RELEASE NOTES

26 Aug 2025 - version 3.8.4

• TStyledTaskDialog enhanced and fixed:

• Uses png with transparency for Icons

• Fixed Size of Message height

• Fixed MainIconSize

• Fixed "default" for Custom Button

• Fixed bottom panel without margins

• Fixed PopupParent form for Dialogs

23 Aug 2025 - version 3.8.3

• TStyledTaskDialog enhanced and fixed:

• "Flags" property default same as TTaskDialog

• moved Position and MainIconSize from public to published

• moved Handle property from published to public

• fixed "Custom position" of TaskDialog using "Position" property

• Inside OnDialogCreated is possible to set Position

• DialogForm enhanced and fixed:

• Fixed MinHeight

• Fixed position of Dialog based on tfPositionRelativeToWindow flag

19 Aug 2025 - Version 3.8.2

• Added progressbar to StyledDialog component
• Fixed Sort for TStyledToolButtons in 64 bit
• Fix painting of StyledCategoryButton when selected
• Added support for Delphi 13 Florence
• Setup Updated for Delphi 13 Florence

12 Mar 2025 - Version 3.8.1

• Added support for Delphi 12 64bit IDE
• Fix storing default ImageMargins of StyledButtons

18 Jan 2025: version 3.8.0

• Added example of Custom TaskDialog Form in Demo (for Delphi 12)
• Fixed Clear Animation Data for Animated StyledButton
• Fixed Enabled of TStyledToolButton
• Changed PackageGrooup File Names
• Updated Copyright 2025

30 Nov 2024: version 3.7.5

• Added property HideSystemCloseButton to TStyledTaskDialog
• Added property OnDialogShow
• Fixed wordwrap for StyledBitBtn

10 Nov 2024: version 3.7.4

• Added tdiQuestion value to show a Question mark in TaskDialog
• Use Question Mark (icon ora animation) for MessageDlg and TaskDialog of mtConfirmation type
• Fixed Icon Size of Dialogs based on ScaleFactor
• Fixed DefaultButton for StyledDialog using MessageDlg and TaskDialog

08 Nov 2024: version 3.7.3

• Fixed Animated TaskDialog Form

08 Nov 2024: version 3.7.2

• Added UseAnimations in StyledTaskDialog component
• Fixed use of StyledTaskDialog component
• Fixed use of ModalResult value different from standard values

22 Oct 2024: version 3.7.1

• Fixed background for icon into MessageDialogs
• Fixed drawing TStyledGraphicButton

20 Oct 2024: version 3.7.0

• Outlined Colored Button (standard and SVG) now paint buttons also when focused, same as when "hot"
• Use always DrawRectWithGDIPlus
• Added AnimateOnType prop for TAnimatedButton: (AnimateOnButton, AnimateOnImage)
• Fixed transparent background for StyledButton using DoubleBuffered

12 Oct 2024: version 3.6.9

• Added Expanded button and Panel in StyledTaskDialog Form
• Changed Panel Order in StyledTaskDialog
• Added OnEnableNavBtn event in StyledDbNavigator and StyledBindNavigator
• Fixed Cursor in StyledDbNavButton when disabled
• Fixed "Resource BUTTON_SHIELD_ADMIN not found" in StyledTaskDialog
• Fixed Autoclick using StyledMessageDlg and StyledTaskMessageDlg
• Fixed Caption position

08 Oct 2024: version 3.6.8

• Fixed rendering Buttons as CommandLink

06 Oct 2024: version 3.6.7

• Fixed StyledAnimatedComponents Packages
• Fixed drawing Button Caption word-wrap mode
• Fixed default "Spacing" to 0 for StyledButtons

02 Oct 2024: version 3.6.6

• Created a new demo comprehensive of all components (StyledComponentsDemo)
• Removed old single Component Demos
• Fixed "resource not found" into IDE for StyledBitBtn
• Fixed Dialogs position using multimonitor
• Fixed UseCommandLinks option
• Fixed Scalefactor for XE6
• Fixed Height of buttons in StyledCategoryButtons (before Delphi 10.4)

16 Sep 2024: version 3.6.5

• Fixed Dialog buttons with with DPI > 100%
• Added FindDialogButton to TStyledTaskDialog
• Updated packages for Delphi 12.2

26 Aug 2024: version 3.6.4

• Fixed memory leak in Vcl.ButtonStylesAttributes.pas

20 Aug 2024: version 3.6.3

• Added AutoClick and AutoClickDelay properties to StyledButton and StyledGraphicButton
• Added AutoClick and AutoClickDelay properties to StyledTaskDialog
• Added "custom" Width and Height of Buttons for Styled Message Dialogs
• Added various versions of DoStyledTaskMessageDlg(...) functions and StyledShowMessageFmt procedure
• Added EStyledAttributesException for any StyleComponent Exceptions
• Added SortBySortOrder to StyledToolbar
• Added New AutoClick/Delay Demo for new and old Delphi versions
• Updated StyledMessageDlg Demo with AutoClick/Delay and ButtonsWidth
• Fixed drawing outside button borders when border is Rounded or RoundRect
• Fixed Tag value when Casting to TComponent

03 Aug 2024: version 3.6.2

• Fixed Stack Overflow removing StyledToolButton

31 Jul 2024: version 3.6.1

• Fixed Change of Index position for StyledToolButtons
• Fixed storing Width for StyledToolButtons when IsSeparator/Divider
• Initialize StyledToolButton when Owner is a StyledToolbar

21 Jun 2024: version 3.6.0 StyledTaskDialog Changes:

• Refactoring of TaskDialog functions and flags for initialization
• Added registration of UseCommandLinks for TaskDialogMessages
• Use of CommandLinks in TaskDialog when asking confirmation operations
• Refactoring of some function names for StyledTaskDialog
• Complete update of TaskDialog and AnimatedTaskDialog Demos
• Redefined default dialog min width to 500px at 96DPI
• Added properties: DialogButtonsFamily, UseCommandLinks, UseTitleInMessageDlg, AlphaBlendValue to StylesTaskDialog component

NotificationBadge updates:

• Added NotificationBadge for StyledCategoryButtons and StyleButtonGroup
• Updated StyledButton Demos with "emulation" of NotificationBadge via Timer
• Updated demos for NotificationBadge in StyledButtonGroup and StyledCategoryButtons

Other changes:

• Added TStyledButtonItem Assign method
• Added Packages for Delphi 10 Fixes:
• Fixed some packages for build in release mode
• Fixed assigning the active component if not focused
• Fixed compilation for DXE6
• Fixed height for TaskDialog when message in very long...

11 Jun 2024: version 3.5.4

• Added full support for TStyledTaskDialog component with EventHandlers and:

1. RadioButtons
2. CommandLinks
3. Verification Text
4. Footer Text
5. Custom buttons

• Published NotificationBadge property in StyledToolButton for StyledToolbar
• Redefined size of dialog Icons/Animations, now is 64x64 (use {$DEFINE Use_Large_Dialog_Icons} to restore old value)
• Fixed reading Tag value for TStyledBitBtn and TStyledSpeedButton
• Fixed default StyleDrawType for TStyledNavButton

16 May 2024: version 3.5.3

• Added unit Vcl.TemplateButtonStyles.pas

12 May 2024: version 3.5.2

• Fixed Storing Caption of StyledToolButton

03 May 2024: version 3.5.1

• Added AlphaBlendValue for StyledTaskDialogs
• Added Assign method for StyledToolbar and StyledDbNavigator
• Added option to change default Cursor
• Updated documentation

26 Apr 2024: version 3.5.0

• Added RoundedCorners options for StyledButtons, StyledButtonGroup, StyledCategoryButtons and StyleToolButton
• Update Component Editor for RoundedCorners options
• Added RondedCorners Examples and Demo projects
• Added AllowAllUp, GroupIndex and Down property also to TStyledButton
• Fixed Drawing Caption for TStyledToolButton and TStyledNavButton
• Added Gradient... properties and DrawingStyle, to StyledToolbar for backward compatibility

23 Apr 2024: version 3.4.5

• Enabled components into IDE using 64Bit Windows Platform
• Added ShowCaption property (default true) to StyledButtons

19 Apr 2024: version 3.4.4

• Fixed StyledDbNavigator icon resize
• Added TStyledButtonCategory to interposer unit
• Added packages for Delphi XE7

13 Apr 2024: version 3.4.3

• Fixed internal VirtualImageList for StyledDbNavigator
• Fixed resize icons for StyledDbNavigator and StyledToolbar changing monitor
• Added Interposer Unit (Vcl.StyledMessagesHooks.pas) for Messages

7 Apr 2024: version 3.4.2

• New packages for Delphi 12.1
• Added support for new Delphi 12.1 Styles (Windows11 Impressive Dark/Light)
• Fixed StyledButtonGroup e StyledCategoryButtons

5 Apr 2024: version 3.4.1

• Added StyledCategoryButtons Component
• Added StyledCategoryButtons Demo
• Fixed size of sample Button in Component Editor for StyledButtonGroup

3 Apr 2024: version 3.4.0

• Added StyledButtonGroup Component
• Added StyledButtonGroup Demo
• Fixed Registration of some Components/Properties into IDE
• Fixed TStyledBitBtn.Caption Stored in dfm as TBitBtn
• Fixed ResizeButtons after loading StyledToolBar

16 Mar 2024: version 3.3.3

• Added Notification Badge into all Styled Buttons
• Fixed apply StyleDrawType in component editor

9 Mar 2024: version 3.3.2

• Added AsVCLComponent property to Buttons to simplify backward compatibility
• Component Editor redesigned
• Added component TStyledBindNavigator
• Updated Packages and Demos
• Fixed rescaling images of TStyledDBNavigator
• Fixed GropIndex of TStyledToolButton

3 Mar 2024: version 3.3.1

• New version with three new components and many improvements:
• Added a more stable version of the Animated Styled Button Component (Using Skia4Delphi)
• Added a Demo for Animated Styled Button Component
• Added Packages for Animated Styled Button Component
• Added new TStyledSpeedButton and TStyledBitBtn, with Drawing using Spacing, Margin and Layout
• More properties for TStyledButton, for 100% backward compatibili with TButton:
• 1. Added CommandLinkHint and "bsCommandLink" mode for Style property
• 2. Added ElevationRequired Flag to automatically show "administrator-shield" icon
• 3. Added StylusHotImageIndex and StylusHotImageName properties
• 4. Added Down and GroupIndex and AllowAllUp to TStyledSpeedButton
• Added "Transparent" mode for TStyledGraphicButton and TStyledSpeedButton
• Added CaptionAlignment (LeftJustify, RightJustify and Center) to control Caption position
• Added Interposer Unit (Vcl.StyledComponentsHooks.pas) to easily replace standard VCL Buttons
• Added a section in the Wiki to explain how to replace standard VCL Buttons
• Fixed and optimized DoubleBuffered mode to avoid flickering
• Fixed Parent-Background painting
• Fixed minor bugs

18 Feb 2024: version 3.2.1

• Fixed rendering icons on StyledDbNavigator
• Fixed rendering Glyph for ImageIndex <> -1
• Fixed rendering button when placed into Form designer

03 Feb 2024: version 3.2.0

• Added "full-rounded button" DrawStyle
• Changed default for StyleDrawType from btRounded to btRoundRect
• StyleDrawType=btRounded now draw a "full-rounded button" (StyleRadius ignored)
• StyleDrawType=btRoundRect now draw a "button with rounded corners" (defined by StyleRadius)
• Added RegisterDefaultRenderingStyle for all classes (to define default rendering)
• Fixed storing CustomStyles Attributes info into dfm
• Fixed redraw when Enabled changed
• Fixed SplitButton triangle for Flat buttons
• Experimental: New Animated Buttons (Using Skia4Delphi)

02 Jan 2024: version 3.1.1

• Fixed Background color for component editor in Delphi 12
• Fixed Autosize/Wrapable for TStyledToolbar

23 Oct 2023: version 3.1.0

• Fixed FlatButton when disabled
• Fixed Autosize/Wrapable for TStyledToolbar
• Fixed Background Drawing
• Fixed default registration for StyledTaskDialogStd form
• Relesed on GetIt Package Manager

08 Oct 2023: version 3.0.0

• Complete refactoring using TStyledButtonRender to Render both TStyledGraphicButton and TStyledButton
• Removed "invisible" TStyledButtonFocusControl present in 2.x version: "Focus" and "TabStop" now works as in standard VCL Button
• Storing of properties in dfm are optimized with ActionLink
• Added support for Accelerator Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts
• Added new TStyledDbNavigator component
• Addeed "Flat" support to StyledButtons, StyledToolbar
• Added Glyph support (for retro-compatibility with TSpeedButton and TBitBtn)
• Fixed "Cancel" and "Default" click and focus
• Fixed flickering problems (using DoubleBuffering)

07 Sep 2023: version 2.1.0

• Added support for Delphi 12
• new "SplitButton" Style for Buttons and Toolbar, as in VCL, with DropDownMenu:
  • Added property Style to TStyledGraphicButton/TStyledButton as in VCL TButton
  • Added DropDownMenu for Style "bsSplitButton"
  • Changed type TStyledToolButtonStyle to TToolButtonStyle (now uses the VCL type)
  • Removed type TStyledButtonStyle, now uses the VCL type: TButtonStyle
• Renamed StyledToolbar.AutoWrap property to Wrapable (as in VCL Toolbar)
• Update VCL Styled Button Demo with more rendering options
• Fixed some problems with StyledToolbar and VCL-styled

10 Jul 2023: version 2.0.0

• Added two StyleFamily options: "Basic-Color" and "SVG-Color"
• Added new component: TStyledToolbar with Component-Editor
• Updated "Classic" family with full support of every VCL-Styles
• Updated "Component-Editor" and "Property-Editors"
• Added "WordWrap" property
• Added more Demos, like StyledToolbarDemo and StyledButtonsVCLStyled

23 Nov 2023: version 1.1.0

• Fixed AnimatedStyledDialog Demo
• Added gif to show AnimatedStyledDialog Demo

17 Nov 2022: version 1.0.0

• First official version StyledButton:
• Removed FontName from Specific Style
• Added PopUpMenu
• Automatic Style changing ModalResult
• Fixed Button Border size changing DPI of screen
• Fixed Outlined Appearance of "Classic" buttons
• Demo updated to show Buttons with ModalResult StyledDialog:
• Fixed width of Dialog changing DPI of screen
• Styles of buttons selectable by "Family"
• Fixed tabstop and focus of buttons

15 Nov 2022: version 0.9.9 StyledButton:

• Added Angular-Light and Angular-Dark Families
• Radius renamed to StyleRadius
• BorderType renamed to StyleDrawType
• Fixed MouseDown for GraphicButton
• Added CreateAndPosStyledButton global function
• Added AssignAttributes method
• Changed "Down" to "Pressed"
• Changed "Focused" to "Selected"
• Fixed ClickEffect
• Updated Demo
• Updated Component Editor to include Angular Families StyledDialog:
• Added example of AnimatedTaskDialog using Skia4Delphi
• TStyledTaskDialogForm is the base Form class for any StyledDialog
• Added example of Lottie animations in Animations folder
• Added resources of Animation built with Resource Compiler
• Added Delphi 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Packages

10 Nov 2022: version 0.9.8 StyledButton:

• Added DisabledImages, DisabledImageName, DisabledImageIndex, PressedImageIndex, PressedImageName, HotImageIndex, HotImageName, SelectedImageIndex, SelectedImageName.
• Used GDI+ for rendering of buttons
• Added Circle and Square Buttons styles StyledDialog:
• Added Footer area and Text
• Added full support for component TStyledTaskDialog (eg.shield icon)
• Fixed Focused and DefaulButton
• Updated test demo

07 Nov 2022: version 0.9.5 (VCL)

• Added Styled Button properties: StyleFamily, StyleClass and StyleAppearance
• Added "Classic Family" with Styles similar to VCL Styles
• Updated "Bootstrap Family"
• Added Component Editor for Styled Button
• Fixed Dialog Form: focused buttons, all dialog buttons available
• Fixed Styled Button

03 Nov 2022: version 0.9.1 (VCL)

• Added TStyledGraphicButton

01 Nov 2022: version 0.9.0 (VCL)

• First "beta" version