Improves Gauge, Grid and Report controls.
Features
- New class CBCGPMultiViewFrameWnd implements a multi-view single-document interface (SDI). The following examples and samples now use this new frame type:
- BCGPChartExample.
- BCGPControls.
- BCGPDiagramDemo.
- BCGPGaugesDemo.
- GraphicsManagerDemo.
- In addition, Application Wizard (for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 - 2019) has a new interface option: Multi-view SDI.
- Dialogs and Forms
- Implemented loading layout from MFC dialog resources: a new optional parameter bLoadMFCResourceLayout was added to CBCGPDialog::EnableLayout, CBCGPDialogBar::EnableLayout, CBCGPFormView::EnableLayout, CBCGPPropertyPage::EnableLayout and CBCGPPropertySheet::EnableLayout.
- Added optimized dialog/forms controls background erasing: if dialog/form has a default (not textured) background, you may call SetControlsDefaultDlgBackground method and redrawing controls will be much faster.
- Gauge Controls
- CBCGPCircularProgressIndicatorImpl: added ability to specify progress angles. New members m_dblStartAngle and m_dblAngleRange were added to CBCGPCircularProgressIndicatorOptions structure.
- CBCGPTagCloud: implemented tags vertical scrolling.
- CBCGPNumericIndicatorImpl: implemented visual manager support. CBCGPNumericIndicatorColors structure constructor has a new optional parameter bIsVisualManagerTheme.
- In addition, CBCGPNumericIndicatorImpl has a new method SetVisualManagerTheme: call it to enable/disable visual manager theme for this gauge. A new method CBCGPVisualManager::GetNumericIndicatorColors allows you to customize numeric indicator appearance in CBCGPVisualManager-derived classes.
- Grid and Report Controls
- Added grid item(s) pasting from external data sources.
- Improved Grid items search customization: the following new members were added to BCGP_GRID_FINDREPLACE_PARAM structure:
- bStartFromCurrent - specifies whether a current item should be included in the search results.
- nSearchColumn - specifies a zero-based Grid column index where search should be performed.
- Override a new virtual method CBCGPGridItem::IsOptionPrefix if you wish to customize drop-down item selection by keyboard.
- Controls
- CBCGPDateTimeCtrl: virtual method OnDateChanged is now always called when a check box is toggled.
- CBCGPEdit::EnableFileBrowseButton method has a new optional parameter 'bOpenFileDialog'.
- CBCGPSliderCtrl: method 'GetSelectionRect' is now virtual.
- CBCGPTreeCtrlEx: added quick item search by keyboard. You can type an item name prefix and first matched tree item will be selected.
- Miscellaneous
- New method CBCGPEditCtrl::LoadXMLSettingsFromResource simplifies loading XML settings from application's resources.
- A shared Search icon is now used in all edit controls (CBCGPEdit, filter bar in CBCGPGridCtrl and CBCGPRibbonEdit).
- In addition, in Microsoft Office 2013-2019 and Visual Studio 2012-2019 visual themes, the search icon will be drawn using an accent color. A new method CBCGPGlobalUtils::SetCustomSearchIcon allows to specify a custom search icon.
- Integration Wizard automatically creates Visual Studio user properties on machine with clean Visual Studio 2019 installation (without previous Visual Studio versions).
- Examples and Samples
- BCGPChartExample: the main frame is derived from new class CBCGPMultiViewFrameWnd. Added controls background optimized erasing.
- BCGPControls: added accent color chooser (Office 2013-2016 and Visual Studio 2013-2019 themes). The main frame is derived from new class CBCGPMultiViewFrameWnd. Added controls background optimized erasing. Add properties grid group with check box demonstration.
- BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo, ChatEditor, EditorMarkers and MDIEditorDemo: added CBCGPEditCtrl::LoadXMLSettingsFromResource demonstration.
- GraphicsManagerDemo: the main frame is derived from new class CBCGPMultiViewFrameWnd.
- ResizableForm: demonstrates how to load layout data from MFC dialog resources.