New version of Shell+ 3.2 is available:

• Delphi 2007 support
• Added feature for displaying property page for multiple DataGrains
• Shortcut menu fixes
• Implemented full unicode support in all components

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New version of Shell+ 3.1 is available:

• Added new event: TsxByHandProvider.OnGetGrainFileContentsEx that optimizes memory operations for large data transfer
• Added support for TsxExplorerToolbar drop-down button styles
• Added feature for drawing Vista-background on TsxExplorerBar component
• Added subitems support to TsxExplorerCommands component (Windows Command Bar)
• Fixed tab order on Property Pages
• Fixed problems with icons on Windows Vista (all icon sizes now supported)
• Fixed problem with "Delete" key
• Fixed problems with overlay icons

Working on Delphi 2007 support.

New version of Shell+ has been released. Fixed some bugs:

• Property Page captions displayed correctly now in ANSI and Unicode
• File names are not being broken when opening from Explorer or Common Dialogs
• Freeze bug in Internet Explorer Band resolved
• Fixed bug with updating Enabled/Disabled states of corresponding menu items in TsxExplorerCommandsModule component

New version of Shell+ has been released:

• Windows Vista support
• Added TsxExplorerCommandsModule (to support Vista Commands toolbar)
• Unicode support
• TsxShellFolder: added option to show/hide icon on the desktop without unregistering NSE
• TsxShellView: added SelectedGrain and SelectedGrainList properties to provide information about selected items in Runtime
• Fixed problem with Tab key on Property Sheet dialogs
• Fixed problem with displaying detailed file information in Tile Veiw mode
• Fixed problem with file date, returned to Windows Shell (UTC fix)

New maintenance version of Shell+ has been released:

•  TSxExtractIcon component now supports 48x48 icons
•  IStream format is supported for outgoing Drag&Drop operations
•  Fixed problem with walking on NSE that caused by KB921398 update.
•  Implemented support for background ShellView image (like in My Pictures folder)
•  Fixed problem with TsxTrayIcon balloon on Windows 95

For more details please go to our Issue Tracking Database. Currently fixed issues are marked as "Closed" and dated as "September 29, 2006".

New fully functinal demo that allows users to create virtual directories and share them with other users has been released.

The project is built on Delphi using Shell+ Components and RemObjects SDK. It can be used immediately in your life and work, as well as prototype for building new namespace extensions using multi-tier technology offered by RemObjects SDK.

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The new maintenance version of Shell+ has been released:

• Improved TsxTrayIcon component. Now custom balloon behaves absolutely like system visual control and works for all operating system: Win95 ... Win2K3.
• Added expert that allows to create custom system-tray notification balloon form.
• Improved TsxFileFolder component. Now it uses different instances of PermanetModule for different files. This improves performance and increases stability of file-based namespace extensions.
• Fixed problems with Explorer Band component.
• Added event handler that allows gracefully handle extensions when registering shell extensions.
• Fixed bug with TsxContextMenu. Now it can appear for Windows "Start" button.

The new version of Shell+ has been released:

•  Delphi 2005 and 2006 support
•  New package names and licensing options
•  TsxExplorerBand - component that allows to create explorer bands like Search, Favourites, etc.
•  TsxFileDropTarget - component which allows any file to be a drag&drop target
•  TsxChangeNotifier - new features that makes the component much faster when it works on W2K/XP and W2K3 systems
•  Default View mode can be specified for ShellView
•  Themed background can be optionaly displayed for PropertyPage
•  Support for 48x48 XP icons in NSE
•  New events and properties for DataProvider component
•  Tray Icon enchancements: balloon notification support on old Windows versions, custom balloon notifications
•  DataGrain cache (improve speed for NSEs that work with remote data sources)
•  Fixed bugs
•  Optimized retrieving file contents for Drag&Drop operation

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The new beta is released, it contains several bug fixes and performance improvements. Complete list is avaialble in our issue tracking database.

The new beta is released, it contains several bug fixes and performance improvements. Complete list is avaialble in our issue tracking database.

The new beta is released, current changes:

• Implemented asynchronious overlay icons
• All user-related strings now declared as "resourcestring"
• Added ability to control default drag&drop effect for outgoing Drag&Drop operation
• Fixed problem with "Send To" menu
• Fixed duplicating folders after refreshing NSE

The GlyFX company released their brand-new set of icons especially for Shell Extension developers. The following icons are available:

•  Document Set - 30 icons, 20 alternate versions for a total of 50 icons
•  Folder Set - 37 icons, 21 alternate versions for a total of 58 icons
•  Object Set - 19 icons in 8 colours, for a massive 152 icons

  Each set is available in both Small Editions (16 and 24 pixels) and Large Editions (32, 48 and 64 pixels). All the sets ship in BMP, PNG, ICO and GIF formats, in the normal, hot and disabled states.

  All GlyFX products are available for Shell+ customers with 25% discount. Please contact us for details.

The new beta is released, current changes:

• Implemented multithreading in NSE thumbnails
• Improved performance for refreshing NSE
• Implemented focus and acellerators handling for TsxExplorerBand component
• Added ShellView's object caching (OnGetShellView event called once for ShellFolder instance now)
• Fixed returning date/time parameters in TsxChangeNotifier component (NTFS mode)
• Fixed access violation with user-styled balloon in TsxTrayIcon
• Fixed important memory leaks

The new beta is released, current changes:

• Fixed progress dialog appearance when handling DataProvider.BeforeDropEx event
• Implemented fade effect for custom balloon styles for TsxTrayIcon component
• Added property ShellView.CurrentViewMode which allows to change current view mode in runtime
• Fixed TsxChangeNotifier AV

The new alpha is released. Current changes are:

• Fix: handling of drag&drop effect
• Raising exceptions when FileType property is not assigned
• TsxChangeNotifier improvements (works much faster on W2K/XP/W2Ks systems)
• Shell navigation performance improved

The new alpha is released, current changes:

• Implemented IPersistFolder3 interface
• Fix: error handling for components which does not have FileType specified
• Fix: drop effect handling (related to drag&drop result - cut/copy)
• Fix: disabled filesystem directory creations when browsing namespace via Explorer
• Fix: modifications of the files with similar names are handled correctly now

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New features:

	DataProvider.OnConfirmOverwriteFolder implemented
	Drag&Drop from MS Outlook implemented
	Thumbnails View implemented for NSE components

Bug fixes:

	Fixed bug with TSxColumnProvider component
	Fixed bug with pasting files from MS Explorer using clipboard
	Fixed bug with Drag&Drop folders to MS Explorer

New features:

	Shell+ MegaDemo example
	Windows XP themes for shell property pages
	Global and Local Shell change notifiers
	Overlay icons for namespace extensions
	System icons with ease
	Different styles in toolbar buttons
	System progress dialog support
	Strong Fileclass registration with TSxFileClasses component
	URL Handler component
	Extra-Property pages for Namespace extensions
	Windows Security property page
	Built-in exception handler
	New DataProvider events
	Shell debugging tool

Complete information on new release you'll find in Shell+ 2.3 release comments article.

New features:

	Adding your menu items to the Explorer's menu (File, Edit, View etc...)
	Adding your buttons to the Explorer's toolbar
	New common operations with DataGrains: rename and delete
	Local and global handing of shell notifications
	Added new events to NSE components
	Items sorting in Details View
	New feature for TSxColumnProvider component - specify own info for common columns like Title, Author etc.
	Bugfixes listed in our bug-tracking database

Complete information on new release you'll find in Shell+ 2.2b release comments article.

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New features:

	Icon Overlay extension component
	Explorer Columns extension component
	TSxFileClasses - component for easy file classes management
	ShellList control component for displaying folder contents on your ShellFormView with ease
	Drag'n'Drop support in the namespace exensions
	Clipboard operations support
	Using files as junction points for your namespace extensions (like zip-folders in WinXP)
	System ImageList support (use default system icons for your virtual files with ease)
	Accessing your Shell folders through Common Dialogs (Open/Save etc.)
	TSxShellViewPlus component - your common shell folder view without a line of code, working on Win95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP
	Column provider for namespace extensions

Complete information on new release you'll find in Shell+ 2.1 release comments article.

Thanks for help in development to Eyal Post (www.epocalipse.com) and for precise bugreports to Dave Fuller, Jack Bombeeck, Matthias Matting, Jim Gale and all our customers!

New features:

•  Component for creating PropertySheets for Device Drivers
•  TSxFormShellView - component for creating flexible ShellViews
•  Added new event for TSxPopupMenu items. It is very useful, when working with TSxContextMenu component
•  Properties Dialogs for your namespace objects
•  StatusBar component to manage the status bar in namespace extensions
•  Stream property for DataGrains

Bug fixes:

•  OnUpdateRegistryEvent bugfix for TSxDragDropMenu component
•  TSxContextMenu bugfix (desktop shortcuts activation)
•  SxPermanentModule bugfix (sometimes occured exception, when destroyed)
•  SxPropSheetExt component bugfix (internal reference count)
•  TSxContextMenu hint bugfix