MindFusion Pack for WinForms Q4.2011 has been released. It adds the following new features:

MindFusion.Diagramming

Link auto-snapping

Now links can automatically connect to the nearest diagram node without the mouse pointer reaching the node. This is enabled by setting the AutoSnapLinks property. The maximum distance at which auto-snap works can be specified through AutoSnapDistance. The LinksSnapToBorders property, which implemented similar functionality when the mouse is directly over a node, has been removed.

Components serialization

CompositeNode components are now automatically serialized when saving in binary or XML format. It is also possible to serialize custom components by deriving the SaveTo, LoadFrom, SaveToXml, LoadFromXml methods of ComponentBase. Saving all components along with their attributes could lead to a lot of wasted space for node types derived from CompositeNode that have the same component hierarchy. In such scenarios, override the SerializeComponents method and return false to stop component serialization, and save only the relevant node properties by overriding the SaveTo, LoadFrom, SaveToXml, LoadFromXml methods of CompositeNode.

Miscellaneous

• WmfExporter now also renders the LaneGrid in the exported WMF drawing.
• GetNearestNode returns the node that is closest to the specified point.
• NodeClicked and LinkClicked are raised for items shown in DiagramView3D.
• 3D positions of items specified via LayoutTraits[View3D.Position] are now serialized, both in binary and XML format.
• GetProjectionOrigin method added to DiagramView3D.

MindFusion.Reporting

Exporting

Two new exporters have been added - ExcelExporter and ImageExporter, which enable exporting reports to the Open Office XML format and as images respectively. In addition, the APIs of all exporters have been unified.

Charts

Many new properties have been added to the chart classes  - PieChart, BarChart, RadarChart.

MindFusion.Scheduling

Exporting

New exporter has been added - ExcelExporter, which enables exporting calendars to the Open Office XML format. In addition, the MindFusion.Scheduling reports can also be exported to the Open Office XML format - through the new ExportExcel method.

Miscellaneous

• The Print Preview dialog can be customized through the CustomPreviewIcons, CustomPreviewTexts, and UseCustomPreviewIcons properties.
• The EnableWorkOnWeekends property specifies whether work time is also displayed on weekends in the Timetable view.

Registered customers with an active upgrade subscription can download the licensed version from the clients area on our site.
     
A trial version is available for download here:
https://www.mindfusion.eu/WinFormsTrial.zip

Enjoy!