Hierarchy

History (changes since last version)

• New property - WordWrap - which causes caption to word-wrap
• New property - Margin - left and Right margin of caption in pixels
• Bug fix - saveSkin and loadSkin methods now accept an absolute path as argument

Additional Properties:

• Mask : TBitmap
  the bitmap mask is used to shape the button. This bitmap is also used to paint the button in the normal state. Each time you change this bitmap the shape is recalculated. Also, the button's width and height are changed to the Mask's width and height.
• OverBmp : TBitmap
  bitmap is used to paint the button when the mouse is over it.
• PressedBmp : TBitmap
  bitmap is used to paint the button when the button is pressed.
• InvisibleColor : TColor
  color treated as transparent to shape the button. clWhite is the default value.
• WordWrap : Boolean
  word-wrap property for caption.
• Margin : Integer
  left and right margin for caption in pixels.

Additional Events:

• OnMouseEnter : TNotifyEvent
  event fired when the mouse pointer enters button's boundaries.
• OnMouseLeave : TNotifyEvent
  event fired when the mouse pointer leaves button's boundaries.

Additional Methods:

• Procedure saveSkin (folder: string); override
  automatically saves all graphical information to a folder including component coordinates. It's an easy way to implement skins.
• Procedure loadSkin (folder: string); override
  automatically retrieves all graphical information from a folder including component coordinates. It's an easy way to implement skins.

Installation:

• Unzip all files to a directory of your choice. Be sure to preserve directory structure and to add this path to your Delphi Library Path.
• Install package delphi4\organicShape.dpk or delphi3\organicShape.dpk.
• Open demos folder and run some examples.