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<h1>Shell Controls Packages and Utils <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-yellowgreen.svg" alt="License"/></a></h1>
<p><strong>Latest Version 1.1.2 - 22 Sep 2024</strong></p>
<p>** Packages, demo and Utility of Delphi ShellControl Components (missing by Embarcadero)</p>
<p>Delphi version supported: XE6, XE8, XE10, D10.1, D10.2, D10.3, D10.4, D11, D12</p>
<p>For other versions, please add a request in the <a href="https://github.com/EtheaDev/DelphiShellControlsPackages/issues">Issue section</a> of the project.</p>
<p><img src="./Images/SupportingDelphi.jpg" alt="Supporting Delphi 12"/></p>
<h2>Components</h2>
<p>Vcl.Shell.ShellCtrls.pas and Vcl.Shell.ShellConsts.pas are not distributed here, because they are distributed by Embarcadero inside Delphi!</p>
<h2>Installation Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Open the Vcl.Shell.Controls.groupproj file from Packages[DelphiVersion] folder.</li>
<li>Build: vclshlctrls.dpk</li>
<li>Build and Install: dclshlctrls.dpk</li>
</ul>
<p>Then you can use those visual components at Desing-time:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>TShellComboBox</strong></li>
<li><strong>TShellListView</strong></li>
<li><strong>TShellTreeView</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>and the component <strong>TShellChangeNotifier</strong> to intercept changes to folders and files.</p>
<p>A simple demo that explain the use of those components is located under:</p>
<ul>
<li>Demo\ShellControlsDemo\ShellControlsDemo.dproj</li>
</ul>
<h3>Preview of the Demo included:</h3>
<p><img src="./Images/ShellControlsDemoDesktop.jpg" alt="Shell Controls Demo"/></p>
<h2>Release Notes</h2>
<p>22 Sep 2024: ver. 1.1.2</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed option list for ListView in Demo.</li>
</ul>
<p>08 Jun 2024: ver. 1.1.1</p>
<ul>
<li>Updated packages of ShellControls for Delphi 12.1</li>
</ul>
<p>27 Oct 2023: ver. 1.1.0</p>
<ul>
<li>Added packages of ShellControls for Delphi 12</li>
</ul>
<p>26 May 2023: ver. 1.0.0</p>
<ul>
<li>Added packages of ShellControls for many Delphi versions</li>
<li>Fixed ShellEdit.pas to show the propery editor according to IDE style</li>
<li>Added a simple Demo and a simple unit with some useful utilities</li>
</ul>
<h2>License</h2>
<p>Licensed under the <a href="the" title="License">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>;
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an &ldquo;AS IS&rdquo; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.</p>
<p>Original Copyright (c) 1995-2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
You may only use this software if you are an authorized licensee of Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio (Embarcadero Products).
This software is considered a Redistributable as defined under the software license agreement that comes with the Embarcadero Products and is subject to that software license agreement.</p>