PowerFilter is an easy-to-implement datawindow filtering component that gives your applications auto-filtering functionality similar to that found in Excel 2007. It works with your existing datawindows, just add one control to your window and as little as 3 lines of Powerscript to implement.

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Features:

• Multilingual support built in, no coding required. Single source code supports multiple languages at runtime.
• Dropdown checklist with unique values for each column. Check as many items as desired in as many columns as desired to define the filter.
• Custom Filter with pre-defined options based on datatype (Last Month, Next Month, Last Year, This Year, Greater than, Contains, Above Average, etc.)
• Supports Grid and Tabular DataWindows.
• Supports Columns and Computed Fields.
• Supports all standard data types.
• Supports custom column formats including format expressions.
• Dropdown Datawindows, ListBoxes, and Code Tables now display, filter, and sort on Display value, not the data value.
• Non Visual Object (NVO) implementation. Visual checkbox implementation also still supported.
• DisplayAsPicture support. Dropdown and custom filter dialogs automatically display images to select/filter if the column displays images using the DisplayAsPicture property
• Appeon compatibility
• Conditional visibility support. Filter button for a column has the same visibility properties as the column itself
• Option to maintain existing groups when using the sort column option.
• Wildcard and Case Matching options.
• Quick sort by column built into control, with ability to disable that feature.
• Instance variable options definable in the painter to modify appearance or behavior.
• Optional object functions available to modify behavior.
• Component can identify the columns and use default header text, or developer can specify which columns to allow user to filter and redefine header text via function calls.
• Works with existing datawindow controls in your application, with as little as 3 lines of Powerscript to add.
• Not PFC-based, but compatible with PFC applications.
• Enhanced features in PB 11.5 version:
• Datepicker for custom date or datetime filters.
• Treeview presentation in Dropdown, allowing selection of entire years and/or months for date and datetime columns.
• PowerTips (ToolTips) for each column describing the filter applied.
• Transparent/Gradient option highlighting, just like Excel 2007.

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Implementation ( You MUST code the following 3 events):
//datawindow constructor event
cbx_1.of_SetDW(This)

Default behavior is to provide filtering on all columns where the header text object name is the same as the column name + ‘_t’. Two optional function calls can be added to override the default behavior. To limit filtering to specific columns, or if the header text object names do not equal column name + '_t', you may use the following function call:

cbx_filter.of_SetColumns({'column1', 'column2', 'column3'})

To define the titles of the columns displayed in the dropdown or ToolTip, you can use of_SetTitles(). The parameter count must equal either the number of columns passed in of_SetColumns(), or the number of columns with headers = column name + '_t', if of_SetColumns() is not used:

cbx_filter.of_SetTitles({'Title one’, 'Title two', 'Title Three'})

Alternative way to pass values: load the array, then pass the array:

String ls_Titles[] = {'Title one', 'Title two', 'Title Three'}

cbx_filter.of_SetTitles(ls_Titles)

//datawindow resize event
cbx_1.event ue_positionbuttons()

//datawindow user-defined event mapped to pbm_dwnlbuttonup Event ID
cbx_1.event post ue_buttonclicked(dwo)

PowerFilter
Developed by Jim Reese
Jim.Reese@PowerToTheBuilder.com

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Usage:

Place a copy of U_PowerFilter_checkbox on the window with the datawindow control you wish to filter. Default name provided by PowerBuilder is cbx_1 if no other checkbox controls are on the window.

Add the following to the datawindow constructor event:

     cbx_1.of_SetDW(this)
     or add cbx_1.of_SetDW( yourdwcontrolname ) elsewhere in your application code.

Add the following to the datawindow resize event:

     cbx_1.event ue_positionbuttons()

Create a datawindow user event named ue_leftbuttonup, mapped to event ID pbm_dwnlbuttonup, and add the line of code below to that event. If you’ve already mapped that event ID to your own event, add the line of code to that event:

     cbx_1.event post ue_buttonclicked( dwo )

     For PB versions below 9, use the following syntax:

     cbx_1.event post ue_buttonclicked( dwo.name )

Those three lines of code are the minimum requirements to implement this control with your existing datawindow. Other functions and instance variables are available to modify behavior or performance, and are described below.

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Non-Visual Usage:

Declare an instance variable of type n_cst_PowerFilter:

     n_cst_PowerFilter iu_PowerFilter

In your datawindow control’s constructor event, or other appropriate place, instantiate PowerFilter and identify the datawindow to filter:

     iu_PowerFilter = create n_cst_PowerFilter
     iu_PowerFilter.of_setdw(this)

Follow all other steps from the Usage section above.

To toggle the buttons, here is sample code from a user event on the window, called from the menu:

     iu_PowerFilter.checked = NOT iu_PowerFilter.checked
     iu_PowerFilter.event ue_clicked()
     m_PowerFilterdemo_main.m_data.m_PowerFilter.checked = iu_PowerFilter.checked

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Library List:

Add the following libraries to your application library list:
      - Powerfilter.pbl

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Distribution:

A collection of graphic images are included with PowerFilter in the PFGraphics directory. They need to be in a directory visible to your application when compiling your .exe/.pbd or when running in production. A sample resource (.pbr) file is provided for saving the objects into your executable or .pbd file. For the 11.5 or later versions, three datawindow objects must also be defined in your resource file if you do not create a powerfilter.pbd file. Earlier versions only require the first datawindow to be added:

     powerfilter.pbl(d_powerfilter_languages)
     powerfilter.pbl(d_powerfilter_datetree)
     powerfilter.pbl(d_powerfilter_datetimetree)

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Functions:

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetDW( datawindow a_dw )
      - Identifies the datawindow to be filtered. Can be called in the datawindow’s constructor event, or some other point in processing. Original Filter and Sort are captured in this function, so may want to call this function from another location after dataobject has been defined and any initial sort/filter has been established.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetOriginalFilter()
      - Captures and saves the current Filter defined for the datawindow. Called in of_SetDW(), but can be called later by developer if dataobject not yet established when of_SetDW() called, or sort/filter definition changes after of_SetDW() is called, but before PowerFilter is invoked.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetOriginalSort()
      - Captures and saves the current Sort defined for the datawindow. Called in of_SetDW(), but can be called later by developer if dataobject not yet established when of_SetDW() called, or sort definition changes after of_SetDW() is called, but before PowerFilter is invoked.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetColumns( string as_Columns[] )
      - Pass in an array of column names to filter on. This is an optional function, useful if your header objects are not using the standard naming convention of “columnname_t”, or if you want to limit filtering to particular columns only

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetTitles( string as_Titles[] )
      - Pass in an array of column titles. This is an optional function, allows you to override the default behavior of using the text found in the columnname_t object in the header band normally identified as the column title. If used, array quantity must equal the number of columns identified by the default logic, or the number of columns identified in of_SetColumns().

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_GetDropDownOffset( ref integer ai_Xoffset, ref integer ai_Yoffset )
      - Function to read the horizontal and/or vertical offset position from the default calculated position for the dropdown. Generally, does not need to be used, but if the default placement of the dropdown is not correct or desired location, this function reads the offset instance variables set at design time or via of_SetDropDownOffset. This function is called from u_PowerFilter_dropdown.of_open(), which calculates the position of the dropdown. The default dropdown position is right-aligned with the associated button, with the top of the dropdown positioned at the bottom of the datawindow header band.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetDropDownOffset( integer ai_Xoffset, integer ai_Yoffset )
      - Function to change the horizontal and/or vertical offset position from the default calculated position for the dropdown. Generally,this function does not need to be used by the developer, but if the default placement of the dropdown is not correct or at the desired location, this function allows the developer to change the offset instance variables from their default values (0) to new values, which are part of the formulae to calculate the position of the dropdown. The default dropdown position is right-aligned with the associated button, with the top of the dropdown positioned at the bottom of the datawindow header band.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetLanguage( integer ai_languagenumber )
      - Sets the language for all visible text in PowerFilter. PowerFilter supports up to 6 different languages, designated 0 through 5. 0 is the default language, which is English. The remaining languages are pre-defined but can be changed by the developer. The language phrase list is maintained in d_powerfilter_languages, an external datawindow that is pre-filled with the following languages: 0-English, 1-French, 2-German, 3-Spanish, 4-Italian, 5-Pig Latin. The translations were defined using Google’s translate page (http://translate.google.com/# ), and may need refinement by someone who is fluent in the language. This function should be called before the U_PowerFilter_checkbox control is visible or checked, since it does change the text property of the control. If there is a need for more than 6 languages, additional languages could be defined by simply adding more columns to d_powerfilter_languages. When updating d_powerfilter_languages, it is imperative that the existing sortkey values are maintained for the existing rows. If future versions of PowerFilter require new phrases, they will be appended to the bottom of the list.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_QuickFilter( string as_colname, any aa_item )
      - This function can be called to quickly set a filter on a single column to a particular value. It does not clear other column filters; it just defines a filter for the particular column as if the user selected the single value from the dropdown. It is up to the developer to determine the column and the value to pass in to this function.

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetParentWindow( window aw_parent )
      - This optional function can be called to set the parent window to open the custom visual objects on. PowerFilter will determine the parent window by default, but this function can be used to override the default behavior if desired.

All other PowerFilter Object functions are internal and not intended for developer use.

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Events:

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.ue_buttonclicked(string dwotype, string dwoname)
U_PowerFilter_checkbox.ue_buttonclicked(string dwoname)(For PB versions below 9)
      - Added to datawindow’s ue_leftbuttonup event. What’s that you say? There is no ue_leftbuttonup event? Well then, create one, map it to the pbm_dwnlbuttonup event ID, and add the line of code below. If you’ve already mapped that event ID to your own event, add the line of code to that event:
           - cbx_1.event post ue_buttonclicked( dwo.type,dwo.name )
           - cbx_1.event post ue_buttonclicked( dwo.name ) (alternate syntax for PB 9 and lower)

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.ue_positionbuttons()
      - Added to the datawindow’s resize event, as follows:
           - cbx_1.event ue_positionbuttons()

U_PowerFilter_checkbox.clicked()
      - Used to activate/deactivate PowerFilter. Can be clicked by the user, or triggered in your code as you see fit.

All other PowerFilter object events are internal and not intended for developer use.

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Instance Variables:

MaxItems - Maximum number of unique items to include in the dropdown, default value = 10,000. Can be decreased to improve performance or increased to handle larger volumes of data. (For comparison, Excel defaults to 10,000 items)

ButtonHeight - Height of PowerFilter buttons created in the datawindow in PowerBuilder Units (PBUs), default value = 76. If the header band height is less than the value set here, buttons will be resized automatically to the header band height.

ButtonWidth - Width of PowerFilter buttons created in datawindow in PBUs, default value = 87. If the column width is less than the value set here, button will be resized automatically to the column width.

ButtonXOffset - Number of PBUs (+/-) to shift button horizontal position away from the default position.

ButtonYOffset - Number of PBUs (+/-) to shift button vertical position away from the default position.

DropDownXOffset - Number of PBUs (+/-) to shift dropdown horizontal position away from the default position.

DropDownYOffset - Number of PBUs (+/-) to shift dropdown vertical position away from the default position.

MaintainOriginalFilter - If checked, any original filter defined prior to calling U_PowerFilter_checkbox.of_SetDW() will be added to any filter options defined via PowerFilter, so any rows filtered prior to turning on PowerFilter will remain filtered. Of_SetOriginalFilter() can also be used to establish the Original Filter String after of_SetDW() has been called.

PromptUserToRestore - If checked, user will be prompted when turning off PowerFilter whether to restore any original filter or sort, or keep the current filter and sort that were defined during PowerFilter use.

RestoreOriginalSort - If checked, when PowerFilter is turned off, will restore any original sort defined prior to PowerFilter being turned on. PromptUserToRestore can override this value if checked and the user chooses not to restore.

RestoreOriginalFilter - If checked, when PowerFilter is turned off, will restore any original filter defined prior to PowerFilter being turned on. PromptUserToRestore can override this value if checked and the user chooses not to restore.

AllowQuickSort - If checked, the Sort ascending and Sort descending options in the PowerFilter dropdown are enabled. If not checked, they are not visible and the dropdown control is resized accordingly.

DefaultTipText - String to display in the button ToolTip when no filter is applied. Default value is “(Showing All)”.

BubbleStyle - Whether the ToolTip box displays as a basic rectangle or a callout bubble. If checked, displays the ToolTip as a rounded callout bubble. If not checked, displays the standard ToolTip shape.

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Acknowledgements:

I’d like to thank Ted Craven (www.sartinmethodology.com/rdssinfo) for his immense help in beta-testing. Several of the added features are the result of Ted’s input. I’d also like to thank Brad Wery for his help in testing and providing support to distribute this component.

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Special Note for PB Ultimate Suite: PowerBuilder 9.0     - Theme support is intermittent and a fix is being investigated.     - canvas.pbd must be distributed with your PowerBuilder 9.0 application along with the canvas.pbx file. PowerBuilder 11 - .Net Winforms     - The PBCanvas.dll assembly must be added to and distributed with your application.     - There is no need to distribute canvas.pbx with your application.     - You must remove and re-add the reference to the PBCanvas.dll assembly to run the sample.

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New This Release:

PB Ultimate Suite Version 5.2.0 - May 5, 2013
    - General: Fix mouse leave functionality so that items are not highlighted when mouse leaves an object and moves onto a pop up window.
    - Outlook Shortcutbar: resize issues in some cases when calling of_SetSize.
    - Outlook Shortcutbar: Change to dynamically load shortcut items instead of hard coding 30. The intent is to reduce resource consumption.
    - PowerDock: Add DocumentTabMouseOver event.
    - PowerDock: Panel increases in size when collapsed and document tabs are being opened.
    - PowerDock: Error when dragging in the "document tab" area and no tab is being dragged.
    - PowerDock: Add delay to panel mouse over for panel expansion.
    - PowerDock: Allow developer to open a document as a floating window.
    - XPListbar: Add new methods; of_SetFontName and of_SetFontSize
    - XPListbar: Add SelectionChanging and SelectionChanged events.
    - XPListbar: Add right to left support.
    - TabControl: Add new of_gettabindex method.
    - TabControl: Add right to left support.
    - TabControl: Add MouseOver event.
    - PowerMenu: Quick access toolbar wasn't refreshing properly when passing a new menu object to of_RebuildRibbon.
    - PowerMenu: If the menu has only 1 tab, it doesn't get selected and the control displays as a white rectangle.
    - Picturebutton: Auto-highlighting doesn't work correctly when moving mouse right-to-left.
    - ToolbarStrip: Allow the toolbarStrip to be the parent of an object added to itself.

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PB Ultimate Suite Version 5.1.0 - Sept 8, 2012
    - PowerMenu: Add methods to PowerMenu so Font Name and Color can be changed for Tabs, Groups and Items.
    - PowerMenu: Better support for dynamic menus. Add new of_RebuildRibbon overload that accepts menu object.
    - ToolBar: Issues disabling child toolbar items (toolbar items in drop down menu).
    - PowerDock: Add functions to PowerDock and Tab Control so you can set chevron menu text dynamically.

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PB UI Controls Version 4.0.2 - June 10, 2012
    - General: Fixed bugs in the sample application.
    - Button ListBar: There were sizing issues when text wrapped over multiple lines.
    - PowerMenu: In some cases the Program Tab menu displayed as collapsed.

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PB UI Controls Version 4.0.1 - June 3, 2012
    - General: Quick fix to make the image list more robust.

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PB UI Controls Version 4.0.0 - May 27, 2012
    - General: Code refactoring. A lot of repetitious code was moved into base classes.
    - General: Improvements to resource consumption. With prior versions, the UI Controls used a lot of GDI resources. Usage has been reduced by about 75%.
    - General: Centralized image list for all UI Controls. All UI Controls use a common image list to help reduce resource usage. (refer to the Images topic in the new help file)
    - General: New help file.
    - General: Miscellaneous bug fixes.
    - PowerMenu: The goal for this release was to make PowerMenu comply with the MS Office Ribbon UI specifications. You will see a new Program Tab, Program Tab Menu and other behavior changes.
    - Toolbar: Contemporary menu for toolbar chevron.
    - Custom Static Text: Font sizes were being used incorrectly. You will have to readjust your font sizes to account for this change.
    - GroupBox: Font sizes were being used incorrectly. You will have to readjust your font sizes to account for this change.

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PB UI Controls Version 3.0.3 - Mar 25, 2012
    - General: Simplified sample application.
    - PowerDock: Support MDI. Call of_SetMDI to put PowerDock in MDI mode.
    - PowerDock: New method to prevent dock panels from closing, of_allowpanelstoclose.
    - TabControl: Added more overloads for of_OpenTab.
    - Toolbar: Fixed system error when clicking on chevron.
    - Outlook Shortcutbar: Fixed system error when clicking on chevron.

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PB UI Controls Version 3.0.2 - Mar 11, 2012
    - PowerDock: Issue with get document count function.
    - TabControl: Couple minor fixes.
    - PowerMenu: System error when clicking item if application didn't have focus.
    - Toolbar: System error when resizing.

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PB UI Controls Version 3.0.1 - Feb 22, 2012
    - PowerDock: Quick fix for a bug in the floating windows.

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PB UI Controls Version 3.0.0 - Feb 19, 2012
    - PowerDock: New floating documents.
    - PowerDock: Close button on dock panels.
    - General: General tweaks and fixes from the forum.
    - General: Fixed a few GDI leaks.

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PB UI Controls Version 2.7.1 - Dec 29, 2011
    - PowerMenu: New quick access toolbar.
    - PowerMenu: Added support for the ChangeMenu function.
        - Call change menu to rebuild the PowerMenu contents.
    - PowerMenu: Added better support for WorkspaceWidth() and WorkspaceX() functions so PowerMenu can be moved within the window.
    - Toolbar: Implemented a new function to set default width for all buttons, of_SetMinButtonWidth.
    - Toolbar: Chevron popmenu wasn't enabling or disabling items.
    - Outlook Shortcutbar: Clicking on the icon tray chevron when the window didn't have focus caused the application to crash.
    - General: General tweaks and fixes from the forum.
    - General: New PB12.5 evaluation version.

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PB UI Controls Version 2.7.0 - Oct 2, 2011
    - Toolbar: Problem in of_IsInObject when ToolBarStrip is not at window's (0, 0) position.
    - Toolbar: Option to display text under image. New function of_DisplayTextUnderImage().
    - Outlook Shortcutbar: of_reset() does not hide objects.
    - TabControl: Missing a line of Code in of_mouseleave. Check visibility flag.
    - TabControl: SetFocus() not Activateing Window.
    - PictureButton: ToolBarStrip as a replacement for the PictureButton.
    - PowerDock: of_AddDockItem with window. Allow windows to be open as dock items.
    - XPListBar: XP ListBar, group closing automatically. New events added GroupExpanding and GroupCollapsing.
    - PowerMenu: New PowerBuilder ribbon control to replace menu.

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PowerFilter Version 1.6.0 - Jan 02, 2011
    - General.
        - DisplayAsPicture support. Dropdown and custom filter dialog both now display images to select/filter if the column displays images using the DisplayAsPicture property.
        - For columns with conditional visibility, the button is now created with the same conditional visibility as the column, so if an expression shows/hides the column, the same occurs for the button.
        - Columns with 0 width now have buttons created, but visibility is turned off if column width = 0.
        - Removed ".\pfgraphics\" path from graphics references, modified names to include "PF_" prefix and "_PF" suffix, and now using .bmp file types for all versions.
        - Added empty ue_postfilter event for user to extend for custom processing.
        - Added KeepNewRows instance variable option to prevent new, unmodified rows from being filtered.
        - If the window height < 2080, PowerFilter will try to identify the frame window (if MDI) and use that as the parent of the dropdown objects.
        - Added of_SetParentWindow function so developer can define the window to create dropdowns on rather than using default behavior.
        - After applying filter, will now only sort datawindow if it has a current sort definition.
        - No longer displaying sort graphic images in buttons if Quick Sort is Off.
        - For APPEON compatibility, ue_buttonclicked() arguments changed to two strings, dwotype and dwoname, instead of single dwobject argument of dwo.
        - Now testing for validity of the dropdown object when exiting.

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PB UI Controls Version 2.6.9 - Nov 20, 2010
    - General.
        - Many bug fixes.
    - Tab Control\PowerDock.
        - Close button on all tabs.
        - Ability to move tabs.
    - Button Listbar.
        - Support mouse wheel scrolling.
    - Toolbar.
        - Add option to keep "group" item the same regardless of which drop down item was selected.
    - XPListbar.
        - Better support for objects as items.

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PowerFilter Version 1.5.0 - Oct 6, 2010
    - General.
        - Columns with code tables, dddw's, or ddlb's now filter and sort based on display values, not data values.
        - Logic previously in u_PowerFilter_checkbox is now in NVO n_cst_Powerfilter. u_PowerFilter_checkbox remains for backward compatibility, methods are stubs that call NVO's methods.
        - Added MaintainGroups instance variable: If checked, any click-sort column is appended to datawindow’s original sort definition and groupcalc() is performed to sort within existing groups.
        - Updated documentation.

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PowerFilter Version 1.4.0 - Sep 17, 2010
    - General.
        - Added of_QuickFilter() to provide support for quickly filtering on a column for a single value.
        - Added filtering while in Print Preview support. Margins, rulers, button visibility, and Units other than PBUs are now supported, so filtering on a datawindow displayed in Print Preview mode functions properly.
        - d_powerfilter_languages added to sample PBR file, creating .exe without .pbds caused text to disappear.
        - Application would abort when Alt-F4 used to close a response window. This has been fixed.
        - Focus is restored to the datawindow when dropdown or response windows close.
        - Updated documentation, corrected some minor issues in the text.

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PowerFilter Version 1.3.0 - Aug 19, 2010
    - General.
        - Fixed filter failures due to non-standard decimal format for some languages (using a comma instead of a period for the decimal character).
        - Fixed dropdown positioning error due to PowerDock use. As an added unexpected benefit, horizontal split scrolling positioning is now supported.
        - A true Brazilian Portuguese translation made by a native speaker was added to replace Spanish, and Russian was added (in 11.5) to replace Pig Latin.
        - Menu icons in the dropdown were incorrectly placed if you set AllowQuickSort to FALSE.

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PowerFilter Version 1.1.0 - Aug 07, 2010
    - General.
        - Multi language support added to ease visual text translation into other languages.
        - Leading spaces not filtering properly.
        - Quotes in data not being displayed properly in Powertip text.
        - Conditional Visibility, was preventing button from being created. Now not created only if unconditional visibility = 0 or column width = 0. Conditional width will cause button to not be created.

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Version 2.6.8 - May 12, 2010
    - Toolbar.
        - New functions to enable and disable all tooltips (of_DisableToolTips() of_EnableToolTips()).
        - New overloaded of_AddGroup function. Pass a title and image string to prevent the button from changing when an item is selected.
                - of_AddGroup(string title, string image).
    - TabControl.
        - Fixed possible array index out of bounds error in the of_SelectTab function.

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Version 2.6.7 - May 27, 2010
    - Toolbar.
        - Fix for the newly added ue_ButtonClicking event.
    - Outlook ShortcutBar.
        - Fix for the newly added ue_SelectionChanging event.
    - XPListBar.
        - New function to get a count of items in a given group (of_ItemCount).

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Version 2.6.6 - May 24, 2010
    - General.
        - General Bug Fixes.
    - Toolbar.
        - New ue_ButtonClicking event.
    - Outlook ShortcutBar.
        - New ue_SelectionChanging event.
    - PowerDock.
        - New function to hide\show close button (of_HideCloseButton and of_ShowCloseButton).

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Version 2.6.5 - May 1, 2010
    - General.
        - General Bug Fixes.

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Version 2.6.4 - Feb 7, 2010
    - Tab Control
        - Added new Vista Style.
                - Call the of_SetVistaStyle function.
        - SelectionChanged, SelectionChanging, Close and Open events of u_cst_tabpage will trigger when added to tabcontrol.
    - PowerDock.
        - Added new Vista Style for tabs.
                - Call the of_SetVistaStyle function.
        - Added a new function to change back color of tab area, of_SetTabBackcolor().
    - General.
        - General Bug Fixes.

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Version 2.6.3 - Jan 17, 2010
    - Tab Control
        - Performance improvements.
    - PowerDock.
        - Performance improvements.
    - ButtonListbar.
        - Performance improvements.
    - Toolbar.
        - Fixed crash when control was resized.

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Version 2.6.2 - Dec 2, 2009
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Added drop menu style.
    - PowerDock.
        - Fixed a few minor bugs.

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Version 2.6.1 - Oct 10, 2009
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Fixed some bugs.
        - Added better support for vertical orientation.
    - PB UI Designer.
        - Added properties for new toolbar enhancements.

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Version 2.6.0 - Oct 8, 2009
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Added Vista styles.
        - Re-wrote drawing code to make it more robust.
    - Misc.
        - Numerous enhancements and bug fixes where made.
        - Several GDI leaks were fixed.

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Version 2.5.0 - June 30, 2009
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Font Support.
    - TabControl
        - Font Support.
    - ButtonListBar
        - Added list style.
    - Misc.
        - Numerous enhancements and bug fixes where made.

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Version 2.4.0 - May 18, 2009
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Added the ability to make a toolbar item invisible.
    - PowerDock
        - The panels were closing too soon in some cases when the mouse left. This has been fixed.
        - Close button will now display in the document tab.
    - TabControl
        - You can now display the close button in the tab instead of the tab strip.
    - XPListBar
        - Some performance improvements were made.
    - ButtonListBar
        - A new style was added. You can display in button or list mode.
    - PB 10.0
        - The controls are now available in PB10.0.

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Version 2.3.0 - Dec 14, 2008
    - ToolbarStrip
        - Added chevron for items that display past the toolbars right border.
    - PowerDock
        - Added new events:
                - event panelexpanded ( integer panel )
                - event panelobjectdisplayed ( userobject panelobject )
                - event panelpinned ( integer panel )
                - event type integer documentselectionchanging ( integer document )
                - event documentselectionchanged ( integer document )
                - event panelunpinned ( integer panel )

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Version 2.2.0 - Oct 07, 2008
    - General
        - Support for PB11.5
    - PowerDock
        - Made to look more like Visual Studio
    - Toolbar Strip
        - Open toolbar button on the right hand side
    - Tab Control
        - You can now display an arrow\menu for tab navigation instead of scroll arrows

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Version 2.1.2 - May 04, 2008
    - General
        - Support for PB11.2
    - PowerDock
        - Mail application frame lost focus when pane was pinned or unpinned

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Version 2.1.1 (Winforms) - Apr 27, 2008
    - PowerDock
        - Support for Winforms deployment

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Version 2.1.1 - Apr 13, 2008
    - PowerDock
        - Added new close and context menu for document which will display on the main windows menu
        - New function to close the active document
        - Hover effect on pin
        - Misc. bug fixes

    - Tab Control
        - Added more overloads to make it easier to work with tabs that represent windows

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Version 2.1.0 - Apr 06, 2008
    - PowerDock
        - Added many new functions to make the control more usable

    - Tab Control
        - Added more overloads to make it easier to work with tabs that represent windows

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Version 2.0.0 - Mar 27, 2008
    - PowerDock
        - New this release

    - Tab Control
        - Added new overloads so Windows can be opened as tabs

    - Toolbar
        - Now supports verticle orientation

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Version 1.2.1 - Feb 24, 2008
    - GroupBox
        - Added a new style for the groupbox

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Version 1.2.0 - Feb 10, 2008
    - Toolbar
        - Added an overload for of_SetEnabled so items can be enabled\disabled by using an item index
            - of_SetEnabled(long al_item, boolean ab_switch

        - Added an overload for of_Toggle so items can be toggled on or off by using an item index
            - of_Toggle(long al_item)

        - Added an overload for of_AddItem so tip text can be specified
            - of_AddItem(string text, string image, string tiptext)

        - Added an overload for of_DisplayText so text can be displayed for a single item
            - of_DisplayText(string as_item, boolean ab_display)

        - Added two new functions which allow you to change the text for any item
            - of_SetText(string as_item, string as_text)
            - of_SetTipText(string as_item, string as_text)

    - ButtonListBar
        - Added a new function which allows you to change the text for any item
            - of_SetText(long al_item, string as_text)
            - of_SetText(string as_item, string as_text)

    - Outlook 2003 ShortcutBar
        - Added a new function which allows you to change the text for any item
            - of_SetText(long al_item, string as_text)
            - of_SetText(string as_item, string as_text)

        - Added a new function which allows you to change the text for the popmenu that displays when the chevron (">>") is clicked
            - of_SetMenuText(long al_item, string as_text)

    - Custom Static Text
        - Renamed to u_cst_statictext

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Version 1.1.1 - Jan 30, 2008
     - Bug fix for of_SetSize in u_cst_shortcutbar

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Version 1.1.0 - Jan 27, 2008
     - GroupBox
         - New this release.

     - Toolbar
         - Added functions to toggle button
             - of_Toggle(string as_item)
             - of_IsToggleOn(string as_item)

     - XPListBar
         - Link items now have the ability to store data

     - ButtonListBar
         - Buttons now have the ability to store data

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Version 1.0.0 - Jan 11, 2008
      - Initial Release

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