New features available in version 3

• Reduced the amount of memory required by the button caching system.
• Added transparent GIF and PNG formats for button image export.
• Added support for independent cells containing text and pictures.
• Added support for lighting directions.
• Added support for alpha channel transparency.
• Added the following 3D gradient algorithms
• COLOR_RENDER_LINEAR_MATCH
• COLOR_RENDER_HYPER_3D
• COLOR_RENDER_2_COLORS
• Added the following shapes
• SHAPE_TRIANGLE
• SHAPE_TRAPEZE
• SHAPE_ARROW
• SHAPE_HONEYCOMB_VERT
• SHAPE_HONEYCOMB_HORIZ
• SHAPE_HONEYCOMB_45
• SHAPE_HONEYCOMB_135
• SHAPE_DIAMOND
• SHAPE_KEYHOLE,
• SHAPE_4LEAFCLOVER_V
• SHAPE_4LEAFCLOVER_D
• SHAPE_ALFALFA

New "Container level" functions:

• abmGetVersion
• abmGetEdition
• abmGetButtonCacheSize
• abmEnableButtonCache
  

New "Button level" functions:

• abmGetPictureDisabled
• abmSetPictureDisabled
• abmGetTextCaptionAlignment
• abmSetTextCaptionAlignment
• abmGetLightDirection
• abmSetLightDirection
• abmGetSpotlightVisible
• abmSetSpotlightVisible
• abmGetSpotlightColor
• abmSetSpotlightColor
• abmGetPictureTranspFactor
• abmSetPictureTranspFactor
• abmGetShapeHeadFactor
• abmSetShapeHeadFactor
• abmGetShapeLineFactor
• abmSetShapeLineFactor
• abmGetSurfaceTransparentFactor
• abmSetSurfaceTransparentFactor
• abmGetSurfaceTransparentZone
• abmSetSurfaceTransparentZone
• abmGetRectHardEdges
• abmSetRectHardEdges
• abmGetSwapEffectsColors
• abmSetSwapEffectsColors
• abmRefreshTransparentControl
• abmSetTotalTransparentFactor

New functions for "Cells" support:

• abmCellsAddCell
• abmCellsDeleteCell
• abmCellsGetCount
• abmCellsFindCell
• abmCellsGetLogFont
• abmCellsSetLogFont
• abmCellsGetCellUniqueID
• abmCellsGetCellPos
• abmCellsSetCellPos
• abmCellsGetCellSize
• abmCellsSetCellSize
• abmCellsSetPictureFromHandle
• abmCellsGetVisible
• abmCellsSetVisible
• abmCellsGetText
• abmCellsSetText
• abmCellsGetTextSetting
• abmCellsSetTextSetting
• abmCellsGetTextHorzAlign
• abmCellsSetTextHorzAlign
• abmCellsGetTextVertAlign
• abmCellsSetTextVertAlign
• abmCellsGetPictureHorzAlign
• abmCellsSetPictureHorzAlign
• abmCellsGetPictureVertAlign
• abmCellsSetPictureVertAlign
• abmCellsGetPictureTranspFactor
• abmCellsSetPictureTranspFactor
• abmCellsGetBackTranspFactor
• abmCellsSetBackTranspFactor
• abmCellsGetBackColor
• abmCellsSetBackColor
• abmCellsGetBorderColor
• abmCellsSetBorderColor
• abmCellsGetBorderWidth
• abmCellsSetBorderWidth
• abmCellsSetPictureNormal

New features available in version 2

• Requires less time, memory and system resources when using sets of identical buttons
• UNICODE compliant
• Added GIF format for button image export
• Added ICO and TIF formats support for pictures loading
• Added antialiasing for surface and texts rendering
• Added double-space text rendering option
• Texts can be rendered in transparency (through alpha channel)
• Texts can have a surrounding border with variable color and an underlying color shadow
• Texts can have the following new effects:
• EFFECT_HALO
• EFFECT_RAISEDHALO
• EFFECT_SUNKENHALO
• EFFECT_FLOATINGHALO
• Texts can be rotated of any angle between –90° and +90°
• Custom shaped buttons can now use also color masks in format BMP, PNG or GIF.
• Custom shaped buttons support all of the special effects available for geometric buttons
• Improved the smoothing of the button surface
• Added a new geometric shape in place of the SHAPE_TEXT option:
• SHAPE_GEM
• Added the possibility to orient the SHAPE_ROUNDRECT and SHAPE_GEM shapes through the following directions
• DIR_NONE
• DIR_WEST
• DIR_NORTH
• DIR_EAST
• DIR_SOUTH
• DIR_NW
• DIR_NE
• DIR_SE
• DIR_SW
• Added the following surface types:
• SURFACE_SUNKEN
• SURFACE_PLASTIC
• SURFACE_LUCID
• SURFACE_NEON
• SURFACE_AQUA
• SURFACE_GEL
• SURFACE_PLASTIC_SH
• SURFACE_NEON_SH
• SURFACE_AQUA_SH
• Added a new special effect for the button surface:
• SPECIAL_EFFECT_SUNKEN_SIMPLE
• Improved the rendering of pictures over the button surface; picture can be now tiled or stretched
• Added the multiline support for texts (can add Carriage Returns between lines)

New "Container level" functions:

• abmUseUnicodeStrings
• abmUsingDotNet
• abmClearButtonCache
• abmContainerColorSetting
  

New "Button level" functions:

• abmGetValue
• abmSetValue
• abmGetPictureVisible
• abmSetPictureVisible
• abmGetOrientation
• abmSetOrientation
• abmGetSpotlightOffsetX
• abmSetSpotlightOffsetX
• abmGetSpotlightOffsetY
• abmSetSpotlightOffsetY
• abmGetSpotlightResizeWidth
• abmSetSpotlightResizeWidth
• abmGetSpotlightResizeHeight
• abmSetSpotlightResizeHeight
• abmGetUseAntialiasing
• abmSetUseAntialiasing