Bug fixes

• #223 - GDI leak in WindowChromeWindow

Bug fixes

• #216 - KeyboardNavigationEx.AlwaysShowFocusVisual may cause the application to get stuck in an infinite focus loop (thanks @myd7349)
• #222 - Non-client area hit test feature doesn't work properly when view box is involved

Maintenance

• #218 - Remove workaround fro already added member (thanks @DoctorKrolic)
• #219 - Remove unused box type (thanks @DoctorKrolic)

Bug fixes

• #213 - Window border disappears when restored after starting maximized

Bug fixes

• #206 - Maximized windows with WindowStyle=None do not fill screen
• #209 - Window Menu issue

Breaking changes

• Default value of GlowWindowBehavior.DWMSupportsBorderColor now depends on the OS version
• Constants.ResizeCornerGripThickness was changed from 18 to 12

Enhancements/Features

• #194 - Adding Backdrop support
• Added WindowBackdropManager to allow for backdrop effects in windows
• Added support for caption color, glass frame thickness and native caption buttons in WindowChromeWindow and WindowChromeBehavior
• Added AppModeHelper to allow for dark system menus inside applications. Use with caution as it relies on undocumented OS methods.
• Added PopupBackdropManager to allow for backdrop effects in popups. Use with caution as it relies on undocumented OS methods.
• Allowed "recursive" value replacement in theme generation
• Improved NC hit testing for maximized windows

Bug fixes

• #176 - ControlzEx.WindowChromeWindow lacks documentation
• #179 - Initial Window CornerPreference
• #182 - NullReferenceException if Window closed in Window_Loaded
• #197 - Incorrect behavior when WindowChromeWindow ResizeMode="CanMinimize"
• Prevented race conditions during window closing
• Fixed NC-size on Windows 10
• Workaround NC-Size bug in Windows

New Contributors

• @Lehonti made their first contribution in #183

As part of this release we had 14 issues closed.

Breaking change

• #152 Drop .NET Framework 4.5.2 which will reach End of Support on April 26, 2022
• WindowChromeBehavior.TryToBeFlickerFree was removed

Bugs

• #116 Slow resize
• #119 Auto-Hide Taskbar retrieved position in WindowChromeBehavior is incorrect
• #128 Window not detectable by applications as Screen2Gif and WinSnap
• #137 Mouse over highlighting appears when resizing window
• #139 WindowChrome Behavior Titlebar has Text Cut off When Changing Text Size
• #140 Minor Issue: Debugger shows GlowWindow for Title
• #167 GlowBorder disapears on WindowChromeWindow if ResizeMode = NoResize
• #169 Window Border Issue on Windows 7/8 (only in alpha version)
• #174 TabControlEx: TabStripPlacement issues

Bug Fixs

• #129 WIP Set default WindowStyle to SingleBorderWindow
• #157 Fixed issue with maximizing window on secondary monitors
• #175 Fixing issues when taking screenshots

Feature Request

• #65 Fully transparent window

Full Changelog: 5.0.2...6.0.0

New Contributors

• @gep13 made their first contribution in #150

Where to get it

You can download this release from ControlzEx

As part of this release we had 1 issue closed.

Bug Fix

• #166 Check for PresentationSource before attempting to move tooltip

Full Changelog: 5.0.1...5.0.2

Where to get it

You can download this release from ControlzEx

As part of this release we had 3 issues closed.

Bugs

• #146 Synched windows accent color includes alpha value
• #145 Incorrect menu with EnableMaxRestore on maximized window
• #144 TabControlEx creates 2 instances of the first ContentTemplate.

Where to get it

You can download this release from ControlzEx

As part of this release we had 2 issues closed.

Breaking change

• #125 .NET 5.0 support and remove EOL .NET Core 3.0

Bug

• #134 System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The parameter is incorrect

Where to get it

You can download this release from ControlzEx

As part of this release we had 8 issues closed.

Bug

• #120 Making window fullscreen crashes the application when using .NET 5

Bug Fixs

• #138 SyncTheme now works with all flag combinations
• #133 Making code CLSCompliant and removing some unused interop code
• #132 Try to get the WindowBaseColor in HighContrast mode
• #131 Fixing issues with MonitorInfo
• #130 TabControlEx: Fixing potential leaks of ContentPresenter
• #111 Fix Hue might get negative

Enhancement

• #123 [RFC] Add docs for the ThemeManager

Where to get it

You can download this release from ControlzEx