What's New in the ExpressBars version 5

Major Items
•	Docking Library
•	XP themes support
•	Office11 and .Net styles
•	LookAndFeel support (now uses cxLibrary)
•	Layout Persistence
•	Background images
•	New dxStatusBar component
•	New component editors for BarManager & Toolbars (much easier design time creation of items)
•	DisabledImages & HotImages support (requested by many)
•	AlphaBlending of floating toolbars (from invisible to fully opaque)

Minor Items
•	TdxBarDateCombo new properties
o	MaxDate, MinDate
o	It can start empty or contain the current date
o	You can add/remove day name from the text
•	TdxBarProgressItem - Color property added
•	Support for loading images
•	All-directions cursor (as Office2000)
•	BarSubItem - DropDown method added
•	Localization improvement - uses cxLibrary's GetResourceString
•	"\Software" removed from RegistryPath
•	600 pixels limit for an item's width is removed

Fixes
•	TdxBarLookupCombo
o	List width was incorrect if ShowCaption = True
o	Autosearch did not work
•	An invisible group did not hide items linked with actions
•	Hot track now works for mdi buttons in Flat style
•	Shortcuts did not work for bar items on MDI child forms
•	LargeButton.LargeImageIndex now linked to its action's ImageIndex
•	String globalization
•	Application Hint properties now supported
•	Various SideBar bug fixes

If you have any questions on the new ExpressBars Suite, write to us at info@devexpress.com or visit us on the web at: www.devexpress.com.