----------------------------------------------------------------- TSuperGrid Version 1.3 - by Pablo Pissanetzky - pablo@neosoft.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- New --- Version 1.3 fixed a number of drawing bugs. Also, all files were renamed to prevent conflicts with the installation of other component libraries. Version 1.3 includes 16 and 32 bit versions of TSuperGrid. Features -------- The TSuperGridT Component is an enhanced TStringGrid. It allows you to change the way a string grid looks in a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get manner. With TSuperGrid, you can have a grid populated with data and formatted at design time, without writing a single line of code. You can also easily change any of its many properties at run time. It adds a single property to TStringGrid, called Columns. The Columns property allows you to change virtually all aspects of the string grid at design time with a Windows 95 style, user friendly property editor as well as at run time. With Columns you can do the following: * Give each column a multi line title. * Align each column's title to the left, right or centered. * Dynamically change the width of each column by typing a new value or using a slider. * Give each column title its own background color. * Specify a different font for each column title, change the style, size, and color of the font. * Specify how to clip each cell. If the text does not fit in a cell, TSuperGridT can either clip it, add an ellipsis, or wrap the words for multiple lines of text in each cell. * Align the contents of each row to the left, right or centered. * Specify a background color for the contents of each row. * Specify a font ( style, size and color ) for the contents of each row. * Dynamically change the height of any row by typing a new value or using a slider. * Give even and/or odd rows their own background color. * Specify a comma-delimited file to populate the grid, create and edit the file at design time. You can specify whether to strip leading and trailing blanks from each item in the file, and whether the grid should add rows to accomodate all the lines in the data file. * New for Version 1.2! You can load bitmaps, icons or windows meta files into each cell of TSuperGrid at design time or run time. The property editor has an Apply button that allows you to see all the changes you make instantly take effect on the grid. If you specify a data file, the file will be loaded into the grid when you press the Apply button. TSuperGrid also adds an event to TStringGrid that allows you to override any color, or font choices that you made at design time, and specify new values for each cell. Installation ------------ Note: If you have a previous version of TSuperGrid, it is recommended that you delete all the old files and reinstall TSuperGrid 1.3 with the new files. Unzip the file super13.zip. This will create the following files: 1) Super.HLP 2) Super.KWF 3) Super13.TXT 4) SuperBug.TXT 5) 16bit\RzCommon.DCU 6) 16bit\RzTrkbar.DCU 7) 16bit\RzTrkbar.RES 8) 16bit\SuperCol.DCU 9) 16bit\SuperDlg.DCU 10) 16bit\SuperDlg.DFM 11) 16bit\SuperGrd.DCU 12) 16bit\SuperReg.DCU 13) 16bit\SuperReg.DCR 14) 32bit\RzCommon.DCU 15) 32bit\RzTrkbar.DCU 16) 32bit\RzTBar32.RES 17) 32bit\SuperCol.DCU 18) 32bit\SuperDlg.DCU 19) 32bit\SuperDlg.DFM 20) 32bit\SuperGrd.DCU 21) 32bit\Super32.DCU 22) 32bit\Super32.DCR The following instructions refer to Delphi 1.0 menus, the procedure is basicaly the same for Delphi 2.0 1.Copy Super.HLP to a directory in your path, such as the Windows directory, or the Delphi\Bin directory. 2.Copy Super.KWF to the Delphi\Help directory. 3.Run Helpinst.EXE, this program is located in the Delphi\Help directory. 4.Select File | Open to open Delphi.HDX, which is located in your Delphi\Bin directory. 5.Click on the green plus sign, to add the Super.KWF file. 6.Once you added the file, select File | Save to compile and save the Delphi.HDX file. 7.Run Delphi and select Options | Install Components. 8.Click on the Add button, and then Browse. 9.Change the List Files Of Type box to show all *.DCU files. 10.Navigate to the directory where you unzipped the original files and double click on the following file: For Delphi 1.0, select SuperReg.DCU For Delphi 2.0, select Super32.DCU 11.Back at the Install Components dialog, click on OK. 12.After Delphi is done building the component library and the component palette is updated, you will see TSuperGrid as the last component in the Additional page looking like a TStringGrid, and bearing the 'Super' brand. 13.Congratulations! TSuperGrid is now installed. 14.To view the documentation, click on the TSuperGrid component and press F1. Enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- TSuperGrid Version 1.3 - by Pablo Pissanetzky - pablo@neosoft.com -----------------------------------------------------------------