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<h1>Better ListView: Alternative list view control for .NET</h1>
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<div id="nav-panel" class="nav-panel product-detail">The tables below explain the main differences between <strong>regular .NET list view</strong> and <strong>Better ListView</strong>. However, it would be a mistake to look on Better ListView just as an improved or fixed listview - it can do so much more. The <strong><a href="../better-listview.html">Overview</a></strong> and our <strong><a href="../blog/tag/better-listview-2/index.html">blog</a></strong> highlights many of these extra features and possibilities.
<h2>Better behavior and fixed issues:</h2>
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<th>Regular .NET ListView Control</th>
<th>Better ListView control</th>
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<td>Some events fire twice bug</td>
<td>Fixed</td>
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<td>Selection behavior different from Windows Explorer</td>
<td>Fixed; Behaves as expected</td>
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<td>Fixed; Behaves as expected</td>
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<td>Non-standard look, incompatible with system themes</td>
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In addition to creating a new List View control to incorporate <b>broader flexibility and functionality</b>, Better ListView could also be called <b>Fixed ListView</b>, as it corrects a number of annoying problems with the standard List View that Microsoft delivers to Visual Studio customers.
</em></blockquote><strong>DevProConnections.com Review</strong></div></div>
<h2>Removed limitations:</h2>
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<td>Just one image per item</td>
<td>Enhanced; Each sub-item can have image</td>
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<td>Columns can be shown in all layouts</td>
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<td>Sub-item images very limited; Usable only via WinAPI with limitations in size and color depth</td>
<td>Images for sub-item fully supported (both ImageList and custom Image instances)</td>
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<td>Searching with keyboard only on first column and limited to string prefixes</td>
<td>Keyboard searching can be used on columns of choice and the searching behavior can be further adjusted (any substring, character-based or word-based search)</td>
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The control is <b>very easy and intuitive to use and is well documented</b>.
</em></blockquote><strong>DevProConnections.com Review</strong></div></div>
<h2>Other extra features:</h2>
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<th>Better ListView control</th>
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<td>No thumbnails view</td>
<td>Added support; can be used for viewing thumbnails of photos or other images</td>
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<td>Added support; tree-like hierarchical items supported</td>
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<td>No image shadows or borders</td>
<td>Added support; you can use image shadows or borders, supports custom image padding (eg. useful when owner-drawing overlay icons)</td>
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<td>No empty text support (watermark text when ListView is empty)</td>
<td>Added support; Empty text for empty ListView is supported; You can give hint to your users now</td>
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<td>No inbuilt sort</td>
<td>Added inbuilt sort support; Zero-code sorting</td>
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<td>Added; Auto-scroll speed can be adjusted</td>
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<td>Added; Auto-scroll speed can be adjusted</td>
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<td>Added item/column reordering support; Zero-code reordering</td>
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<td>Added; Auto-scroll speed can be adjusted</td>
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The enhancements I found most useful for my own projects were the automatic layout, context menus, improved drag and drop, item searching, and sorting options. Thanks to both the source code–included demos, the online documentation, and the obvious property names of the control's "better" features, <b>I was able to put the component to use faster than it took me to install the setup package.</b>
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