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Diagramming for WinForms, V6.3.2

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We have released a new version of the popular FlowChart.NET diagramming component. Here is an overview of the newly added features:

Support for Microsoft Visio stencils

You can now display shapes from stencil files in Visio 2003 XML stencil format (.vsx) into your FlowChart.NET diagrams. To load a stencil file, use an instance of the VisioStencil class. The shapes are displayed in the diagram through VisioNode objects. It’s very easy to associate a stencil shape with the node – just create an instance of the VisioContent class and assign it to the node’s Content property.

Note: Standard stencils installed with Visio are copyrighted by Microsoft, and you should not use them in your application. This feature is intended to let you use public domain stencils, or commercial clipart you have purchased a license for.

Diagramming for WinForms Visio import and export classes do not support VisioNodes yet; this will be implemented in future releases.

Visio Stencil Shapes

Visio Stencil Shapes

License keys

MindFusion no longer supports separate trial and licensed builds of the control assemblies. Instead, set the DiagramView.LicenseKey property to disable the component’s evaluation mode and stop displaying trial messages. If your application contains more than one DiagramView instance or other MindFusion components, you could call MindFusion.Licensing.LicenseManager.AddLicense(key) from application start-up code to specify the key once instead of setting it per each control. License key strings are now listed on the Keys & Downloads page at MindFusion’s customer portal.

Miscellaneous

  • You can specify the maximum tab size in TabbedDiagramView with the new MaxTabSize property.
  • The type of LinkLabel.Margin property has been changed from float to Thickness.
  • Initial state of PrintPreviewEx landscape button now corresponds to value of PageSettings.Landscape property.
  • ChangeUnit now also scales child elements of nodes such as TableNode cells and TreeViewNode items.
  • as well other new features and improvements. Read the full list here.

The trial version is available for direct download from the link below:

Diagramming for WinForms, V6.3.2 Trial Version Download

Your comments and feedback about the new version is welcomed. 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 12 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.

Diagramming for Windows Forms, V6.3 Released

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MindFusion has released a new version of Diagramming for WinForms with the following new features:

Map nodes
The new MapNode class represents nodes that can render geographical maps. At this time map nodes can display the content of an Esri shapefile files. The content of a map file is represented by an instance of the MapContent class that should be assigned to the Content property of a MapNode. When the map is associated with a DBF database file, map regions can display labels – further details here.

Map nodes

Map nodes

Import diagrams from SVG
The SvgImporter class allows importing Scalable Vector Graphics files (*.svg) into MindFusion.Diagramming. Each top-level SVG group element is imported as a separate SvgNode, whose Content is set to the group’s child elements.

Visio2013Exporter improvements

  • Support for multi-segment links
  • Bezier links are now exported as NURBS lines
  • Support for rotated nodes
  • Proper scale for all MeasureUnit values
  • Support for semi-transparent colors
It is easy to import a diagram from Visio.

Import from Visio.

Miscellaneous

  • You can now set the AutoGrow property to false to prevent containers from resizing automatically
    when they would not fit newly added nodes.
  • The Brush property of LinkLabel class lets you set background color for link labels.
  • Now the NodeModified event is raised after the undo record for that modification has been added to the command history. This makes it easier to merge the ModifyItemCmd with custom commands created from NodeModified handler.
  • and more – read the full list here.

You can read further details about this release at the news page in the Diagramming for WinForms forum. You can download the trial version from the link below:

Diagramming for WinForms, V6.3

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 12 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.

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.

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 Wpf, V3.0.5

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MindFusion has released Diagramming for WPF, V3.0.5. Here is an overview of the new as well improved features:

Export of Visio 2013 files
You can now export the content of your Diagram and DiagramDocument objects to Visio 2013 VSDX files. In order to use the exporter, you must add a reference to the MindFusion.Diagramming.Wpf.VisioExport.dll assembly. Currently, the exporter supports shapes from the basic Visio stencil. Support for more shapes will be added upon request.

Visio2013Importer improvements

  • The importer 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.
  • Visio NURBS curves are now imported as Bezier-style links
  • Shapes with a ‘hidden’ attribute in master definition are now imported as invisible items.
  • The Item argument of ImportItem event handlers is now pre-set to a DiagramItem instance created for the imported Visio shape, letting you avoid parsing some standard data such as Bounds or Text. You can either modify this item’s properties, or replace it with a new instance of a different type.
  • as well a few bug fixes – see the list here.
Labels at diagram links

Labels at diagram links

Miscellaneous

  • the SetSelfLoopShape event is raised when a link becomes a self-loop, giving you a chance to set
    a custom shape for the link.
  • LinkLabels are now copied by DiagramLink copy constructor and clipboard methods.
  • Fixed LinkLabel positioning along Bezier links.
  • as well othrer new features – see further details here.

API changes
We have made a few API changes, please check them at the news page in the Diagramming for WPF discussion board.

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

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for WPF 3.0.5

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.