Precision NCA Components for VCL 1.0.1
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With the help of 'Precision NCA Components for VCL' (where NCA means 'non-client area')
you can change the caption bar of your form to an interactive toolbar or you can extend
the form with, so called, "application button".

In comparison with other similar solutions (like ribbon toolbar or the technique of
extending the client area of the window), these components are drawn directly to the
non-client area of the target window, so they work fast and in an efficient way.


'Precision NCA Components for VCL' package includes the following components:

TPNCAMenuButton:
  This component extends your form with so called "application button", that is
  usually displayed instead of the standard icon and the caption of the form.

TPNCAToolbar:
  This component allows you to change the caption-bar of your form to an interactive
  toolbar, that can contain application button, quick access buttons, labels and
  other custom drawn informations. 


Requirements:
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'Precision NCA Components for VCL' are designed for all Delphi versions from 7 to XE3.
No other third-party components and libraries are required for using these components
in Delphi 2009 and newer. Older versions of Delphi require the 'PngImage component'
to be installed.


Distribution:
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'Precision NCA Components for VCL' package is distributed as a Shareware. By purchasing
the license of 'Precision NCA Components for VCL', you obtain the full source code of
these components, and you can use them for any purpose, that does not violate the license
agreement. Read License.en.txt for more informations.


Installation (from ZIP archive):
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'Precision NCA Components for VCL' package is distributed as a standard ZIP file
with design-time packages, source files and demonstration projects.

1. Create a new folder in any location and unzip the archive content to it.
2. Add the Source subdirectory of newly created folder to your Library path.
3. Open, compile and install an appropriate package of 'Precision NCA Components',
   that is intended for your Delphi version. (ie. PNCA_D7.dpk, PNCA_D2009.dpk,
   PNCA_DXE3.dpk, etc.).

Then you can open, compile and execute the demo projects, that can be found
in the Demos folder. "ToolbarImgListDemo" project is intended for Delphi XE3 only,
because it uses TImageList with alpha blended images for toolbar buttons and
(as you may know) this feature is not implemented correctly in older Delphi versions.


Installation (using the Setup Wizard):
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You can also download an automatic installer of 'Precision NCA Components for VCL'
and let the Setup Wizard do all the work for you.

1. Download and run the installer.
2. Follow the steps of Setup Wizard.

If you encounter any problem during the installation, please feel free to contact us.


Change log:
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* Version 1.0.1 (2013-01-01)
  - The first release of Precision NCA Components


Used third-party components and libraries:
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- Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 Professional, http://www.embarcadero.com
- PasDoc, a documentation tool for ObjectPascal source code, http://pasdoc.sourceforge.net
- InnoSetup, http://www.jrsoftware.org
- ISTool, http://www.istool.org
- IcoFX, http://icofx.ro
- Fugue Small Icons, http://www.pinvoke.com

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