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  * SOlved problem with caption in Save dialog
  * Added new simplified and traditional chinese resource files
  + In the TsScrollBar component has been added the SkinManager property
  * Little bug-fixes

14.12.2007 AlphaControls v5.34 stable

  * Improved drawing of ShortCuts in menus
  * Drawing of text in standard dialogs is improved now
  * Fixed error of sPageControl redrawing when TabPosition is changed
  * MessageBoxW function with unicode and skins 
  * Fixed error which arises in TsMaskEdit control when skins are disabled
  * In the TsPanel component caption draws with using of BorderWidth and BevelWidth properties

07.12.2007 AlphaControls v5.33 stable

  + Added two new properties (Margin and Spacing) into TsFrameBar.TitleItems
  * Improved text out in sToolBar buttons
  * Drawing of MenuItems is much faster now
  * Added TCustomDockForm automatic skinning
  * Little improvements
 
20.11.2007 AlphaControls v5.32 stable

  * Solved problem with skinned TsRadiobutton in Delphi 2007 (design-time)
  * Improved drawing of wrapped text in skinned TsBitBtn and standard TBitBtn controls
  * TsScrollBar component is inherited from standard TScrollBar component now
  * Improved behaviour of scrolls in ListViews
  * Improved drawing of standard messages with Unicode
  * Little improvements

09.11.2007 AlphaControls v5.31 stable

  * Improved drawing of BitButtons with "BUTTON_HUGE" skin section which are placed to the PageControl
  + Removed memory leak in TsMagnifier component
  * In edit controls is solved problem with scrollbars when MaxValue more than MaxWord 
  * Solved problem in PageControl.OnChanging event when changing animation is enabled
  * Improving drawing of menus borders
  * Little improvements

26.10.2007 AlphaControls v5.30 stable

  Main changes from previous stable version :

  + Added packed skin support (unpacked skins are supported too, for packing used ZlibEx unit from www.zlib.net)
  + Added Unicode support to the TsToolBar component
  + In the TsMagnifier component has been added the PopupMenu property and onMouseDown, OnMouseUp, OnPosChanging events
  + Added ShowCloseBtns and CloseBtnSkin properties to the TsPageControl component, UseCloseBtn and TabSkin to the TsTabSheets
  * Removed blinking of menus which happens sometimes
  + Added TsDBCtrlGrid component (AlphaDB package)
  + New SkinSection property has been added to labels
  * DevExpress Quantum Grid 6 supported
  + CodeGear C++ Builder 2007 supported
  * A lot of small improvements

19.10.2007 AlphaControls v5.27 beta

  * Improved work of ListView headers after horizontal scrolling
  * Improved work of TsDBCtrlGrid component
  * Fixed error of TsScrollBox drawing in design-time when invisible
  * Improved drawing of multiline text in standard dialogs
  * Changed drawing of disabled text in components like TsPanel
  * Improvements in border icons drawing

12.10.2007 AlphaControls v5.26 beta

  * Added support of TsToolBar.Menu property
  * Solved problem with drawing of GraphicControls which are placed to MDI area, when MDI child is maximized
  * Some improvements in the TsPageControl component tabs switching
  * Some improvements in AlphaSkins structure
  + Added new "Office2007" skin

05.10.2007 AlphaControls v5.25 beta

  * Solved problem with "Restore" border icon
  * Improved work of SkinManager.SkinnedPopups property
  * Updated Unicode Demo
  + Added Unicode support to the TsToolBar component
  * Fixed error in ScrollBox drawing
  * Small improvements

28.09.2007 AlphaControls v5.24 beta

  * Solved problem with invisible TsButton controls
  * Solved problem when "Save" button has been unskinned sometimes in std. dialogs
  * Added system menu calling by "Alt + Space" combination
  * Forms which have BorderStyle=bsNone drawn with rectangular region now
  * Solved problem with customizing of skinned 3rd-party controls (OnSkinItem event)
  * Solved problem in docked forms
  * Maximizing of MDI Child forms is not possible now, if biMaximize is False

21.09.2007 AlphaControls v5.23 beta

  * Many small bug-fixes
  + CodeGear C++ Builder 2007 supported

18.09.2007 AlphaControls v5.22 beta

  * Solved problem in IDE that occurs after AlphaControls loading
  * Changes in work with internal packed skins
  * Small bug-fixes

14.09.2007 AlphaControls v5.21 beta

  + In the TsMagnifier component has been added the PopupMenu property and onMouseDown, OnMouseUp, OnPosChanging events
  * Solved problem with changing of HUE or Saturation in packed skins
  * DevExpress Quantum Grid 6 supported
  + Added ShowCloseBtns and CloseBtnSkin properties to the TsPageControl component, UseCloseBtn and TabSkin to the TsTabSheets
  * Added using of ZlibEx unit from www.zlib.net (for skins packing)
  * Some fixes in the TsDBCtrlGrid component
  * Solved problem with a right-aligned menus drawing
  * Removed blinking of menus which happens sometimes
  * Small bug-fixes

31.08.2007 AlphaControls v5.20 beta

  + Added TsDBCtrlGrid component (AlphaDB package)
  + Added packed skin support (unpacked skins are supported too)
  * A lot of improvements and small bug-fixes

31.08.2007 AlphaControls v5.16

  * Small bug-fixes

17.08.2007 AlphaControls v5.15

  + Added TsSkinManager.SkinningRules property 
This property allow enable/disable skinning of standard dialogs, controls and forms that haven't TsSkinProvider component
  * Small improvements and bug-fixes

27.07.2007 AlphaControls v5.14

  + Added support of TntForms
  * Improved work of unicode in TsGroupBox, TsListBox and TsCheckListBox components
  * Solved problem with MDI form and TsCollBar
  * Small improvements and bug-fixes

19.07.2007 AlphaControls v5.13

  + Current system language supported now in all dialogs
  * Fixed error of arrows drawing in comboboxes in dialogs
  + Added skinning of standard TBitBtn control
  * Improved drawing of SpeedButtons when NumGlyphs > 1
  * Improved drawing of standard dialogs and TGroupBox component
  + Added Delphi 2007 support
  * Fixed "SubClassUnicodeControl.Control is not unicode" error when Tntcontrols used
  * Small improvements and bug-fixes

13.07.2007 AlphaControls v5.12

  * Skinned headers in TVirtualExplorerListView and TVirtualStringTree components
  * Solved drawing errors in scrollbars in edit controls
  * Improvements in code and some skins

06.07.2007 AlphaControls v5.11

  * Solved problem when title icon in standard dialogs has been visible
  * Improved drawing of toolbars in standard dialogs
  * Solved problem with File Name in standard dialogs
  * Fixed error with scrolls in MDI
  + Added new Cold skin

27.06.2007 AlphaControls v5.10

  + Automatic skinning of standard Windows dialogs is available 
(tested dialogs : 'file open/close', 'font', 'select directory', 'print', 'color', 'find', 'replace', 
'run', 'format', 'change icon', 'shut down' and others)
  + Added skinning of standard TGroupBox, TButton, TCheckBox and TRadioButton controls

11.06.2007 AlphaControls v5.07

  + Added new Pulsar skin
  * Fixed error of GraphicControls drawing which placed on MDI area and have Align property <> alNone
  + Added Unicode support into TsStatusBar component (see TNTUNICODE key)
  * Improved work of TVirtualExplorerTreeview and TVirtualExplorerListview components
  * Fixed problem with wrong text size in buttons with Unicode
  * Fixed problems with TsComboBox component drawing
  * Small improvements

29.05.2007 AlphaControls v5.06

  * Little improvements in the TsComboBox component
  * Fixed error of drawing in MDI form
  * Improved work of scrolls in TRichView component
  + Added support of TVirtualExplorerListView and TVirtualExplorerTreeview components
  * Added support of the standard TComboBox component
  * Improved skinning of grids which are placed on TsPageControls
  + Added the ShowCurrentDate property in TsDateEdit component
  * Solved problem with standard system buttons in forms that was occured after forms recreating
  + Added new "SoapSky - Blue" skin

18.05.2007 AlphaControls v5.05

  * Improved work of sListView scrolls if FlatScrollBars is enabled
  * Solved problem with an image and StatusBar drawing on the MDI form
  * Added support of four 3rd-party controls : TRichView, TRichViewEdit, TDBRichViewEdit and TDBRichView
  + Added new "SoapSky - Lime" skin
  * Some little bug-fixes

11.05.2007 AlphaControls v5.04

  * Fixed error in TsTabControl when MultiLine is True
  * Removed all memory leaks
  * Some little bug-fixes

04.05.2007 AlphaControls v5.03 

  + Added support of TSynEdit and TVirtualStringTree controls
  * Fixed known errors with MDI-forms and edit controls
  + Added new Terminal4bit skin
  + Help-file included

20.04.2007 AlphaControls v5.02 beta

  * Corrected work of skins from map drives
  * Removed some memory leaks (when MDI forms used)
  + New BoundLabel.UseSkinColor property added (used like Label.UseSkinColor property)
  * Improved drawing of different fonts in the TsFontListBox and TsFontcomboBox controls
  * Corrected showing of Unicode text in the TsShellListView component
  + Added ShowCurrentDate property in the TsMonthCalendar component
  * Improved drawing of Tabs in TsTabControl component (when Style <> tsTabs)

23.03.2007 AlphaControls v5.01 beta

  * Fixed some small errors

21.03.2007     AlphaControls v4.90 stable, based on the v4.8

  * Fixed some small errors

16.03.2007     AlphaControls v5.00 (beta) released

A lot of big changes and improvements. Detailed list of changes you can find in the v5changes.txt file.
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