VCL Styles Utils

The VCL Styles Utils is a Delphi library which extend the RAD Studio VCL Styles. It provides additional features such as support for Classic and New Common dialogs, Task Dialogs, Styling of popup and shell menus, Non client area components and other enhancements..

Features

• Works in Delphi XE2-XE8, 10 Seattle, 10.1 Berlin, 10.2 Tokyo, 10.3 Rio, 10.4 Sydney, 11 Alexandria, 12 Athens, 13 Florence
• Vcl.Styles.Ext extends VCL Styles by introducing new properties and methods to list, remove, and reload styles.
• Vcl.Styles.Utils allows you to tweak the appearance of VCL Styles by modifying visual elements and font colors of the style.
• TNCControls component that allows you to add controls to the non-client area of a form.

• Vcl.Styles.WebBrowser unit, add support for style the scrollbars and dialogs of the TWebBrowser component.

• Vcl.Styles.Utils.Menus unit, add support for style the VCL popup menus, system and Shell menus.

• Vcl.Styles.SysControls add support for style the Standard Windows dialogs.

• Vcl.Styles.FormStyleHooks unit add support for use images and solid colors in the title and background of the TForms.

• Task Dialogs support.

• Vcl.Styles.Fixes unit Fix several QC reports related to the VCL Styles.
• TVclStylesPreview component to preview a VCL Style.
• Vcl.Styles.Hook unit to enable patch Windows API and Windows Style methods.
• Vcl.Styles.ColorTabs unit includes a new Style hook for the TPageControl and TTabSheet components.
• TVclStylesSystemMenu component for select a VCL Style from the system Menu.

Installation

• Unzip or checkout the files of the library in a writable folder.
• Under Tools, Environment Options, Library, add the directory where the VCL Styles Utils library have been installed Example : C:\Delphi\Libs\vcl-styles-utils\Common to the Win32 and Win64 library path.

Note : To use the Vcl.Styles.Hooks unit you must also include the Delphi Detours Library files in the IDE library/search path - Example : C:\Delphi\Libs\vcl-styles-utils\Common\delphi-detours-library