu. (bug report)
4. Reduced flicking in the MDI menu bar during switch between MDI maximized views.
5. Fixed problem with dropping a new button on empty toolbar with "Customize" ("Pager") button. (bug report)
6. CBCGTabView doesn't hide the horizontal scroll bar (bug report)

1. New class CBCGTabView. Allows to create tabbed views by the easy way. 
2. Microsoft® Office-style flat comboboxes: Just call CBCGToolbarComboBoxButton::SetFlatMode to enable this look. See BCGOutlookDemo example.
3. Improved CBCGAppWizard. Added support for CBCGOutlookBar and CBCGCaptionBar.
4. CBCGKeyMapDlg automatically restores last position and size.
5. Added option to save focus in the current window when the menu bar is being active. CBCGPopupMenu has a new static member: m_bForceMenuFocus.
6. New global function: BCGGetTopLevelFrame. May be useful in projects where menu and top-level frames are located in the different modules or processes and MFC's GetTopLevelFrame doesn't work correctly.
7. CBCGVisualManager has a new flag: m_bMenuFlatLook. It allows don't draw menu bar selected items as "pressed". Very useful in the "Office 10" scheme.
8. BCGSkins example includes a new scheme "Backgound Image": demonstrates how you may put a texture background to all control bars.
9. Improved "Office 10" and "Exotic" schemes in BCGSkins example.
10. Full version includes 11 samples.
11. Added ability to integrate BCGControlBar Hel