# New Look & Feel of TX Text Control > TX Text Control X8 (18.0) introduces a VerticalColorScheme status bar with an integrated zoom slider and fully customizable colors. The ruler bar now highlights page margins, resize handles feature rounded corners, and z-order support allows overlapping images and text frames. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2012-07-05 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** TX Text Control X8 (18.0) introduces a VerticalColorScheme status bar with an integrated zoom slider and fully customizable colors. The ruler bar now highlights page margins, resize handles feature rounded corners, and z-order support allows overlapping images and text frames. - **3 min read** (566 words) - **Tags:** - Release - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/07/05/new-look-feel-of-tx-text-control/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/07/05/new-look-feel-of-tx-text-control/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/07/05/new-look-feel-of-tx-text-control/llms-full.txt --- ![TX Text Control 18.0](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/tx_18_logo.webp "TX Text Control 18.0")Aside from stunning new [features and improvements](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/06/07/test-drive-tx-text-control-180-ctp-demo-released/llms-full.txt), we will give some elements a complete makeover. The status bar got a new BorderStyle: **VerticalColorScheme**. **++ NEW RELEASE PREVIEW ++ NEW RELEASE PREVIEW ++ NEW** TX Text Control X8 (18.0) is not released yet. Make sure that you have a valid subscription to get hands on this new version immediately when it is released. Login to your store account to verify your subscription status and update today: [Text Control Store](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/). New StatusBar ------------- This color scheme is based on the Office 2010 style and can be fully customized. The screenshot below shows the new status bar with the new default style settings: ![TX Text Control status bar](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/statusbar_1.webp "TX Text Control status bar") As you can see, we added a zoom slider to the status bar that can be used to adjust the current page zoom. Needless to say that this slider also reflects the current zoom factor, if it was adjusted programmatically or using the mouse scroll wheel. All colors can be easily changed at design-time or during run-time programmatically. The following screenshot shows the appropriate settings in the *Properties* window of the StatusBar object. ![TX Text Control status bar](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/color_statusbar.webp "TX Text Control status bar") Using these settings, virtually all color combinations are imaginable: ![TX Text Control status bar](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/color1_statusbar.webp "TX Text Control status bar") The RulerBar ------------ Not only the status bar got a makeover - we improved the ruler bar as well. ![TX Text Control ruler bar](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/rulerbar_improvements.webp "TX Text Control ruler bar") To make the editable area of the document more obvious, the page margin is colored in the ruler area. Of course, all colors are customizable as well. Image and Object Handling ------------------------- We changed the style of the handles to resize objects. Now, the handles have round corners and the object corner handles can be used to resize objects while the aspect ratio is maintained. ![TX Text Control images](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/image_handles.webp "TX Text Control images") Background Images and Z-order ----------------------------- Overall, the new object and image handling gives you more freedom of positioning them in the document. The objects can overlap each other, they can be displayed in front or behind the text or text frames can be rendered on top of images. The following screenshot shows a background image that is positioned behind the text. ![TX Text Control z-order](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/07/05/a/assets/zorder.webp "TX Text Control z-order") Stay tuned! TX Text Control X8 is coming soon. **++ NEW RELEASE PREVIEW ++ NEW RELEASE PREVIEW ++ NEW RELEASE PREVIEW ++** TX Text Control X8 (18.0) is not released yet. Make sure that you have a valid subscription to get hands on this new version immediately when it is released. Login to your store account to verify your subscription status and update today: [Text Control Store](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/). --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP4 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/05/20/tx-text-control-34-0-sp4-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [TX Spell .NET 11.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/04/08/tx-spell-net-11-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Announcing TX Text Control DS Server 5.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/03/12/announcing-tx-text-control-ds-server-5-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/02/18/tx-text-control-34-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/12/03/tx-text-control-34-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Introducing TX Text Control 34.0: Your Next Leap in Document Processing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/11/10/introducing-tx-text-control-34-0-your-next-leap-in-document-processing/llms.txt) - [PDF/UA vs. PDF/A-3a: Which Format Should You Use for Your Business Application?](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/24/pdf-ua-vs-pdf-a-3a-which-format-should-you-use-for-your-business-application/llms.txt) - [Validating PDF/UA Documents in .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/21/validating-pdf-ua-documents-in-dotnet-csharp/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek: TX Text Control 34.0 Coming November 2025](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/02/sneak-peek-tx-text-control-34-0-coming-november-2025/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP3 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/08/14/tx-text-control-33-0-sp3-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [High-Performance Text Replacement in Large DOCX Files using C# .NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/high-performance-text-replacement-in-large-docx-files-using-csharp-dotnet/llms.txt) - [Document Viewer 33.2.1 Released: New Event and Bug Fixes](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/document-viewer-33-2-1-released-new-event-and-bug-fixes/llms.txt) - [Upcoming Support for PDF/UA Compliance and Tagged PDF Generation in Version 34.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/24/upcoming-support-for-pdf-ua-compliance-and-tagged-pdf-generation-in-version-34-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/06/18/tx-text-control-33-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Service Pack Releases: What's New in TX Text Control 33.0 SP1 and 32.0 SP5](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/05/07/service-pack-releases-whats-new-in-tx-text-control-33-0-sp1-and-32-0-sp5/llms.txt) - [Introducing DS Server 4.0: Linux-Ready and Container-Friendly](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/04/30/introducing-ds-server-4-linux-ready-and-container-friendly/llms.txt) - [The Wait is Over: TX Text Control for Linux is Officially Here](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-wait-is-over-tx-text-control-for-linux-is-officially-here/llms.txt) - [Full .NET 9 Support in Text Control .NET Components for ASP.NET Core, Windows Forms, and WPF](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/11/11/full-net-9-support-in-text-control-net-components-for-asp-net-core-windows-forms-and-wpf/llms.txt) - [DS Server 3.5.0 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/24/ds-server-3-5-0-released/llms.txt) - [Using the Document Editor in SPA Applications using the removeFromDom Method](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/02/using-the-document-editor-in-spa-applications-using-the-removefromdom-method/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 4 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/02/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-4-released/llms.txt) - [Service Pack 3: MailMerge Supports SVG Images](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/service-pack-3-mailmerge-supports-svg-images/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 3 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-3-released/llms.txt) - [Document Viewer: Long Polling Support for Loading Documents](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/25/document-viewer-long-polling-support-for-loading-documents/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control React Packages Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/02/29/tx-text-control-react-packages-released/llms.txt)