Version 2.15 - July 8, 2002

Release Notes

This is an intermediate version between the previous version 2.10 and the future version 2.20. The main purpose of this version is to provide the library users with a bug fixed release. It does not yet support tabbed control bars that will be included in the version 2.20.

What’s New

• Completely new dragging algorithm for toolbars and resizable control bars
• Streamlined resizing algorithm for floating control bars
• New template classes (see ExtTempl.h for details)
• Owner-drawn popup menu with the left image area
• Optimized menu tracking algorithm
• Smoother menu animation
• Support for standard Windows sounds in menu
• Updated Hue/Saturation/Luminance roller mode in CExtColorPicker
• Enhanced 256 color painting
• Support for windows with "hollow" boxes (e.g., the group box common control) in CExtResizableDialog
• New and updated samples
• Source Code compiled at warning level 4
• ANSI/MBCS/Unicode static and dynamic libraries (18 build configurations)