Dacris Software Releases NetXP 3.0 Service Pack 1

DACRIS SOFTWARE INC., June 23, 2004 -- Dacris Software today has released a service pack for NetXP 3.0 aimed at fixing many issues found in the original release. NetXP is a component suite for .NET that developers can use to enhance the way their applications interact with the user. NetXP provides a library of rich user interface controls and components.

Feature additions:

• Ability to turn off fade effect in XPButtons.
• CommandBar manager has new AutoPersist property to match the Dock Manager's.
• HideTreeView function for drop-down tree view.
• Property for command bar button items called DefaultItem (bold text).
• Auto-hide docking tabs are now themed in Windows XP.
• Events to detect whether DesktopAlert closes by itself or X button was clicked.

Potential breaking changes:

• TabControl: 'TabPosition' property has been renamed to 'Appearance'.
• Support TextAlign, ImageAlign, and FlatStyle in XPButton.
• TabControl now allows custom fonts.
• EnableCustomize property for command bars shows/hides Customize functionality.
• Property to change line thickness in Graph control.

Bugs fixed:

• TaskPane with DockPadding other than zero has black border around it.
• XPGroupBox has a problem rendering the last character in the Text Property.
• Label/PictureBox/Panel inside XPGroupBox gets distorted.
• CommandBar Cursor setting resets to default when clicking buttons in design mode.
• ShowClose and ShowArrows properties for TabControl do not persist when False.
• When Localizable property of a form is True, XPButton has errors with hidden properties.
• Localized text in languages such as Thai does not appear on command bar items.

For more information about NetXP, visit http://www.dacris.com/netxp.