TerminalGroupXControl Version 1.6



This ActiveX control must first be registered in the Windows registery before

using.  "regsvr32.exe" application found in the system directory can do this.  

Copy the "TerminalGroupXControl.ocx" library to your Windows system directory

(ie C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM for Win 95 & 98, or C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 for Win NT & 2000).

Then click on the "Start" button, then "Run...", and type:



regsvr32.exe TerminalGroupXControl.ocx





NOTE: The "TerminalGroupXControl.lic" file is required for development only.

Do not distribute it with completed applications.





Version 1.6

	Updated the DrawText function of the T5Terminal.  This faster, more 

	efficient version uses the new properties; Color, Font, Transparent, 

	TextAlign, & TextClip.  Since text can now be drawn within a specified 

	region (TextClip) this almost completely eliminates the need for having 

	to first calculate the text width of a string for a given font.  Now text 

	can easily be drawn left or right justified, or even centered with in the 

	text drawing region.  Also if the Transparent property is "False", the 

	entire background within the text region is set to the inverse of the 

	current Color value.  Now programmers no longer need to worry themselves 

	with clearing the additional screen area after destructively overwriting 

	a long text string with a shorter one.  NOTE: These new T5Terminal features

	require Firmware Version 1.2 or higher.  Exposed the "FileToArray", 

	"ArrayToFile", "ImageSize", and "T5TerminalTransformImage" to the 

	TerminalGroupXControl class.





Version 1.5

	Removed all the methods that ended in "Res".  Now methods such as "DrawBitmap"

	"DrawText", and "PlaySound" are smart and determine at runtime the type 

	of parameter that is being passed in.  For example you can now call "DrawText"

	with "cfSeriff12", "C:\small7.fnt", a handle to a downloaded font resource, or

	a variant array of a font file as the "Font" parameter.  Added "TransformImage"

	method for applying all of the processing to an image, but not allocating it in

	the terminal.  The resulting variant array of the formated image can now be saved

	as a file, or to a database field.  Added "AllowDistortion" parameter to the

	"AllocateImageResource" method.  This parameter retains the image's original

	aspect ratio if set to False.  Added support for variant arrays as resources.

	This allows variants that are read/written from a database field to be directly

	passed as parameter to Terminal methods.  Also included are "FileToArray" and

	"ArrayToFile" methods for reading and saving variant arrays as files. Fixed the 

	OnStateChange event to always occur when a terminal goes on or off line.  Added 

	the event OnTerminalBeforeStop to allow users to write a final message on the

	terminal before shutdown.  Added AllocateImageResource method to the T5Terminal 

	object.  This allows images to be stretch/skewed upon loading.



Version 1.4

	Changed names of events to better represent there function.  Added

	OnTerminalKeyUpEvent, OnKeypadKeyDown, OnKeypadKeyUp, and OnMagstripeRead

	Events.  Added UpgradeFirmware, VerifyFirmwareFile, and ValidHandle

	methods to SerialDevice base class.  Added Set/GetPeripheralPortType, 

	Set/GetPeripheralPortBaudRate, Set/GetPeripheralPortTimeout, 

	SetPeripheralPortRTS, GetPeripheralPortCTS, and GetPeripheralPortDCD to

	the TerminalDevice class.  Added a number of new methods for advanced

	adjustments of the barcode reader in a SmartTerm terminal.  The 

	AllocateResource method for the T5Terminal class now supports all types

	of BMP files (ie. 1bit to 24bit color) as well as JPEG image files.

	All image files are now automatically converted to 16 shades of gray for

	proper display on the T5 Terminal.  Enumerated data type "ht5Handle" has

	now been renamed to "hHandle", a generic resource handle used for all 

	types of serial devices.



Version 1.3

	Fixed the deadlock condition when sending very large resource files

	to a terminal.  Added baud rate selection for the T5Terminal peripheral

	ports.  Fixed a problem that occasionally caused missed key stokes from 

	a terminal.  Fixed an error with processing keys before the OnStateEvent

	has finished.



Version 1.2

	Added TextHeight and TextWidth functions to the T5Terminal interface

	(requires firmware version 1.01 or greater).  Fixed support for

	Microsoft Visual C++ and scripting languages.  Other general cleanup.



Version 1.1

	Added support for latest version of the T5Terminal hardware.  Fixed

	minor bugs with destroying the timer object.  Implemented the 

	WritePeripheralPort funtion and OnPeripheralPort event.  Added 

	support for T5Terminal serial port control lines.



Version 1.0

	First Release.