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Charting for WinForms 3.5

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MindFusion has released a new version of its charting component for WinForms. Here is an overview of the new features:

Mouse Dragging in Pies
You can click on the border between any two pieces in a pie chart and drag it to change the values of those pieces. The sum of the values for the two pieces stays the same.

Support for Undefined Values
If your data contains null, double.NaN or other data that is not defined you have three ways to handle it – ignore it, replace it with 0 or with the average of the two neighbouring values. Use the HandleEmptyValue property to choose how undefined values are handled.

ToolTips
All chart types support tool tips. Area charts can show a different tooltip for the region between each two values.

Tool tips in a 3D cylinder chart.

Tool tips in a 3D cylinder chart.

Themes
Chart themes are represented by XML files that can be saved and loaded with the SaveTheme and LoadTheme methods. At your disposal is a special theme editor tool that helps you create, edit and save themes fast and easy.

Major and Minor Axis Ticks
Axis ticks are drawn more precisely now – you can draw major and minor ticks. The count of minor ticks is customizable. You can set the pen and length of both ticks. Ticks are supported for all chart axes.

Miscellaneous
Hit testing has been greatly improved. All chart types support the DataIndex and SeriesIndex properties, which let you know the exact location of the hittMindFusion has released a new version of its charting component for WinForms. Here is an overview of the new features:

Mouse Dragging in Pies
You can click on the border between any two pieces in a pie chart and drag it to change the values of those pieces. The sum of the two piece values stays the same.

Support for Undefined Values
If your data contains null, double.NaN or other data that is not defined you have three ways to handle it – ignore it, replace it with 0 or with the average of the two neighbouring values. Use the HandleEmptyValue property to choose how undefined values are handled.

ToolTips
All chart types support tool tips. Area charts can show a different tooltip for the region between each two values.

Themes
Chart themes are represented by XML files that can be saved and loaded with the SaveTheme and LoadTheme methods. At your disposal is a special theme editor tool that helps you create, edit and save themes fast and easy.

Major and Minor Axis Ticks
Axis ticks are drawn more precisely now – you can draw major and minor ticks. The count of minor ticks is customizable. You can set the pen and length of both ticks. Ticks are supported for all chart axes.

Major and minor axis ticks in a scatter chart.

Major and minor axis ticks in a scatter chart.

Miscellaneous
Hit testing has been greatly improved. All chart types support the DataIndex and SeriesIndex properties, which let you know the exact location of the hi value in the arrays with data values for the chart. There are also other new and improved features regarding the hit testing of a chart.

Some changes were necessary to keep the API simple and elegant – we have renamed several existing properties – please check the documentation.

Read more about the new features at the Charting for WinForms forum.

The trial version is available for direct download from this link:

Download MindFusion.Charting for WinForms 3.5

Technical support is available at the forum, help desk or at e-mail support@mindfusion.eu. All inquiries are answered within hours of being received.

About MindFusion.Charting for WinForms: a professional programming component for WinForms, which lets you create remarkable charts fast and easy. The tool supports all major chart types – line, pie, radar and bar – and numerous variations of them – column, area, bubble, polar, doughnut etc. 3D charts are supported as well.

Charting for WinForms supports a rich user interaction model with features like zoom, hit testing, drill down, mouse dragging and more. You can use delegates to present mathematical functions, undefined values are also acceptable. Values can be data arrays or retrieved through a database.

The appearance of each chart is fully customizable. The control offers strong design-time support with custom collection editors and chart wizards. At your disposal is a set of predefined appearance themes and a theme editor tool. A full list of the features can be read here.

Diagramming for ASP.NET 5.0.2

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MindFusion has released a new version of its diagramming component for ASP.NET. Here is a list of the most important new features:

Canvas Mode Improvements

  • Glass and Aero effects
  • radial gradients
  • multiple labels per link
  • NodeSelectedScript and LinkSelectedScript client-side events
  • more new methods and events
Node visual effects.

Node visual effects.

ContainerNode Improvements

  • Child nodes are now drawn by their containers; when containers overlap, the children of a lower container cannot appear in front of the upper container anymore
  • the ClipChildren property specifies whether to clip child items to container’s boundaries
  • the ZIndex property no longer changes automatically when dropping nodes into a container
  • and more
Container nodes.

Container nodes.

Improvements in the PdfExporter

  • improved handling of clip regions in custom drawing code
  • PdfExporter now honors the target Rectangle property of linear gradients
  • PDF shadings now include all colors from a ColorBlend
  • more precise character widths set when text includes both eastern glyphs and Latin characters
  • as well other improvements

Detailed information about the release is posted at the forum. If you are interested in the component, use the following link to get the trial version:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET 5.0.2 Trial Version

Technical support

MindFusion support team is happy to assist you with any questions you might have about Diagramming for ASP.NET or any other of our products. You can leave a message at the discussion board, use the help desk or e-mail support@mindfusion.eu.. We strive to provide competent and detailed answers to your questions within hours of receiving them.

About Diagramming for ASP.NET: An advanced WebForms programming component that offers all the functionality that is needed for creating, styling and presenting attractive flowcharts, hierarchies, trees, graphs, schemes, diagrams and many more. The control offers numerous utility methods, path finding and cycle detection, rich event set and many useful user interaction features like tool tips, multiple selection, copy/paste to/from Windows clipboard and many more.

NetDiagram offers 87 predefined node shapes, scrollable tables, 13 automatic layouts and many more. You can check the online demo to see some of the features in action. The control includes many samples, detailed documentation and step-by-step tutorials. Every features is duly documented and there’s plenty of code to copy. We have done our best to make the component not only powerful and scalable, but easy to learn and fun to use.

Diagramming for ActiveX 4.7

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MindFusion has released a beta version of its Diagramming for ActiveX component. Here is an overview of the new features:

Glass and Aero Effects

You can now apply Glass and Aero visual effects to nodes with the AddGlassEffect and AddAeroEffect methods, which are added to the Box, Table and Flowchart classes. You must be in the GDI+ mode to use effects.

Here is an overview of the four glass-reflection effects, which you can apply with AddGlassEffect:

The various types of glass effects.

The various types of glass effects.

The AddAeroEffect method aplies semi-transparency to nodes and emphasizes their outline by adding a shade and an inner stroke.

The aero effect.

The aero effect.

Miscellaneous

  • The new SelectionOptions.FramePadding property specifies the distance between the selected items and the selection frame.
  • SelectionOptions.ShowItemHandles property specifies whether handles for individual items are drawn in a multiple selection.
  • Arrow.Segments can be set even on self-loop arrows or when auto routing is enabled.
  • You can set custom shapes for self-loop arrows.
  • and more.

You can read further details about the new features and this release of FlowChartX at the news section of the forum. The trial version of the control is available for download from here:

Download FlowChartX 4.7 Trial Version

Technical support

MindFusion puts special effort in providing excellent customer support to all developers who use our components. You can write at the forum, help desk or use e-mail support@mindfusion.eu. All questions are usually answered within hours of being received.

About MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX: An ActiveX programming component that lets you create with ease every type of diagram, flowchart, scheme, chart, hierarchy, tree etc. The control supports rich user interaction model with advanced features like tool tips, grid alignment, docking points for nodes, scrolling and zooming and many more. FlowChartX implements 7 automatic layouts as well arrow routing. The appearance if each flowchart is completely customizable. Nodes can hold both images and text, their Z-order can be changed and there are tens of predefined shapes to choose from. Nodes support aero and glass visual effects.

The control also includes detailed documentation and many samples for a variety of languages and
platforms. You can find more about the features of the tool at the features page or check the licensing scheme and the prices here.

Charting for Silverlight 1.2

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We have released Charting for Silverlight 1.2 with the following new features:

Styles and Themes

The appearance of each chart element – axis, legend, series – is defined by a style. Each ChartTheme is a collection of styles. Charting for Silverlight 1.2 lets you:

  • create themes based on the appearance of an existing chart
  • create themes with the ThemeEditor tool
  • save themes to XML files
  • load themes from XML files
  • use a number of predefined themes.

You can read detailed instructions on how to save, load and edit themes in the “Working with Themes” tutorial.

The green theme applied at a bar chart in Silverlight.

The green theme applied at a bar chart in Silverlight.

Better Design Time Support

Charting for Silverlight lets you now edit all collection properties – like series, legends and brushes – in the property grid. In addition we have added converters that let you edit label and data collection in XAML.

Axis Intervals

The new AxisSettings.IntervalCount property lets you specify the count of intervals at the numeric axis. When IntervalCount is set, the Interval property is not considered and the axis is calculated based on AxisSettings.Min, AxisSettings.Max and AxisSettings.IntervalCount.

A bar chart with two Y-axes.

A bar chart with two Y-axes.

API Changes

There are a number of changes in the control’s API mainly the type of some properties that were collections is changed to accommodate the new design-time features. Check the “What’s New in This Release” section in the control’s documentation for further details.

You can find out more about the new release at the news page in the Charting for Silverlight section on our forum. The trial version is available for download from here:

Charting for Silverlight 1.2 Trial Version Download

You are welcome to contact us with any questions, problems or inquiries about the control or any other of our products. You can use the discussion board, the help desk or the contact form. MindFusion has always put special emphasis on providing excellent customer support and we usually answer your questions within hours of receiving them.

About MindFusion.Charting for Silverlight: A programming component that combines powerful charting capabilities with a simple API and easy use. Among the features of the control are fully customizable grid, multiple legends, positive and negative values on all chart axes, second X and second Y axis, gauges and many more – read them here.

The control provides detailed documentation and many different samples that show how to customize it. It supports all major chart types – bar, line, radar and pie, as well different modifications of them – column, doughnut, polar, area charts etc. Licenses are counted per user, distribution is royalty free. Each license guarantees full technical support. The source code is also available.

Diagramming for WinForms V.6.0.3

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MindFusion has just released a new version of its popular Diagramming component for WinForms. The new features are mostly requested by the users. Here is a list:

ContainerNode Improvements

  • Each container now draws its child nodes. When containers overlap, the children of the lower container can’t appear above the children of the upper container any more.
  • The ClipChildren property indicates whether to clip child items to container’s boundaries
  • The ZIndex property no longer changes automatically when dropping nodes into a container
  • and more
Container nodes

Container nodes

PdfExporter Improvements

  • Clip regions are handled better in custom drawing code
  • PDF shadings now include all colors from a ColorBlend
  • More precise character width when text includes both eastern glyphs and Latin characters.
  • and more.

New events

  • The SetSelfLoopShape event is raised when a link becomes a self-loop, giving you a chance to set a custom shape for the link.
  • The QueryAlignTarget event is raised to determine if a node should be used as alignment guide target when AutoAlignNodes is enabled.
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As well other new properties, methods and features – you can read the full list here.

A trial version of the component is available from this link:

Diagramming for WinForms 6.0.3

If you have questions or run into problems using the component you can use the Diagramming for WinForms forum, the help desk or write us at support@mindfusion.eu. Our support team will be pleased to help you.

About MindFusion.Diagramming for WinForms: A programming component that provides any WinForms application with a full set of features for creating and customizing all types of diagrams, flowcharts, schemes, hierarchies, trees, graphs etc. The control provides numerous ways to save and load a diagram, six auxiliary controls and more than 10 automatic graph layout algorithms. Diagram elements include scrollable tables, container nodes, multi-segment arrows, custom diagram item types and many more. Further details here.

Diagramming for WinForms is a royalty-free component, clients get 12 month upgrade subscription when buying a license. The source code is also available for purchase. Visit the buy page for a list with the current license prices.