{"id":99,"date":"2013-03-15T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T09:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindfusion.eu\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2021-01-08T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:05:20","slug":"mindfusion-winforms-pack-r1-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/mindfusion-winforms-pack-r1-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"MindFusion.WinForms Pack, R1.2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new features include preserve order in the tree layout for the diagramming tool, new events in the calendar control, layout improvements in reporting for WinForms and more. Here are the details:<\/p>\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><strong>MindFusion.Diagramming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preserve order in tree layout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can set the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Layout_TreeLayout_Balance_0.htm\">Balance<\/a> property of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Layout_TreeLayout.htm\">TreeLayout<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Layout_TreeLayoutBalance.htm\">Preserve<\/a> to keep the original geometric order of child nodes when arranging them under their parent. This can be used to arrange tree branches in a specific order by first positioning them in increasing horizontal or vertical positions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tree_layout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tree_layout.png\" alt=\"Tree Layout\" width=\"408\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tree_layout.png 408w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tree_layout-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree Layout<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Item rendering improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can apply Effects such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_GlassEffect.htm\">GlassEffect<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_AeroEffect.htm\">AeroEffect<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_CompositeNode.htm\">CompositeNode<\/a> objects. To enable this, enable the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Components_BorderComponent_IsOutline_0.htm\">IsOutline<\/a> property of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Components_BorderComponent.htm\">BorderComponent<\/a> or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Components_ShapeComponent.htm\">ShapeComponent<\/a> of the node.<\/li>\n<li>The last row in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_TableNode.htm\">TableNode<\/a> will now be rendered clipped if it fits only partially inside the node, whereas in previous versions the row would not be rendered at all.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_DiagramLink_HandlesStyle_0.htm\">HandlesStyle<\/a> of a link can now be set to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_HandlesStyle.htm\">Invisible<\/a> to stop rendering its selection handles, but still allow dragging control points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_105\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tables_effects.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tables_effects.png\" alt=\"Table nodes with glass, emboss and shadow effects.\" width=\"408\" height=\"231\" vspace=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tables_effects.png 408w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tables_effects-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Table nodes with glass, emboss and shadow effects.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Export improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?E_MindFusion_Diagramming_WinForms_DiagramView_PaintControl.htm\">PaintControl<\/a> event is now raised also when exporting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_WinForms_ControlNode.htm\">ControlNode<\/a> objects to PDF, SVG or WMF.<\/li>\n<li>The new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_PdfExporter_RenderOptions_0.htm\">RenderOptions<\/a> property of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_PdfExporter.htm\">PdfExporter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_SvgExporter.htm\">SvgExporter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_WmfExporter.htm\">WmfExporter<\/a> allows controlling various aspects of exported diagrams.<\/li>\n<li>Speed of PDF generation by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Export_PdfExporter.htm\">PdfExporter<\/a> is greatly improved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selection improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_WinForms_DiagramView_Behavior_0.htm\">DiagramView.Behavior<\/a> can be set to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Behavior.htm\">SelectOnly<\/a> to let users select existing items, but not modify them or draw new ones.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Selection_SetsDirtyFlag_0.htm\">SetsDirtyFlag<\/a> property of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?T_MindFusion_Diagramming_Selection.htm\">Selection<\/a> class specifies whether the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/onlinehelp\/flowchartnet\/index.htm?P_MindFusion_Diagramming_Diagram_Dirty_0.htm\">Dirty<\/a> flag should be set when selection changes.<\/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>We have fixed several bugs and made a few layout improvements in the reporting component.<\/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><strong>New Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two new events were added to the Calendar class &#8211; BeginItemDrawing and EndItemDrawing raised when item drawing starts and ends respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exporting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use the new PdfExporter to export calendars to PDF files.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/planner_pdf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93\" src=\"http:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/planner_pdf.png\" alt=\"A schedule exported as a PDF file.\" width=\"408\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/planner_pdf.png 408w, https:\/\/mindfusion.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/planner_pdf-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-93\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A schedule exported as a PDF file.<\/p><\/div>\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=1362665766\">forum.<\/a> Use the link below to download the trial version of the control:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfusion.dev\/WinFormsTrial.zip\">Download MindFusion.WinForms Pack R1.2013<\/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>The new features include preserve order in the tree layout for the diagramming tool, new events in the calendar control, layout improvements in reporting for WinForms and more. 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