Better ListView: Alternative list view control for .NET

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What's New in Better ListView 3.15

Changes in version 3.9.1 (May 19, 2014)

* Fixed disappearing items after scrolling and item reordering in LargeIcon view with multi-line items

Changes in version 3.9.0 (Apr 22, 2014)

* Added integration with Visual Studio 2013
* Added custom date format support in BetterListViewDateTimePickerEmbeddedControl
* Added ItemReordered event

* Fixed FindItemsWithText method call when working with invisible items
* Fixed saving form after editing tooltips in Windows Forms Designer

Changes in version 3.8.3 (Feb 03, 2014)

* Fixed sorting of items with missing sub-items or Key set to null

Changes in version 3.8.2 (Oct 21, 2013)

* Fixed pixel precision bug in column selection
* Fixed proper scrolling on combined items using EnsureVisible method
* Fixed drawing item selection on MouseUp in some cases (click directly on text of previously selected item in Details view)

Changes in version 3.8.1 (Sep 20, 2013)

* Fixed search highlight in other than Details view

Changes in version 3.8.0 (Sep 11, 2013)

* Fixed search highlight on multi-line items

Changes in version 3.7.7 (Aug 27, 2013)

* Added HotTracking property
* Added SmoothScroll property

* Improved responsiveness (optimized control refreshing on control state transitions)

* Fixed BetterListViewColumnHeader.DisplayIndex property value not being updated at the time of ColumnHeaderReordered event
* Fixed bug in hit test invalidation optimization causing slower redrawing when mouse moves over large control with many items and columns

Changes in version 3.7.6 (Jul 06, 2013)

* Fixed item deselection when clicking on client area

Changes in version 3.7.5 (Jun 24, 2013)

* Fixed item selection by clicking on group header

Changes in version 3.7.4 (Jun 05, 2013)

* Removed beep when no item is found though single keypress (keyboard search)

* Fixed keyboard search

Changes in version 3.7.3 (May 30, 2013)

* Fixed keyboard search with 'Substring' setting and single keystroke
* Fixed rare but possible NullRefereceException in OnMouseUp method

Changes in version 3.7.2 (Apr 10, 2013)

* SuspendSelectionChanged renamed to SuppressSelectionChanged

* Fixed selection display when FullRowSelect is false in Details view
* Fixed grid lines display when HeaderStyle is None in Details view
* Fixed closing floating window in Samples Explorer

Changes in version 3.7.1 (Mar 28, 2013)

* Fixed Visual Studio Toolbox integration on Windows XP

Changes in version 3.7.0 (Mar 19, 2013)

* Added HScrollHeight, VScrollWidth properties

Changes in version 3.6.1 (Mar 01, 2013)

* Fixed unnecessary redrawing during MouseMove

Changes in version 3.6.0 (Feb 28, 2013)

* Fixed possible exception when invoking context menu on an item by mouse
* Fixed multi-line text when TextTrimming is set to None
* Fixed public constructor parameters being obfuscated

Changes in version 3.5.0 (Jan 28, 2013)

* Added owner drawing support for drag selection
* Added data binding customization
* Added separate product activation utility

Changes in version 3.4.3 (Jan 18, 2013)

* Added BetterListViewHitTestInfo.MousePosition property

* Fixed unhandled exception on web request timeout when activating over web proxy

Changes in version 3.4.2 (Jan 12, 2013)

* Added separate column auto resizing for column header, column content or both (BetterListViewColumnHeaderAutoResizeStyle changed to flags enum)

* Fixed DoubleClick and ItemActivate not raised when the redrawing takes too much time between successive clicks
* Fixed Combined Items

* Fixed check boxes and expand buttons of children in combined items being inactive
* Fixed combined item not being properly measured when its child has been made invisible
* Fixed insertion mark display on combined items

* Fixed online activation from behind a web proxy
* Fixed binding DataTable in the Data Binding sample
* Fixed unnecessary refreshes during binding a table with multiple columns

Changes in version 3.4.1 (Dec 20, 2012)

* Added possibility of changing label being edited by setting Label property in BeforeLabelEdit and AfterLabelEditCancel event data

* Improved Visual Studio Toolbox integration for more versions of .NET Framework, including Client Profile

* Fixed possible NullReferenceException during clicking on column headers (negative mouse cursor coordinates probably due to mouse movement)

Changes in version 3.4.0 (Dec 14, 2012)

* Added 'Search Highlight' feature

* Added SearchHighlight, SearchHighlightColor, SearchHighlightBorderColor, SearchHighlightTextColor properties
* Added BetterListViewSearchOptions.UpdateSearchHighlight enum value
* Added BetterListViewSubItemBounds.BoundsSearchHighlight property

* Fixed IndexOf() method on collections to return -1 if an element is not contained in the collection
* Fixed case where clickable/sortable/unsortable column is clicked and mouse cursor moves quickly away
* Fixed column auto resizing to account for groups and hierarchical items
* Fixed not allowing to put duplicate references in SelectedItems.Set(IEnumerable) or SelectedItems.AddRange(IEnumerable)

Changes in version 3.3.2 (Dec 08, 2012)

* Fixed moving mouse cursor over an item that is partially scrolled out so that the text boundaries have negative top coordinate
* Fixed ItemActivate not raised on slow computers when item is double-clicked and mouse cursor moved quickly away

Changes in version 3.3.1 (Dec 06, 2012)

* Added ColumnReorder event next to existing ColumnReordered event to allow cancelling column reordering
* Added keyboard-invoked context menu placements (ContextMenuStripPlacement property)

* Improved context menu placement: Keyboard-invoked context menu is displayed under the first visible selected item
* Improved grid lines appearance
* Improved item parts alignment when expand buttons are present

* Fixed possible improper behavior on slower computers (or lagging code because of too much drawing etc.)

* Fixed item not selected clicked and mouse cursor is immediately moved away
* Fixed drag selection commited when item is almost double-clicked (second mouse button release not done) and then mouse is moved before button is released
* Fixed DoubleClick event raised after any amount of time when item is reordered with incomplete double-click (second mouse button release not done) and then other item is clicked

Changes in version 3.3.0 (Nov 30, 2012)

* Added FIPS-compliance (improved security and compatibility)

* Improved horizontal multi-line text alignment
* Improved Samples Explorer

* Properties VisibleColumns, VisibleGroups, VisibleItems hidden from Properties window in the WinForms Designer

* Fixed commencing mouse drag selecting on double-click and mouse move in quick succession
* Fixed scrolling to parent item vertically when only child item have been selected
* Fixed AutoResizeColumns updating just the last column
* Fixed column header sort glyph placement when the column is sorted and no items are present in the list
* Fixed image border color not changing when ImageBorderColor layout property changed

Changes in version 3.2.2 (Oct 09, 2012)

* Added support for TypeConverters when adding custom objects to collections

* Improved horizontal scrolling on items within item hierarchy

* Fixed reordering item in an empty or collapsed group

Changes in version 3.2.1 (Sep 18, 2012)

* Allowed setting Font property to null on column headers, groups, items and sub-items

* Fixed cycling between items during keyboard search
* Fixed code generation for SearchSettings property
* Fixed NullReferenceException when edited sub-item is switched during label editing
* Fixed multi-line text wrapping when BetterListViewItem.CheckBoxAppearance is set to None
* Fixed sorted column background being drawn in other than Details view
* Fixed unsufficient vertical scroll bar maximum when column headers are added in first initialization between BeginUpdate()/EndUpdate()
* Fixed double-click on column containing hidden check box

Changes in version 3.2.0 (Aug 27, 2012)

* Added HeaderStyle property
* Added BetterListViewColumnHeaderStyle.None enum value (indicates that column header is not displayed, but corresponding sub-items are)
* Added BetterListViewColumnHeaderStyle.Hidden enum value (indicates that column header is hidden, including sub-items)

* Improved mouse and keyboard selections to behave more like Windows Explorer
* Merged BetterListViewColumnHeaderStyle.Hidden enum value and BetterListViewColumnHeader.Value
* Control+Shift modifier keys behave the same way as Control modifier key alone in Multi-column Sorting
* Hidden ShowItemExpandButtons property in Express edition

* Fixed possible multiselection using Control+click when MultiSelect is false