The Hyperlink control displays as a hyperlink (like
the ones in web browsers) and can be customised for
colour and underline for both hovered and unhovered
states.

The hovered state is displayed when the users mouse
is positioned over the control.

When the control is clicked it will perform an action
which is customisable by the programmer:

* Open a browser and navigate to the specified web
page.

* Create a new email message using the email client
application installed on the end users computer. The
programmer can customise the subject line and a
single line of message text. The action of this email
creation is identical to what happens when you click
an email link in a web browser window.

* Launch a file. This can be an exe file or a data
file that Windows has an association for. For example
if the target was a file named data.doc then Windows
will open this document in MS Word if installed or
possibly WordPad on those computers without MS Word.
This action can include a commandline to pass to
executable files and a default folder.
By stating just a path then an explorer view of that
path will be displayed.

* Custom event. The control can raise an event so
that the programmer can write code to determine the
action taken when the control is clicked.

Other Features:
* The HyperLabel control recognizes the operating
system and will use the shadowed hyperlink hand icon
where available.

* The control can be configured to have a transparent
background so can sit on top of pictures, images and
other controls.

Unregistered controls work in a limited Freeware mode
so the control is still useful without purchasing a
licence. Purchasing a licence releases the full
potential of the control.

ActiveX control for VB6.

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