Content-Blocks Plugin — Scrollable Content Containers for VisualNEO Win UPDATE! 7/30/26 - Forum
Content-Blocks Plugin — Scrollable Content Containers for VisualNEO Win UPDATE! 7/30/26
Quote from Anthony LaTorre on February 28, 2026, 9:27 amWhat Is It?
Content Blocks brings fully scrollable, richly formatted content containers to VisualNEO Win. Think of it as a publication-quality content panel you can drop anywhere in your application — scrollable text, images, themed layouts, auto-scrolling marquees and image thumbnails... clickable image links — all driven by a clean set of plugin commands.
📝 Rich Text Blocks
Full RTF support —font selection, bold, italic, text color, font size, bullet lists, numbered lists
Multiple text blocks stacked vertically (or side by side in horizontal mode)
Per-block background color, border, padding etc...
Transparent block backgrounds — lets your page design show through🖼️ Image Blocks
Embed PNG images directly in the content stream alongside text blocks
Five layout modes: Original, Stretch, Fill (center-crop), Tile, and Fit (proportional)
Per-block opacity control (0–255) via GDI+ — fade images to any transparency level
Clickable image blocks — assign a VisualNEO subroutine to any image🔄 Auto-Scroll
Smooth timer-driven scrolling with configurable speed (0.1 to 7.0 px/tick, decimal precision)
Direction: Down, Right, Loop mode — hard-cut back to start and repeat continuously
Hide scrollbar during scroll option for a clean marquee look
Multiple containers can auto-scroll simultaneously and independently📐 Layout & Orientation
Vertical mode — blocks stack top to bottom (classic scroll)
Horizontal mode — blocks sit side by side for ticker/carousel layouts
Configurable container padding and inter-block gap settings...
Scrollbar modes: None, Vertical, Horizontal, or Both
Custom scrollbar width — match your application's designDon't settle for VisualNEO Win's plain simple text object... Now you can create multiple Rich Text objects in a single rectangle object and multiple png images too.
Content Blocks will change the way you display text and images in VNW.
Hope you find this plugin useful for your projects... If you encounter any problems or have any questions please respond to this topic...
Cheers***PLUGIN UPDATE! 3/1/26
Added 4 new commands:
cbContentBlockGoToBlock - navigate to a specific content block...
cbContentBlockGoNext - navigate to the next content block...
cbContentBlockGoPrev - naviagate to the previous content block...
cbAutoScrollPause - Pause Auto Scrolling for a specific amount of time...***UPDATED with seamless Auto scrolling
UPDATED 7/30/26 Plugin is now compatible with VNW Version 26.7.19
What Is It?
Content Blocks brings fully scrollable, richly formatted content containers to VisualNEO Win. Think of it as a publication-quality content panel you can drop anywhere in your application — scrollable text, images, themed layouts, auto-scrolling marquees and image thumbnails... clickable image links — all driven by a clean set of plugin commands.
📝 Rich Text Blocks
Full RTF support —font selection, bold, italic, text color, font size, bullet lists, numbered lists
Multiple text blocks stacked vertically (or side by side in horizontal mode)
Per-block background color, border, padding etc...
Transparent block backgrounds — lets your page design show through
🖼️ Image Blocks
Embed PNG images directly in the content stream alongside text blocks
Five layout modes: Original, Stretch, Fill (center-crop), Tile, and Fit (proportional)
Per-block opacity control (0–255) via GDI+ — fade images to any transparency level
Clickable image blocks — assign a VisualNEO subroutine to any image
🔄 Auto-Scroll
Smooth timer-driven scrolling with configurable speed (0.1 to 7.0 px/tick, decimal precision)
Direction: Down, Right, Loop mode — hard-cut back to start and repeat continuously
Hide scrollbar during scroll option for a clean marquee look
Multiple containers can auto-scroll simultaneously and independently
📐 Layout & Orientation
Vertical mode — blocks stack top to bottom (classic scroll)
Horizontal mode — blocks sit side by side for ticker/carousel layouts
Configurable container padding and inter-block gap settings...
Scrollbar modes: None, Vertical, Horizontal, or Both
Custom scrollbar width — match your application's design
Don't settle for VisualNEO Win's plain simple text object... Now you can create multiple Rich Text objects in a single rectangle object and multiple png images too.
Content Blocks will change the way you display text and images in VNW.
Hope you find this plugin useful for your projects... If you encounter any problems or have any questions please respond to this topic...
Cheers
***PLUGIN UPDATE! 3/1/26
Added 4 new commands:
cbContentBlockGoToBlock - navigate to a specific content block...
cbContentBlockGoNext - navigate to the next content block...
cbContentBlockGoPrev - naviagate to the previous content block...
cbAutoScrollPause - Pause Auto Scrolling for a specific amount of time...
***UPDATED with seamless Auto scrolling
UPDATED 7/30/26 Plugin is now compatible with VNW Version 26.7.19
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Quote from Anthony LaTorre on March 2, 2026, 1:24 am***PLUGIN UPDATE! 3/1/26*** Now with seamless AUTO SCROLL!
Added 4 new commands:
cbContentBlockGoToBlock - navigate to a specific content block...
cbContentBlockGoNext - navigate to the next content block...
cbContentBlockGoPrev - navigate to the previous content block...
cbAutoScrollPause - Pause Auto Scrolling for a specific amount of time...*Now you have the option of scrolling to content blocks or using buttons.. <<Prev, Next>>, Go To Block...
Cheers
***UPDATED Download Content Blocks-UPDATE-V3.1 Above...
***PLUGIN UPDATE! 3/1/26*** Now with seamless AUTO SCROLL!
Added 4 new commands:
cbContentBlockGoToBlock - navigate to a specific content block...
cbContentBlockGoNext - navigate to the next content block...
cbContentBlockGoPrev - navigate to the previous content block...
cbAutoScrollPause - Pause Auto Scrolling for a specific amount of time...
*Now you have the option of scrolling to content blocks or using buttons.. <<Prev, Next>>, Go To Block...
Cheers
***UPDATED Download Content Blocks-UPDATE-V3.1 Above...
Quote from Anthony LaTorre on June 23, 2026, 9:06 pmPlugin Updated!
The plugin now includes a more robust cleanup and shutdown routine on app exit.Download
Plugin Updated!
The plugin now includes a more robust cleanup and shutdown routine on app exit.
Download
Quote from joferar333 on June 23, 2026, 10:13 pmThanks Master!!!!!!!
Thanks Master!!!!!!!
Quote from Anthony LaTorre on July 11, 2026, 12:43 pmUPDATED 7/11/26
Fixed a bug that prevented large amounts of text in the editor to format properly...
Download Content Blocks-V6 from first post in this topic.
UPDATED 7/11/26
Fixed a bug that prevented large amounts of text in the editor to format properly...
Download Content Blocks-V6 from first post in this topic.
Quote from Anthony LaTorre on July 30, 2026, 11:29 pmUPDATED 7/30/26
As you know VisualNeo Win has been updated using a more modern compiler than the older Delphi-7. This opens up some exciting new possibilities...
(Thank you Luis) But there will be some growing pains... namely with plugin compatibility. The older ContentBlocks plugin followed the original Delphi 7 plugin conventions, and the new VNW (rebuilt in modern Delphi) handles plugin memory and its internal interface a little differently. Some plugins will be compatible and require no updating, while I suspect that some others will... Hopeful most plugins will work in older and the latest WNW Version 26.7.19ContentBlocks – Compatibility Update
ContentBlocks has been updated to work with the newest version of VisualNEO Win. The previous version crashed VNW when using the: cbCreateContainer command — in WNW Version 26.7.19 ,this is now fixed and works correctly on both the newest VNW and older versions, so it's safe to update regardless of which VNW release you're using.
Tested and working correctly on: VNW Versions 21.9.9 and 26.7.19
Download the latest plugin version from the 1st post in this topic thread...
Let me know if you encounter any problems...
Thanks
UPDATED 7/30/26
As you know VisualNeo Win has been updated using a more modern compiler than the older Delphi-7. This opens up some exciting new possibilities...
(Thank you Luis) But there will be some growing pains... namely with plugin compatibility. The older ContentBlocks plugin followed the original Delphi 7 plugin conventions, and the new VNW (rebuilt in modern Delphi) handles plugin memory and its internal interface a little differently. Some plugins will be compatible and require no updating, while I suspect that some others will... Hopeful most plugins will work in older and the latest WNW Version 26.7.19
ContentBlocks – Compatibility Update
ContentBlocks has been updated to work with the newest version of VisualNEO Win. The previous version crashed VNW when using the: cbCreateContainer command — in WNW Version 26.7.19 ,this is now fixed and works correctly on both the newest VNW and older versions, so it's safe to update regardless of which VNW release you're using.
Tested and working correctly on: VNW Versions 21.9.9 and 26.7.19
Download the latest plugin version from the 1st post in this topic thread...
Let me know if you encounter any problems...
Thanks