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MindFusion.Scheduling for Java Swing, V1.1

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MindFusion has released a new version of its scheduling library for Java Swing. Here is an overview of the new features:

Item Effects

You can apply the new Glass and Aero visual effects to all items. If you want to apply an effect, create an instance of one of the effect classes, set up its properties and add the instance to the AwtCalendar.ItemEffects collection. You can choose between two effect types – AeroEffect and GlassEffect. You can add, remove or modify effects at any time and this will reflect immediately on the appearance of the calendar. The Item Effects topic in the library’s documentation gives detailed explanation on how to create and apply visual effects.

Item visual effects

Item visual effects

Custom Grouping

Custom grouping lets you specify secondary resources individually for each primary resource. You an do this with the new customizeGrouping event. You can also apply grouping by the runtime type of the resources, not just the four predefined categories.

Custom grouping of items

Custom grouping of items

New Events

The CalendarListener interface exposes several new events – beginItemDrawing, itemDrawing, endItemDrawing, and filterItem.

Miscellaneous

  • We have fixed a bug where styled item texts did not appear.
  • The getExactDateAt method works more consistently in various scenarios.
  • New setViewport method.

You can read more about the new version at the forum. The trial version is available for immediate download from the link below:

Download Scheduling for Java Swing Library, V1.1 Trial Version

Technical support is available at the Scheduling for Java forum, per e-mail or through the help desk. Providing timely and high-quality technical support to all its clients and evaluators is a priority for MindFusion. We make sure your questions get competent and detailed answers within hours after being posted.

About Scheduling for Java Swing: A programming class library written entirely in Java that lets you build the most sophisticated schedules, calendars and task managers fast and easy. The component boasts a comprehensive feature set that includes custom-typed events, undo/redo functionality, scrolling, tool tips and much more. You can choose among six view styles, which are easy to change and customize. The appearance of each schedule is completely customizable and supports themes, user-assigned mouse cursors and a variety of font, pen and brush options.

A detailed list with the features of the tool is available at the Scheduling for Java Swing features page. The trial version includes a variety of samples and you have plenty of sample code to study. Online documentation with useful tutorials is also available.

The library is royalty-free, source-code is also available. You can see a list of the current prices here. Check the discount page for a list of the available discounts.

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.

Diagramming for JavaScript 1.6

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MindFusion has released a new version of its diagramming library for JavaScript. Here is an overview of
the most important new features in the control:

Node Effects

You can now apply two visual effects to your nodes – the GlassEffect and AeroEffect. In order to apply
an effect, create an instance of the respective class, set its properties and add the instance to the
Effects collection. You can add, remove or modify effects at any time and this will immediately affect the appearance of the diagram. You can apply effects of different types simultaneously.

Visual effects applied on diagram nodes.

Visual effects applied on diagram nodes.

Multiple labels per link

The new LinkLabel class lets you display multiple captions for a single DiagramLink object. You can fully
customize the display and positioning of the link labels. The new LinkLabel.AutoArrange property lets you arrange automatically the labels to avoid overlapping.

Selection of multiple items.

Selection of multiple items.

New events

Miscellaneous

  • The new setVirtualScroll method enables the virtual scrolling mode. In this mode, the canvas stays as big as its containing div, and its content is drawn with a translation bound to the div’s scrollbar positions. This allows displaying large diagrams in browsers and on mobile devices where the size of the HTML canvas elements is limited.
  • resizeToFitText method is added to ShapeNode.
  • Improved support for nested containers.

You can find out more about the new release at the Diagramming News section on our forum. You are welcomed to download the trial version and check yourself the capabilities of the control. Use the link below:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for JavaScript Library 1.6

We have always taken special effort in providing quality technical support to all our clients and evaluators. 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 features page.