ISSUE 01 | March 2015

Spot On - Mindfusion News
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You can read an HTML version of this newsletter at [http://mindfusion.eu/newsletters/march_2015/newsletter.html]


Highlights: MindFusion.WinForms Pack 2015.R1 [http://mindfusion.eu/winforms-pack.html]
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We have released WinForms Pack, 2015.R1 with the following great features:

- Tree map layout
- Decision flowchart layout
- Grouping and outlining in spreadsheets
- Spreadsheets: formatted text support
- Custom formatting of labels in all chart types
- Sorting of bars in bar and column charts
- Map nodes in diagrams


Selected Blog Posts
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- Database schema diagram [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1137]
Learn how to use TableNode objects to display tabular data with Diagramming for WinForms.

- Creating a proprietary invoice editor [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1139]
Let's create an invoice application using MindFusion.Reporting for WinForms for the end users of an organization.

- MindFusion controls on NuGet [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1125]
A long list of MindFusion components available as NuGet packages and instructions on how to use them.

- How to build a stopwatch [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1116]
It's so easy to add an elegant stopwatch in WinForms when you use the OvalGauge component.

- How to combine layout algorithms [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=984]
Deliver the perfect genealogy tree by applying a layout algorithm twice.


Video Tutorial: Building a Great Dashboard, Part I [https://youtu.be/DlpPvQ1gpXI]
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The tutorial teaches how to create an attractive dashboard, which combines several types of charts and gauges. In the first part we customize the linear gauge.


Recent Releases
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- Diagramming for ASP.NET, V5.4.1 & Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, V2.4 [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1098]
Styled text, Improved text rendering, license keys.

- MindFusion Charting for WinForms, V3.6 [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1083]
Custom formatting of labels, sorting of bars, license keys, new appearance properties.

- Diagramming for WinRT, V1.2 [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1076]
Improved arrowhead rendering, foldable containers, license keys.

- Diagramming for Java Swing, V4.1.2 [http://mindfusion.eu/blog/?p=1070]
AnchorPattern improvements, various appearance properties.


Current Beta Tests
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- Diagramming for WPF, V3.3 Beta [http://mindfusion.eu/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1427803969]

- Diagramming for WinForms, V6.3.2 Beta [http://mindfusion.eu/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1425980199]

- Diagramming for Android, V1.2 Beta [http://mindfusion.eu/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1425578247]

- Diagramming for ActiveX, V4.9.1 Beta [http://mindfusion.eu/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1426857949]


30% Easter Discount
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30% Discount on All Spreadsheet Components Throughout April 2015 you can buy all license types of all MindFusion Spreadsheet components with a special 30% discount. Use coupon code SPR-45K2D47FTF when you pay. Here [http://mindfusion.eu/products.html#spreadsheets] is a list of the spreadsheet components offered by MindFusion.

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