MindFusion Pack for ASP.NET R1.2011 has been released. It adds the following new features:

MindFusion.Charting for WebForms

Zoom
Line and bar charts now support zooming with the Zoom method. Use ZoomOut to get one step back or ResetZoom to return the chart to its initial state.

XML Save / Load
Any type of chart can be saved as an XML file and subsequently loaded. The methods for that are SaveToXml and LoadFromXml.

Miscellaneous

• The StartDataIndex and EndDataIndex properties enable showing only a portion of the data in a line and bar chart.
• In multi-series line and bar charts the labels at the axis can be taken from a single series only when SingleSeriesLabels is set to true. LabelSeriesIndex sets the index of the series that provides the labels.
• Ticks at chart axis can be drawn uniformly no matter the LabelType when DrawTicksUniformly is set to true.

MindFusion.Diagramming for WebForms

HTML5 Canvas front-end
Set ClientSideMode to Canvas to render the diagram using an HTML5 Canvas element. You must also add MindFusion.Diagramming.js file to your web site, as well the Microsoft Ajax library script file (MicrosoftAjax.js), which is usually loaded automatically by the ScriptManager component. At this time, Canvas mode supports only ShapeNode and DiagramLink objects. In addition, it provides client-side support for Overview and ShapeListBox controls. A few layout algorithms are also available on the client side, although in simplified form, as implemented by the LayeredLayout, TreeLayout, SpringLayout and FractalLayout classes.

Automatic node alignment
If AutoAlignNodes is enabled, the node currently being drawn or resized is aligned to another node so that a pair of their vertical or horizontal sides become collinear. To specify the maximal distance at which nodes are aligned, set the AutoAlignDistance property. The pair of aligned nodes is indicated visually by drawing an alignment guide using the pen assigned to AlignmentGuidePen.

Fractal tree layout
FractalLayout is a tree layout algorithm that places child nodes symmetrically around their parent node. Nodes at the lowest level are arranged directly in a circle around their parent. At the upper level, the already arranged nodes form branches that are arranged in a circle around the new parent node. The algorithm is recursively repeated till the highest level is reached. If nodes in the tree have uniform number of children, the end result has fractal-like appearance (subsets of the graph look like scaled-down copies of the whole graph).

You can choose which node should be displayed at the center of the topmost circle by setting the Root property. If it is not specified, the algorithm automatically selects a root that leads to more balanced distribution of nodes.

Miscellaneous

• Specify start and end nodes in LayeredLayout via the StartNode and EndNode properties.
• OrthogonalLayout now produces more compact layouts with less link bends if MinimizeLinkBends is enabled.
• All NodeConstraints types have been implemented in Java mode.
• WmfExporter now also renders the LaneGrid in the exported WMF drawing.
• ScriptHelper class available in Silverilght mode.
• AppletStartedScript client side event is now raised in Silverlight mode.

MindFusion.Scheduling for WebForms

MindFusion.Scheduling for WebForms has been completely reworked to greatly improve performance and integrity. In addition the new version adds two new views - Month Range and horizontal List views, as well as full client-side access to the underlying schedule. Several new samples and tutorials have been included.

MindFusion.UI for WebForms

The Menu control has been added to MindFusion.UI for WebForms.


Registered customers with an active upgrade subscription can download the licensed version from the clients area on our site.

A trial version is available for download here:
https://mindfusion.eu/WebFormsTrial.zip

Enjoy!