1. The following methods and enumerated value names have been renamed for compatibility with Visual Studio 2008 Feature Pack:
   
   

   Old name	New name:
   CMenuImages	CBCGPMenuImages
   GetCmdMgr	BCGPGetCmdMgr
   CMD_MGR	BCGPCMD_MGR
   DT_UNDEFINED	BCGP_DT_UNDEFINED
   DT_IMMEDIATE	BCGP_DT_IMMEDIATE
   DT_STANDARD	BCGP_DT_STANDARD
   DT_SMART	BCGP_DT_SMART
   IsStandardCommand	IsBCGPStandardCommand
   BCGP_CS_STATUS	Added BCGP_ prefix to all values
   BCGP_DOCK_METHOD	Added BCGP_ prefix to all values
   BCGP_DOCK_TYPES	Added BCGP_ prefix to all values

   
   
2. The first version of the long awaited Gantt Control has been included (see screenshot). Please take a look at the BCGPGanttDemo and BCGPOrginizer examples to see this control in action. The highlighted features are:
   1. MFC Document/View integration - the CBCGPGanttView class is provided out of the box
   2. Unlimited time bar
   3. Fully-customizable appearance
   4. Different types of task objects such as regular tasks, milestones and so on
   5. Build-in resource grid
   6. Task connectors
   7. Zoom in/Zoom out
   8. Collapsible groups (projects)
   9. Print and Print Preview
   10. Drag and drop + item resizing support
       
       
3. Ribbon additions:
   1. Added full keyboard navigation support.
   2. Ribbon elements (see screnshot):
      • Added new class - CBCGPRibbonRadioButton
      • CBCGPRibbonSlider can be displayed with the various TBS_*** styles: the new optional parameter 'dwStyle' has been added to the constructor.
        
        
   3. Added new notification message: BCGM_ON_BEFORE_SHOW_PALETTE_CONTEXTMENU. By handling this message a developer can customize the gallery context menu (see screenshot).
      
      
   4. CBCGPRibbonCustomizePage and CBCGPRibbonCustomize classes have the new method EnableKeyboradCustomization (TRUE | FALSE). Call this method if you wish to disable the keyboard customization.
      
      
   5. Improved behavior of the context menu displayed along with the Ribbon mini-toolbar.
      
   6. Improved performance of CBCGPRibbonKeyTip window.
      
      
4. Planner additions:
   1. Multi-resource support (see screenshot):
      1. CBCGPAppointment - SetResourceID/GetResourceID
      2. Added new class CBCGPPlannerViewMulti
      3. Added new class CBCGPAppointmentMultiStorage
      4. Added notification BCGP_PLANNER_RESOURCEID_CHANGED
      5. Added new type BCGP_PLANNER_TYPE - BCGP_PLANNER_TYPE_MULTI
      6. Added new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::IsMultiResourceStorage
      7. Added a new property CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::AddResourceRTC
      8. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::AddResource
      9. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::RemoveResource
      10. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::GetResourceInfo
      11. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::GetCurrentResourceID
      12. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::SetCurrentResourceID
      13. Added a new method CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::SetUseMultiResourceDefault
          
          
   2. CBCGPPlannerViewWeek::GetCaptionFormatStrings modified to support MS Office 2007-style captions (see BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_VIEW_CAPTION_DAY_COMPACT)
      
   3. Added new notifications:
      • BCGP_PLANNER_DAYCAPTION_CLICK
      • BCGP_PLANNER_WEEKCAPTION_CLICK
        
        
   4. Added the following drawing flags:
      • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_VIEW_WEEK_BAR - draw week bar on the monthly view
      • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_VIEW_CAPTION_DAY_BOLD - draw captions using bold font
      • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_VIEW_CAPTION_DAY_COMPACT - MS Office 2007-style date format for all views
       
5. Grid and Report additions:
   1. Built-in Filter Support (see screenshot). You can add a callback function and implement any custom filter. Please see the BCGPGridExample and switch to Filter tab. The following new functions have been added:
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::EnableFilter
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::GetFilterCallbackFunct
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::IsFilterEnabled
        
        
   2. The grid header implements the new feature to enable buttons. The control displays caption buttons optionally. The following new functions have been added to support header buttons:
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::SetHeaderBtnImageList
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::GetHeaderBtnImageList
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::SetHighlightColumn
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::GetHighlightColumn
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::SetHighlightColumnBtn
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::GetHighlightColumnBtn
        
        
   3. The CBCGPGridCtrl class has the new constructor with parameter nMemBlockSize. This improves performance of adding new rows in CBCGPGridCtrl by increasing the block size of its list-containers. The new field int CBCGPGridCtrl::m_nRowsBlockSize and the new function CBCGPGridCtrl::GetRowBlockSize have been added.
      
      
   4. Implemented the "Preview mode" feature for the report control (see screenshot). Please see BCGPGridExample and ReportDemo samples.
      
      The new functions and fields to customize preview pane:
      • CBCGPGidCtrl::SetPreviewTextColor
      • CBCGPGidCtrl::GetPreviewTextColor
      • CBCGPGidCtrl::AllowRowExtraHeight
      • CBCGPGidCtrl::IsRowExtraHeightAllowed
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::IsTextColumn
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::SetTextColumn
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::IsTextColumn
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::SetTextColumn
      • CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::GetLeftTextOffset
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::IsPreviewRowEnabled
      • CBCGPGridCtrl::OnGetPreviewRowMargins
      • CBCGPGridColumnsItem::m_bText.
        
        
   5. Added tooltips for groups. Override CBCGPGridRow::GetNameTooltip to customize tooltips behavior. New virtual functions: CBCGPGridRow::GetName, CBCGPGridRow::GetNameTooltipRect.
      
      
   6. Grid item has the new flags: BCGP_GRID_ITEM_VTOP, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_VCENTER, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_VBOTTOM, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_MULTILINE, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_WORDWRAP
      and new functions:
      • BOOL CBCGPGridItem::IsMultiline
      • BOOL CBCGPGridItem::IsWordWrap
        
        
   7. Added support for customizing borders of the grid item:
      • CBCGPGridItem::OnDrawBorders
      • CBCGPGridItem::OnGetBorders
      • CBCGPGridItem::OnGetBorders
      • Added BOOL CBCGPGridItem::m_bGridItemBorders flag. Set it to TRUE to enable borders.
        
        
   8. Added the new "merged cells" feature (see screenshot). The CBCGPGridItem class has the following new new functions:
      Merge, GetMergedCells, GetMergedRect, GetMergedRange, GetMergedMainItem,
      
      The CBCGPGridCtrl class has the following new functions:
      MergeSelection, UnMergeSelection, MergeRange, UnMergeRange, OnMergeCellsChanging, OnMergeCellsChanged.
      
      Added new class CBCGPGridMergedCell.
      
      
   9. The CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::GetGroupingColumnOrderArray and CBCGPGridColumnsInfo::GetColumnOrderArrayfunctions have been changed. Now they return the count of values actually written into the array.
      
      
   10. Improved Grid printing. Now the grid divides content to several pages from left to right.
       New member int CBCGPGridPage::m_nHorzOffset was added. Use the new function to customize print pagination:
       OnAddGridPageRowForPrint
       
       
   11. The new access function BOOL CBCGPGridCtrl::IsMarkSortedColumn has been added.
       
       
   12. Added support to show and hide scrollbars:
       • CBCGPGridCtrl::ShowVertScrollBar
       • CBCGPGridCtrl::ShowHorzScrollBar
         
         
   13. New function CBCGPGridCtrl::SelectColumn selects a row in the Grid.
       
       
   14. Added the following handlers in the CBCGPGridCtrl class:
       • OnResizeColumns
       • OnUpdateVScrollPos
       • OnMouseLeave
         
         
   15. CBCGPVisualManager has a new virtual method: OnSetGridColorTheme. This method allows to draw the grid using "native" visual manager color theme (see screenshot)
       
       
6. The MS Active Accessibility support is fully revised:
   1. BCGPOleAcc.dll does not longer exist - all MSAA features are implemented inside the library now.
   2. The most of the library classes are derived now from the new class - CBCGPWnd.
   3. Added the new data structure - CBCGPAccessibilityData (see BCGPAccesibility.h file)
   4. The MSAA support is implemented in the following new virtual methods now:
      1. CBCGPWnd::OnSetAccData
      2. CBCGPWnd::IsAccessibilityCompatible
      3. CBCGPBaseRibbonElement::SetACCData
      4. CBCGPToolbarButton::SetACCData
         
         
7. Added Skinned Dialogs and Forms support:
   1. The new EnableVisualManagerStyle method has been added to CBCGPDialog (see screenshot), CBCGPDialogBar (see screenshot), CBCGPPropertySheet and CBCGPPropertyPage classes (see screenshot).
      
      
   2. Added a new class CBCGPFormView (see screenshot).
      
      
   3. The following existing classes have support for themes and Vista's Aero transparency now (see screenshot):
      • CBCGPEdit
      • CBCGPEditListBox
      • CBCGPCalculator
      • CBCGPColorBar
      • CBCGPSpinButtonCtrl
      • CBCGPButton
      • CBCGPMenuButton
      • CBCGPColorButton
        
        
   4. Added new controls:
      • CBCGPGroup: dialog box group
      • CBCGPComboBox: combo box
      • CBCGPSliderCtrl: slider control
      • CBCGPProgressCtrl: progress control
      • CBCGPListBox: Office 2007-style list box control
      • CBCGPStatic: static text control
         

8. Enhanced Vista Aero Support:
   1. CBCGPDialog::EnableAero method was added. Using this method a developer can add "Aero Glass" either to the whole dialog box, or to the one of its edges (see screenshot).
   2. All toolbar/menu elements and dialog controls are "Aero-compatible" now (see screenshot).
      
      
9. Added the new class CBCGPExplorerToolBar (see screenshot):
   1. Built-in Navigation Buttons
   2. Built-in history menu button
   3. Support for Vista's Aero
      
      
10. The new class CBCGPProgressDlg (see screenshot) has been added (please take a look at the new sample ProgressDialogDemo to see this dialog in action). This dialog offers the following features:
    1. Progress indicator
    2. Progress percentage
    3. Owner-draw header
    4. Animation
    5. Theme support
       
       
11. The following new examples and samples have been added:
    1. BCGPGanttDemo (see screenshot): demonstrates the new Gantt control
    2. BCGPMediaPlayer (see screenshot): demonstrates the new Skinned dialogs technology and the new explorer toolbar controls
    3. ProgressDialogDemo (see screenshot): demonstrates usage of new CBCGPProgressDialog class.
    4. SkinnedDialog (see screenshot): demonstrates themed dialogs technology.
       
       
12. The following examples and samples have been modified to demonstrate new features:
    1. BCGPIE7Demo utilizes the new explorer toolbar now.
    2. BCGPOrganizer includes the new "Gantt" tab.
    3. BCGPCalendarDemo demonstrates a multi-resource planner.
    4. BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo: the "Class View" has an embedded splitter control.
    5. BCGPMSOffice2007Demo: demonstrates a skinned dialog bar.
    6. RibbonGadgets: demonstrates new radio buttons and vertical sliders.
    7. PropSheetDemo: demonstrates skinned property sheets
       
       
13. The following new methods have been added to the CBCGPVisualManager class:
    1. OnFillListBoxItem
    2. OnDrawRadioButton
    3. OnFillPlannerWeekBar
    4. OnDrawGridHeaderMenuButton
    5. OnDrawGridSelectionBorder
    6. GetGanttColors
    7. DrawGanttChartBackground
    8. DrawGanttItemBackgroundCell
    9. DrawGanttHeaderCell
    10. DrawGanttHeaderText
    11. FillGanttBar
    12. OnFillDialog
    13. GetDlgBackBrush
    14. OnDrawPushButton
    15. GetURLLinkColor
    16. OnDrawGroup
    17. OnDrawSliderChannel
    18. OnDrawSliderThumb
        
        
14. Miscellaneous additions and changes:
    1. Significantly improved the Tasks Pane look in Visual Manager 2007 and Visual Manager 2003 (under Windows Vista).
    2. Added the new methods RemoveToolsPage and RemoveAllToolsPages to the CBCGPToolBoxEx class
    3. CBCGPMDIChildWnd has the new method: BOOL IsPrintPreview
    4. CBCGPStatusBar::SetPaneIcon has a new, optional parameter 'BOOL bAlphaBlend'. Set it to TRUE if you're adding a 32-bit icon to a status bar pane.
    5. CBCGPDrawManager::DrawAlpha has a new, optional parameter 'BYTE nOpacity'
    6. CBCGPURLLinkButton uses the new CBCGPVisualManager::GetURLLinkColor method to set URL text color.
    7. CBCGPControlRenderer::CopyTo method has been added.
    8. CBCGPShadowRenderer provides a better menu shadow look.
    9. CBCGPMemDC constructor has a new, optional parameter 'BYTE alpha' that allows to use this class along with the Vista Glass background.
    
    

1. Fixed some visual problems with Ribbon font size under the Windows Vista
2. CBCGPRibbonColorButton  scales the color box if the large font is used.
3. Enabled/disabled state of CBCGPDateTimeCtrl embedded spin control is automatically synchronized with the date/time control state.
4. Fixed a bug with CBCGPScrollBar double-click.
5. Fixed some bugs with positioning of the Ribbon mini-toolbar.
6. CBCGPFontProp::IsValueChanged returns the correct value now.
7. CBCGPRibbonStatusBar::RemoveElement removes the element's label too.
8. Fixed some visual problems in the CBCGPDrawManager::DrawShadow method.
9. Fixed bug in the PngToBitmap internal method.
10. UnlockWindowUpdate is not called if LockWindowUpdate fails. This improves performance of loading saved state.
11. Double-clicking on inactive Ribbon tab doesn't minimize the Ribbon now.
12. The minimized ribbon dropped-down panel is displayed now in the screen bounds of the Ribbon.
13. When the ribbon control (such as edit or combo box) is focused the Ribbon doesn't scroll pages on mouse wheel event.
14. The width of the Ribbon system buttons is calculated correctly now when the Vista's Aero is enabled and the parent frame doesn't have some default system buttons.
15. Fixed problem with Ribbon flickering after DWP composition has changed (Vista Aero only).
16. Fixed some problems with IME in CBCGPMaskedEdit.
17. Fixed integration problem in Application Wizard for VS 2008.
18. Alt + menu bar keyboard shortcut is disabled now when the menu bar is not visible (e.g. full screen or print preview modes).
19. Fixed some problems with IME and UNICODE in the ribbon edit control.
20. Fixed some problems with the Mini toolbar shadow.
    

1. The library is fully-compatible with Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 ("Orcas") now. The following features have been implemented:
   1. Integration and Build wizard
   2. VS 2008 Application Wizard
       
2. Implemented a new visual manager "CBCGPVisualManagerVS2008" which allows to create applications with Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 ("Orcas") look (see screenshot). Please note that this implementation is preliminary and we'll add some missing features such as transparent docking markers in one of the future library versions.
    
3. Added new examples:
   1. BCGPIE7Demo: Internet Explorer 7-style application (see screenshot). This example demonstrates the following features:
      • "Aero"-style docking bar with embedded custom-draw controls
      • IE 7-style navigation buttons
      • IE 7-style MDI tabs
      • Auto-hide menu bar
      • Full-screen mode
      • IE 7-style navigation pane ("Favorites"/"History")
         
   2. BCGPShopDemo: another demonstration of customized Visual Manager (see screenshot). The key features are:
      • Toolbars and menus with custom colors
      • "Semi-transparent" docking panes
      • Custom docking captions and tabs
      • Floating docking panes with shadows
      • Fixed-size palettes
      • Context toolbars
         
4. Ribbon additions:
   1. Added support for ribbon horizontal scrolling (see screenshot). This feature is handled automatically by the library, so no any changes in the code are required.
   2. The ribbon doesn't change a document selection when a user clicks outside popup window such as gallery, menu or drop-down list.
   3. The ribbon popup panels and menus are using transparent layered shadows now.
   4. The ribbon automatically disappears now when the main frame is less than 300 pixels wide and 250 pixels tall to provide more space for displaying the document.
       
5. CBCGPVisualManager2007 allows to define custom color themes now (see screenshot): there is a new 'SetCustomColor' method. Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example to see this cool feature in action.
    
6. Added ability to display tooltips with fixed (predefined) widths. A new CBCGPToolTipCtrl::SetFixedWidth method allows to set 2 predefined widths for tooltip with large and small images. Because this feature was designed especially for ribbon control, we've added the following methods to CBCGPRibbonBar class: SetTooltipFixedWidth, GetTooltipFixedWidthRegular and GetTooltipFixedWidthLargeImage.
    
7. Significant performance improvements:
   • Improved PNG images loading time.
   • Improved Office 2007-style element painting.
   • Improved editor performance.
   • Improved performance of docking control bar and toolbar painting.
   • CBCGPToolTipCtrl drawing is much more smooth and fast now.
      
8. CBCGPWinXPVisualManager has better implementation for drawing elements under the Windows Vista (see screenshot). The following GUI elements have the new, fresh look: menu, toolbars, docking pane captions, tooltips and more.
    
9. CBCGPVisualManager2003 implements now a blue theme under the Windows Vista ("Aero" and "Basic" themes only) (see screenshot).
    
10. CBCGPColorButton can be created in "ribbon" (gallery-style) mode (see screenshot). To create the Office 2007-style color button in your dialog you need:
    1. Pass TRUE to CBCGPColorButton constructor
    2. Setup color palette using new access method CBCGPColorButton::GetRibbonButton
        

    Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example (COptionsPage class) to learn how to use this new mode.
    
    Important: this mode can be used in Ribbon-based applications only.

11. CBCGPColorPickerCtrl has a new style: PICKERH (see screenshot). Please take a look at BCGPControls example application ("Color Controls" page) to see this new mode in action.
     
12. CBCGPInplaceToolTipCtrl class is exportable now: the developer can use Office-style in-place tooltips directly in his application.
     
13. CBCGPEditCtr/CBCGPEditViewl additions:
    1. New method 'SetMouseWheelSpeed' allows to customize mouse wheel speed.
    2. Added new methods 'AddEscapeSequence' and 'IsEscapeSequence'. This allows to define user-defined escape sequences (such as '\"') to prevent treating "in-string" characters as the end of block. The schema XML files were updated for using this feature as well.
    3. A developer can disable the application window when a "Find/Replace" dialog is being invoked in CBCGPEditView: DisableMainframeForFindDlg/IsDisableMainframeForFindDlg attributes were added.
        
14. Added ability to lock/unlock rebar panes. There are 2 new methods in CBCGPReBar class: LockBars and IsLocked.
     
15. Added support for restoring application state after hibernation. the WM_POWERBROADCAST message handler has been added to all frame classes.
     
16. CBCGPDBGridCtrl::ParseURL was renamed due to VS 2008 linking problem. The new name is ParseURLString.
     
17. Added access method CBCGPFullScreenImpl::GetFullScreenBar
     
18. GLOBAL_DATA class was renamed. The new name is BCGPGLOBAL_DATA. Generally, this rename shouldn't affect any existing projects. In addition, some internal (non-exportable) library classes were renamed too.
     

1. Resolved problems with running VS 2008-compiled modules under OSs with the common control version 6.0 or less.
2. The global font has a correct size now when application is running under Windows 2008 Server or Windows Vista with a "Classic" theme.
3. Fixed resource leaks CBCGPOutlookWnd::RebuildToolBar, CBCGPFileDialog::OnInitDone and CBCGPPropertySheet::InternalAddPage methods. In the previous versions in some cases  previously loaded icons were not destroyed.
4. Fixed bug with location of mini-toolbar ("floaty") along with the context menu. In the previous versions, when the context menu was aligned near the screen edge, the mini-toolbar was not displayed at correct location.
5. Fixed problem with restoring menu bar location by double-clicking a floating menu bar.
6. Fixed some visual problems in auto-hide button drawing.
7. CBCGPGridCtrl: fixed bug with inserting new columns after changing existing columns order.
8. CBCGPRibbonComboBox is displayed correctly now when a combobox parent panel has justification flag.
9. Fixed problem with adding 32-bit icons in CBCGPStatusBar::SetPaneIcon
10. Fixed bug with a mouse capturing in CBCGPMenuButton's double click event
11. CBCGPDateTimeCtrlWin correctly sends WM_COMMAND notification to the owner window now.
12. CBCGPWorkspace::GetSectionString returns a default value if the registry data is not found.
13. Fixed problem with the tools palette position in CBCGPImageEditDlg: in localized Windows the palette control location was incorrect.
14. CBCGPColorDialog doesn't show unnecessary task bar window in color-picker mode now.
15. Fixed bug with frame edge repainting in Office 2007 mode after the status bar has been hidden or shown.
16. Fixed bug with copying of images under the Vista: CBCGPToolBarImages has a new method 'Copy' that correctly works under all OSs.
17. Toolbox images are correctly repainted now after the system color theme changing
18. Fixed bug in toolbox scrolling.
19. Toolbox item text is visible in the high-contrast black mode.
20. CBCGPPrintPreviewView doesn't hold the library resource handle.
21. Fixed bug with using localized resources in CBCGPRibbonCustomizePage
22. The ribbon customization dialog doesn't show duplicate items.
23. The ribbon height is calculated right if the ribbon doesn't have any large buttons.
24. The ribbon default (collapsed) panel button doesn't show the panel when its key has been invoked and panel is not collapsed.
25. The ribbon main (application) button image is not shifted when the button is pressed.
26. The text of ribbon elements located right to a ribbon tab is horizontally aligned with the tab labels.
27. CBCGPMDIFrameWnd::GetInPlaceActiveItem doesn't fail in the print preview mode now.
28. Improved gradient filling of the right-side application bars in Office 2003 look.
29. Fixed problem with location of spin control in CBCGPDurationCtrl
30. Fixed bug with overlapping tab control frames in the tab groups mode.
31. Fixed bug with the ribbon layout when application is running for the first time under the Windows Vista.
32. The ribbon bar doesn't draw the caption bar empty buttons when application is running under the Windows Vista with Aero. In previous versions this bug caused drawing a black dots near the main button in some visual managers.
33. The ribbon pull-down menus don't display animation if they are invoked using keyboard shortcuts.
34. Scrolling the mouse wheel dismisses  the ribbon mini-toolbar.
35. CBCGPRibbonColorButton preserves the color box size when the object is being copied to another panel.
36. Fixed bug with application icon drawing on the "aero" caption bar. In the previous versions, when the ribbon bar was completely hidden, the icon with the color depth less than 32 bpp was not painted on the "aero" caption bar.
37. Fixed bug with displaying docking bars as MDI tabbed documents in full-screen mode. In the previous versions this bug caused abnormal MDI tabs appearance when the program was displayed in the full-screen mode for the first time.
38. Fixed bug with the full-screen mode when the active view is CBCGPTabView. In this case layout of menu bar was calculated incorrectly.
     

1. Added .PNG image support for the following product components such as:
    
   1. CBCGPButton
   2. CBCGPHotSpotImageCtrl
   3. CBCGPPropertySheet
   4. CBCGPRibbonStatusBarPane
       
2. The .PNG image support can be excluded from the product now. In addition, you can use built-in PNG Lib instead of GDI+ in VS 2002 or higher. The following pre-processor definitions can be uncommented in BCGCBProConfig.h file:
    
   1. BCGP_EXCLUDE_PNG_SUPPORT: don't use PNG images anywhere. Please note: if you uncomment this, you cannot use Office 2007 styles anymore, because starting version 9.54 all these styles are PNG-based.
       
   2. BCGP_EXCLUDE_GDI_PLUS // For VS 2002 or higher only: use built-in PNG Lib instead of GDI+.
       
3. MS Office 2007-style DLLs have a version number prefix now: for example, MS Office 2007 Blue theme DLL in version 9.55 has the following file name: BCGPStyle2007Luna955.dll
    
4. GLOBAL_DATA has a new method: Resume. This method restores external references (such as pointers to DLLs and external procedure addresses) and can be used for restoring application state after hibernation. Just catch WM_POWERBROADCAST message in your application and call globalData.Resume () in case wParam is set to PBT_APMRESUMESUSPEND (see our examples for implementation details).
    
5. CBCGPVisualManager2007: MDI child system buttons located on the menu bar have Office 2007 look now.
    
6. CBCGPRibbonEdit class has a new protected method: CreateSpinButton. Calling this method allows to create spin buttons in CBCGPRibbonEdit-derived classes.
    
7. CBCGPRibbonPanel has a new attribute: m_bPreserveElementOrder (SetPreserveElementOrder/IsPreserveElementOrder access methods were added). Setting this attribute to TRUE allows to preserve panel elements order during reposition of elements .
    
8. CBCGPPropList additions:
    
   1. A selected property list group is expanded/collapsed by pressing ENTER key now.
   2. Added a new method 'CommitModifiedValues' (see the following request on the forum)
       
9. CBCGPEditCtrl additions:
    
   1. DoFindText is virtual now.
   2. Added a new method 'SetColorBlockStrLenMax'. This allows to define user-defined words (with length more than 4 characters) in XML editor schema.
       
10. Added a new sample: HotSpotDemo. This sample illustrates usage of the CBCGPHotSpotImageCtrl class.

1. Active CBCGPDropDownList didn't pass the keyboard messages to the active view when a parent CBCGPRibbonCombobox doesn't have embedded edit box.
2. The size of MDI child icon placed on the menu bar is calculated correctly now.
3. When menu item has user-defined image and no menu animation is available, the user-defined image wasn't redrawn until menu item is not highlighted.
4. The ribbon status bar information pane incorrectly displayed a text with "&": a letter with underscore appeared instead of "&".
5. CBCGPToolTipCtrl probably kept a pointer to a freed toolbar button.
6. GetSDWndClassName: LPCTSTR replaced by CString: this fixes referencing to a temporary class name.
7. CBCGPEdit didn't show File Dialog when the file name typed in the edit box is incorrect.
8. Fixed bug in CBCGPPopupWindow::SetAnimationSpeed: when animation speed in popup (desktop alert) window was 1, the popup window is not displayed anymore.
9. Fixed bug in CBCGPPopupWindow::ProcessCommand: the shadow of menu dropped from popup (desktop alert) window was not completely repainted on semi-transparent popup.
10. Image edit dialog didn't draw image bottom line on Preview Area.
11. Image edit dialog: fixed problem with tools palette layout in the "Extra Large Fonts" mode.
12. CBCGPVisualManager2007 incorrectly repainted frame captions after Visual Manager activation "on the fly".
13. CBCGPCaptionBar border had an inconsistent look when control is placed on the dialog (CBCGPVisualManager2003 or higher).
14. Center-aligned toolbar combobox had a wrong position after dropping to the floating multi-row toolbar.
15. CBCGPFileDialog didn't show the first page when an application is executed under Windows® Vista™
16. If the file dialog logo was wider than the dialog, the image was centered horizontally anyway.
17. Fixed problem with redrawing selected item in alternative ("Alt" is hold) toolbar customization mode.
18. Toolbar customization menu is not displayed now when the toolbar element (such as combobox) is being stretched.
19. The edit list box selected item "Browse" button is not overlapped now by the vertical scrollbar.
20. CBCGPFrameImpl::ProcessKeyboard don't allow to process keyboard input if related frame window is disabled.
21. The property list in-place tip is removed from the screen now when the list is being scrolled.
22. Double-click on property list description area (on bottom) performed the default action on selected item.
23. Menu button shadow was repainted partially if animation mode is Unfold or Slide, and menu was displayed on the top of the parent menu button.
24. Fixed problem with redrawing of menu shadow in RTL applications under Windows Vista.
25. Scroll down button of popup menu was not properly redrawn in some visual managers.
26. Fixed problem with scrolling of large popup menus with a focused submenu item.
27. Ribbon Glass Area is dismissed now when the Ribbon Bar is being hidden during OLE in-place activation (under the Vista/Aero only).
28. Fixed problem in CBCGPMDIFrameWnd::ActiveItemRecalcLayout related to OLE in-place activation.
29. CBCGPVisualManager2007, Black Theme: menu bar button text was invisible in customization mode.
30. CBCGPVisualManager2007: the popup (desktop alert) caption text was almost invisible.

1. Added support for owner-draw scrollbars (see screenshot). The new class CBCGPScrollBar implements an owner draw scroll bar.
   The library creates Microsoft Office 2007-style scroll bars automatically for all Ribbon elements like galleries. In addition, you can enable Microsoft Office 2007-style scroll bars for Grid, Planner and Property List controls: there are new SetScrollBarsStyle/GetScrollBarsStyle methods in CBCGPGridCtrl, CBCGPPropList and CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl classes.
    
2. CBCGPToolBarImages class supports now .PNG image format: to use this image type just add .PNG image(s) to "PNG" resources and pass the image ID to CBCGPToolBarImages::Load. All Office 2007-style image resources (both in style DLLs and examples were converted to .PMG image format and it dramatically reduced the binary module sizes.
    
3. Added Microsoft® Active Accessibility support for Ribbon Control.
    
4. The product was thoroughly tested under Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2008 ("Orcas"). In general, this is not a new feature, but we think that this information will be important to our customers who is planning to port their products to Visual Studio 2008 soon.
    
5. Added a lot of new examples and samples:
    
   • DrawCli (see screenshot): Demonstrates how to make a regular MFC application using the library with Ribbon Control.
      
   • BCGPOrganizer (see screenshot): Office 2007-style application with 5 different views - Start Page, Calendar, ToDo List, Mail and Macros.
      
   • MDIEditorDemo (see screenshot): Demonstrates how to use the Advanced Edit Control in an MDI application.
      
   • MenuLogo (see screenshot): Illustrates how to enable and draw "menu logo". Menu logo is a vertical area at the left side of menu bar, where a developer can draw text, images and fill this area with some color (or gradient color).
      
   • MenuCustomDraw (see screenshot): Demonstrates owner draw menu images.
      
   • RegistryDemo (see screenshot): Shows how to use CBCGPRegistry class to write and read to/from Windows registry various data types.
      
   • RollupControlBar (see screenshot): Demonstrates usage of the roll up bar.
      
   • ToolbarImages (see screenshot): The sample illustrates usage of CBCGPToolbarImages class. This class is a kind of image list and all toolbars in the library display images taken from image lists. In this sample you can see how to create image lists with different toolbar effects (disabled and shadow images) and alpha-blending effects. Also it illustrates how to add images dynamically at runtime.
      
   • BCGCBDotNetExample was renamed to BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo. When this application was initially created more than 5 years ago, it was intended to emulate VS.NET GUI. But now ".NET" suffix is taken away from the Visual Studio product name and also we market our .NET products. So, this name just confuses our customers and we decided to change it.

   For your convenience, we've added the new "Samples" page where you can find information about each sample application, see screenshots and download individual samples. Please visit this page and take a look at more than 60 sample programs: http://www.bcgsoft.com/Samples/samples.htm
    

6. All Office 2007-style resource files can be included in the statically-linked projects together: in the previous versions only one of Office 2007-style resource can be used in the static projects.
    
7. CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl has a lot of new styles. Use them in order to customize the planner control appearance according to your requests:
    
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_NO_MULTIDAY_CLOCKS: draw time as text in the MultiDay Appointments
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_DURATION_SHAPE: draw advanced shape in appointment duration area (as in Office 2007 calendar)
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_NO_DURATION: prevent drawing of appointment duration bar
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_NO_IMAGES: prevent drawing of appointment icons (expect recurrence images)
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_NO_RECURRENCE_IMAGE:  prevent drawing of appointment recurrence images
   • BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_VIEW_NO_DURATION: hide the planner view duration bar

   Please take a look at the BCGPCalendarDemo example to see these features in action.
    

8. New method CBCGPVisualManager::GetPlannerAppointmentTimeColor allows to customize appointment time color
    
9. Added new method 'CBCGPRibbonCategory::RemovePanel. Using this method developer can remove or detach a panel from the category in run-time.
    
10. Added some keyboard functionality in CBCGPPropList class:
    1. The property is activated by 'Tab' key
    2. Up/Down keys rotate selection list options
    3. Enter key make the "Button click" action when the button was activated by Tab key.

1. CBCGPFileDialog works correctly now under Microsoft® Windows® Vista when the library is compiled with MFC 9.0 (Vista-style file dialog is not compatible with CBCGPFileDialog).
2. The Ribbon Main Manu is correctly displayed now when application is maximized on second monitor in the multi-monitor environment.
3. Fixed bug with displaying application caption along with Ribbon context tab in case of few (1-2) regular (non-context) tabs.
4. CBCGPRibbonEditCtrl correctly displayed now on the Vista's Glass Caption bar.
5. Fixed bug with positioning of CBCGPRibbonButton when only the large icon is assigned to the button and button doesn't have a small icon.
6. Improved the look of menu borders and shadows in Office 2007 Visual Manager.
7. Fixed some visual bugs with menu shadows and menu resizing in RTL (Right-to-Left Layout) mode.
8. The ribbon mini-toolbar ("floaty") is correctly aligned with related context menu in RTL (Right-to-Left Layout) mode.
9. Fixed crash in opening of lots of pull-down menus in the Ribbon QAT.
10. Fixed bug with using CBCGPRibbonStatusBar in non-ribbon (toolbar/menu-based) application
11. CBCGPRibbonLaunchButton has a correct size now when it is placed on the QAT
12. Improved Ribbon mini-toolbar ("floaty") buttons layout in multi-row mode.
13. Fixed bug with saving text in CBCGPRibbonEditCtrl when user clicks outside of the edit control.
14. Fixed some visual problems with Office 2007-style frame caption after frame resizing.
15. Fixed a problem with layout of auto-hide buttons when the m_bHideInautoHideMode flag is set to TRUE and one of docking bars grouped together in auto-hide mode is closed.
16. Method UnSetAutoHideMode is virtual now.

1. Added support for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 9.0 Beta 1 (Code Name "Orcas"). The Build and Integration Wizards are not ready yet, but you can open VS 9.0 solutions (BCGCBPro90.sln or BCGCBProStatic90.vcproj), build required DLLs/libraries and use them in your projects. All our examples/samples were thoroughly tested with VS 9.0 and no problems were detected. However, if you detect any compatibility issues, please inform us and we'll resolve them.
   
   Important note: CBCGPMenuBar::GetMenu and CBCGPPopupMenu::GetMenu methods have been replaced by GetHMenu methods. This change made due to impossibility to override virtual methods returning different types in VS Orcas.
    
2. Added IE 7-style "Close" button displayed on active tabs (see the screenshot). To use this cool feature in your programs please use the following new methods:
    
   • CBCGPTabWnd::EnableActiveTabCloseButton: enable/disable the feature displaying "Close" button on active tabs
      
   • CBCGPTabWnd::IsActiveTabCloseButton: tells whether "Close" button should be displayed on active tabs
      
   • CBCGPMDIFrameWnd:: EnableMDITabs has a new optional parameter 'BOOL bActiveTabCloseButton = FALSE'
      
   • CBCGPMDITabParams: added new member BOOL m_bActiveTabCloseButton
      
   • CBCGPVisualManager::OnDrawTabCloseButton: override this method to customize the "Close" button appearance.

   Please take a look at BCGCBDotNetExample and MDITabsDemo samples to see this feature in action.
    

3. CBCGPEditCtrl::FindWordStartFinish method is virtual now.
4. CBCGPDockingControlBar::Slide method is virtual now.
5. CBCGPPropertySheet in 'PropSheetLook_Tabs' mode displays icons on tabs now.

1. Fixed bug in CBCGPFrameImpl::OnChangeVisualManager (): the MDI child window is repainted correctly in MDI tabs in all visual managers now.
2. Ribbon bar doesn't show minimize/maximize caption buttons if its parent frame doesn't have WS_MAXIMIZEBOX/WS_MINIMIZEBOX styles.

1. Significantly improved Ribbon layout and performance. Now only BCGControlBar Pro provides the Ribbon look that absolutely identical to Microsoft© Office 2007 layout (see screenshot). Prior to this version all Ribbon elements had 2 states: "regular" and "compact". From now we provide the additional state: "intermediate", which allows to make ribbon layouts much more flexible and customizable. We totally revised all ribbon elements, fixed all incompatibilities in layouts/dimensions and hope that the Ribbon control now provides the most identical to Microsoft Ribbon control look among all 3-rd party products on the market!
    
2. Added the ability to customize collapsing order of Ribbon control panels: SetCollapseOrder method has been added to CBCGPRibbonCategory class. Please take a look at the BCGPMSOffice2007Demo to see this new feature in action.
    
3. CBCGPCaptionBar can be created as MS Office 2007-style message bar now (see the screenshot). To enable this mode, just pass TRUE for the new optional parameter of CBCGPCaptionBar::Create - BOOL bIsMessageBarMode. You can customize the appearance of the message bar by overriding the following CBCGPVisualManager class new methods:
    
   • OnDrawCaptionBarInfoArea: fill information area
      
   • OnDrawCaptionBarBorder: draw border
      
   • OnFillCaptionBarButton/OnDrawCaptionBarButtonBorder: draw button
      
4. Extremely improved performance of the Grid control! The Grid control can handle thousands rows in non-virtual mode now. Added a new static member CBCGPGridCtrl::m_bEnableAssertValidInDebug: set this member to TRUE if you wish to enable ASSERT_VALID checking in debug mode.
   
   Important note: If you derive your own class from CBCGPGridItem and directly change m_varValue member, you've to call a new CBCGPGridItem method SetModifiedFlag. Otherwise, your modification will not have effect.
    
5. Ribbon palette (gallery) button has now the following major enhancements and improvements:
    
   • Added "Button Mode": the gallery will be initially displayed as ribbon button. SetButtonMode/IsButtonMode methods have been added to CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton class.
      
   • Added owner-draw galleries.  Now a developer just defines gallery item size and overrides OnDrawPaletteIcon methods. Please take a look at the CRibbonTableButton and CRibbonListButton classes in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example where we demonstrate how to create owner-draw galleries (see the screenshot).
      
   • Added registered message BCGM_ON_BEFORE_SHOW_RIBBON_ITEM_MENU. This message is sent before a ribbon gallery (and other ribbon drop-down menus) is displayed. Handling this message allows to customize the gallery (menu) context before displaying it. Please take a look at CMainFrame::OnShowRibbonItemMenu in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example where we demonstrate how to fill-up the Undo actions list, add "Recently Used Bullets" group to "Bullets" gallery and fill-up recently-used colors list in Ribbon color pickers.
    
6. Ribbon color picker is derived now from CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton and has the same look as MS Office 2007 color picker (see screenshot). In addition, the Color Picker can be embedded into the Ribbon Panel as a regular gallery gadget (see screenshot). The following changes have been done in the CBCGPRibbonColorButton class:
    
   • Added new constructor with large image index parameter - now, you can create the color picker with large image by default.
      
   • EnableAutomaticButton has the new optional parameters: lpszToolTip - button tooltip, bOnTop - put button on top, bDrawBorder - draw border around the button
      
   • SetColorBoxSize/GetColorBoxSize: set/get color box size (default size is 16 x 16)
      
   • AddColorsGroup: add group of colors (such as "Theme Colors", "Recent Colors" and so one)
      
   • RemoveAllColorGroups: remove all previously added color groups.

   If you wish to customize color box appearance, please override the new method of CBCGPVisualManager - OnDrawRibbonColorPaletteBox.
    

7. Ribbon undo button is also derived now from CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton.
    
8. Improved look of OneNote-style tabs (see screenshot). Now the look is similar to MS Office 2007.
    
9. Added a new sample 'RibbonGadgets' (see screenshot). This sample demonstrates how to create the various Ribbon elements.
    
10. CBCGPRibbonMainPanel allows to set "Recently Used Files" group width - there is a new optional parameter in AddRecentFilesList - int nWidth = 300. In addition, you may put any custom ribbon elements to the main panel instead of MRU files list - just create a new CBCGPBaseRibbonElement-derived object and add it using the CBCGPRibbonMainPanel::AddToRight method.
     
11. CBCGPRibbonComboBox can be created with an icon and label: there are 2 new optional parameters in the constructor: LPCTSTR lpszLabel and int nImage.
     
12. CBCGPRibbonPanel allows to insert new elements to the given location: Insert and InsertSeparator methods have been added to this class.
     
13. CBCGPTooltipManager has a new type: BCGP_TOOLTIP_TYPE_CAPTIONBAR. Use it for display custom tooltips on CBCGPCaptionBar window.
     
14. CBCGPRibbonLabel can display a multi-line text now: there is a new optional parameter in CBCGPRibbonLabel constructor - BOOL bIsMultiLine = FALSE.
     
15. Added 2 virtual methods to CBCGPPlannerView class: OnSelectAppointment and OnAppointmentSelected.
     
16. Added 2 CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl notifications: BCGP_PLANNER_BEFORE_SELECT_APPOINTMENT and BCGP_PLANNER_SELECT_APPOINTMENT.
     
17. CBCGPRibbonBar::OnShowRibbonContextMenu method is virtual now.

1. Fixed some visual problems with menu animation in ribbon menus.
2. Fixed some bugs with drawing icon in ribbon button.
3. OLE in-place activation is working correctly now when CBCGPVisualManager2007 is active.
4. Fixed some problems with RTL layout in ribbon bar.
5. CBCGPRibbonKeyTip is correctly displayed on the multi-monitor environment.
6. Fixed some visual bugs in drawing MDI child window border in CBCGPVisualManager2007.
7. Fixed problem with restoring frame in CBCGPVisualManager2007: removed the unnecessary window resizing.
8. CBCGPPropList sends update notification when the spin button in in-place edit control is clicked.
9. CBCGPDockingControlBar correctly handles WM_SETTEXT in auto hide mode.

1. Added tooltip support to ribbon galleries (see screenshot). The following methods have been added to the CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton class:
    
   • SetItemToolTip: set tooltip for specific gallery icon
      
   • GetItemToolTip: get gallery icon tooltip
      
   • RemoveItemToolTips: remove all gallery tooltips
      
2. CBCGPRibbonStatusBar is merged now with the frame bottom edge (see screenshot).
    
3. Significantly improved behavior of ribbon mini-toolbar ("floaty"): a mini-toolbar automatically disappears when the user moves the mouse cursor far away from the initial location, and the bar transparency depends on the cursor location.
    
4. CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton is automatically stretched when the parent ribbon panel is being resized: please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo - the "Style" gallery may have 6, 5, 4 or 3 items in row (see screenshot).
    
5. Added the new registered message: BCGM_ON_HIGHLIGHT_RIBBON_LIST_ITEM. This message is sent to the main frame when the user highlights one of the following elements: gallery item, drop-down list box item, color box item or custom. This message allows to add preview when a list element is selected (for example, you can temporary change document text color when the user selects a color). Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo - the information about currently selected item appears on the status bar (see screenshot).
    
6. We have added a new sample program DlgToolTips according to many customer requests. This sample demonstrates how to use CBCGPToolTipCtrl with dialog controls (see screenshot).
    
7. The following keyboard support methods have been added to CBCGPBaseRibbonElement class:
    
   • virtual void OnSetFocus (BOOL bSet): called when a ribbon element receives/loses the keyboard focus.
      
   • virtual BOOL OnProcessKey (UINT nChar): override this method to process keyboard input inside ribbon element.
      
8. CBCGPToolbarEditCtrl class is exportable now, so a developer can override CBCGPToolbarEditBoxButton::CreateEdit method and return a CBCGPToolbarEditCtrl-derived class.
    
9. CBCGPRibbonBar::AddCategory has a new optional parameter 'CRuntimeClass* pRTI'. You can derive your own class from CBCGPRibbonCategory and pass it into CBCGPRibbonBar class.
    
10. New method CBCGPRibbonBar::EnablePrintPreview allows to enable/disable the print preview tab in ribbon.
     
11. CBCGPRibbonStatusBar introduces information mode (see screenshot): now you can temporary hide all left-side status bar panes and replace them with one wide information pane. The following new methods have been added to the CBCGPRibbonStatusBar class:
     
    • SetInformation: set/remove status bar information mode
       
    • IsInformationMode: is status bar in information mode now?
       
    • OnDrawInformation: override this methods to customize information appearance.

1. Fixed some visual problems under Windows Vista.
2. Popup menu groups are painted using bold font now.
3. Fixed crash in CBCGPEditView when the document is empty and the user opens Print Preview (VS 2003).
4. Fixed problem with command notification in CBCGPRibbonPaletteIcon:::OnClick
5. If submenu's height of the main menu exceeds the application menu height, the menu can be scrolled (see bug report)
6. CBCGPRibbonCommandsListBox correctly calculates the text offset after the list has been emptied.
7. Fixed a bug with the ribbon tab layout in case of a tab with wide text.
8. Fixed bug in CBCGPMDIChildWnd::OnNcActivate: child frame controls are activated correctly now in case of owner-draw caption.
9. CBCGPRibbonUndoButton correctly saves the number of undo actions when the button is located on popup menu.
10. Fixed bug with painting of some fonts in the font combobox list.
11. Improved performance of CBCGPOutlineParser.
12. Fixed some problems in CBCGPToolBarImages::PreMultiplyAlpha

1. The library is fully-compatible now with Microsoft® Office System UI Design Guidelines. Today BCGControlBar Pro is the only GUI toolkit on the market which maintains highest compatibility level with Microsoft® Office 2007 products line!
    
2. Added support for ribbon KeyTips (see screenshot). When Alt or F10 key is pressed, small key information windows appear near corresponding ribbon elements such as tabs, buttons or menu buttons, and an user can navigate ribbon bar using keyboards and execute required commands. The following new methods have been added for KeyTips support:
    
   • CBCGPBaseRibbonElement::SetKeys: set ribbon element keys. For example, you can associate "F" key with an ribbon element by calling pElement->SetKeys (_T("f")). In addition, you can add "\n<Keys>" to element's label: pElement->SetText (_T("Paste\nv")) and "V" key will be associated with the "Paste" button.
      
   • CBCGPRibbonBar::SetElementKeys: find element by ID and associate key(s) with it.
      
   • CBCGPRibbonCategory::SetKeys: set key(s) for category tab
      
   • CBCGPRibbonBar::EnableKeyTips: enable/disable KeyTips support (enabled by default)
      
   • CBCGPRibbonBar::OnSetPrintPreviewKeys: allows to override built-in Print Preview keys
      
   • CBCGPRibbonPanel::EnableLaunchButton has a new optional parameter 'lpszKeys': specifies panel launch button key(s)
      
   • CBCGPRibbonPanel::SetKeys: set collapsed panel key(s)
      
   • CBCGPVisualManager::OnDrawRibbonKeyTip: override this method to customize KeyTip appearance in your own Visual Manager
      
3. Added support for mini toolbar ("floaty") with context menus (see screenshot). To implement this feature in your application, just call new method of CBCGPRibbonFloaty class 'ShowWithContextMenu' (please take a look at CBCGPMSOffice2007DemoView::ShowContextMenu in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo)
    
4. The following ribbon gadgets have been added and improved:
    
   • Added a new class CBCGPRibbonUndoButton (see screenshot): implements Office-style ribbon undo button.
      
   • Added a new class CBCGPRibbonHyperlink (see screenshot): implements ribbon hyperlink button.
      
   • BCGPMSOffice2007Demo demonstrates how to implement Office 2007-style table palette (see screenshot). Please take a look at CRibbonTableButton class in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo to see how to implement this kind of ribbon gallery in your application with few lines of code!
      
   • Added support for text alignment in CBCGPRibbonEdit: SetTextAlign and GetTextAlign methods have been added
      
5. Added support for Microsoft® Office 2007-style applications to Application Wizards for VC++ 6.0 and VS 2005 (see screenshot). Now a developer can create a Ribbon-based application with a single click in few seconds!
    
6. BCGPGridExamples demonstrates how to create merged cells in the grid control (see screenshot)
    
7. Improved Office 2007 Aqua Style (see screenshot). Now, this theme is more compatible with other Office 2007 themes such as Blue, Silver and Black.
    
8. Now the toolkit utilizes Microsoft® Office 2007 font (if installed on the client machine) that makes the text much more smooth and readable (see screenshot). If you wish to disable this font, just set globalData.m_bUseSystemFont to TRUE and all ribbons/menus/toolbars texts will be drawn using the default GUI font.
    
9. According to many customer requests, we added a new sample program MenuSubSet. This sample demonstrates how to remove specific menu items and submenus at the application startup.
    
10. The following CBCGPGridCtrl class methods have been added and changed:
     
    1. Added new method CBCGPGridCtrl::OnPosSizeChanged: called by the framework every time the grid performs repositioning of its content.
    2. CBCGPGridCtrl::ReposItems function is virtual now.
    3. Some verification code inside CBCGPGridCtrl::AddRow and CBCGPGridCtrl::InsertRowAfter was enclosed with the _DEBUG macros for better performance.
        
11. CBCGPToolTipCtrl displays an additional information such as icons if it is associated with a ribbon element. Also, the tooltip is displayed below the ribbon bar now (see screenshot).
     
12. The library automatically scales all ribbon elements when the Extra Large Font is enabled (see screenshot). If you wish to disable this feature, just call globalData.EnableRibbonImageScale (FALSE).
     
13. Added processing of standard clipboard accelerators such as "Ctrl+C" to CBCGPRibbonEdit.
     
14. Added method CBCGPRibbonStatusBar::IsExtendedElement: this function allows to detect whether a status bar element is located at the regular (left), or extended (right) status bar part.
     
15. CBCGPRibbonButton automatically handles the MDI Windows submenu now. Just attach a standard MDI Windows menu to a ribbon button and the library will automatically fill MDI Children list.
     
16. CBCGPRibbonButton::AddSubItem has new, optional parameter 'nIndex' - you can insert a subitem at the position specified by the index.
     
17. Small elements are aligned vertically at the top of panel now. If you wish to center them vertically just call CBCGPRibbonPanel's new method SetCenterColumnVert.

1. Fixed bug in CBCGPGridRow::GetSubItems when bRecursive parameter is true.
2. Fixed crash in CBCGPEditView when the document is empty and the user opens the Find/Replace dialog.
3. Fixed bug in CBCGPControlBar::OnShowControlBarMenu: the library correctly makes control bar floating when "Floating" command has been invoked from the control bar's context menu.
4. Fixed bug in CBCGPMDIFrameWnd::CreateNewWindow: the library correctly restores MDI documents at the application startup in case of non-tabbed MDI.
5. Fixed bug with mirroring of 32-bit images in CBCGPToolBarImages::MirrorBitmap.
6. Fixed some problems with using 32-bit images in CBCGPButton.
7. Fixed problem with application frame layout on loading when ribbon replaces the application caption bar.
8. The standard MDI commands such as "Tile" or "Cascade" are working correctly now when CBCGPVisualManager2007 is active.
9. CBCGPTabWnd::OnDestroy cleans-up the button list now: this fix allows to reuse tab control after attached window has been deleted.
10. Optimized idle processing in Ribbon Print Preview tab.

1. BCGControlBar Pro is fully compatible with Microsoft® Windows® Vista® now (see screenshot)! Please run BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example under Vista (don't forget to enable Aero!) and see this integration in action. The following general features have been added and improved for the Vista support:
    
   • Ribbon "glass" caption. Includes semi-transparent icons on QAT, Vista-style system buttons with glove and animation and glass-style contextual caption
      
   • Glass borders and captions in Visual Manager 2007
      
   • All menu shadows are fully Vista-compatible
      
   • The library correctly handles DWM notifications in order to automatically apply Aero styles to frames and control bars.

   You don't need to make any changes in your source code to apply the new Vista look: all integration process is handled automatically by the library! More screenshots are available here.
    

2. The following ribbon gadgets have been added and improved:
    
   • Added a new class CBCGPRibbonEdit (see screenshot): implements ribbon edit box with image, text label and spin buttons. Please take a look at the BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example ("Page Layout" tab, "Paragraph" panel) to see the new control in action
      
   • CBCGPRibbonStatusBarPane allows to show animation on status bar pane (see BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example). You need to pass an image list to CBCGPRibbonStatusBarPane constructor and call StartAnimation/StopAnimation methods in order to add animation to status bar pane.
      
   • CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton allows to resize drop-down menu (see screenshot). Call the new method CBCGPRibbonPaletteButton::EnableMenuResize to enable this feature.
      
   • CBCGPRibbonComboBox drop-down list is resizable (see screenshot)
      
   • Added a new class CBCGPRibbonPaletteMenuButton: implements a popup palette submenu (see screenshot) and can be used in CBCGPPopupMenu instead of CBCGPToolbarMenuButton item. Please take a look at CMainFrame::OnShowPopupMenu in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example to learn how to use palettes in application context menus.
      
   • You can add separators to the Ribbon QAT (see screenshot)
      
3. Introduced new, Office 2007-style options dialog (see screenshot). The new style 'PropSheetLook_List'  has been added to CBCGPPropertySheet class. In addition, you can define your own property sheet headers. Call CBCGPPropertySheet::EnablePageHeader and override CBCGPPropertySheet::OnDrawPageHeader method in order to create your property sheet header. Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example to see this feature in action.
    
4. Added a new registered message 'BCGM_ON_RIBBON_CUSTOMIZE'. This message is being sent to the frame windows when user chooses the ribbon customization. Handle this message if you wish to make your own ribbon customization, or integrate a default ribbon customization page in your "Options" property sheet. Please take a look at CMainFrame::OnRibbonCustomize in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo to see how to implement this feature.
    
5. The ribbon customization menu looks now the same as in Office 2007 (see screenshot). Use new CBCGPRibbonBar::SetQuickAccessDefaultState method in order to define a set of preferred ribbon QAT items.
    
6. Now you can enable/disable ribbon tooltips by using the new method CBCGPRibbonBar::EnableToolTips.
    
7. CBCGPRibbonCustomizePage allows to add a custom categories: the new method 'AddCustomCategory' has been added. Please take a look at CMainFrame::ShowOptions in BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example where we show how to add "Popular Commands" group to a Ribbon customization page.
    
8. CBCGPRibbonBar has a new method: AddQATOnlyCategory. Use this method to add hidden categories, which should be shown on customization page only and should never appear on the ribbon itself.
    
9. New method CBCGPRibbonBar::GetItemIDsList returns list of all or hidden ribbon item IDs.
    
10. A new method CBCGPRibbonBar::ForceRelalcLayout performs full ribbon layout recalculation without using any cashed states and optiomizations. This method is useful in case of changing ribbon context "on the fly".
     
11. Added image list access methods to CBCGPRibbonCategory class: GetSmallImages and GetLargeImages.
     
12. CBCGPRibbonPanel::SetJustifyColumns allows to set all column elements to the same width.
     
13. All library examples are 64 bit-compatible now. You can build them using VS 2005 environment and run under 64 bit OS. All examples and samples have been compiled with 64-bit compiler - you can download a zip with executables here.
     
14. The following new methods have been added to CBCGPVisualManager class:
     
    1. OnDrawMenuResizeBar: draws menu resize bar
    2. OnDrawRibbonQATSeparator: draws separator located on the Ribbon QAT
    3. OnDrawPropSheetListItem: draws navigation list (located at property sheet left side) item
        
15. CBCGPDBGridCtrl has a new virtual method 'OnBeforeAddRow'. Override this method in order to filter out database records being added to grid.
     
16. CBCGPPopupWindow has a new virtual method 'OnClickLinkButton'. This method is called when user clicks URL control on popup window.
     
17. CBCGPControlRendererParams has a new 'm_bPreMultiplyCheck' member.
     
18. CBCGPMemDC uses OS buffered paint under Microsoft® Windows® Vista.
     
19. GLOBAL_DATA has a new member: bDisableAero. Set this member to FALSE if you wish to disable glass effects when the program is running under Vista.
     
20. CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::SetImages method has a new optional parameter ' COLORREF clrTransparent' - image transparent color.
     
21. CBCGPCalculatorPopup window can be "tear-off" now.

1. CBCGPRibbonRecentFilesList::FillList checks if application's m_pRecentFileList is null.
2. CBCGPInplaceToolTipCtrl correctly displays multi-line text.
3. CBCGPEdit::OnBrowse updates edit modify flag now.
4. Solved Vista-incompatibility problem in CBCGPToolBarImages::CopyTo method
5. Fixed 32-bit images bug in CBCGPTasksPane::SetIconsList
6. Fixed bug in CBCGPPrintPreviewView in case of MDI application (VS 2003/2005).
7. Fixed some problems with menu/keyboard navigation in ribbon-based menus.
8. CBCGPRibbonPanel doesn't truncate the caption if the caption text is wider than elements area.
9. Solved some problems with accessibility in the menu bar.
10. Removed unnecessary layout recalculations in CBCGPAppBarWnd window.
11. Some fixes in Grid control.

1. CBCGPVisualManager2007 implements MS Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh look (see screenshot)! The following UI elements have a new fresh look and functionality:
    
   • The main ribbon ("Office") button has a new look and covers a part of dropped-down menu (see screenshot). In addition, the main button behavior is the same as in the latest Office 2007 release.
      
   • Changed look of ribbon quick access toolbar ("QAT")
      
   • The Silver Theme has the same look as in Office 2007 Beta 2 TR now (see screenshot)
      
2. Added popup ribbon panels in minimized state (see screenshot). In others words, when user clicks the category tab on minimized ribbon bar, the temporary popup category appears instead of restored ribbon. This functionality is very similar to Visual Studio auto-hide bars and allows to keep more free space for editing without loosing the ribbon functionality. This feature is provided automatically "out of the box", so no code changes are required.
    
3. A new class CBCGPRibbonStatusbar has been added. This class implements Office 2007-style customizable, ribbon-based status bar control (see screenshot). Unlike "classic" status bar, this control may host any kind of ribbon elements such as buttons, combo boxes and so one. User may choose preferred elements by using built-in status bar customization menu (see screenshot).  Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo program to see this control in action.
    
4. The following new Ribbon widgets have been added (generally, these elements were designed for using along with the new ribbon status bar, but you can use them inside any ribbon panels, menus and popups):
    
   • CBCGPRibbonStatusBarPane: implements status bar pane element
      
   • CBCGPRibbonSlider: implements slider control
      
   • CBCGPRibbonProgressBar: implements progress bar
      
5. CBCGPVisualManager exposes the following new virtual methods for ribbon status bar custom rendering:
    
   • OnDrawRibbonStatusBarPane
   • OnDrawRibbonSliderZoomButton
   • OnDrawRibbonSliderChannel
   • OnDrawRibbonSliderThumb
   • OnDrawRibbonProgressBar
      
6. x64 libraries and DLLs are compiled in separate folder bin64. This prevents mix-up between 32 and 64-bit program databases when both platforms are used together.

1. Ribbon MDI print preview is working correctly now in VS 2003 or higher.
2. Floating bars do not lose roll up state when the docking state has been restored.
3. Fixed situation when conversion of tabbed control bar to tabbed document left an empty docking bar in place of tabbed docking bar.
4. Fix in CBCGPGridCtrl::LoadState. Loading state for the sorting columns from registry is fixed.
5. Fix in CBCGPGridCtrl::DoRemoveRow. Removing row with sub-items is fixed.
6. Ribbon bar draws disabled item text using currently selected theme now.
7. Fixed a minor problem with drawing ribbon caption in case of activating contextual tabs.
8. Fixed some problems in closing Ribbon menus.

1. Added support for ribbon contextual categories (tabs) (see screenshot). The following new methods were added to CBCGPRibbonBar class for contextual categories support:
    
   • AddContextCategory: add a new contextual category
   • ShowContextCategories: show categories for specific context
   • HideAllContextCategories: hide all contextual categories
   • ActivateContextCategory: activate contextual tab
   • GetContextName: get context name by context ID

   Please take a look at BCGPMSOffice2007Demo example to see this feature in action. You need to select "Insert" tab and click "Picture", "Chart" or "Table" buttons in order to activate the contextual tabs. A new object with contextual tabs will be added.
    

2. Added support for Print Preview in ribbon bar (see screenshot). Now, when the print preview mode has been activated, the ribbon bar automatically hides all categories and "Print Preview" tab becomes active.
    
3. Added support for converting MDI docking bars to MDI tabbed documents (see screenshot). The following new virtual methods have been added to CBCGPMDIFrameWnd class for MDI tabbed documents customization:
    
   • CanCovertControlBarToMDIChild: return TRUE to enable this feature; FALSE - to disable. By default, this feature is disabled to keep the backward compatibility
   • ControlBarToTabbedDocument: convert control bar to tabbed document
   • TabbedDocumentToControlBar: convert tabbed document to control bar

   Please take a look at BCGCBDotNetExample to see this feature in action.
    

4. CBCGPRibbonBar has new methods to show/hide categories (tabs): ShowCategory and GetVisibleCategoryCount.
    
5. The following new methods have been added to CBCGPRibbonCategory class:
    
   • SetData: set category user-defined data
   • GetData: get category user-defined data
   • GetContextID: get category context ID
   • SetTabColor: set category tab color
   • GetTabColor: get category tab color
   • IsVisible: tells whether  category is visible
   • FindByData: find an element by user-defined data
      
6. CBCGPVisualManager has new virtual method: OnDrawRibbonCategoryCaption. Override it if you wish to draw your own contextual category caption.
    
7. CBCGPBaseRibbonElement has new methods to set/get user-defined data: SetData/GetData
    
8. Added support for show/hide items in property list. New methods 'Show' and 'IsVisible' have been added to CBCGPProp class. Please take a look at BCGPControls example to see this feature in action.

1. Fixed some problems in Ribbon layout recalculation in non-standard display modes
2. Fixed some problems in closing Ribbon menus
3. Fixed problem with redrawing text in CBCGPOutlookWnd caption
4. CBCGPToolBar::OnGetButtonText returns text length when lParam is 0
5. Fixed resource leak in drawing transparent images under Windows 98/ME
6. Fixed problem in storing/loading recurrent appointments in storage.
7. CBCGPVisualManager2007: tab label is drawn correctly now in Obsidian (black) mode

1. CBCGPVisualManager2007 offers a new visual style: VS2007_Silver (see screenshot)
    
2. Ribbon context menu has a new item: "Minimize/Restore the Ribbon" (see screenshot)
    
3. Added support for custom color palettes in CBCGPRibbonColorButton class (see screenshot). The following new methods have been added:
    
   • SetPalette: set ribbon color picker custom palette
   • SetColumns: set number of palette columns
   • GetColumns: get number of palette columns
      
4. CBCGPBaseRibbonElement has new virtual methods: OnEnable and OnCheck. These methods are called when element state is being changed.
    
5. Grid control has the following new methods: SetSelectionBorderForActiveItem, IsSelectionBorderForActiveItem, SetHighlightActiveItem and IsHighlightActiveItem. These methods have been added in order to customize look of selected grid item.
    
6. CBCGPToolTipParams has the new boolean member: m_bVislManagerTheme. Setting this member to TRUE allows to automatically show tooltips with the currently selected visual manager style. Just add the following simple code to your application' InitInstance and see the extended tooltips in all library controls (see screenshot):
    

   InitTooltipManager (); CBCGPToolTipParams params; params.m_bVislManagerTheme = TRUE; GetTooltipManager ()->SetTooltipParams (BCGP_TOOLTIP_TYPE_ALL,     RUNTIME_CLASS (CBCGPToolTipCtrl), &params);

   You need to override new method CBCGPVisualManager::GetToolTipParams in order to define tooltip style in a CBCGPVisualManager-derived class.
    

7. Added 2 new samples:
    
   1. MDICustomBackground (see screenshot): demonstrates how to produce a custom drawing on MDI client area.
   2. RibbonMDIDemo (see screenshot): demonstrates ribbon bar in MDI application with MDI tabbed groups and docking control bars.
       
8. CBCGPToolBarImages has a new static member 'm_bMultiThreaded'. You have to set this member to TRUE if you're using toolbar images in different threads.
9. Added new notification message 'BCGM_ON_CHANGE_RIBBON_CATEGORY'. The ribbon control sends this message to owner when the active category (tab) is being changed.
10. CBCGPBarContainerManager::SetContainerRTC allows customization of docking containers. You can derive a custom class from CBCGPBarContainer and override some methods like StretchContainer and OnMoveInternalSlider.

1. Fixed some problems in Ribbon layout recalculation.
2. Full screen mode layout is correctly restored in case of ribbon bar.
3. Size of docking control bars is handled correctly when a floating bar is docked by double clicks.
4. Fixed redrawing problems in CBCGPVisualManager::RedrawAll and CBCGPVisualManager::AdjustFrames in case of multi-threaded application
5. All ribbon disabled elements are painted correctly now in all visual managers
6. Maximized application window is repainted correctly now when CBCGPVisualManager2007 is active.
7. Print preview mode layout is calculated correctly now when the frame has embedded ribbon bar.
8. Fixed bug in CBCGPGridItem::HasButton
9. Fixed printing of the column header in the grid
10. Added left-hand mouse settings support to the grid

1. The long-awaited Microsoft® Office 2007 ("Office 12")-style support! Please take a look at the new example BCGPMSOffice2007Demo to see how to implement this style in your application. The following general features are introduced in Office 2007 style:
    
   • Ribbon Control support. "Ribbon" control (see screenshot) was introduced by Microsoft® in Office 2007. It's not just a new control - it's a new user interface ideology. Ribbon control replaces traditional toolbars and menus with tabbed groups (Categories). Each group is logically split into Panels and each panel may contain various controls and command buttons. In addition, Ribbon control provides smart layout maximally utilizing the available space. For example, if a Panel has been stretched and has no place to display all available controls, it turns into a menu button which can display sub-items on a popup menu.
     
     The following gadgets are supported by ribbon out of the box:
      
     • Button
     • Button group
     • Menu button
     • Combo box
     • Label
     • Check box
     • Color picker
     • Font picker
     • Palette with pull-down menu
     • File ("main") menu

     The ribbon control has customization abilities provided by customization dialog (see screenshot) and built-in context menu (see screenshot).
      

   • New class CBCGPVisualManager2007. The new visual manager implements Office 2007 look for both "ribbon-based" and "classic" (with toolbars and menus) applications. The following 3 new styles are implemented out of the box:
      
     1. Luna blue (see screenshot 1 and screenshot 2)
         
     2. Obsidian (see screenshot 1 and screenshot 2)
         
     3. Aqua (see screenshot 1 and screenshot 2)

     Resources for the above styles are placed in new DLLs: BCGPStyle2007Luna.dll, BCGPStyle2007Obsidian.dll and BCGPStyle2007Aqua.dll. In case of static link you have to add the required Style.rc file to your project.
      

   • Another great addition is "Floaty". Floaty is a semi-transparent toolbar appearing right near the cursor and containing "hot" commands relevant for the current context (see screenshot).
      
   • The calendar control supports Office 2007 look (see screenshot).
      
2. Planner control
   1. Added new drawing flags: BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_GRADIENT_FILL, BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_ROUNDED_CORNERS, BCGP_PLANNER_DRAW_APP_OVERRIDE_SELECTION
   2. SetDrawFlags/GetDrawFlags methods were added to CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl class
   3. The following new notifications have been added to the planner control: BCGP_PLANNER_DRAG_APPOINTMENTS, BCGP_PLANNER_BEGIN_CHANGE_OPERATION, BCGP_PLANNER_END_CHANGE_OPERATION, BCGP_PLANNER_CHANGE_OPERATION,
   4. Added ability to set working hours/minutes. Added new methods SetWorkingHourMinuteInterval, GetFirstWorkingMinute, GetLastWorkingMinute.
   5. EditCut, EditCopy and EditPase are virtual now.
       
3. Grid control:
   1. Renamed grid item flags from PROP_XXX to BCGP_GRID_ITEM_XXX (BCGP_GRID_ITEM_HAS_LIST, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_HAS_BUTTON, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_HAS_SPIN, BCGP_GRID_ITEM_AUTOGROUP) and moved to bcgpgridctrl.h file.
   2. Added new notification: virtual void CBCGPGridRow::OnExpand (BOOL bExpand). It is called on collapsing or expanding of a group item.
   3. Added DECLARE_DYNCREATE for grid items. It is possible to create grid items via CBCGPGridCtrl::SetItemRTC, CBCGPGridCtrl::SetDefaultItemRTC by setting custom CRuntimeClass for specific column.
   4. The CBCGPGridCtrl::SetItemRTC can recieve NULL pointer to CRuntimeClass structure in order to remove a key for specific column.
   5. Added new CBCGPGridDateTimeItem::SetDateTime function.
   6. You can toggle the state of checkitem by pressing the space key.
   7. You can align text on the header differently from the text alignment of columns. There is a new member m_nHeaderAlignment in CBCGPGridColumnsItem class. New CBCGPGridCtrl::SetHeaderAlign, CBCGPGridCtrl::GetHeaderAlign have been added.
   8. You can reserve extra space at the top and at the bottom of the grid. Added new functions CBCGPGridCtrl::SetGridHeaderHeight, CBCGPGridCtrl::SetGridFooterHeight, CBCGPGridCtrl::GetGridHeaderRect, CBCGPGridCtrl::GetGridFooterRect.
   9. Added new function CBCGPGridCtrl::GetSortedColor.
   10. Added new function CBCGPGridCtrl::UpdateColumnsChooser. You can update the column chooser.
   11. New method virtual BOOL CBCGPGridCtrl::CanDropColumn (int nNewPosition, int nOldPosition) has been added. It allows to control whether a grid header item can be dropped, or not at the specified position.
   12. Added new grid header notifications: OnHeaderDividerDblClick, OnHeaderColumnClick.
   13. Default painting of the grid handled by visual managers. Added new Office2007 look for grid header.
        
4. The following CBCGPProp methods are virtual now: GetValue, SetValue and IsSelected.
5. CBCGPBarContainerManager::SetContainerRTC allows customization of docking containers. You can derive a custom class from CBCGPBarContainer and override some methods like StretchContainer and OnMoveInternalSlider.

1. Fixed bug with double appearance of  control bar names in the context menu after one of application control bars has been re-docked.
2. Fixed some bugs with printing and print preview in the grid control.
3. CBCGPPopupWindow correctly restores foreground window.
4. CBCGPDateTimeCtrl drop down and spin button edges are calculated correctly in all visual managers.
5. Border of toolbox is painted correctly in VS 2005 visual manager.
6. Fixed problem with clicking application non-client area when CBCGPContextMenuManager::TrackPopupMenu is idle.
7. CBCGPToolTipCtrl correctly calculates layout for large tooltip images.
8. Improved performance of CBCGPToolBarImages image drawing.
9. CBCGPToolBarImages always correctly processes 32-bit images after system color has been changed.
10. Grid'd LoadState and SaveState use the application path in the registry.
11. Grid selection border is repainted correctly now.

1. Added support for multi-line tooltips with custom colors, rounded shapes and icons (see screenshot). In addition, a developer can use the standard balloon-style tooltips along with the library GUI elements such as toolbars, menus, tab controls (see screenshot) and create custom owner-draw tooltips
   (see screenshot). The following new classes have been added:
    
   1. CBCGPToolTipCtrl: the base class for user-defined tooltips
   2. CBCGPTooltipManager: manages relations between tooltips and library controls

   CBCGPWorkspace class has the new method: InitTooltipManager. Call this method in application's InitInstance to initialize the tooltip manager.

   Please take a look at the new sample program TooltipDemo to see the new tooltip control in action.
    

2. The look of all GUI elements is adapted to Windows® Vista®
    
3. CBCGPWinXPVisualManager utilizes more Window XP Theme elements to provide a "more native" Windows XP look (see screenshot)
    
4. All DLLs and libraries are located now within the single folder: "bin". The versions for VS.NET, VS.NET 2003 and VS 2005 have "70", "71" and "80" suffixes.
    
5. The following new samples have been added:
    
   1. TooltipDemo: illustrates the new tooltip control and tooltip manager
   2. ToolBoxDemo: demonstrates usage of CBCGPToolBox and CBCGPToolBoxEx classes.
       
6. Planner control:
    
   1. The new BCGP_PLANNER_BEFORE_UPDATE_APPOINTMENT message enables developers to commit or cancel an appointment update action.
   2. Added the new BCGP_PLANNER_DROP_APPOINTMENTS message. This message will be sent after appointment has been dropped to the planner view. By default, a new virtual method 'OnAppointmentsDropped' is called.
   3. Enhanced keyboard support: the Esc key cancels appointment resizing and the Tab key selects next appointment.
   4. Methods CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::SelectAppointment and CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl::ClearAppointmentSelection are public now.
   5. New method CBCGPPlannerManagerView::SetManagerCtrlRTC allows using the planner with a custom CBCGPPlannerManagerCtrl-derived class
       
7. Edit control:
    
   1. Added new member BCGP_EDIT_COLOR_BLOCK::m_bCaseSensitive. If this member is TRUE, the editor syntax highlighting for this block is case sensitive
   2. CBCGPOutlineBaseNode::m_bCollapsedDefault specifies whether new outline blocks will be initially collapsed or not. By default this member is FALSE.
   3. New color settings in CBCGPEditCtrl class:
      • m_clrBackOutline: background color for the outline area of the editor
      • m_clrLineOutline: this color is used to paint lines in the outline area of the editor
      • m_clrBackLineNumber: background color for the line numbers area of the editor
      • m_clrTextLineNumber: this color is used to paint line numbers in the line numbers area of the editor
      • m_clrBackSidebar: background color for the sidebar of the editor
         
8. Grid control:
    
   1. Added new methods CBCGPGridCtrl::SetRowMarker and CBCGPGridCtrl::IsRowMarker. You can use these methods to show/hide the grid row marker.
   2. New method CBCGPGridCtrl::GetColumnOrder returns a value that specifies the position of the column from left to right.
   3. Added the new method CBCGPGridCtrl::RebuildIndexes. Use this function to rebuild row indexes in the grid after inserting a row in the middle or after deleting rows.
   4. The following new registered messages have been added to the grid control:
      • BCGM_GRID_SEL_CHANGED: sent when the selection has changed
      • BCGM_GRID_ITEM_DBLCLICK: sent after the grid item double-click
   5. The following new virtual methods have been added for the print and print preview support: OnPreparePrintPages, OnCalcPrintPages, CalcPages.
   6. Added the new wrapper function CBCGPGridItem::GetInPlaceWnd. It retrieves the pointer to the in-place edit for the current cell in the grid control.
       
9. CBCGPDockManager::m_pAutoHideToolbarRTC allows to implement custom auto hide toolbars (auto-hide toolbar is a control that contains auto-hide buttons).
10. CBCGPPopupMenu has a new animation type: SYSTEM_DEFAULT_ANIMATION. This type is supported now by customization dialog out of the box.
11. The new methods CBCGPToolBoxPage::AddButton and  CBCGPToolBoxPage::GetButton provides an easy way to customize toolbox.
12. Added ability to remove items from the property list: CBCGPProp::RemoveSubItem and CBCGPPropList::DeleteProperty methods were added.
13. Methods CBCGPPopupMenuBar::ImportFromMenu and CBCGPPopupMenuBar::ExportToMenu are virtual now.
14. CBCGPPopupWindow has 2 new virtual methods: GetDialogSize and OnBeforeShow
15. Added support for Smart Docking in MDI Child frames.

1. Fixed a lot of problems with GUI element colors in various color themes.
2. Fixed problem with appearance of "Help" button in customization dialog.
3. The library correctly handles CBRS_HIDE_INPLACE style.
4. Fixed problem with minimize state of MDI children in MDITabs mode.
5. The library correctly handles cases when minimal size has been set for docking control bars. You need to set CBCGPControlBar::m_bHandleMinSize = TRUE; (it's a static member).
6. Fixed various problems with container/server applications.
7. Fixed problem with wrong redrawing of appointments in the daily view.
8. The CBCGPAppBarWnd class handles the system WM_SETTINGSCHANGE message to re-dock or reposition the bar accordingly.
9. CBCGPColorDialog cancels the color picking mode now when user opens the dialog system menu.
10. Fixed problem with application shut down when a menu invoked in CBCGPControlBar::OnShowControlBarMenu has been shown.
11. A control bar is not added to the control bar menu if CanBeClosed method returns FALSE.
12. Fixed some problems with accessibility support in menus.
13. Fixed bug on grid column resizing: selection in the grid is updated properly now.
14. Fixed bug on double click for read-only and disabled grid items. Double click event is handled properly now.

Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005® final release look

The following GUI elements have been changed and enhanced:

• Smart Docking markers (see screenshot). The SmartDockingDemo sample demonstrates how to show VS 2005 beta-style markers (see screenshot).

• CBCGPVisualManagerVS2005 implements the color theme identical to VS 2005 (see screenshot)!

• Docking tabs and auto-hide buttons have the same look as in VS 2005 final release (see screenshot). If you like the rounded edges introduced in VS 2005 beta versions, you can set CBCGPVisualManagerVS2005::m_bRoundedAutohideButtons to TRUE.

Grid Control

1.  New!  The new sample application BCGPG