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Add-in Express™
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Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and .net - Public Release

[19 Mar, 2013]   Version 8.2.5067


ADDED:

  • ClickTwice module, a new class to access ClickTwice features and events.
  • OnBeforeDisplayAlerts, OnRegister and OnUnregister events to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.
  • GetCookie and SetCookie methods to the ADXIEHelper and ADXIEProtectedModeAPI classes.
  • HandleDocumentUICommands property to the ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.
  • OnBeforeRefresh, OnBeforeExecute, OnPreviewKeyDown2, OnResizeBorder, OnFrameWindowActivate, OnUpdateUI, OnShowContextMenu events to the ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.

FIXED:

  • Context menus did not work in IE10 on the Japanese localized language version of Windows.
  • Repair option did not work in WiX-based installation packages.
  • Visual designer of ADXIEModule containing the ADXIEAdvancedBarsManager component could not be opened in C++ projects.

Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and .net - Public Release

[27 Aug, 2012]   Version 8.1.5065


ADDED:

  • Support for Visual Studio 2012.
  • Support for Internet Explorer 10.
  • HandleDocumentUICommands property to the ADXIEModule.
  • GetModuleByTabIndex, GetTabIndex methods to the ADXIEModule class.
  • OnBeforeExecute, OnBeforeRefresh, OnDataAvailable, OnFrameWindowActivate, OnPreviewKeyDown, OnResizeBorder, OnShowContextMenu, OnReportProgress, OnReportResult, OnUpdateUI events to the ADXIEModule class.
  • CreateCacheEntry, DeleteCacheEntry, FindCacheEntry, FindCacheEntries methods to the ADXIEModule class.

Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and .net - Public Release

[18 Jun, 2012]   Version 8.0.5064


ADDED:

  • Support for Visual Studio 2012 RC.
  • Support for Internet Explorer 10 Community Preview.
  • Support for Windows Installer XML (WiX) projects.
  • Ability to choose the minimum supported version of Internet Explorer when creating a new project.
  • Implementation of the IHTTPNegotiation, IHTTPNegotiation2 and IHTTPNegotiation3 interfaces to the ADXIEModule class.
  • TabAdd method to the ADXIEModule class.
  • Implementation of the IAuthenticate and IAuthenticateEx interfaces to the ADXIEModule class.

FIXED:

  • Japanese characters were processed incorrectly in advanced IE bars.

Add-in Express for Internet Explorer and .net - Beta 1

[30 Mar, 2012]   Version 8.0.5062


ADDED:

  • Support for Visual Studio 11 Beta.

Add-in Express 2011 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[13 Mar, 2012]   Version 7.2.4104


ADDED:

  • DocumentComplete2 event to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.
  • OnBrowserResized event to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.
  • Support for InstallShield 2012 projects.
  • AllowAutoHide property to the ADXIEAdvancedBarItem class.
  • MinimumWindowSize property to the ADXIEAdvancedBar class.
  • ADXPublisher.exe command line tool for creating and publishing ClickTwice installation packages.
  • GetHTMLFromDocument method to the ADXIEHelper class.
  • HTMLDocumentText and HTMLDocumentStream properties to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEBarModule and ADXIEToolbarModule classes.

FIXED:

  • OnCreateContextMenu event was not raised if a context menu was activated via the Menu key.
  • DocumentComplete event was not raised in some cases.
  • In Internet Explorer 6, items of the Tools menu may have disappeared after uninstalling an IE add-on.
  • OnTabActivated event was not raised in some scenarios.

Add-in Express 2011 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[31 May, 2011]   Version 7.1.4102


ADDED:

  • Support for InstallShield 2011 projects.

FIXED:

  • htmlElement parameter of the ADXIEContextMenuCommandItem.OnClick event didn't return the IHTMLSelectionObject object.
  • ADXRegistrator tool loaded an add-on assembly from the current folder only.
  • ClickTwice installation might have failed if the icon file was specified in the Publish wizard.

Add-in Express 2011 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[17 May, 2011]   Version 7.0.4101


ADDED:

  • Support for Internet Explorer 9.
  • Beta support for Advanced IE Bars.
  • Support for the Div, Span, Html, Header, LI, UList and IFrame HTML elements to the ADXIEContextMenuSeparatorItem, ADXIEContextMenuPopupItem and ADXIEContextMenuCommandItem components.
  • Support for the Div, Span, Html, Header, LI, UList and IFrame HTML elements' events to the ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component.
  • ADXIEHelper class.
  • OnTabDockChanged event to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbarModule and ADXIEBarModule classes.
  • Refresh method to the ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component.
  • OwnerDraw property, OnDrawMenuItem and OnMeasureMenuItem events to the ADXIESeparatorMenuItem, ADXIEPopupMenuItem, ADXIEMainMenuItem, ADXIEContextMenuSeparatorItem, ADXIEContextMenuPopupItem and ADXIEContextMenuCommandItem components.
  • OnClickEx event to the ADXIEMenuItem and ADXIEContextMenuItems components.

ALTERED:

  • Add-on loading procedure was rewritten and optimized for better performance.

FIXED:

  • Context menus didn't work correctly on the IFrame HTML element.

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[5 Jan, 2011]   Version 6.4.379


ADDED:

  • Beta support for Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit and 64-bit).

FIXED:

  • An exception was thrown when trying to publish a non-compiled project.
  • Cancel parameter of the ADXCancelEventArgs class didn't return the default value.
  • Keyboard focus did not move from an Explorer bar to a web-page.

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[11 Oct, 2010]   Version 6.3.376


ADDED:

  • Support for Delphi Prism XE.
  • LoadInMainProcess property to the ADXIEModule class.

FIXED:

  • On Windows 2000, an exception was thrown when an IE add-on was loaded.
  • Backspace and Delete keys, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V shortcuts didn't work in the WebBrowser control located on an Explorer Bar.
  • Events of the ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component stopped working after the user refreshed an Internet Explorer web-page by pressing F5.
  • IE7 might have hung when an add-on was loaded.

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Update 2

[25 Jun, 2010]   Version 6.2.373


ADDED:

  • Support for InstallShield projects.
  • Support for Delphi Prism 2011.
  • ResetCommandBarLayout property to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ResetToolbarLayout property to the ADXIEToolbarItem and ADXIEToolbarModule classes.
  • Enabled property to the ADXIEToolbarItem and ADXIEBarItem classes.
  • KeyCode, RepeatCount, ScanCode, IsExtendedKey properties to the ADXIEPreTranslateAcceleratorIOEventArgs class.

ALTERED:

  • User interface of the Publish wizard.

FIXED:

  • Publish dialog produced a wrong Installation URL.
  • Close button didn't close the Collection editors.
  • ADXIEWindowState emnumeration had wrong values.
  • IE crashed if an ASP.NET application and an add-on were loaded at the same time.
  • Publish wizard fired an exception if the Certificate password was used.
  • Custom actions arguments of the setup project were case-sensitive.
  • Context menus didn't work if the WebBrowser control was used on an explorer bar.

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Update 1

[1 Mar, 2010]   Version 6.1.368


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: Complete support for Visual Studio 2010 RC
  • FIXED: Slow start of IE when the user ran it by clicking on a url in an Outlook e-mail.
  • FIXED: The titlebar of IE6 was truncated to one letter if an Add-in Express based add-on was running.
  • FIXED: Some minor bugs in the IE module designer.
  • FIXED: Clicking the Cancel button of the New Project wizard resulted in closing the current solution.
  • FIXED: Some minor bugs related to Delphi Prism (3.0.21.661.
  • FIXED: Publish wizard fired an exception if some prerequisites were selected.
  • ALTERED: ToolButtonInactiveIcon property was deprecated.

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[14 Jan, 2010]   Version 6.0.365


This version includes all changes of previous builds and releases the following features:

  • Complete support for Visual Studio 2010
  • Complete support for Delphi Prism 2010
  • Complete support for managed C++
  • Complete support for IE 7 and 8 (64-bit)
  • Complete support for Windows 7
  • Msi-based web-deployment
  • Several minor bug fixes

Add-in Express 2010 for Internet Explorer - Beta 1

[12 Dec, 2009]   Version 6.0.364


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: Support for Internet Explorer 7 (x64) and 8 (x64).
  • ADDED: Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2.
  • ADDED: 'Create New Setup Project' wizard.
  • ADDED: Enabled property to the ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component.

Add-in Express 2009 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[12 Oct, 2009]   Version 5.2.261


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • FIXED: Internet Explorer raising an exception when multiple IE instances are opened one by one in a short time span.

Add-in Express 2009 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[5 Oct, 2009]   Version 5.2.260


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component not supporting frames on HTML pages.
  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component raising exceptions when Internet Explorer is opened from a download link.
  • FIXED: Internet Explorer hanging when multiple IE instances are opened one by one in a short time span.
  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component raising exceptions when Internet Explorer is opening a PDF document.

Add-in Express 2008 for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[12 Sep, 2009]   Version 4.4.133


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component not supporting frames on HTML pages.
  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component raising exceptions when Internet Explorer is opened from a download link.
  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component raising exceptions when Internet Explorer is opening a PDF document.
  • FIXED: Internet Explorer raising an exception when multiple IE instances are opened one by one in a short time span.

Add-in Express 2009 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[13 Jul, 2009]   Version 5.1.255


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: Beta support for Visual Studio 2010.
  • ADDED: The Publish wizard.
  • ADDED: The IsNetworkDeployed, IsUpdatable and CheckForUpdates methods to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEBar, ADXIEToolbar, ADXIEBarModule and ADXIEToolbarModule classes.
  • FIXED: A problem with the registration of IE extensions on the user's PC.
  • FIXED: If two or more toolbars were deployed in one project, only one toolbar appeared in IE.
  • FIXED: A bug in the adxloader.dll related to .NET Framework 4.0.

Known issue:

  • C++ and Delphi Prism projects are not supported in Visual Studio 2010 yet.

Add-in Express 2008 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[1 Jul, 2009]   Version 4.4.132


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • FIXED: A bug in the adxloader.dll related to .NET Framework 4.0.

Add-in Express 2009 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[15 May, 2009]   Version 5.0.253


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: Support for Internet Explorer 8 Release.
  • ADDED: The ADXIESharedMemory class to support the Windows Shared Memory feature.
  • ADDED: Support for Internet Explorer 8 RC1.
  • ADDED: Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1.
  • ADDED: Support of images for the main menu, context menus and command bar items.
  • ADDED: The IEVersion property to the ADXIEBar and ADXIEToolbar classes.
  • ADDED: The TabClose method to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The ChangeStatusText and GetStatusText methods to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The Description property which supports the IE status bar to all menu items.
  • ADDED: The OnCreateContextMenu event to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: New Internet Explorer Bar wizard.
  • ADDED: New Internet Explorer Toolbar wizard.
  • ADDED: New Item wizard to add an instance of the ADXIESharedMemory class.
  • ADDED: The ADXIEProtectedModeAPI class to support the Protected Mode API of Internet Explorer.
  • ADDED: The SaveSizeMode property to the ADXIEBarItem component.
  • ADDED: The GetModulesByTypeName method to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The CreateProcessAsParent method to the ADXIEModule class.
  • FIXED: Unexpected error when IE opens several tabs at the same time.
  • FIXED: Incorrect behavior of the LoadAtStartup property in the ADXIEBarItem and ADXIEToolBarItem components.
  • FIXED: 'No such interface supported' exception was raised when a PDF document was opened in IE.
  • FIXED: Context menu items didn't appear on RSS pages.
  • FIXED: Add-in Express didn't work correctly with the latest version of Delphi Prism.
  • FIXED: A problem with Explorer bars and Toolbars in Windows 2000.
  • FIXED: The HTMLDocument property of the ADXIEModule, ADXIEBar and ADXIEToolbar classes raised a COM exception.
  • FIXED: A problem with the setup project in Windows Vista Korean.
  • FIXED: A problem with the setup project in Visual Studio 2008 on some PCs.
  • FIXED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents component might not have worked correctly if the
  • FIXED: latest updates for Internet Explorer 8 were installed.
  • FIXED: Add-in Express based add-ons raised an exception if the latest version of the Google toolbar was installed on the user's PC.
  • FIXED: Context menus might not have appeared if the latest updates for Internet Explorer 8 were installed.

Add-in Express 2008 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[5 Dec, 2008]   Version 4.4.127


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: Beta support for Delphi Prism projects.
  • FIXED: The Add-in Express loader didn't read the adxloader.dll.manifest file correctly.

Add-in Express 2008 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[7 Nov, 2008]   Version 4.4.126


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: The ADXIEMainMenu component.
  • ADDED: The Beta support for IE8 Beta 2.
  • ADDED: The OnHeightAdjust event to the ADXIEToolbar component.
  • ADDED: The ActivateToolbar method to the ADXIEToolbar component.
  • ADDED: The ActivateBar method to the ADXIEBar component.
  • ADDED: A possibility to change the height of IE toolbars at runtime.
  • FIXED: A problem with the adxloader.log file.
  • FIXED: The Target Framework combo box was not supported in the New Project wizard of VS 2008.

Add-in Express 2008 for Internet Explorer and .NET - Public Release

[4 Aug, 2008]   Version 4.3.124


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: The multi-level menu support to the ContextMenu collection of the ADXIEModule class.
  • FIXED: A problem with combo boxes and edit controls added to the ToolStrip component.
  • ADDED: The ADXIEHTMLDocEvents and ADXIECommands components.
  • FIXED: An exception was thrown by the Add-in Express wizard on PCs with Visual Studio 2008 installed.

Add-in Express 2008 .NET for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[7 Mar, 2008]   Version 4.0.114


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • ADDED: The OnTabChanging, OnTabChanged, OnTabMoved, OnTabActivated, OnTabCreated events to ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The MainWindowHandle property to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbar, ADXIEBar classes.
  • ADDED: The GetModuleCount, GetModuleByIndex, GetModuleByThread, GetModuleIndex methods to the ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The Module property to the ADXIEToolbar, ADXIEBar classes
  • ADDED: The IsTabbedBrowsingEnabled, IsQuickTabsEnabled, IsTabActive, TabActivate, TabNext, TabPrevious, TabFirst, TabLast methods to ADXIEModule class.
  • ADDED: The FindNativeWindows, SendMessageToInstance, SendMessageToAll methods to the ADXIEModule, ADXIEToolbar, ADXIEBar classes.
  • ADDED: The ADXIEToolbar class supports user input.
  • CHANGED: The LoadBehavior and LoadOnBehalfOf are obsolete in the ADXIEModule class.
  • CHANGED: The adxloader.dll creates a separate domain for each add-on.
  • FIXED: The BeforeNavigate2 didn't fire.
  • FIXED: A problem with the toolbar size when other third party toolbars are loaded.

Add-in Express 2008 .NET for Internet Explorer - Public Release

[29 Jan, 2008]   Version 4.0.108


This version includes all changes of previous builds and adds the following features:

  • FIXED: The BeforeNavigate2 event raised an exception in IE7.
  • FIXED: It was not possible to add more than one command to the IE command bar.
  • ADDED: The DownloadManager example to the installation package.
  • FIXED: A problem with IE events in the ADXIEModule class.
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