3.50 release
<BR>--------------
<BR>
<BR>3.49e RC
<BR>--------------
<BR>-Improved installation routine of standalone XGF runtime
<BR>-Preview image for Objects now changes with the current selected state when in appearance/states tab
<BR>-Fixed bug involving the Object List dialog
<BR>-Improved Sidebar-Gadget packaging process
<BR>
<BR>3.49b beta 2
<BR>--------------
<BR>-Added ability to set an object's rotation from its summary
<BR>-Fixed compatbility with ObjectBar
<BR>-Various small dialog changes
<BR>
<BR>3.49 beta 1
<BR>--------------
<BR>-Added ability to create sidebar gadgets
<BR>-Added Windows Vista compatibility
<BR>
<BR>3.19b beta
<BR>--------------
<BR>- Added result = Desktopx.MsgBox(msg, flags, title, ownerName). This msgbox function let you
<BR>  get control of z-order, by passing the name of the owner object. Also, the msgbox thread will
<BR>  reply synchronously.
<BR>- Fixed a couple crash bugs.
<BR>
<BR>3.19a beta
<BR>--------------
<BR>Yes, I'm aware it says 3.1 in various dialogs and images. That'll be fixed.
<BR>
<BR>- Simple deployed EXEs don't use a new random temp deploy dir anymore.
<BR>  They will base on a static unique GUID. This should fix compatibility issues with
<BR>  antivirus programs that let users register a full executable path once.
<BR>- Implemented dynamic scripting. Scripts can be changed at runtime by using the
<BR>  Object.SetScript(path) command. This has a couple of rules:
<BR>    - Path can be either relative to local path (CurrentTheme) or full path.
<BR>      Files pointed to relative paths are automatically saved into .dxpack/.desktop/.exe packages.
<BR>    - ActiveX dynamic scripting is not yet supported.
<BR>    - An object must be first configured as scripted.
<BR>    - The default script, edited from DesktopX GUI will not be used, if overridden by an
<BR>      external script, unless the external script is "unlinked" by calling Object.SetScript("").
<BR>- Fixed dissapearing scripts after crash or quit.
<BR>- Added more SD ActiveX controls properties and events.
<BR>- Changed SD ActiveX controls and DX scripting autoinstall for gadgets.
<BR>  Everything is Limited User compatible.
<BR>- Vista compatible.
<BR>- Added Object.Cursor.
<BR>- Added DesktopX.Exit.
<BR>
<BR>Documenatation to follow on these bits. 
<BR>
<BR>- Added simple read and write APIs (anti-script/antivirus friendly). 
<BR>- Added http file download API. 
<BR>- Added http GET and POST APIs.
<BR>- Added asynchronous support for http APIS.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>3.19 beta
<BR>------------
<BR>
<BR>- Widgets/gadgets deploying in the "simple" EXE packagaing do not use
<BR>a random temporary directory anymore. They're now based on a static
<BR>GUID value, which should help fix compatibility issues with antivirus programs. 
<BR>- Implemented dynamic scripting. Scripts can be changed at runtime by using the
<BR>  Object.SetScript(path) command. This has a couple of rules:
<BR>    - Path can be either relative to local path (CurrentTheme) or full path.
<BR>      Files pointed to _relative paths_ are automatically saved into 
<BR>      .dxpack/.desktop/.exe packages.
<BR>    - ActiveX dynamic scripting is not yet supported.
<BR>    - An object must be first configured as scripted.
<BR>    - The default script, edited from DesktopX GUI will not be used, if overridden by an
<BR>      external script, unless the external script is "unlinked" by calling Object.SetScript("").
<BR>    -Fixes for dissapearing scripts after crash or quit.
<BR>-Other tweaks. Docs will be updated shortly to reflect the new Object.SetScript bits. 
<BR>
<BR>12/11/05  20:48         509,440  DXWidget.exe
<BR>12/11/05  20:53         444,928  DesktopX.exe
<BR>12/11/05  21:52         368,640  DirectGUI.dll
<BR>12/11/05  21:53         174,080  IconX.dll
<BR>12/11/05  21:53         580,096  DesktopX Builder.exe
<BR>
<BR>DesktopX 3.1
<BR>------------
<BR>
<BR>- Added Object and States.SetMargins.
<BR>- Added Object and States.SetShadow.
<BR>- Drag selection don't select invisible objects anymore.
<BR>- Added System.DesktopColor.
<BR>- Better Widget preferences auto-layouting.
<BR>- Added preference type "File".
<BR>- Added preference type "Folder".
<BR>- Added Object.Command property.
<BR>- Added Object.CommandParams property.
<BR>- The Script editor can now Save & Apply and stay opened. Great for testing and debugging.
<BR>- Added Object.Group property.
<BR>- Widget preferences are available for design purpose in Builder mode now.
<BR>- Added Forms. Forms are input boxes whose elements work like Preferences items.
<BR>	Example:
<BR>	Set frm = DesktopX.CreateForm
<BR>	frm.AddPreference "Text1"
<BR>	frm.Preference("Text1").Type = "Text"
<BR>	frm.Preference("Text1").DefaultValue = "Sample text pref"
<BR>	frm.Preference("Text1").Caption = "Default text"
<BR>	frm.Preference("Text1").Description = "This is a sample description, bla bla bla"
<BR>	frm.Prompt
<BR>	msgbox frm.Preference("Text1").value
<BR>- Higher decoupling between DesktopX and IconX.
<BR>- Added preference type "Hotkey".
<BR>- Hotkey registration support. 
<BR>	Usage:
<BR>	Object.RegisterHotkey hotkeyID, frm.Preference("hotkey").Value
<BR>	...
<BR>	Object_OnHotkey(id)
<BR>	...
<BR>	Object.UnregisterHotkey hotkeyID
<BR>- Fixed crash problem with Widget Controller scripts.
<BR>- Pro EXEs can maintain their status (position etc) across reloads.
<BR>- Safer SD ActiveX controls registration across DesktopX and gadgets deployment.
<BR>- Added OnKeyDown and OnKeyUp to all SD ActiveX controls. This should make tabbing navigation and 
<BR>other things possible,
<BR>
<BR>- Added Client to Builder and viceversa tray menu shortcut.
<BR>- Added Widget.StandardPreferencesOptions to disable the standard preference options. Sets to a combination of:
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOOPACITY = &H00000001
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOSHADOW = &H00000002
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOZORDER = &H00000004
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOHUE = &H00000008
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOACCESSIBILITY = &H00000010
<BR>    Const STDPREF_NOAUTORUN = &H00000020
<BR>- Vector text objects can now have a limited size.
<BR>- Widget.OnTop to put the whole widget on top of the system zorder.
<BR>- Added Object and States().SetFont fontname, fontsize, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, charset
<BR>- Added Object.Comments.
<BR>- Added "Color" preference type.
<BR>- Added readonly Object and States().FontName, .FontSize, .FontBold, .FontItalic, .FontUnderline and .FontStrikeout. For setting them use States.SetFont.
<BR>- Fixed a screen repositioning problem.
<BR>- Fixed auto security enable after shutdown on Secured desktops.
<BR>- Added "font" preference type.
<BR>- Added DesktopX.GarbageCollection.
<BR>
<BR>- Added Preference("name").ResetList to clear all values added with .AddValue
<BR>- Fixed crashing on non english languages.
<BR>- Fixed some widget bugs.
<BR>- Improved IconX/DX interoperability.
<BR>- Minor changes in systray menu.
<BR>- Update DesktopX Helper.
<BR>- Added DesktopX Builder Palette.
<BR>
<BR>DesktopX 3.01
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed Object navigator list not refreshing.
<BR>
<BR>- Changed the supported screen res panel.
<BR>- Fixed a few language definitions.
<BR>- Added Object.ParentName
<BR>- Completed desktop security features in Client and Enterprise.
<BR>- Fixed DX Pro to export all kinds of ActiveX controls.
<BR>- Added Object.SetMargins(left, top, right, bottom, bStretchX, bStretchY)
<BR>- Added Object.States("name").SetMargins(left, top, right, bottom, bStretchX, bStretchY)
<BR>- Fixed looping wavs.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>[03/18/05] Refreshed language files to include the updated strings for
<BR>translation. 
<BR>
<BR>DesktopX 3.0
<BR>-----------------
<BR>This is not an exhaustive list of all the changes and improvements for 3.0. There's
<BR>been a lot of UI changes and improvements as well. 
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed autorun/restoring behaviour when leaving DX running and closing Windows.
<BR>- Fixed crash bug (WB incompatibility) in DX config dialog.
<BR>- Fixed Widget preferences breaking drawing plugins.
<BR>- Fixed Set Target for URLs in User mode.
<BR>- Added "DesktopX Welcome.." to Widget manager menu.
<BR>- Fixed Shadow Widget preference.
<BR>- Rewritten the widget and gadget reposition code to ensure content is inside screen.
<BR>- Fixed Gadgets ZOrder and Access preferences.
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed Tasbkar object transparent labels.
<BR>
<BR>- Object.SetFocus on ActiveX objects now correctly passes keyboard 
<BR>  focus to the control.
<BR>
<BR>- IconX should catch up those blank icons now.
<BR>- Fixed ActiveX dragging. They are flicker-free now!
<BR>- Implemented ActiveX transparency. Just use uniform transparency in
<BR>  properties or use Object.opacity.
<BR>- Fixed dxperf4.dll wrong linkage to atl71.dll.
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed the proliferation of .dxscript files while editing objects.
<BR>- Namespaces members are not global anymore. It means:
<BR>	WorkareaRight doesn't work now. System.WorkareaRight works.
<BR>  This is to avoid local variables/members conflicts like:
<BR>	name = obj.name where obj is a variable pointing to another
<BR>        object.
<BR>- Changed *Ex methods implementation. The first parameter now points to
<BR>  an Object instance rather than a simple Name string. If you still
<BR>  need the name, just use the Object.Name property. Example:
<BR>	sub Object_OnLButtonDownEx(obj,x,y)
<BR>	  name = obj.name
<BR>	  select case name
<BR>	    ... etc
<BR>
<BR>- Scriptable animations.
<BR>	Option to enable in Animation tab.
<BR>	New Object.CurrentFrame property (read/write)
<BR>- Added "Open desktop data folder" button to DXBuilder UI.
<BR>- Fixed systray and taskbar icons get invisible.
<BR>- Simplified systray configuration.
<BR>- Changed bitmap margin settings to be relative to the bitmap border.
<BR>- Moved Vector and Mask options to Advanced.
<BR>
<BR>- Widget cache versioning.
<BR>- Widget preferences.
<BR>
<BR>- Scriptable plugins support!
<BR>- New Scriptable Mail Notify plugin.
<BR>
<BR>- Added Ex methods.
<BR>- Added System.CpuActivity.
<BR>- WidgetManager.
<BR>- Script .Text properties are UNICODE.
<BR>- Added System.Clipboard.
<BR>- Fixed Object.delete potentially dangerous in some circumstances.
<BR>- Limited bound text. It comes handy for multiline displays.
<BR>- Added System.Mute, System.Volume.
<BR>
<BR>DesktopX 2.4
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed widgets not remembering their position.
<BR>- Fixed objects slipping down on restart.
<BR>- Fixed Norton Antivirus compatibility.
<BR>- Fixed a crash bug with themes.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed Widget.Autorun.
<BR>- Added Object.SetPicture and Object.States("name").SetPicture, see the docs
<BR>  for more information.
<BR>
<BR>- Added scriptable popup menus. Examples:
<BR>
<BR>    Dim m
<BR>    Set m = DesktopX.CreatePopupMenu
<BR>    m.AppendMenu 0, 1, "Item1"
<BR>    m.AppendMenu 0, 2, "Item2"
<BR>    Dim result
<BR>    res = m.TrackPopupMenu(0, System.CursorX, System.CursorY)
<BR>
<BR>  To add sub menus:
<BR>    Dim m
<BR>    Set m = DesktopX.CreatePopupMenu
<BR>    m.AppendMenu &H00000001 Or &H00000008, 1, "Item in submenu"
<BR>
<BR>    Dim m0
<BR>    Set m0 = DesktopX.CreatePopupMenu
<BR>    m0.AppendMenu &H00000010, m.MenuID, "Sub menu"
<BR>    m0.AppendMenu 0, 2, "Item in main menu"
<BR>    res = m0.TrackPopupMenu(0, System.CursorX, System.CursorY)
<BR>
<BR>  First parameter of AppendMenu are flags like the AppendMenu API, same for
<BR>  the first parameter of TrackPopupMenu. See MSDN for more details, or check
<BR>  the DX scripting manual when it is updated.
<BR>- Added controller scripts. You can register an object+script to act as a
<BR>  controller. Only the controller receives some messages like system tray
<BR>  messages (i.e. Rightclick message on the widget right click menu).
<BR>  
<BR>  To register an object as a controller:
<BR>    Sub Object_OnScriptEnter
<BR>      desktopx.RegisterController Object.Name
<BR>    End Sub
<BR>
<BR>  The object will be called from the OnControl notification:
<BR>  Function OnControl(ltype, lcode)
<BR>
<BR>  End function
<BR>
<BR>  Returning true to received messages will cause DesktopX not processing
<BR>  them. For instance you can replace the right click or systray widget menu.
<BR>  The following messages are defined:
<BR>  
<BR>  ltype = 1  lcode = 1    The systray menu is requested
<BR>  ltype = 1  lcode = 2    The widget menu is requested from object right-click.
<BR>  ltype = 2  lcode = x    Mouse messages on systray. These are defined like
<BR>               standard WM_LBUTTONUP etc values. See MSDN for values, or check
<BR>               the DX manual when it is fully updated.
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed .dxtheme, .dxpack and .exes running from UNICODE paths. Still Pro
<BR>  cannot generate EXEs from users with UNICODE name and from UNICODE path,
<BR>  however the generated EXEs can run from everywhere.
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed Object.Volume.
<BR>- Improved dxaxhost threading. Now scripts run by default in the DesktopX
<BR>  thread. This offers much faster and smoother execution, especially with regards
<BR>  to callbacks.
<BR>  There is a new option to still specify scripts to run in a separated thread
<BR>  in the script editor.
<BR>- Much smaller dxaxhost.dll.
<BR>- Fixed security features not working in limited user accounts.
<BR>
<BR>- Much improved the timer code. Now there is a single resource allocation 
<BR>  instead of creating a timer window for each object. This fixes other strange
<BR>  issues with message boxes and locking threads.
<BR>
<BR>- Added vector text option: it provides plain text without any preprocessing.
<BR>  It has some advantages and disadvantages over bitmapped text:
<BR>	+ It usually provides crisper and clearer text, especially with
<BR>          small fonts.
<BR>        + It uses ClearType or standard antialiasing if enabled.
<BR>        + It doesn't use extra memory for allocating bitmaps.
<BR>        - It cannot be shadowed or made transparent.
<BR>        - Its background must be opaque. If it is not, it'll turned solid
<BR>          automatically.
<BR>  Unless you need some special effect, or transparency, this new option is
<BR>  the way to go memory and performance wise.
<BR>
<BR>- [PRO-beta] Exported applications can hide desktop icons. This is useful in
<BR>  a few cases where you want to make an application that completely takes over
<BR>  the desktop.
<BR>
<BR>- Added object collections: DesktopX.Objects and Object.Children.
<BR>  You can use them like this:
<BR>    msgbox "Total objects:" & DesktopX.Objects.count
<BR>    msgbox "First object name:" & DesktopX.Objects.item(1).name ' or .left or 
<BR>      .ontop etc
<BR>    msgbox "Test1 object name:" & DesktopX.Objects.item("Test1").name
<BR>
<BR>    For Each elem In DesktopX.Objects
<BR>      msgbox "First object name:" & elem.name
<BR>      elem.left = 50
<BR>      'etc
<BR>    Next
<BR>
<BR>- Huge improvements in script threading and callbacks. It actually *works* now.
<BR>- Object.StatePreempt called inside Object_OnStateChange will switch the
<BR>  state being changed to another state. For instance you can hijack
<BR>  "Mouse over" messages to "MyMover1" and "MyMover2" depending on some state
<BR>  information.
<BR>- Updated docs.
<BR>
<BR>- Fixed random crash bug [thanks Byron].
<BR>- Fixed Systray object configuration.
<BR>- ObjectBar integration feature.
<BR>
<BR>- Widgets fade in/out when loading/unloading.
<BR>- Added "Widget preferences" panel in widget mode. Here you can tweak:
<BR>	- ZOrder
<BR>	- Opacity
<BR>	- Shadow
<BR>	- Color
<BR>	- Autorun
<BR>	- Accessibility (taskbar/systray/none).
<BR>- Realtime Widget properties changes.
<BR>- Added Widgets cache mechansim to load faster and store widget settings.
<BR>- Object.LocalStorage and Object.PersistStorage and plugins configurations
<BR>  are preserved across different executions of the same widget.
<BR>- UNICODE support.
<BR>- Added support for UI translations. Translated files need to go into
<BR>  \Lang\. Follow instructions in \Lang\HowToTranslate.txt to make additional
<BR>  translations.
<BR>- Done a lot of polish work code- and UI-wise.
<BR>- Limited User support. It caused IconX not saving preferences,
<BR>  icon positions and other problems.
<BR>
<BR>- State, size, text etc changes in scripts are synchronized now. It means
<BR>  calls such as Object.width after a state or position change will return the
<BR>  correct value.
<BR>- Added "DisableCorruptThemeWarning" DWORD registry setting to suppress the
<BR>  incorrupt theme warning when restoring DesktopX after a crash or brute quit.
<BR>- Fixed a bug with enviroment variables substitution in Shortcuts.
<BR>- Added IconX grid offset options.
<BR>- Tweaked icon relative distance reposition.
<BR>- Fixed dxaxhost editor crash.
<BR>- Fixed on-request script activation and deactivation.
<BR>- DXScript optimization, should load/save files faster.
<BR>- Fixed new IconX icons piling with small grid values.
<BR>- Object IDs can have now virtually unlimited length.
<BR>- Optimizations in load and save code.
<BR>- Tweaked widgets right click and systray menus.
<BR>- Changed Run widget command to open the DX browser instead of the Explorer
<BR>  window.
<BR>- Changed Main settings UI.
<BR>- Sound changed by script is immediately played if it is current state.
<BR>- Renamed "Overlay" DX settings tab to "Widgets".
<BR>- Added View and Clear Widget cache controls in the "Widgets" tab.
<BR>- Fixed Replace from DXScript main menu.
<BR>- Fixed bug with activation and static animations.
<BR>- Fixed bug with generating shadows with maximum blur (100).
<BR>- Updated SDAnalogClock3 plugin to support Seconds arm.
<BR>- Updated DesktopX icon.
<BR>- Added Object.Volume [0-100]
<BR>- Added Object.Sound and States().Sound for changing sound file name.
<BR>- Fixed Browse button in Sound panel.
<BR>- Added Charset support in DesktopX text states.
<BR>