Diagramming for WPF, V3.1

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MindFusion has released a new version of Diagramming for WPF. It adds two new layout algorithms, here are the details:

Tree map layout
Tree maps represent hierarchies by nesting child nodes within their parents, where the areas of leaf nodes are proportional to their Weight values. Unlike other layout algorithms, TreeMapLayout expects hierarchies to be defined via grouping or containment (see AttachTo method and ContainerNode class), and will ignore any links in the diagram. The diagram area covered by the topmost nodes in a hierarchy is specified via the LayoutArea property. By default, the layout tries to keep the ratio of node sides as close as possible to one.

The tree map layout.

The tree map layout.

Decision flowchart layout
DecisionLayout arranges simple flowcharts consisting of decision boxes with up to three outgoing links per node and activity boxes with a single outgoing link per node. The nodes are arranged in columns and rows, whose distance depends on the HorizontalPadding and VerticalPadding property values. When links share the same row or column, they are placed at a distance specified via LinkPadding. The layout arranges nodes recursively starting from StartNode.

The decision layout.

The decision layout.

Miscellaneous
Layout algorithms now automatically resize diagram’s Bounds if it’s not large enough to fit the arranged content. To revert to old behavior and keep fixed Bounds size, set GrowToFit to false.

You can download the trial version of the software from this link:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for WPF 3.1

The download contains all runtime libraries of the control, various samples for different .NET versions, extensive desktop documentation and step-by-step tutorials.

If you face difficulties installing or using Diagramming for Wpf, please contact MindFusion support team per e-mail or phone. You can also use the forum or help desk. Most support inquiries are answered within hours of receiving them.

About MindFusion.Diagramming for Wpf: Designed and developed to be easy to integrate, use, and customize, this native WPF component places at your disposal every single feature you would ever need to create flowcharts, diagrams, graphs, schemes, DB relationships, trees and many more. Its long list of style options gives you complete control over the appearance of the diagram. With a set of eight automatic layouts you are sure to choose the best arrangement for your items and make the diagram easy to comprehend.

The control boasts a long list of events, properties and methods for user interaction, item creation,
data input and output. You can read the full features list here. The online demo shows samples that demonstrate various capabilities of the control. The licensing scheme and prices are uploaded at the buy page. Source code is also available.

Diagramming for Java, V4.1

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We have released a new version of Diagramming for Java Swing. Here is an overview of the new features:

Tree map layout
Tree maps represent hierarchies by nesting child nodes within their parents, where the areas of leaf nodes are proportional to their Weight values. Unlike other layout algorithms, TreeMapLayout expects hierarchies to be defined via grouping or containment (see AttachTo method and ContainerNode class), and will ignore any links in the diagram. The diagram area covered by the topmost nodes in a hierarchy is specified via the LayoutArea property. By default, the layout tries to keep the ratio of node sides as close as possible to one.

The tree map layout.

The tree map layout.

Decision flowchart layout
DecisionLayout arranges simple flowcharts consisting of decision boxes with up to three outgoing links per node and activity boxes with a single outgoing link per node. The nodes are arranged in columns and rows, whose distance depends on the HorizontalPadding and VerticalPadding property values. When links share the same row or column, they are placed at a distance specified via LinkPadding. The layout arranges nodes recursively starting from StartNode.

The decision layout.

The decision layout.

Composite nodes
The CompositeNode class implements nodes whose appearance can be defined via composition of components and layout containers. The content of a composite node can be loaded from XML files similar to .NET Xaml templates and Android XML layouts. Read further details about composite nodes in JDiagram here.

Export of Visio 2013 files
You can now export the content of Diagram and DiagramDocument objects to Visio 2013 VSDX files. First, you must import the com.mindfusion.diagramming.export namespace. Currently, the exporter supports shapes from Visio basic stencil. Support for more shapes will be added upon request.

A network diagram build with Diagramming for Java. See the sample online.

A network diagram build with Diagramming for Java. See the sample online.

Miscellaneous

  • Improved PdfExporter performance.
  • VisioImporter now supports Visio group shapes. Child shapes in groups are no longer lost when
    importing, and their corresponding diagram nodes are attached to the corresponding group node.

The trial version is available for download from the following link:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for Java Swing, V4.1 Trial Version

Technical support
MindFusion puts special effort in providing high quality technical support to all its clients and evaluators. You can post your questions about Diagramming for Java or any other of our components at the forum, help desk or at support@mindfusion.eu. All support inquiries are usually answered within hours of being received.

About Diagramming for Java Swing: MindFusion.Diagramming for Java Swing provides your Java application with all necessary functionality to create and customize a diagram. The library is very easy to integrate and program. There are numerous utility methods, rich event set, more than 100 predefined shapes. The tool supports a variety of ways to render or export the diagram, advanced node types like TreeView nodes, hierarchical nodes, tables, container nodes and many more. There are 15 automatic layouts, various input / output options and fully customizable appearance. A detailed list with JDiagram’s features is uploaded here. You can check the online demo to see some of the functionality implemented.

Diagramming for Java Swing is royalty free, there are no distribution fees. Licenses depend on the count of developers using the tool – check here the prices.

Diagramming for JavaScript with jQuery

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Diagramming for JavaScript can use jQuery for browser abstraction instead of Microsoft Ajax. If you want to try the new feature, please download this archive containing a pre-release mindfusion.diagramming.js build and a sample page:

https://mindfusion.eu/_beta/jsdiag_jquery.zip

To enable jQuery support, set MindFusionImpl=”JQuery” before loading the diagram script:

Code:

MindFusionImpl = "JQuery";

Instead of MSAjax $create function, use the static Diagram.create(element) method to create a Diagram instance for given Canvas element:

Code:

diagram = MindFusion.Diagramming.Diagram.create($("#diagram")[0]);
A sample diagram.

A sample diagram.

We welcome any comments, suggestions and feedback. You can write us at e-mail support@mindfusion.eu or use the help desk. You can use the JsDiagram section on MindFusion forum to post questions about the tool.

About Diagramming for JavaScript Library: Written 100% in JavaScript, this tool uses HTML5 Canvas to draw impressive diagrams, schemes, flowcharts, trees and many more. It is browser independent, easy to use and integrate into any web application. JsDiagram supports a variety of predefined node shapes, customizable links, rich event set and many appearance options. The user interaction model includes resizing / moving / selecting and modifying any diagram element.

The tool boasts an elegant API, which is documented in details as well numerous step-by-step guides and tutorials. Various samples are provided to let you learn quickly how to use the most important features of the library – check them here. JsDiagram is not only the perfect choice for creating any type of diagram in the browser – it can also arrange it the way you wish with a mouse click using one of its automatic graph layout algorithms. For more details about the features of the component, please visit the JsDiagram page.

MindFusion.Spreadsheet: Formatted Text

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Starting with version 1.2, MindFusion.Spreadsheet adds support for formatted text. The control can import, create, display and export formatted texts. In this blog we will demonstrate how to create formatted text in a cell.

Introduction

As with all previous blogs we start off by creating a new Windows Forms Application in Visual Studio and adding a WorkbookView control to the main form. The WorkbookView displays a Workbook with a single worksheet.

Creating the formatted text

Formatted texts are created programmatically by instantiating from the FormattedText class. The class provides a constructor, which can initialize the formatted text from a markup string, similar to HTML. The string supports the following tags: <fontname=”fontname“>, <fontsize=”fontsize“>, <i>, <b>, <u>, <s>, and <color=”#rrggbb“>. The following code creates several formatted texts:

worksheet.Cells["A1"].Data = new FormattedText("The meeting is <color=\"#ff0000\">important</color=\"#ff0000\">!");
worksheet.Cells["A2"].Data = new FormattedText("<fontsize=\"18\">A title <fontsize=\"8\">(1994)");
worksheet.Cells["A3"].Data = new FormattedText("This text contains some keywords that are highlighted.");</fontsize=\"8\"></fontsize=\"18\">

Exporting

The formatted texts are exported to all supported formats, including HTML, PDF, XLSX, ODS, image, and so on. The following image illustrated the formatted texts created earlier exported to HTML:

spreadsheet-formattedtext

The source code of the sample is available for download from here:

https://mindfusion.eu/_samples/SpreadsheetFormattedTexts.zip

The trial version of MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WinForms can be downloaded from here:

Download MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WinForms Trial Version

About MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WinForms: A powerful .NET spreadsheet component with great capabilities for editing, styling and formatting large amounts of data.

Diagramming for ASP.NET, V5.2 and Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, V2.1

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MindFusion has released a new version of NetDiagram and of MvcDiagram. Both components boast two new layouts:

Tree map layout
Tree maps represent hierarchies by nesting child nodes within their parents, where the areas of leaf nodes are proportional to their Weight values. Unlike other layout algorithms, TreeMapLayout expects hierarchies to be defined via grouping or containment (see AttachTo method and ContainerNode class), and will ignore any links in the diagram. The diagram area covered by the topmost nodes in a hierarchy is specified via the LayoutArea property. By default, the layout tries to keep the ratio of node sides as close as possible to one.

The tree map layout.

The tree map layout.

Decision flowchart layout
DecisionLayout arranges simple flowcharts consisting of decision boxes with up to three outgoing links per node and activity boxes with a single outgoing link per node. The nodes are arranged in columns and rows, whose distance depends on the HorizontalPadding and VerticalPadding property values. When links share the same row or column, they are placed at a distance specified via LinkPadding. The layout arranges nodes recursively starting from StartNode.

The decision layout.

The decision layout.

Miscellaneous

  • Layout algorithms now automatically resize diagram’s Bounds if it’s not large enough to fit the arranged content. To revert to old behavior and keep fixed Bounds size, set GrowToFit to false.
  • A few bugs have been cleared – read details for NetDiagram here and for MvcDiagram here.

Trial versions of the components are available for download from the following links:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET, V5.2 Trial Version

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, V2.1 Trial Version

MindFusion support team is happy to assist you with any questions you might have about Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC 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 aim 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 over 100 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. The component is not only powerful and scalable, but easy to learn and fun to use.

About Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC Control: It is a multi-purpose diagramming tool that consists of two parts: a .NET class library running on the server and a client side control implemented in JavaScript. The server side .NET library implements a flow-diagramming object model that lets you define structures such as trees, flowcharts and graphs. Every element in the diagram is easily accessible and the whole diagram is rendered as part of an HTML page by just calling the DiagramView extension method.

On the client the diagram is rendered by a DiagramView JavaScript control that draws its content on an HTML Canvas. The user is able to add nodes and links simply by drawing them with the mouse. There is also a NodeListView control, which lets users create new nodes via drag and drop. MvcDiagram also supports various automatic layout algorithms that will make every diagram easy to understand and nice to look at. The diagram can also be easily serialized in binary or XML format.

Exporting is done in a variety of formats including Pdf, Svg, Visio and more. You can read details about the components at the MvcDiagram features page.