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Diagramming for WPF 3.0.1

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MindFusion has released a new version of its Diagramming component for Wpf. Most of the new features are requested by customers. Here are details:

Preserve order in tree layout
You can set the Balance property of the TreeLayout to Preserve to keep the original geometric order of child nodes when arranging them under their parent. You can use this to arrange tree branches in a specific order by first positioning them in increasing horizontal or vertical positions.

The tree layout.

The tree layout.

Selection improvements

  • When you set the Behavior property to SelectOnly users can select existing items, but not modify them or draw new ones.
  • Use the SetsDirtyFlag property of the Selection class to specify whether the Dirty flag should be set when selection changes.
  • SelectionStartMoving event is raised when the user begins moving multiple selected items.
  • You can use the ToggleSelection modifier key to select or deselect items by clicking, but selection via lasso rectangle is disabled.
Container nodes

Container nodes

Miscellaneous

You can find details about this release at the news page in the MindFusion forum. A trial version is available for immediate download from the following link:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for WPF 3.0.1

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. All 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’d 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 – click here. The licensing scheme and prices are uploaded at the buy page. Source code is also available.

MindFusion Pack for ASP.NET R1.2013

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MindFusion.ASP.NET Pack R1.2013 has just been released. We have added styles and themes to the Diagramming tool, interactive resize of items in the scheduling control, numerous UI components and more. Here are the details:

diagram16x16Diagramming for WebForms

Styles and themes

You can modify now the appearance of a diagram through styles. Each style is a collection of properties, which can be applied to a given diagram item or to all items of a given type.

A Theme is a collection of styles. Each style in the theme is associated with the diagram items of a specific type and affects all items of this type. Themes can be saved and loaded to / from XML files. You can create custom themes using the Theme Editor tool.

The Slate Theme

The Slate Theme

Node effects

Nodes support two visual effects – a GlassEffect and an AeroEffect. To apply an effect, you should create an instance of the respective class, set its properties and add the instance to the Effects collection of the node. Effects can be added, removed or modified at any time and this will reflect immediately on the diagram.

One-way graph layout

The OneWayLayout class ensures that links enter into nodes from the same general direction and exit them from the opposite side. If the graph contains cycles, some links bend around the nodes to keep the enter/exit direction consistent. The algorithm aims to minimize the number of such links.

One Way Layout

One Way Layout

Multiple labels per link

The LinkLabel class lets you display multiple captions for a single DiagramLink object. Link labels have a variety of properties for full customization of their display and positioning.

Layers

Diagram items can be assigned now in layers and layers can be hidden, locked, moved up/down in the Z-order as a group. Use the LayerIndex property of items to associate them with a given layer in the Diagram.Layers collection.

Traffic map drawn with MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET

Traffic map drawn with MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET

Parallel layouts

The .NET 4 version of NetDiagram takes advantage of the Task Parallel Library (TPL) to enable parallelism on the different layout algorithms. Set the EnableParallelism property on the Layout class to true to enable arranging different subgraphs on different threads to possibly improve performance on multiprocessor systems.

Magnifier tool

The new magnifier tool allows users to interactively zoom in (or out) portions of the diagram by holding down a modifier key or pressing a mouse button. The magnifier’s zoom factor and appearance can be customized.

The Magnifier Tool

The Magnifier Tool

Miscellaneous

  • Automatic postback mode
  • Enhancements in Canvas mode
  • Enhancements in ImageMap mode
  • The value of the DiagramItem.ZIndex property is no longer required to be unique and
    smaller than the number of items
  • and many more.

Calendar-16x16Scheduling for WebForms

  • Interactive resize of items is now available in all views.
  • Some of the CSS classes have been renamed to provide better consistency across themes.
  • The bundled jQuery version has been upgraded to 1.9.
MonthRange view

MonthRange view

uiMindFusion.UI for WebForms

The following new components have been added to MindFusion.UI for WebForms:

  • Button – a customizable control, which can act as a regular HTML button, Link or
    ImageButton;
  • CheckBox – a customizable control, which can act as a two- or three state checkbox or
    Radio button;
  • DropDown – a drop-down list control that supports binding;
  • MaskTextBox – represents a text input control that constrains the user input to a
    specified mask;
  • PasswordBox – represents a text input control with password protection;
  • Slideshow – provides the ability to display a set of images as a slideshow;
  • TextBox – represents a customizable text input control;
  • Zoom – represents an image zoom tool.
Data input form

Data input form

You can read more about the new features of the components in the ASP.NET Pack at the forum. The new version is available for download from this link:

Download MindFusion Pack for WebForms R1.2013

About MindFusion.WinForms Pack: A set of WebForms components that add great variety of features to your ASP.NET application with a few mouse clicks. The pack contains advanced components for diagramming, scheduling, charting and UI (Accordion, ColorPicker, TabControl, Window, WindowHost, DockControl, Button, Slideshow, Zoom and more). Each tool boasts easy to learn and use API and is quickly integrated into any web application that targets the ASP.NET platform. The controls support numerous options for styling, data import / export, user interaction and offer rich event set. There are plenty of samples and step-by-step tutorials as well detailed documentation.

Use the features page for each of the tools to find out more about its capabilities and
the numerous ways it can boost your performance and speed up the development of your application:

Visit the buy page for details on the licensing scheme and prices. If you have questions please contact us. We shall be happy to assist you.

Diagramming for Java Swing 4.0.1

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MindFusion has released a new version of its Diagramming component for Java Swing with various new appearance and layout features. Here are the details:

Preserve order in tree layout

The new Balance property can be set to Preserve to keep the original geometric order of child nodes when arranging them under their parent. This can be used to arrange tree branches in a specific order by first placing them in increasing horizontal or vertical positions.

The tree layout algorithm

The tree layout algorithm

Undirected Path Finding

PathFinder supports undirected mode. Its methods have been changed from static to instance, and its constructor takes an ignoreDirection parameter. If ignoreDirection is enabled, the underlying graph is treated as undirected and link direction is not considered when looking for paths.

Detecting a cycle in a graph.

Detecting a cycle in a graph.

Selection Improvements

Miscellaneous

  • Style classes now contain a FontUnit property specifying the unit of measure of FontSize.
  • The last row in a TableNode will now be rendered clipped if it fits only partially inside the node, whereas in previous versions the row would not be rendered at all.
  • The AllowAddChildren and AllowRemoveChildren properties of ContainerNode specify whether users are allowed to add or remove child nodes to / from the container.
  • and many more.

You can learn more about the new JDiagram 4.0.1 at the news page on MindFusion’s forum. You can download the trial version of the control from the link below:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for Java Swing 4.0.1

Technical support

Your questions about the diagramming library or any other of our components are welcomed by our support team. You can write at the forum, help desk or at support@mindfusion.eu.

About Diagramming for Java Swing: JDiagram provides your Java Swing 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 80 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.

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

Diagramming for ActiveX 4.6

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MindFusion has just released a new version of its popular diagramming component for ActiveX. Among the new features are a new ruler control and preserve order in TreeLayout. Here are the details:

Ruler Control
(professional version only)

Use the Ruler control to set horizontal and vertical scales around the diagram to help users measure their flowchart items. The Document property specifies which instance of the Flowchart is shown in the Ruler control.

The ruler tracks mouse movements and the modifications performed on an item and displays makers over the scales that indicate the current position of the item in the diagram’s coordinate system. The color of the markers is specified with the PointerColor and ProjectionColor properties.

The ruler control

The ruler control

Preserve Order in TreeLayout

When the new PreserveOrder property of the TreeLayout is set, the layout algorithm preserves the original geometric order of the child nodes when arranging them under their parent. This way you can arrange tree branches in a specific order by first positioning them in increasing horizontal or vertical positions.

Tree Layout

Tree Layout

Table Footers

The new Footer property lets you display footer text in table nodes. You can customize the height of the footer area with FooterHeight. You can customize further the footer with the FooterStyle, FooterColor and FooterFillColor properties.

Table Nodes

Table Nodes

Miscellaneous

  • Set the Behavior property to bhSelectOnly to allow users only to select existing items without modifying them or creating new ones.
  • You can specify the font for the header of a printed page with PrintOptions.HeaderFont
    intermediate arrowhead shapes are rendered for Bézier links
  • and more…

You can read further details about the new features and this release of FlowChartX at the news section of the forum.

The control is available in two editions – standard and professional. Below are the download links:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX 4.6

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX 4.6 Professional Edition

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.

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.

MindFusion.WinForms Pack, R1.2013

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The new features include preserve order in the tree layout for the diagramming tool, new events in the calendar control, layout improvements in reporting for WinForms and more. Here are the details:

diagram16x16MindFusion.Diagramming

Preserve order in tree layout

You can set the Balance property of the TreeLayout to Preserve to keep the original geometric order of child nodes when arranging them under their parent. This can be used to arrange tree branches in a specific order by first positioning them in increasing horizontal or vertical positions.

Tree Layout

Tree Layout

Item rendering improvements

Table nodes with glass, emboss and shadow effects.

Table nodes with glass, emboss and shadow effects.

Export improvements

Selection improvements

Report-16x16MindFusion.Reporting

We have fixed several bugs and made a few layout improvements in the reporting component.

Calendar-16x16MindFusion.Scheduling

New Events

Two new events were added to the Calendar class – BeginItemDrawing and EndItemDrawing raised when item drawing starts and ends respectively.

Exporting

You can use the new PdfExporter to export calendars to PDF files.

A schedule exported as a PDF file.

A schedule exported as a PDF file.

You can read more details about the new features of each component at the forum. Use the link below to download the trial version of the control:

Download MindFusion.WinForms Pack R1.2013

If you run into problems with any of the components, please let us know. We shall be glad to assist you. MindFusion is proud with its excellent technical support – the majority of the questions are answered within hours of receiving them.

About MindFusion.WinForms Pack: A set of five WinForms programming components that provide your application with a rich choice of diagramming, charting, scheduling, mapping, reporting and gauge features. The tools are very easy to implement and use. They boast intuitive API and various step-by-step tutorials to get you started. Both online and offline documentation is available. A sample browser presents you with all the samples for each control to let you easily navigate to what you need. You can check some of the features of each component right now if you look at the online demos:

Visit the features – page of the components for more information about their capabilities:

You can check the prices and licensing scheme here. All components are royalty-free.