Diagramming for ASP.NET, V5.4.1 & Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, V2.4

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MindFusion is pleased to announce the new releases of its Diagramming components for ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET. We have added the following new useful features:

Styled text
The ShapeNode.EnableStyledText property allows using HTML-like formatting tags to apply various attributes to the node’s text. At this time the components support the following formatting tags:

  • <b> specifies bold text
  • <i> specifies italic text
  • <u> specifies underlined text
  • <color=value> specifies text color
  • <br /> specifies line break
Styled text in an ASP.NET/ASP.NET MVC diagram

Styled text in an ASP.NET/ASP.NET MVC diagram

Improved text rendering

  • We have gratly improved the general text rendering quality. The components now remove scale transformations applied for MeasureUnit and ZoomFactor before drawing text on the canvas, and instead specify a scaled font size, which helps improve text appearance in Firefox and older versions of Chrome.
  • You can draw the items’ text underlined. To enable this, set the underline attribute of the Font class.
  • Font styles can be specified via Style instance by setting its FontStyle property.

License keys

MindFusion no longer provides separate trial and licensed versions of its components. Instead, you should set the LicenseKey property to disable a component’s evaluation mode and stop displaying trial messages. If your application has more than one Diagram instance or other controls by MindFusion, a single call to MindFusion.Licensing.LicenseManager.AddLicense(key) is enough to specify the key for all the controls. You can find your license key strings listed on the Keys & Downloads page at your http://clientsarea.eu account.

Miscellaneous

  • You can draw items using dashed lines in browsers that support the setLineDash function. To enable this, set the Pen.DashStyle property of DiagramItem or the StrokeDashStyle property of Style.
  • Client-side TreeLayout supports organizational charts with assistant nodes as in Microsoft Office diagrams. You can mark nodes as assistants if you set node.LayoutTraits[TreeLayout.Assistant] to a member of the AssistantType enumeration. Set 
    TreeLayout.enableAssistants = true;

    to arrange assistant nodes in a separate branch between the main node levels.

  • Specify if separate connected components of a graph should be arranged horizontally or vertically relatively to each other by setting the multipleGraphsPlacement attribute of layout classes.
  • The type of LinkLabel.Margin property has been changed from number to Thickness, letting you specify different margin sizes at each side of the label.
  • Masters for Start and Arrow7 shapes are added to VisioExporter template file.
  • VisioImporter now tries to preserve ShapeNode.Shape when importing from files created by VisioExporter.

The trial versions of the controls are available for download from the links below:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET, V5.4.1

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, V2.4

MindFusion support team is happy to assist you with any questions you might have about Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC, 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.dev.. We strive to provide competent and detailed answers to your questions within hours of receiving them.

About Diagramming for ASP.NET Component: 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 over 100 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. The component is not only powerful and scalable, but easy to learn and fun to use.

About Diagramming for ASP.NET MVC Control: It is a multi-purpose diagramming tool that consists of two parts: a .NET class library running on the server and a client side control implemented in JavaScript. The server side .NET library implements a flow-diagramming object model that lets you define structures such as trees, flowcharts and graphs. Every element in the diagram is easily accessible and the whole diagram is rendered as part of an HTML page by just calling the DiagramView extension method.

On the client the diagram is rendered by a DiagramView JavaScript control that draws its content on an HTML Canvas. The user is able to add nodes and links simply by drawing them with the mouse. There is also a NodeListView control, which lets users create new nodes via drag and drop.

MvcDiagram also supports various automatic layout algorithms that will make every diagram easy to understand and nice to look at. The diagram can also be easily serialized in binary or XML format. Exporting is done in a variety of formats including Pdf, Svg, Visio and more. You can read details about the components at the MvcDiagram features page.

Diagramming for JavaScript, V2.3

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We are happy to share the newly added features to the latest version of MindFusion JavaScript diagramming library:

Styled text in nodes
You can use HTML-like formatting tags with the ShapeNode.EnableStyledText and apply various attributes to the node’s text. Currently JsDiagram supports:

  • <b> specifies bold text
  • <i> specifies italic text
  • <u> specifies underlined text
  • <color=value> specifies text color
  • <br /> specifies line break
Diagramming for JavaScript Library: Styled Text

Diagramming for JavaScript Library: Styled Text

Text rendering improvements

  • We have greatly improved the general text rendering quality. The component now removes scale transformations applied for MeasureUnit and ZoomFactor before drawing text on the canvas, and instead specifies a scaled font size, which helps improve text appearance in Firefox and older versions of Chrome.
  • You can draw the items’ text underlined. To enable this, set the underline attribute of the Font class.
  • You can specify Font styles via the Style instance by calling its setFontStyle() method with a combination of MindFusion.Drawing.FontStyle enumeration members (Bold, Italic, Underline).

Miscellaneous

  • You can draw items with dashed lines in browsers that support the setLineDash function. To enable this, set the StrokeDashStyle property of DiagramItem or Style to a member of the MindFusion.Drawing.DashStyle enumeration (Solid, Dash, Dot, DashDot, DashDotDot).
  • TreeLayout supports organizational charts with assistant nodes as in Microsoft Office diagrams. To mark nodes as assistants, set node.getLayoutTraits().treeLayoutAssistant to a member of the MindFusion.Graphs.AssistantType enumeration (Normal, Left, Right). Set treeLayout.enableAssistants = true; to arrange assistant nodes in a separate branch between the main node levels.
  • You can specify if separate connected components of a graph should be arranged horizontally or vertically relatively to each other by setting the multipleGraphsPlacement attribute of layout classes.
  • The type of LinkLabel.Margin property has been changed from number to Thickness, letting you specify different margin sizes at each side of the label.

You can download the trial version directly from the following link:

Download Diagramming for JavaScript, V2.3 Trial Version

We shall be glad to receive any comments, suggestions and feedback. You can write us at e-mail support@mindfusion.dev 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 JsDiagram page.

MindFusion Charting for WinForms, V3.6

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MindFusion has released a new version of its Charting for WinForms programming control. Here is an overview of the most important new features:

Custom Formatting of Labels
You can now use custom formatting for numeric labels for all chart types. The formatting is applied when you set the format of the label to NumberFormat.Custom. The properties that set the custom number format use the .net custom format strings.

Labels in a WinForms bar chart

Labels in a WinForms bar chart

Sorting of Bars
MindFusion WinFormsCharting control offers you greatly improved sorting of bar values in a bar chart. You can use the SortOrder property to sort the bars in each series or cluster in ascending or descending order. You can also sort each series/cluster with the SortSeriesBy property. You can preserve the color of each bar when sorted if you set the SortColor property to true.

A WinForms chart with sorted bars.

A WinForms chart with sorted bars.

License keys
MindFusion no longer provides separate trial and licensed versions of its components. Instead, you should set the LicenseKey property to disable the component’s evaluation mode and stop displaying trial messages. If your application has more than one Diagram instance or other controls by MindFusion, a single call to MindFusion.Licensing.LicenseManager.AddLicense(key) is enough to specify the key for all the controls. You can find your license key strings listed on the Keys & Downloads page at your http://clientsarea.eu account.

Miscellaneous

  • Bars are now outlined with the consecutive pen from the ChartPens collection rather than the AxisPen.
  • Drawing of line and area charts has greatly been improved – the control now draws only the visible portion of the chart rather than the whole chart, which was clipped to the visible rectangle.
  • AreaOpacity property added to radar charts.
  • AxesOnTop property in radar charts sets the order of drawing for the graphic and the axes.
  • SortYData and SortXData properties added to line charts.
  • In line charts colors can be sorted with line series or scatters when those get sorted.

The trial version is available for direct download from this link:

Download MindFusion.Charting for WinForms 3.6

Technical support is available at the forum, help desk or at e-mail support@mindfusion.dev. All inquiries are answered within hours of being received.

About MindFusion.Charting for WinForms: a professional programming component for WinForms, which lets you create remarkable charts fast and easy. The tool supports all major chart types – line, pie, radar and bar – and numerous variations of them – column, area, bubble, polar, doughnut etc. 3D charts are supported as well.

Charting for WinForms supports a rich user interaction model with features like zoom, hit testing, drill down, mouse dragging and more. You can use delegates to present mathematical functions, undefined values are also acceptable. Values can be data arrays or retrieved through a database.

The appearance of each chart is fully customizable. The control offers strong design-time support with custom collection editors and chart wizards. At your disposal is a set of predefined appearance themes and a theme editor tool. A full list of the features can be read here.

Diagramming for WinRT, V1.2

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MindFusion has released a new version of Diagramming for WinRT control. Here is an overview of the new features:

License keys
MindFusion no longer provides separate trial and licensed versions of its components. Instead, you should set the LicenseKey property to disable the component’s evaluation mode and stop displaying trial messages. If your application has more than one Diagram instance or other controls by MindFusion, a single call to MindFusion.Licensing.LicenseManager.AddLicense(key) is enough to specify the key for all the controls. You can find your license key strings listed on the Keys & Downloads page at your http://clientsarea.eu account.

Improved arrowhead rendering

  • Arrowheads are rendered as a single path when possible and several arrowhead Shape definitions have been changed to implement mitered joints when HeadStrokeThickness is set to a bigger value.
  • You can now specify the point where end segments connect to arrowheads via the new LinkSegmentInset property of the Shape class.
New vs. old arrowheads rendering

New vs. old arrowheads rendering

Foldable containers
You can now set the Foldable property of a ContainerNode to let users fold and unfold containers by clicking up/down arrow in their caption bars. The Folded property lets you fold or unfold containers programmatically. Diagramming for WinRT control raises ContainerFolded and ContainerUnfolded events when users fold or unfold a container interactively.

Miscellaneous

  • You can set the the background of link labels with the Brush property of the LinkLabel class.
  • The Anchoring.Keep option is now honored by OrthogonalRouter.
  • The ChangeUnit method sets a new MeasureUnit and scales the coordinates of diagram items to keep them the same size.
  • Fixed node spacing in bottom-to-top TreeLayout.
  • The updateLinks parameter of SetBounds lets you specify whether link positions should change when setting node’s new position.

You can download the trial version from the link below:

Download Diagramming for WinRT, V1.2 Trial Version

About Diagramming for WinRT: Diagramming for WinRT is a full-featured flowchart control that lets you deliver outstanding diagrams, schemes, trees, hierarchies and charts. The component provides a rich set of automatic layout algorithms and more than 100 predefined node shapes. You can choose among several input and output options and an amazing list of user interaction features – from clipboard support to zooming and automatic scrolling. The numerous style and appearance settings let you easily customize each diagram for the unique needs of your WinRT application. Your job as a developer is made easy by the various auxiliary controls that ship with the control and dramatically shorten the time to create and customize a flowchart.

A detailed list with the capabilities of the control is listed at its features page. Prices and licenses can be found at the buy page. For technical support, please write at the Diagramming for WinRT section of the MindFusion discussion board or use email support@mindfusion.dev.

Diagramming for Java Swing, V4.1.2

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MindFusion is proud to announce the new release of the Java diagramming library with the following new features:

AnchorPatern improvements

  • You can use the XUnit and YUnit properties to specify the coordinates of an AnchorPoint as a fixed offset from the node’s top-left corner rather than in percentage, so that the point position does not change when the node is resized.
  • The AnchorPattern property of Shape class lets you associate anchor points with shape definitions. If a ShapeNode instance does not contain its own AnchorPattern, it will derive the one defined by the node’s Shape.
Anchor points for a box shape.

Anchor points for a box shape.

Miscellaneous

  • Type of Margin property of LinkLabel has been changed from float to Thickness.
    ~ The changeUnit method sets a new MeasureUnit and scales the coordinates of diagram items to keep them the same size.
  • Fixed node spacing in bottom-to-top TreeLayout.
  • TabbedScrollPane allows reordering tabs when AllowTabReorder property is enabled.
  • Improved quality of print preview page images.
  • DisableTextClipping property added to PdfExporter enables work-around for limit-check errors when Adobe Reader prints to some PostScript printers.
The tree layout is used to arrange the newly created boxes dynamically.

The tree layout is used to arrange the newly created boxes dynamically.

The trial version is available for download from the following link:

Download MindFusion.Diagramming for Java Swing, V4.1.2 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.dev. 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.