ShellPlus Components Review

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ShellPlus Components are for Delphi and C++ Builder developers who would
like to implement shell/namespace extensions without having to invest large
amounts of valuable time investigating the practices and pitfalls of Windows
Shell development. This intuitive and easy-to-use component package handles
all required methods and interfaces allowing developers to focus on writing
their application code. The results are powerful applications that provide a
high degree of integration with the Windows Shell while leveraging operating
system features that their customers make use of every day.

* 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)
* Optimized retrieving file contents for Drag&Drop operation
* Fixed bugs

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Please contact ShellPlus Components publisher, Shell+ Development Group if you have questions or issues regarding this product.

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