Advanced ListView control for C# and VB NET - Rich Data Visualization in Multiple Views

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Highly customizable appearance

Customize the appearance of every control part using many color and format styles

Customize the appearance of every control part: items, checkboxes, scrollbars, control background and border
Different color styles for every state of items: disabled, focused, hovered, normal and selected state
Different color styles for every state of columns: hovered, normal and selected state
Color and format styles for groups
Three different appearances for group header: BottomLine, CenterLine and Gradient
Columns can be drawn over items
Styles can be inherited from the parent control
Option to use textures as background and color schemes for each item separately
Determine the space between items
Determine the space between columns
Partial or Full Transparency for each control part
Customizable border with three shapes and control over visibility of each border side
Gradient fill with 6 pre-build fill styles plus flat style (no gradient fill)
Office 2007 fading effect with five speed levels
Theme support
Rendering interface with Visual Styles: Vista, XP and Classic
Watermarks

General Behavior

Design-time support with WYSIWYG functionality
Arrange items in four views: Details, List, LargeIcon and SmallIcon view
Ability to present custom animation along with process progress during execution of any operation
Maintain high performance while loading and updating your data
Customizable ToolTips
Fix column to the left or right control side
Option to arrange items in groups
Each group can expand/collapse
The width of the column can be fixed
Permissions over column and item reordering, drag drop operations, selection, hover selection, editing

Advanced Drag and Drop operations

Use built-in or create your own custom drag drop operation

Choose whether items can be dragged or dropped
Determine whether you will use standard or custom drag drop operation
Predefined - items are reordered in standard way showing the reorder position mark
Custom - create your own drag drop operation
Support for all standard drag drop events
Option to show or hide reorder position mark
Drag Drop items from/to other controls

Rich Content

Create rich data presentation in custom layouts using various objects and custom controls

Populate the column, item or subitem content using text, images, hyperlinks, checkboxes and custom controls and arrange them in custom layouts
Option to create a data template which can be used by all items
Advanced formatting options by use of XML tags
A table based formatting of the item content, with which a complex data can be presented in a single item
Every content element can have their own color and format styles
Multiple images at different places in single content
Multiple custom controls at different places in the single content
Content alignment for every element
Place various elements in paragraphs and tables
Content can be shown in multiple lines or paragraphs

Selection

Manage item selection in more efficient way

Four ways to select items: None, One, MiltiSimple and MultiExtended
Option to preserve selection while doing other operations
Ability to have multiple selection using keyboard: CTRL, SHIFT and SPACE
Ability to select item while mouse cursor hovers over it

Searching

Locate the specific item using manual or automatic keyword search

Determine whether prefix or exact match will be used
Use automatic search whenever a key(s) is pressed
Use manual search using several methods to locate specific item

Sorting

Choose how items are sorted by using built-in or custom sorting

Sort items in ascending or descending order
Choose among three built-in sort types: integer, double and string
Option to create custom sort operations

Advanced Filtering

Use many options to filter the current item list

Filter can accept multiple values and performs data filtering by AND, OR criteria
Filter can be applied to four item or subitem properties: Key, TagString, Text and Value
Filter can work with prefix and exact match

Scrollbars

Manage the behavior of scrollbars

Option to show or hide horizontal and vertical scrollbars separately
Determine whether the control is scrollable
Choose how current view of the control is scrolled: per pixel or per row
Determine the scrolling speed of mouse wheel from 5 supported values
Option to set the position of scrollbar thumb manually

Events

Control the flow of operations using large number of events

Item selection events
Focus related events
Item add/remove events
Item check box changes events
Editing events
Drag Drop events
Scrollbar events
Rich content related events

Serialization

Use built-in serialization to load/save your data in files, memory streams or databases

Support for serialization in files
Support for serialization in streams
Support for serialization in databases

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To demonstrate the possibilites and features implemented in LidorSystems components, you can download and test the following sample applications. Each sample is provided as a stand alone executable so it can be easily downloaded and tested. All samples are included with our products and are provided with complete source code.

Sample applications		Size
	Custom Controls Demostrates how custom controls can be included in IntegralUI ListView. Data is presented in advanced detail view with fixed columns to the left or right side, four custom controls are included (DateTime Picker, CheckBox, ComboBox and TextBox), column visibility, items shown in groups. Various appearances of groups, expanding and collapsing of groups.	354 KB

	Explorer Demonstrates how IntegralUI ListView control can be used to create a Windows Explorer-like application. It includes various appearances, three visual styles (Classic, XP, Vista), Advanced Drag&Drop operations, Column reordering, Sorting and Multiple selections. Among the advanced features is the XML encoding of column and item text.	361 KB

	Image Scaling See how images or icons of your files displayed with IntegralUI ListView can be rezised just by moving the size control slider. Displaying checkboxes and flags, as well as Office 2007 fading effect is also available for demonstration.	1.273 MB

Built Using

Visual C# .NET 2005
Visual C# .NET 2003

Compatible Containers

Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio .NET 2003
.NET Framework v3.5
.NET Framework v3.0
.NET Framework v2.0
.NET Framework V1.1

System Requirements

Disk Space: 9MB
Memory: 32MB
Software: .NET Framework 1.1 or higher
Operating System: Windows 2000 or higher

Can be deployed on

Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

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Below is a complete history of this product releases.

Date	Version	Description
December 20, 2011	v3.2	NEW: Option to show items in Card view NEW: Option to align expand box in groups NEW: Option to extend the current theme with custom colors NEW: RatingControl which can use custom images to show rating values, includes star image as default NEW: NumberedListControl presents a numbered list of items acting like navigation panel NEW: Panel and TransparentPanel, presents a containers with gradient fill of its background and custom border appearance NEW: A DisplayMode property for items which will enable for an item to act as a separator in the list NEW: A style for drawing subitems when they are focused NEW: Option to embedd new control: RatingControl which can use custom images to show rating values, includes star image as default NEW: A new constructor which accepts String and creates a default item with text NEW: Serialization of images from ImageList to XML file is now supported NEW: GetPreferredSize method, which returns the calculates and returns the actual size of item space FIX: The expand box of groups is now visible when horizontal scrollbar is at its last position FIX: The last item is now visible with last scroll pos and when groups are present FIX: Clone method of Columns, Items etc. now also include Key, Name values FIX: The Value property of subitem now carries valid value in ValueChanging event FIX: When list control is disabled and enabled again, the scroll bar also changes its enabled state FIX: EnsureVisible method now position the specified item at corect location FIX: Textcontrol now shows the bottom of low hanging fonts correctly FIX: When vertical scrollbar becomes hidden, no longer resets the scrolling view FIX: Speed for Mouse Wheel is now working as it should FIX: When scrollbar is disabled, the current view is no longer scrolled with mouse wheel FIX: Showing popup window in AfterSelect event, no longer causes multiple calls to the same event FIX: When using TextControl as editor is shown in subitem with OnHover visibility, the focus is now properly changed to another row with subitem with TextControl FIX: When ComboBox has initial selection set from the code, the selection no longer resets when a click is made outside combo box FIX: AutoSizeColumn method when it is called, now fully shows the column text
Dec 29, 2010	v3.1	NEW: New Key property in ObjectEventArgs, used to uniquely identify different objects NEW: Fully compatible with Visual Studio 2010 NEW: The Key which specifies the text from XML content is carried with the editing events NEW: ItemObjectClicked and ContentObjectClicked events now carry also the MouseButtons NEW: Mouse wheel supported in ComboBox, ListControl and NumericUpDown controls NEW: EnsureVisible method for subitems. Using it will position the specified subitem to the center of the current view NEW: Retrieving a subitem by its Key FIX: When a click is made on any of scrollbar arrows or thumb it no longer raises AfterLabelEdit event FIX: When column header is created with XML content, now the column can be selected by mouse click FIX: Color styles for specific group are applied FIX: When using ENTER or ESC key to exit from built-on control with OnClick or OnHover visibility, the focus is now returned to subitem FIX: ComboButtons changes from thier editor are not applied to its parent control FIX: GetScrollPos now returns the correct position of scrollbar FIX: EnsureVisible now works also with pixel-based scrolling FIX: Now when using KeySearchMode the current view is scrolled to show the found item FIX: Scrolling large number of controls inside item, don't longer causes overlapping of panels over controls
Jul 15, 2010	v3.0	NEW: Great performance improvement during data load and control layout update NEW: Partially visible controls remain active NEW: XML attributes - assemblypath and resource for <img> tag, used to get references from emebedded resources - selectedtextcolor for <style> tag, used for changing the color of text when selected - <r> tag for regular font - id attribute for most tags, used to identify specific object NEW: Option to separately show/hide the scrollbars NEW: Option to create unique appearance of scrollbars using textures NEW: Four color styles for every state of the scrollbars NEW: CurrentList property, represents a flat list of all items that are currently visible and filtered NEW: Alignment of check box, state image and item icon NEW: EnsureVisible with option to choose the item position NEW: ItemSelectionChanged even which notifies when item changes its selection NEW: Option to edit items and subitems created with rich content. Also editing of specific text part. NEW: Option to determine which columns can be edited NEW: UpdateCurrentView, a new method with which only objects in current display area of the control are updated. Efficient fro example when specific subitem changes its visibility or to automatically resize the item/subitem height when contained control changes its size. NEW: Margin, a new property in format style of the item, with which you can change the space between other items. Now every item can have different distance from other items FIX: Scrollbar with size equal to zero no longer throws an error FIX: During navigation when disabled items are present, the navigation is no longer blocked FIX: When SelectionMode is changed all selection is cleared FIX: When filter is applied, the items with child's don't show anymore the expand box even if there is no child items FIX: ToolTip background is no longer transparent when FillStyle is set to Flat or BackColor and BackFadeColor are equal FIX: Keyboard navigation when there are some disabled items function properly FIX: Prevention of item selection can be done from BeforeSelect event when SelectionMode is set to One FIX: When ItemSpacing is set to 0, the bottom line of item border no longer overlaps with the top border of the next item FIX: Functionality of Visible property for subItems is fixed FIX: When a column is fixed to left or right side, the subitems are also reordered FIX: When footer is hidden the squared borders for columns now can be set FIX: The position of mouse cursor (Hand) is also changed, when item or subitem content is vertically centered FIX: The BackColor for subitems is no longer drawn outside the subitem border FIX: When large images are added to the sprecified column with ContentType=Image, the image is shown even if the column width is shorter then the image width FIX: When vertical alignment is used for rich content, the control is also vertically aligned FIX: When column size is greatly reduced, the rich content of the item is no longer drawn outside the item bounds FIX: When tables are used and styles are precreated using >style< tag, accesing the styles is possible thorugh id value
December 15, 2009	v2.2	NEW: 8 new built-in controls which can be used as a standalone and inside list control using XML tags: CheckBox, ComboBox, DateTimePicker, ListControl, MonthCalendar, NumericUpDown, ProgressBar, TextControl NEW: Advanced filter which allows data to be filtered by multiple values using AND, OR criteria and exact or prefix match NEW: XML Serialization for controls and images NEW: Improved performance during load process NEW: ApplyFocusStyle, a property which enables/disables FocusStyle for items. Useful during multi-selection NEW: Option to create XML content with images embedded in resource files NEW: Option to navigate through subitems NEW: Events for notification when column resizes NEW: Events for notification when values of subitems changes NEW: LabelEditStyle for customization of edit box during item content editing NEW: PreserveVisiblity, a property used to preserve visibility of items when required FIX: Items with height larger than current display area of its parent control are shown FIX: Resource management optimization when using images FIX: CPU usage when animating images is optimized FIX: The appearance of underlined text is fixed FIX: With ItemHighlightType set to None or when all items are disabled, the focus item doesn't appear FIX: Column lines are no longer drawn over item content FIX: Other minor bugs
February 10, 2009	v2.1	NEW: Option for Custom controls to remain visible during scrolling NEW: Support for custom animated gifs in every item with control over animation NEW: Option to edit the subitem text during runtime NEW: Option to manually stop the fading effect FIX: Content property accepts plain text FIX: UnFormattedText property returns non-formatted text from the Content property FIX: Item content is shifted correctly during expand/scroll FIX: Every image used from a ImageList is disposed when it is no longer needed FIX: When there are more than one references to the same image object from Image, SelectedImage, LargeImage or StateImage property, the referenced image from the first object is no longer disposed by other objectsd FIX: Font style tags now can be used without problem inside the font tag FIX: EnsureVisible method now works properly and it is added to every list control FIX: Other minor bug fixes
October 15, 2008	v2.0	NEW: Improved creation of item's content with various objects: Text, Images, Hyperlinks, Custom Controls, CheckBoxes, Flags, etc. NEW: Advanced formatting options by use of XML tags NEW: A table based formatting of the item content, with which a complex data can be presented in a single item NEW: Every content element can have their own color and format styles NEW: Multiple images at different places in the single content NEW: Multiple custom controls at different places in the single content NEW: Content alignment for every element NEW: Place various elements in paragraphs and tables NEW: Ability to present custom animation along with process progress during execution of any operation NEW: Enrich the control appearance with 5 new styles for every SubItem NEW: Excel-like look and feel NEW: Built-in keyword search NEW: Built-in sorting and option to add custom sort operations NEW: Built-in check box scenario with three states NEW: Built-in controls: CheckBox NEW: Built-in drag&drop functionality for groups NEW: Customizable ToolTips NEW: Option to change the roundness of control border corner NEW: TagString property for every list control NEW: Multi-column selection NEW: SubItem Frame selection FIX: Image Editor cannot be used from control editor in VS 2005/2008 FIX: AfterSelect event is fired before firing the GotFocus event FIX: Multiple Selection in LargeIcon view doesn't select correctly the items FIX: The default behavior of Right-Click operation needs to be like in standard ListView control FIX: Column reorder, during drag&drop, is not show correctly when horizontal scrollbar is moved FIX: MessageBox shown from XML Encoding needs to be removed FIX: The MouseWheel event is not marked as handled FIX: The BeforeLabelEdit event is fired before the text is changed FIX: CursorConverter fires an error in VS 2005/2008 FIX: During editing of item label, the process cannot be canceled. Also, the BeforeLabelEdit and AfterLabelEdit events doesn't carry with them the original item text. FIX: Custom Controls are not scrolled by clicking on the horizontal scrollbar arrows FIX: During drag&drop in ListView, when groups are shown, the drop marker is not shown in correct position FIX: ItemPosColor in ListView is not applied for drop marker FIX: StyleFromParent for groups in ListView doesn' t work, because the current group style is not updated from individual group styles.
March 20, 2008	v1.2	NEW: ItemDrag event, fired during start of a custom drag&drop operation NEW: ItemMouseHover, fired when mouse cursor hovers for some time over item space NEW: ScrollPosChanged, fired when there is a change in scrollbar value NEW: ShowStateImages, property with which you can control the appearance of State Images NEW: FindItem, method for searching an item with matching text NEW: GetSubItem, method retrieves a reference to a subitem on which mouse cursor hovers NEW: Two new sample projects demonstrating the use of custom controls and drag&drop operations FIX: In LabelEdit mode, the item text editing control is shown whenever the mouse is clicked FIX: The State Image is not shown every time FIX: When the border corners are set all Squared programmatically, the border area remains unpainted FIX: The item images still occupies memory, even when they are replaced with new images FIX: Other minor bug fixes
January 9, 2008	v1.1.367	NEW: Columns in ListView and TreeListView can be autosized FIX: ItemObjectClicking event which is fired before hyperlink is clicked FIX: AfterLabelEdit event is fired during mouse up without active text editor FIX: When the bold text in items or items is edited, the end word is hidden in text editor FIX: The outer edge of the control does not paint under Windows Server 2003 Some other minor bug fixes
October 17, 2007	V1.1	NEW: Can contain custom controls in every subitem NEW: 4 ways to control the visibility of contained custom controls NEW: The position of vertical scrollbar can be programmatically changed NEW: Method for determining whether the item is present in the parent control display area NEW: Control over visibility of reorder mark during drag&drop operation NEW: Controls are supported under Windows Vista FIX: An event is raised when user clicks a hyperlink in the item FIX: The outer edge of the control does not paint under Vista FIX: The FocusItemChanged event will be thrown whenever there is a change in a focus item Some other minor bug fixes
June 22, 2007	v1.0	First release

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