New features available in version 2

• Improved the rendering speed.
• Reduced the amount of memory required by the button caching system, with the possibility to disable the caching system itself.
• Final application .exe files are now far smaller in size.
• Source code of the container form is now far smaller in size.
• Added "strong name" support that allows the registration of the component assembly inside the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).
• Added compatibility with Visual Studio .NET 2005
• 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 possibility to perform custom graphic rendering over the control's surface.
• 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 properties:

• LightDirection
• SpotlightColor
• SpotlightVisible
• PictureTranspFactor
• ShapeHeadFactor
• ShapeLineFactor
• SurfaceTransparentFactor
• RectHardEdges
• CellsManager
• SwapEffectsColors

New methods:

• GetButtonCacheSize
• RefreshTransparentControl
• SetTotalTransparentFactor
• EnableButtonCache

New events:

• CellClick
• PaintDone

New classes:

• CellsManagerDesc with the following characteristics:
• Properties
• Visible
• Text
• TextDescriptor
• TextHorzAlign
• TextVertAlign
• PictureHorzAlign
• PictureVertAlign
• BackTranspFactor
• BackColor
• BorderColor
• BorderWidth
• PictureNormal
• PictureDisabled
• PictureTranspFactor

• Methods
• AddCell
• DeleteCell
• GetCount
• FindCell
• GetLogFont
• SetLogFont
• GetCellUniqueID
• GetCellPos
• SetCellPos
• GetCellSize
• SetCellSize
• SetPictureFromHandle