{"id":566,"date":"2013-11-07T08:33:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T08:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindfusion.eu\/blog\/?p=566"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:00:00","slug":"mindfusion-winforms-pack-2013-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/mindfusion-winforms-pack-2013-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"MindFusion.WinForms Pack, 2013.R2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MindFusion has released a new version of its pack for WinForms. Here is an overview of the new features:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chart.png\" alt=\"chart\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>MindFusion.Charting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pie chart interactions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now resize every 2D or 3D pie chart by dragging the border between each two adjacent pieces with the mouse. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_WinForms_PieChart_HitTestAngleOffset_0.htm\">HitTestAngleOffset<\/a> property lets you specify the deviation, in degrees, at which a click around the pieces border would still be considered a click on the border.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_570\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pie_drag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"size-full wp-image-570\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pie_drag.png\" alt=\"Mouse dragging in a pie chart.\" width=\"539\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pie_drag.png 539w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pie_drag-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mouse dragging in a pie chart.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Support for undefined data values<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can add null (undefined) data values to all charts. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_WinForms_Chart_HandleEmptyValue_0.htm\">HandleEmptyValue<\/a> property and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Charting_HandleEmptyValue.htm\">HandleEmptyValue<\/a> enumeration specify the various ways null values can be handled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ToolTips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now show tooltips for all chart types. In Area charts, tooltips can be displayed for every section between each two adjacent points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chart themes are now represented as XML files and we provide you with an initial set of 8. You can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Charting_WinForms_Chart_SaveTheme_1_String.htm\">SaveTheme<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?M_MindFusion_Charting_WinForms_Chart_LoadTheme_1_String.htm\">LoadTheme<\/a> methods to save\/load a theme. There is also a theme editor control that lets you create, save and preview themes fast and easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major\/minor axis ticks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can divide all chart axes more precisely using the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_AxisSettings_MajorTickLength_0.htm\">MajorTickLength<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_AxisSettings_MinorTickLength_0.htm\">MinorTickLength<\/a> properties. When their value is greater than zero, ticks are drawn not only at the axis intervals but also among them. You can customize the number of minor ticks with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/masterchart\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Charting_AxisSettings_MinorTicksPerInterval_0.htm\">MinorTicksPerInterval<\/a> property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hit testing has been imrpoved in 3D cylinders and area charts<\/li>\n<li>custom number formatting has been added to all numeric labels<\/li>\n<li>several API changes were introduced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/diagram16x16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/diagram16x16.png\" alt=\"diagram16x16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>MindFusion.Diagramming<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support for Mono<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use MindFusion.Diagramming component under the Mono runtime for OSX or Linux. A single version of the mindfusion.* assemblies can be referenced by both Mono and Microsoft .NET applications. The control detects what runtime has loaded it, and provides alternative implementations for features that are currently missing from Mono.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Custom measure units<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The type of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Diagram_MeasureUnit_0.htm\">MeasureUnit<\/a> property has been changed from GraphicsUnit enum to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_MeasureUnit.htm\">MeasureUnit<\/a> class. This class lets you define custom units by specifying their dots-per inch resolution, a string name, and number of standard divisions for display in the Ruler control. There are two new predefined units available out of the box: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?F_MindFusion_Diagramming_MeasureUnit_Centimeter.htm\">Centimeter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?F_MindFusion_Diagramming_MeasureUnit_WpfPoint.htm\">WpfPoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shape control points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can parameterize <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Shape.htm\">Shape<\/a> formulas by associating control points with Shape objects. Each control point is passed to the shape script as a named variable. You can also specify the default, min and max coordinates for each parameter via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_ShapeControlPoint.htm\">ShapeControlPoint<\/a> constructor, and whether to treat its values as percents or fixed offset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ContainerNode improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Child nodes are now drawn by their containers; when containers overlap, the children of a lower container cannot appear in front of the upper container anymore;<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_ContainerNode_ClipChildren_0.htm\">ClipChildren<\/a> property specifies whether to clip child items to container\u2019s boundaries;<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_DiagramItem_ZIndex_0.htm\">ZIndex<\/a> property no longer changes automatically when dropping nodes into a container;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_571\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/containers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"size-full wp-image-571\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/containers.png\" alt=\"Container nodes in Diagramming for WinForms\" width=\"460\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/containers.png 460w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/containers-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Container nodes in Diagramming for WinForms<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Import OpenOffice Draw files<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Import_DrawImporter.htm\">DrawImporter<\/a> class can import .odg files, created by the OpenOffice Draw vector graphics editor. In order to use it, you must add a reference to the MindFusion.Diagramming.Import.Draw.dll assembly. Various overloads of the Import method can be used to import the OpenOffice drawing into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_DiagramDocument.htm\">DiagramDocument<\/a> whose pages correspond to the Draw pages, or into a single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Diagram.htm\">Diagram<\/a> whose content is merged from all imported pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PdfExporter improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved handling of clip regions in custom drawing code;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_PdfExporter.htm\">PdfExporter<\/a> now honors the target Rectangle property of linear gradients;<\/li>\n<li>PDF shadings now include all colors from a ColorBlend;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?E_MindFusion_Diagramming_DiagramBase_SetSelfLoopShape.htm\">SetSelfLoopShape<\/a> event is raised when a link becomes a self-loop, giving you a chance to set a custom shape for the link;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?E_MindFusion_Diagramming_DiagramBase_QueryAlignTarget.htm\">QueryAlignTarget<\/a> event is raised to determine if a node should be used as alignment guide target when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Diagram_AutoAlignNodes_0.htm\">AutoAlignNodes<\/a> is enabled;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Report-16x16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Report-16x16.png\" alt=\"Report-16x16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a> <strong>MindFusion.Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several bug fixes and improvements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Calendar-16x16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Calendar-16x16.png\" alt=\"Calendar-16x16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a> <strong>MindFusion.Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several new members have been added:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calendar.FilterItem event<\/li>\n<li>Calendar.SetViewport method<\/li>\n<li>ResourceViewSettings.EnableCollisions property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read more details about the new features of each component at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/Forum\/YaBB.pl?num=1383634833\">forum.<\/a> Use the link below to download the trial version of the control:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/WinFormsTrial.zip\">Download MindFusion.WinForms Pack 2013.R2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you run into problems with any of the components, <a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/contacts.html\">please let us know.<\/a> We shall be glad to assist you. MindFusion is proud with its excellent technical support &#8211; the majority of the questions are answered within hours of receiving them.<\/p>\n<p><em>About MindFusion.WinForms Pack:<\/em> A set of five WinForms programming components that provide your application with a rich choice of diagramming, charting, scheduling, mapping, reporting and gauge features. The tools are very easy to implement and use. They boast intuitive API and various step-by-step tutorials to get you started. Both online and offline documentation is available. A sample browser presents you with all the samples for each control to let you easily navigate to what you need. You can check some of the features of each component right now if you look at the online demos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/demos\/flowchartnet\/start.htm\">MindFusion.Diagramming online demo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.co\/demos\/index.html?Control=Charting\">MindFusion.Charting online demo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.co\/demos\/index.html?Control=Scheduling\">MindFusion.Scheduling online demo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/demos\/reportinglite\/OnlineDemoIntroPage.html\">MindFusion.Reporting online demo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit the features &#8211; page of the components for more information about their capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/features-masterchart.html\">Charting for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/winforms-map.html\">Mapping for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/gauges-winforms-pack.html\">Gauges for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/features-net.html\">Diagramming for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/features-planner.html\">Scheduling for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/features-reporting.html\">Reporting for WinForms features page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can check the prices and licensing scheme <a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/buy-winforms-pack.html\">here.<\/a> All components are royalty-free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MindFusion has released a new version of its pack for WinForms. 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