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TPlanner 0.9 : August, 2000

 Copyright © 1999-2000 by TMS Software
 E-mail: info@tmssoftware.com
 Web : http://www.tmssoftware.com
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Delphi 3.0/4.0/5.0 - C++Builder 3.0/4.0/5.0 interactive scheduling component

Files :
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  pland3.zip   : component files for Delphi 3.0
  pland4.zip   : component files for Delphi 4.0
  pland5.zip   : component files for Delphi 5.0
  planc3.zip   : component files for C++Builder 3.0
  planc4.zip   : component files for C++Builder 4.0
  planc5.zip   : component files for C++Builder 5.0
  plandemo.zip : demo with source code for Delphi 5
                 can be used in Delphi 3,4 after ignoring errors while loading

Release 0.9 :
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Component for interactive scheduling.
Features : 
- Items that can be resized / repositioned.
- Inplace multiline editable items
- Items with multiple imagelist images
- Items with caption time indication
- Readonly items
- Various display modes : day (5,6,10,15,30,60 min), week, month, custom grid displays.
- Controllable active day start, active day end, day start, day end
- Events for insert, delete, left click, right click of items.
- Overlapped / non overlapped items
- HTML export.
- Save to streams
- Rich text planner items
- 12/24 hrs time format
- Header alignment / images / events
- Printing
- Layers
- HTML formatted items
- Linked items
- More to come ... your feature can be here too


Feature Revision history :
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   0.1  : first preview release
   0.2  : added streaming capabilities, navigator buttons
   0.3  : fixes 
          added planner items hinting
          rich text planner items
   0.4  : scrolling while moving / sizing planner items
          planner caption can contain text and time info
          12/24 hour time format
          track color can be specified for each item
          proportional track bar to indicate short events in larger time units
          header alignment / images / left+right click events
   0.5  : printing support
          item dbl click event
          planner dbl click event
          single / multiline inplace editors with options to set scrollbars, mask
          user interface improvements
   0.55 : HTML formatted planner items
          Layer support
          user interface improvements
          multiline header text
   0.6  : item selection / movement fixes
          readonly item  fixes
          individual item overlap control
          horizontal scroll capability
          anchor events & latest HTML engine formatting support
          new ItemStartTime & ItemEndTime properties
          new Background items
          new font per item property
          new ItemStartTime, ItemEndTime properties
   0.7  : horizontal mode with Sidebar on top
          New events for HTML anchors
          Custom background color
          Drag & drop support 
          Vertical alignment in headers
   0.8  : Improved printing
          new PrintOptions property to control printing appearance
          Improved horizontal mode
          Support for latest mini-HTML formatting    
          new linked item capability
          new InsertPosition, DeletePosition, MovePosition 
          new OnTopLeftChanged event
          new OnPrintStart event
   0.9    new Items.ClearPosition
          new Items.ClearLayer
          new methods LoadFromFile, SaveToFile, InsertFromFile, InsertFromStream
          new methods LoadPositionFromStream, SavePositionToStream
          new methods LoadLayerFromStream, SaveLayerToStream
          new methods LoadPositionFromFile, SavePositionTOFile
          new methods LoadLayerFromFile, SaveLayerToFile
          new property EditDirect
          improved HTML export with HTML settings
          latest mini HTML formatting features 
          


Installation :
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 Delphi 3,4,5 & C++Builder 3,4 :

  In the Delphi or C++Builder component menu, choose :

  Install Component
 
  Into new package

  Choose package filename (for example PLANPKG.DPK)
 
  Browse for unit filename PLANREG.PAS

  Choose Compile & Install


 In C++Builder 5 :

  Open PLANC5.BPK

  Choose Compile & Install
          

License :
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This component is free for use in non-commercial applications, that is
any software that is not being sold in one or another way or that does
not generate income in any way by the use of the application.
The component cannot be distruted in any other way except through free
accessible Internet Web pages or ftp servers. The component can only
be distributed on CD-ROM or other media with written autorization of the
author.


Help, hints, tips, bug reports :
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Send any remarks to : info@tmssoftware.com
Please clearly state which Delphi or C++Builder version you are using
and which version of the component you are using. In case of doubt,
download the latest version first at http://www.tmssoftware.com
When installing newer versions of the component, make sure to update
all your form files that used the previous version of TPlanner
before recompiling your application to make sure all new properties
are available. You can update the form file by opening it, ignoring
remarks about new properties and save the form. 

