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Use the Ruler<\/a> control to set horizontal and vertical scales around the diagram to help users measure their flowchart items. The Document<\/a> property specifies which instance of the Flowchart<\/a> is shown in the Ruler control.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> and ProjectionColor<\/a> properties.<\/p>\n The ruler control<\/p><\/div>\n Preserve Order in TreeLayout<\/strong><\/p>\n When the new PreserveOrder<\/a> property of the TreeLayout<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Tree Layout<\/p><\/div>\n Table Footers<\/strong><\/p>\n The new Footer<\/a> property lets you display footer text in table nodes. You can customize the height of the footer area with FooterHeight<\/a>. You can customize further the footer with the FooterStyle<\/a>, FooterColor<\/a> and FooterFillColor<\/a> properties.<\/p>\n Table Nodes<\/p><\/div>\n Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n You can read further details about the new features and this release of FlowChartX at the news section of the forum.<\/a><\/p>\n The control is available in two editions – standard and professional. Below are the download links:<\/p>\n Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX 4.6<\/a><\/p>\n Download MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX 4.6 Professional Edition<\/a><\/p>\n Technical Support<\/strong><\/p>\n MindFusion puts special effort in providing excellent customer support to all developers who use our components. You can write at the forum,<\/a> help desk<\/a> or use e-mail support@mindfusion.dev.<\/a> All questions are usually answered within hours of being received.<\/p>\n About MindFusion.Diagramming for ActiveX:<\/em> 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 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<\/a> or check the licensing scheme and the prices here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading ![\"The](\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fcx_ruler-300x212.png\")
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\nappearance 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.<\/p>\n