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dxfBackGround
This component allows you to fill the Background of forms. It works in three ways:
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Color fill with smooth transition from one color to another. Able to set initial and final colors as well as direction of color shifts: horizontal or vertical.
- Fill by specific image.
- Animated Fill. This behavior uses images from an image list to process animation. The speed of image change may be altered using this control.
dxfDesigner
This component allows you to change the Position, Size, Alignment, and OrderTab of components on a form at Run Time and also to store and restore these values from an INI file.
dxfExpressionExplorer
This component may be considered an interpreter. It allows you to dynamically change calculation schemes in your program or the algorithm of the running program.
It can process arithmetic expressions and constructions: begin & end, if & then, if & then & else, for & to & do, while & do, repeat & until . It can also process one-argument functions.
dxfShapedForm
This component allows you to set your forms as free outlines. You can prepare the pattern of the form in any graphics editor and then translate it into a window. For the TransparentColor we take the upper left point color of the pattern and then all the points with the position coinciding with the position of the pattern points, having the color equal to Transparent Color, are cut from the form.
dxfColorButton
You can set any color for this 3D elliptical button. It includes a multi-line Caption. These buttons may be combined into a radio group.
dxfPictureButton
This component allows you to create a button from any Picture. It includes four styles:
Flat | Highlight | Normal | Raised |
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You can also combine them into groups.
dxfLabel
This Label allows you to enter slanted text using an Angle (for TrueType fonts only). Styles include:
Normal | Lowered |
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Raised | OutLine |
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As well as the following 3D effects:
You can also use a Glyph for fills:
dxfOutlookBar
Several groups can be created with this component and other TWinControl(s) placed within each container. When clicking the group panes you activate a given group. This causes the components of this group to appear and the remaining to be hidden. It is similar to a PageControl but with a different GUI metaphor.
dxfProgressBar
This Progress Bar may be of horizontal and vertical orientation.
It has a BarBevelOuter property with three types of values
For its text, it can deduce either percentage or position. It can be of five styles:
It has a BarBevelOuter property with three types of values
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dxfGroupBox
The location of the Caption for this the dxfGroupBox can be set at any perimeter point.
Additionally, the Caption can have a Shadow for which you can set ShadowPos, ShadowSize, ShadowColor.
dxfCheckBox
This CheckBox includes 14 various unique styles. You can create your own styles by simply editing the included RES file. It enables you with the capability to set a Glyph for the Checked and Unchecked states of the checkbox. These CheckBoxes may be combined into a Radio Group.
dxfClock
Using the Analog style, you can set the following clock-face types:
As dots | Numerals | Roman Numerals |
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Also you can set the color and size of the individual hands. For the clock face, you can easily use a bitmap of your choice. You can prohibit drawing of the face and use a picture of your choice. The clock has an Offset which can be set in hours, minutes or seconds. In addition, you can set it to any side. | 
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dxfTimer
The Timer can be set for a definite timespans; An OnEndOfTime event occurs. You may set this timespan in hours, minutes or seconds. It can count time both forward and back and includes three methods: Start, Stop, Reset.
dxfConnector
This component allows you to show visual links between objects. You can point two objects links and when the objects move, the link moves as well. You can either strictly set the linking point of the object or indicate Auto and in this case the dxfConnector will dock to the nearest point. DxfConnector has a Caption as well. You can set the style and size of the hands. | 
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Arrow | Open Arrow | Stealth Arrow | Oval Arrow | Diamond Arrow |
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In addition, you can set Color, Width and Style of Line: Solid, Round Dot, Square Dot, Dash, Dash Dot, Long Dash Dot, Long Dash Dot Dot.
dxfQuickTyper
This component can be of a great use in programs that contain a huge volume of manual data entry. It moves focus from one control to another when the length of data entered within a given edit control equals MaxLength or when the Enter key is pressed. Additionally, you can create a set of the data input components and control movement order between them.
dxfDBQuickTyper
This is a DB variant of the dxfQuickTyper component. It performs the same actions as describe earlier, and in addition, works directly with a DataSet.
You can download a compiled demo that shows many of the possibilities available to you and your company when using this FREE package from Developer Express Inc.