Adds support for form fields and tracking changes in Word Processor control.

Features

Compatibility support provided for .NET 5.0 preview 6.

The following components are now marked as production-ready components for Blazor:

• Card
• Progress Bar

Accordion

• Expand Accordion items - Configure expanded items through indices. This helps you expand specific accordion items while rendering through data binding and persist the expanded states.

Chart

• Smart labels for Pie and Doughnut - This feature allows users to place data labels smartly without overlapping one another.

Circular Gauge

• Gradient color - The gauge now supports two gradient color options, linear and radial, that can be applied to gauge elements such as ranges and pointers.

Diagram

• Template support for user handle - This feature allows users to add HTML elements to the user handle content, such as buttons and drop-downs, along with existing path and image-type user handles.

Word Library

• Table of contents - Allows updating the table of contents in a Microsoft Word document.
• Security - Encrypt a Microsoft Word document with a password and open an encrypted Microsoft Word document with the valid password.
• SEQ fields - Word Library now allows updating SEQ (sequence) fields in a Microsoft Word document.
• Track changes enhancements - Word Library now provides the following features in tracked changes preservation:
  • Move-to and move-from revisions are preserved in Microsoft Word documents (DOCX and WordML).
  • Move-to and move-from revisions can be accepted and rejected.
  • Style and section property tracked changes are preserved in Microsoft Word documents.
  • All tracked revisions in a Microsoft Word document can be accessed through an API.
• FirstColumn and LastColumn in bookmarks - Word Library now provides FirstColumn and LastColumn APIs to define the column range for bookmarks inside tables in Microsoft Word documents.
• Mathematical equations in Microsoft Word-to-PDF conversion - Word Library now preserves mathematical equations (MathML) when converting Microsoft Word documents (DOCX and WordML) to PDF.

Word Processor

• Form fields - This feature allows users to design forms using legacy form fields (text, check box, and drop down) in a Microsoft Word document and also fill the forms.
• Update cross-reference fields - Allows users to update a cross-reference field that links to a bookmark in the Microsoft Word document.
• Track changes - Allows users to view the changes made to a Microsoft Word document by several reviewers and accept or reject the changes.
• Comment enhancements
  • To customize the color of comments.
  • To restrict a reviewer from deleting the comments made by other reviewers.

File Manager

• Amazon S3 MVC file provider - The Amazon S3 MVC file provider allows the File Manager component to manage the files and folders in a collection of objects stored in an Amazon S3 bucket. It provides methods for performing various actions like creating, copying, moving, deleting, uploading, and downloading files and folders.
• Access control support in SQL database file provider - Allows users to restrict access to files and folders by defining a set of rules. Only authorized users will be able to read, write, delete, and edit the files and folders.

Kanban (Preview)

• Priority - Render the cards based on the priority value.
• Customize dialog - Customize the dialog while editing a card, such as adjusting its width, height, position, and modal.
• Adaptive mode - Adapts component with optimal user interfaces to mobile and desktop devices.

Linear Gauge

• Gradient color - The gauge now supports two gradient color options, linear and radial, that can be applied to gauge elements such as ranges and pointers.

PDF Library

• Redact annotation - Mark the words or areas to be redacted with the Redact Annotation.
• Cloud style annotation - Create a shape annotation with the cloud style.

PDF Viewer

• Ink annotation - Draw freehand on PDF files. You can move, resize, remove, or edit the appearance of the freehand drawings.

Pivot Table

• CSV data source support - In addition to JSON, the pivot table now supports CSV data source, as well. CSV data can be transferred from a local file or web service or from an online downloadable link.
• Accumulation chart types - The pivot chart in the Pivot Table now has these chart types: pie, doughnut, pyramid, and funnel.

PowerPoint Library

• Extract OLE object - PowerPoint Library now allows extracting embedded OLE objects from a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

ProgressBar

• Active Progress Bar - This feature allows user to indicate the active state of the progress.
• Striped Progress Bar - Progress bar can be striped now and also animated.
• Label placement - Progress bar labels can now be placed at the center and far ends of the track.
• Progress segment - This feature allows users to segment the progress of a task.

Scheduler

• Enhancement of virtual scrolling - The virtualization feature has been improved to help users load multiple resources with a template.
• Inline Editing - The feature enables user to Edit an appointment’s title or create an appointment easily through a single click on the cells or on the existing appointment’s subject.
• Year View - Utilize a horizontal year view in Schedule that exposes the annual view of the calendar. This will help users who navigate between years and months frequently.
• Enhancement of Timeline Year View - The existing timeline year view now has added support to configure multiple resources and enable row auto-height for adding more appointments.

Tab

• Two-way binding - Two-way binding support has been added to the active state of the Blazor Tab component.

Microsoft Visual Studio Extensions

• .NET 5.0 support - Extensions in Syncfusion Blazor Visual Studio include .NET 5.0 support for Blazor template studio, conversion, and migration.
• Scaffolding - The enhanced Syncfusion Blazor scaffolding provides command-line support that works with the database and renders Syncfusion components (DataGrid, TreeGrid, Charts, Scheduler, Diagram, Document Editor, Rich Textbox Editor, and PDF Viewer).

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Extensions

• .NET 5.0 Support - Extensions in Syncfusion Blazor Microsoft Visual Studio Code include .NET 5.0 support for Blazor project template, conversion, and migration.

Excel Library

• Import HTML tables into Microsoft Excel worksheet - Essential XlsIO supports importing HTML tables into Microsoft Excel worksheets. The ImportHtmlTable method loads an HTML file with the following features:  
• Export Microsoft Excel data to JSON files - Essential XlsIO supports converting Microsoft Excel data to JSON files by simply saving the workbook using the SaveAsJson method.
• Export Microsoft Excel notes to PDF - Essential XlsIO provides support to export Microsoft Excel notes to a PDF document that will be displayed similar to the worksheet cells or at the end of the worksheet.

Adds the ability to import HTML tables into Excel worksheets.

Features

Common

• .NET 5 Preview Support - Syncfusion WinForms controls support .NET 5 Preview with this release.

Adds the ability to update table of contents in Word documents.

Features

Blazor

• CSV data source support for Pivot Table.
• Support for form fields and tracking changes in Word Processor.
• Smart label support in pie and doughnut chart types.

ASP.NET Core

• Multitaskbar and overallocation support in resource view for Gantt Chart.
• Smart label support in pie and doughnut chart types.
• CSV data source support for Pivot Table.

ASP.NET MVC

• Amazon S3 MVC file provider support for File Manager.
• Inline editing and year view support for Scheduler.
• Ink annotation support in PDF Viewer.

JavaScript

• Filter operator selection support in DataGrid filter bar.
• Support for form fields and tracking changes in Word Processor.
• CSV data source support for Pivot Table.

Angular

• Conditional formatting support in Spreadsheet.
• Multitaskbar and overallocation support in resource view for Gantt Chart.
• Ink annotation support in PDF Viewer.

React

• Filter operator selection support in Data Grid filter bar.
• Inline editing and year view support for Scheduler.
• Ink annotation support in PDF Viewer.

Vue

• Smart label support in pie and doughnut chart types.
• Conditional formatting support in Spreadsheet.
• Inline editing and year view support for Scheduler.

Xamarin.Forms

• New Signature Pad component.
• WPF support for Avatar View and Badge View components.
• Support for error bars and box-and-whisker plots in the Charts control.

Xamarin.iOS

• Support for error bars and box-and-whisker plots in the Charts control.
• Asynchronous PDF loading and cancellation in PDF Viewer.
• Marker virtualization in Maps.

Xamarin.Android

• Support for error bars and box-and-whisker plots in the Charts control.
• Asynchronous PDF loading and cancellation in PDF Viewer.
• Marker virtualization in Maps.

Flutter

• New DataGrid, Maps, and Slider widgets.
• New histogram and spline range area chart types.
• Schedule view support in Calendar widget.

WinForms

• Import HTML tables into Microsoft Excel worksheets.
• Export Microsoft Excel data to JSON format.
• Mathematical equation support in Microsoft Word-to-PDF conversion.

WPF

• New Microsoft Office 2019 theme.
• New TreeView and Scheduler controls.
• Simplified mode for Ribbon.

UWP

• Improved chart data marker performance.
• Import HTML tables into Microsoft Excel worksheets.
• Export Microsoft Excel data to JSON format.

Improves performance of time-phased data calculations.

Features

• Improved performance of time-phased data calculations.
• Added rendering of customized gridlines Gantt chart view.
• Added the ability to render 1 and 3 tiers on a timescale.
• Added support for reading shared resource assignments.
• Added support for GridlineType.MiddleTierColumn.

Adds support for Microsoft .NET Core 3.1.

Features

• Updates for Microsoft .NET Core 3.1.

Fixes

• Removed AllowPartiallyTrustCallers after suspicion it may explain an issue a client had with the "inheritance security rule" in Gantt_ASP.

Improves TreeList, Scheduler and RichEdit controls.

Fixes

All WinForms products

• BehaviorManager - The AllowDrop property of the DragDrop behavior does not work.
• GridView - Chinese symbols appear when particular string values are exported.
• HTML Tags - Support the use of the <br /> tag.
• Message box in the OData V4 Services in the Data Source Configuration Wizard doesn't contain information about OData Connected Services.
• Pasting progress dialog is localizable.
• System.ArgumentException is thrown when a specific SVG image is used.
• VS hangs on an attempt to display a Data Source Configuration Wizard when a solution contains a Microsoft .NET Core project.

Data Access Library

• The SqlDataSource Wizard may hang while showing a Wait form in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 (16.6.0+).

MVVM Framework

• MVVM - A command is not executed if an unhandled exception is thrown.
• MVVM Framework - The ViewModelCreate event handler does not contain information about a parent ViewModel.
• Usability - MapEditor.MapItemEditing does not handle removal of map items.

NuGet Packages

• DevExpress NuGet Server - The "406 (Not Acceptable)" error returns when trying to install a non-DevExpress NuGet package.

PDF Viewer

• Rendering - An image with both 'Mask' and 'SMask' defined cannot be rendered.
• Rendering - Non-embedded fonts are substituted incorrectly if temporary fonts are installed in the system.

Scaffolding Wizards

• Documentation - Incorrect information about supported EF Core versions in the Scaffolding Wizard.

Snap

• Federated Data Source - The "Source reference is not initialized" DevExpress.DataAccess.DataFederation.QueryNodeValidationException is thrown on an attempt to open a .SNX document.

XtraBars Suite

• AccordionControl - A control ignores appearance settings of the StyleController component.
• ArgumentNullException is thrown at design time when setting an svg image's size.
• Badges are not displayed for bar items of a merged ribbon.
• BarManager - NullReferenceException is thrown when the EndInit method is called in the designer.
• Docked DockPanels can't be resized unless undocked and docked again when the Light style is applied.
• DocumentManager - An extra document is shown in an incorrect document group if the document is docked in the DocumentAdded event handler when a layout is restored.
• DropDownButton of BarButtonItem is incorrectly drawn when a raster skin is applied.
• FluentDesignForm - An exception is thrown in the FluentDesignFormControl.OnSizeChanged method after converting RibbonForm to FluentDesignForm.
• NavigationFrame - It is impossible to release a child control loaded in Deferred Mode.
• PerMonitorDpiAware - Some elements do not take the skin into account when dragging the form onto another monitor.
• RibbonControl - Items are not completely removed from CaptionBar or PageHeaderItems when the Delete key is pressed.
• RibbonControl - Merged buttons do not take the Enabled state into account.
• RibbonControl - The expand/collapse button's bounds are calculated incorrectly when page headers are not visible.
• RibbonControl processes the mouse wheel even when PopupMenu is open.
• RibbonForm throws NullReferenceException on changing its size programmatically.
• SVGImageBox cannot show the background image of its parent container.
• TabbedView - Forms and controls are painted with a different color when docked into TabbedView.
• TabbedView does not save the MultiLine and HeaderAutoFill options.
• TabPane - The last page is selected by default.
• TabPane pages are not available in Automation UI tools.
• TileControl - Paddings in empty groups are shown when TileControl orientation is vertical.
• TileNavPane - Elements are not repainted when Font size is changed.
• WindowsUIButtonPanel - The WindowsUIButton.IsLeft property is not in effect for a vertical orientation.
• XtraTabbedMdiManager - Highlighting is incorrectly cut off in PerMonitor mode when dragging a tab.
• XtraUserControl in WindowsUIView doesn't update its background color when a skin is changed.

XtraCharts Suite

• A selected chart element is reset after adding a calculated field.
• It is impossible to set a font for SeriesTitle using html tags.
• Line Series - Certain vertical line segments are not displayed in some situations.
• Series Labels disappear when placing a mouse pointer near labels if the DirectX rendering option is enabled.
• Usability - The ChartControl.CustomizeStackedBarTotalLabel event does not include the argument value in CustomizeStackedBarTotalLabelEventArgs.
• Usability - There is no event handler to determine whether an annotation was added or modified at runtime.
• XRChart - Tickmarks and grid lines are misaligned in preview mode.

XtraDiagram

• DiagramControl doesn't support the capability to update an existing ribbon and add missing elements.

XtraEditors Library

• A docked control overlaps other form elements when DirectX is used.
• BehaviorManager - Items of the ImageListBoxControl component disappear after the drop operation.
• CameraControl - The Take Picture dialog becomes blank when switching the camera from rear to front on Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
• Flyout Panel - The main form is deactivated when CheckedComboBoxEdit's drop-down window placed into Flyout Panel is closed.
• GridLookUpEdit - Columns bound to complex fields don't show data when the SearchMode property is set to GridLookUpSearchMode.AutoSearch.
• GridLookupEdit does not store new text if it loses focus when auto-suggest is in process.
• HyperlinkLabelControl does not allow changing a hovered link color.
• HyperlinkLabelControl highlights all links when a user hovers over one of them.
• LabelControl - SVG Images are not scaled with PerMonitor V2 scaling.
• Overlay Form doesn't prevent editing the form's content.
• Overlay Form is not scaled with PerMonitor V2 scaling.
• PropertyGridControl - An exception is thrown at design time when PivotGrid is used as SelectedObject.
• RepositoryItemHypertextLabel - Text aligns incorrectly when the HAlignment property is set to Far.
• RepositoryItemMemoEdit wraps with ForceDirectXPaint() incorrectly.
• SplashScreen - Updating the loading indicator type to Dots is not in effect.
• SplashScreen has different background colors in v19.2 and v20.1.
• StackPanel does not recalculate positions of its child controls when hiding one of them.
• SvgImageCollection - File names of icons imported from a referenced assembly are incorrect.
• TextEdit - Inspect.exe indicates that an editor is enabled while the Enabled property is set to false if the PasswordChar property is specified.
• XtraMessageBox - TypeInitializationException is thrown when the message box is a part of a dll project.
• XtraMessageBox in not DPI aware when WindowsFormsSettings.SetPerMonitorDpiAware is used.
• XtraMessageBox is not shown on calling the SaveToRegistry method for the first time.
• XtraOpenFileDialog - The Filename property is not set even if there is a selected file in the file panel.
• XtraSaveFileDialog does not save a file to a network folder and displays a message that permission is required.
• XtraTabControl - A bottom border is not drawn on high DPI.
• XtraTabControl - The Action parameter of the Selected event equals TabControlAction.Deselected.
• XtraTabControl - The SelectedTabPage property contains the previous selected page in the Selected event handler.
• XtraTreeList - DataSource Wizard is visible in the inherited XtraForm even if TreeList is already bound to data.

XtraGantt

• ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when the AppendNode method is called.
• GanttControl - A dataset does not have any changes when data is modified in the chart area.
• GanttControl - Adding a task as a child does not update the summary task.
• GanttControl - Allow accessing task position by a DateTime value in the CustomDrawTask event handler.
• GanttControl - Baselines aren't shown when OptionsView.ShowBaselines is enabled at runtime.
• GanttControl - IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown when a focused node is deleted.
• GanttControl - InvalidCastException is thrown when the NewItemRowPosition property is set.
• GanttControl - It's impossible to change rules at runtime.
• GanttControl - NullReferenceException is thrown when a partially visible node is expanded or collapsed.
• GanttControl - Removing a node using the Nodes.Remove method does not update its corresponding summary task.
• GanttControl - The control does not allow working with tasks in unbound mode.
• GanttControl - The NullReference exception is thrown on editing a task dependency when DataView is used as DependencySource.
• GanttControl incorrectly shows its indicator at design time.

XtraGrid Suite

• ArgumentNullException is thrown in the RepositoryItemLookUpEdit.InitializeDisplayValue method when the Microsoft Excel filter is used
• FormatConditionDataUpdate - Updated values are not highlighted when a focused row is changed on a mouse click.
• GridControl - The expand button column is too wide in some skins.
• GridControl - The font size in columns with RepositoryItemHypertextLabelEdit in an exported docx document is small.
• GridLookupEdit does not store new text if it loses focus when auto-suggest is in process.
• GridView - A detail view overlaps the loading panel.
• GridView - A value can be pasted into a cell even if it is read-only or non-editable.
• GridView - Labels are not aligned with editors in the Edit Form.
• GridView - NullReferenceException is thrown on searching for values in the Row Preview if the FindFilterColumns property refers to PreviewFieldName.
• GridView - NullReferenceException is thrown when a Customization Form is closed on a monitor with different DPI settings in PerMonitorDpiAware mode.
• Incorrect Russian localization for the "Unchecked" and "Indeterminate" strings.
• TileView - ContextButton captions are truncated.
• TileView - Items have incorrect ThumbnailImages if the CacheThumbnails option is enabled and the data source is changed.
• TileView - Setting the TileItemElement.AnchorAlignment property throws the NullReference exception.
• TileView - The Edit Form is not always displayed when using touch gestures.
• TileView - When a group is scrolled and the mouse is moved outside group bounds, scroll position is restored.
• TileView ignores the group back color settings.
• VirtualServerModeSource - Field values are not loaded.
• WinExplorerView - There is no way to change the first selected item.
• WinExplorerView has an incorrect height when it is used as an empty detail view.

XtraLayout Suite

• DataLayoutControl generates incorrect names for items and controls if a field name has a space symbol.
• DataLayoutControl's wizard is incorrectly scaled with High DPI settings.
• Docked DockPanels can't be resized unless undocked and docked again when the Light style is applied.
• LayoutControl - Fluent and Touch scrollbars are not shown in RTL mode.
• LayoutControlGroup - Caption buttons (CustomHeaderButtons) in a nested group are not disabled when the parent group is disabled.
• TablePanel - Some controls are hidden after resizing.

XtraMap

• An unhandled exception (ArgumentException) is thrown on calculating the route via BingRouteDataProvider.
• Usability - It is impossible to scroll the map in Transform Edit mode without changing the shape position.
• Usability - MapEditor.MapItemEditing does not handle removal of map items.
• WinForms Dashboard - Map Items use incorrect encoding if a shape data file (*.dbf) uses an old standard and do not store the language code.
• WMS - An incorrect GetMap request is generated in certain situations.

XtraPivotGrid Suite

• Pivot Grid - The "CriteriaCompilerException: 'Error 'Custom function 'Aggr' not found'" error is thrown on calling GetItemProperties for PivotDrillDownDataSource.
• Pivot Grid - The "Incorrect ActualDataProcessingEngine value" error is shown on right clicking a field where the AllowRunTimeSummaryChange property is enabled.
• PivotGridControl - Content is not properly scrolled when there are fixed columns in Right-to-Left and DirectX modes.
• PropertyGridControl - An exception is thrown at design time when PivotGrid is used as SelectedObject.

XtraPrinting Library

• CompositeLink - The footer created by the CreateInnerPageFooter and CreateReportFooter events is displayed twice at the end of the document.
• GridControl - The font size in columns with RepositoryItemHypertextLabelEdit in an exported docx document is small.
• PrintableComponentLink ignores page range specified by the PrintSettings property.

XtraReports Suite

• Custom functions in the Expression Editor are not sorted alphabetically.
• DevExpress v20.1 Report item template is not available for VB.NET Web Applications.
• End-User Report Designer treats different versions of the DevExpress.XtraReports assembly as different assemblies.
• Export - Font size in the metafile with the 'Display' graphics unit is calculated incorrectly.
• Export to DOCX - Images overlap document margins in Single File mode.
• JsonDataSource - A data source instance is not refilled when a parameter value changes.
• KeyNotFoundException is thrown when the report preview scaling is changed.
• New Layout - Text is truncated in the header of the printed document if SpreadsheetControl is printed in GdiPlus rendering mode.
• PrintableComponentLink ignores page range specified by the PrintSettings property.
• Report Generator ignores the global Configuration.Settings.Default.UserDesignerOptions.DataBindingMode settings and does not automatically convert Data bindings to Expressions / ExpressionsAdvanced.
• Report with cascading parameters and XPObjectSource throws System.NullReferenceException.
• The "Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'VSLangProj.VSProject'." error occurs on opening a report designer in a VB.NET Web Site project.
• The CachedReportSource.CreateDocument method may throw an error when a multi-page document is generated.
• The list of Database Providers in the Data Source wizard of the Microsoft .NET Core Report Designer is not complete.
• The Report Designer Undo functionality does not restore the initial size of the XRPictureBox control after resetting its Sizing from the AutoSize value.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Report Designer (Microsoft .NET Core) - A blank report is shown after the Report Wizard is completed.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Report Designer crashes on an attempt to edit a report's datasource.
• XRChart - Tickmarks and grid lines are misaligned in preview mode.
• XRPageInfo - Page numbering by a report's group does not work correctly.
• XtraReport - Custom code in the PrintingSystem.StartPrint handler no longer affects the PrintDialog default settings (v20.1).

XtraRichEdit

• "First Look" and "Hit Testing" demos open slowly in version 19.2.
• Document Iterator - Document Iterator doesn't traverse through table borders if the document tables were reordered.
• Editing - RichEditControl incorrectly processes a specific string as a hyperlink.
• Export to PDF - A document contains an additional blank page at the beginning after it was exported to PDF.
• Export to RTF - RichEditControl incorrectly locates shapes on saving an RTF document generated in Microsoft Word 97.
• Export to Rtf - The System.Drawing.Graphics.GetHdc method crashes with ArgumentException retrieving Rtf text from RepositoryItemRichTextEdit.
• Footnotes - It is impossible to programmatically move the caret to a newly created footnote.
• Shapes - Shape opacity in exported PDF documents is incorrect because the LuminanceEffect was not imported from an OpenXml document.
• Shapes - TextBox is rendered incorrectly after importing an RTF document and setting the RotateTextWithShape option to True.
• SpellChecker - Replacing a misspelled word located in a field result places this word outside the parent field.
• UI - The Font dialog layout is incorrect after the Dutch culture is applied.
• Usability - It is impossible to specify the "Company", "Manager", "Template", "AppVersion" and "Application" document properties.

XtraScheduler Suite

• AppointmentFlyoutControl - Subject is not painted in v20.1.3.
• Appointments aren't updated after SchedulerDataStorage.Appointments.LoadFromXml is invoked.
• InvalidCastException is thrown when appointment status identification has a non-integer type.
• NullReferenceException is thrown in SchedulerDataStorage.Appointments.LoadFromXml when SchedulerDataStorage.DateTimeSavingMode = DateTimeSavingMode.Appointment.
• ResourcesCheckedListBoxControl - Incorrect appointments are hidden when SearchControl is used.
• SchedulerControl - FetchAppointments is raised an indefinite number of times in some circumstances when the scheduler is bound to DateNavigator.
• SchedulerControl - NullReferenceException is thrown when the control is not completely initialized and a created appointment is selected.
• SchedulerControl - Only continuous time ranges can be printed.
• SchedulerControl does not support negative time spans for reminders.
• TimeLine View - Appointments have an incorrect height when HTML images are assigned dynamically.

XtraSpreadsheet

• ArgumentNullException is thrown after dependent cells are recalculated in the CellValueChanged event handler.
• ArgumentOutOfRangeException on an attempt to delete the "=" symbol in the formula when autocomplete suggestions are visible.
• IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown on selecting a value from the list.
• It is impossible to generate and add items to the existing RibbonStatusBar.
• New Layout - Text is truncated in the header of the printed document if SpreadsheetControl is printed in GdiPlus rendering mode.
• NullReferenceException is thrown on an attempt to select a range for a formula if the mouse cursor hovers over the group area.
• Spreadsheet status bar summaries are not properly updated after programmatically recalculating custom functions.

XtraTreeList Suite

• Add the TreeListNode.CollapseAll method.
• An unbound TreeList works incorrectly if one of its nodes is dragged to another TreeList with DragDropBehavior.
• RepositoryItemTreeListLookUpEdit - A new PopupMenuShowing event handler is added each time an editor is activated.
• TreeList - An unnecessary space is added to the column when the BestFitColumns method is called.
• TreeList - Methods of IEditbaleObject aren't invoked when hierarchical data is used.
• TreeList - NullReferenceException is thrown in the DoTopVisibleNodeChanged method when the control is scrolled.
• TreeList - NullReferenceException is thrown when a cell value is formatted in the Enter event handler.
• TreeList - NullReferenceException is thrown when clearing TreeList nodes before expand/collapse animation is complete.
• TreeList - Row height is not recalculated when changing the selected column and using Bound mode.
• TreeList - SVG images are drawn in white when the HideSelection appearance is applied to a row.
• TreeList - The BestFit method works correctly only when the ShowButtonMode property is set to ShowAlways.
• TreeList - The Cursor is serialized with the SizeWE value when resizing columns at design time.
• TreeList - The expand button area of a selected node is not highlighted.
• TreeList does not filter expanded nodes if the EnableDynamicLoading option is on.
• TreeList looks empty in bound mode.
• TreeListLookUpEdit - The popup TreeList doesn't focus the first node after filtering in some situations.
• TreeListLookupEdit value is not displayed in virtual mode until nodes are displayed.
• XtraTreeList - DataSource Wizard is visible in the inherited XtraForm even if TreeList is already bound to data.

XtraVerticalGrid Suite

• NullReferenceException is thrown when a user clicks another cell before the active editor's EditValueChanged fires.
• PropertyDescriptionControl's text cannot be trimmed using ellipses.
• PropertyGridControl - The row height is ignored in Office view.
• PropertyGridControl does not receive focus if a user focuses another control when editing a cell value.
• PropertyGridControl works slower when its UseDXCollectionEditor option is enabled and a project is built under the Debug configuration.
• VGridControl - It's impossible to customize scrollbars using the ScrollInfo class.
• vGridControl - The CustomRecordFilter event does not work.
• VGridControl - The SelectedChanged event is not raised when a cell editor is activated in RecordSelect mode.

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• DevExpress ASP.NET - Improves Gantt, GridView and Spreadsheet controls.
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• DevExpress Reporting - Improves end-user report designer and report generator.
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DevExpress has released a maintenance update across their entire product range.

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• DevExpress Reporting - Improves end-user report designer and report generator.
• DevExpress Windows 10 Apps - Improves Grid and Ribbon controls.
• DevExpress WinForms - Improves TreeList, Scheduler and RichEdit controls.
• DevExpress WPF - Improves Charts, Reports and PDF Viewer controls.

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Adds support for Angular 10.

Features

• Angular 10 support.
• Modern Light and Dark Themes with CSS variables support.
• jqxGrid Filter all functionality.
• jqxGrid Microsoft Excel import.
• New demos.

Includes improvements to Diagramming, Spreadsheet, Scheduling, Charting and Virtual Keyboard.

Features

New in MindFusion.Diagramming for WPF

• Animated layout - ArrangeAnimated methods added to Diagram and ContainerNode classes animate the movement of items from their original locations to new locations assigned by the layout object.
• JSON Serialization - Diagrams can now be serialized in JSON format. This can be used for interoperability with MindFusion JavaScript diagramming library, or for general storage in JSON files or databases.
• Localization improvements
  • Right-to-left text support in PdfExporter.
  • Support for right-to-left text in styled text. This is still experimental and behind static RightToLeftStyledText flag.
• DXF Exporter - DxfExporter exports diagrams to AutoDesk Drawing Exchange Format (DXF) files. In order to use this component, add a reference to the MindFusion.Diagramming.Wpf.DxfExport.dll assembly to the project.
• Miscellaneous
  • Arrange method of ContainerNode arranges the child items inside a container using the specified layout class.
  • Set the AutoGrow property to false to prevent containers from resizing automatically when they would not fit newly added nodes.
  • New CreateDiagramLink overload of the Factory class makes it easier to create links between TreeViewNode items.
  • NodeCreateCancelled, NodeModifyCancelled, LinkCreateCancelled, LinkModifyCancelled events raised when create or modify operation on item is cancelled.
  • SelectionModifyCancelled event raised when modification of multiple-selection is cancelled.
  • For consistency with MindFusion APIs for other platforms, the Diagram class now provides Arrange and ArrangeAsync (CLR 4.5+) methods that take a layout object as argument.
  • Improved rendering performance for large diagrams.
  • MoveShades mode now supported for nodes with custom templates.
  • LinkPadding property of LayeredLayout is now applied for all link types.
  • RerouteLinks.Never flag is now considered by multiple selection.
  • Fixed ExcelExporter exception when exporting multi-page documents.
  • LoadFromXml method of Diagram is now virtual and can be overridden.

New in MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WPF

• Localization improvements
  • Cells can display right-to-left text.
  • Right-to-left text support in PdfExporter.
• Miscellaneous
  • Validation dropdown can now display values from a named cell range.
  • Enable AutoFillCopyOnly to make the auto-fill tool only copy values instead of extrapolating new values from selection.

New in MindFusion Virtual Keyboard

• General IME mode - The component now supports general IME mode that maps raw input sequence to dictionary entries. The keyboard collects clicked characters in a staging area and shows the matching entries as suggestions. Users can either click a suggestion button to send its content as input, or click the space key to send the first suggestion.
• Chinese - The component can parse IME tables from the Linux Ibus project to implement various Chinese transliteration systems.
• Japanese - If the current language is Japanese, the keyboard renders Hiragana characters. In addition, LoadImeTable can parse tables from Google's mozc project to convert Hiragana to Kanji.
• Korean - The keyboard renders Hangul letters when current language is Korean, and automatically enables IME mode that converts letter sequences to Hangul syllabic blocks according to Unicode rules
• Dictionary licensing - Note that the open source Chinese and Japanese dictionaries listed above have licensing terms of their own - some are in the public domain, some include attribution / no warranty clauses, some are LGPL.

New in MindFusion.Scheduling for WPF

• JSON Serialization - Schedules can now be serialized in JSON format. This can be used for interoperability with MindFusion JavaScript scheduling library, or for general storage in JSON files or databases.
• Miscellaneous
  • The ShowPaddingItems property specifies whether to show items in padding days of month views.
  • GetFirstDate, GetFirstVisibleDate, GetLastDate, GetLastVisibleDate methods added to Calendar.

New in MindFusion.Charting for WPF

• Specify custom grid line positions by setting GridType to Custom and assigning coordinates to XGridLines and YGridLines collections.

Fixes

Fixed in MindFusion.Diagramming for WPF

• Localization improvements
  • Fix for PdfExporter creating incorrect PDF files on Chinese versions of Microsoft Windows.
• Miscellaneous
  • Fixed ExcelExporter exception when exporting multi-page documents.
  • Fixed exception in GridRouter.
  • Fixed Clear method of diagram's Items, Links, Nodes collections.
  • Fixed formatting of link texts that contain pipe symbols.
  • Fixed offset of custom shapes outline in exported PDF and SVG files.
  • Fixed uneven multiple resize when AutoAlignNodes is enabled.

Fixed in MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WPF

• Localization improvements
  • Fix for PdfExporter creating incorrect PDF files on Chinese versions of Windows.
• Miscellaneous
  • ExcelExporter fix for format warnings in Excel when opening Worksheet whose Name is longer than 30 characters.
  • VLOOKUP function fixes.

Improves Grid, Scheduler and TextEditor controls.

Fixes

igGrid

• If igGrid has RowSelectors enabled, then you need to tap the selector checkbox multiple times, to select the row, under devices with Apple iOS 13.
• The igGrid's Advanced Filtering Dialog title is capitalized but should be title case.
• When igGrid, with the group-by feature enabled, has hidden columns initially, then group-by row span is not correctly calculated when hidden columns are shown.

igScheduler

• The igScheduler daySelected event is not fired when selecting a day from the component's date picker.

igTextEditor

• If igTextEditor input is focused, without the text being selected, when the browser loses focus and regains focus then all text in the editor is selected.

MVC Wrappers(Combo)

• Combo MVC wrapper generates the wrong ID when using ComboFor method.
• Combo MVC wrapper renders obsolete property placeHolder.

Improves ASP.NET Web Forms, JavaScript, Windows Forms and WPF controls.

Features

Infragistics has released new builds of the following products:

• Infragistics Ignite UI for jQuery - Improves Grid, Scheduler and TextEditor controls.
• Infragistics Ultimate UI for ASP.NET - Improves DataGrid, DocumentExporter and DataMenu controls.
• Infragistics Ultimate UI for Window Forms - Improves DataChart, Editors and Grid controls.
• Infragistics Ultimate UI for WPF - Improves DataChart, DataTree and Diagram controls.

New FilterEditor lets users build complex filter expressions.

Features

• Important Changes to Licensing - Starting with 2020 v2, ComponentOne is issuing a new serial key and licensing system. If you have an active subscription, then there's nothing you'll need to do right away. When you renew or activate a new machine, you'll want to check out how to use the new GrapeCity License Manager. Along with the new licensing system, developers building Microsoft .NET Core, MVC Core, Blazor, Xamarin, and UWP apps no longer need to use the runtime app keys. GrapeCity have improved the licensing to validate within the NuGet build scripts so once your machine is activated - you are good to go when building your app. No more runtime app keys and no more licenses.licx files.
• Microsoft .NET 5 WPF Controls (CTP) - Get a look at the first .NET 5 WPF controls implemented just in time for .NET 5 Preview 6. These controls are built upon .NET 5 and take advantage of new features without compromising on backward compatibility or performance. For WPF CTP, GrapeCity are releasing FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexPie, Input, DateTime Editors, ColorPicker, ComboBox, DropDown, Docking, RichTextBox, TabControl, and TreeView.
• Microsoft .NET 5 Support for WPF - The .NET 5 CTP includes new versions of the most popular WPF controls built on .NET 5 for optimal performance and features.
• Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 Support - 2020 v2 now supports .NET Core 3.1.
• WPF FilterEditor and Material Themes - Let your users build complex filter expressions with FilterEditor. The new FilterEditor component shares the DataFilter Engine and enables the end-user to easily build category-based AND/OR filter expressions. The control can be bound to a data source and it will automatically provide visual options to create expressions based on available fields. Complex expressions can be created using a combination of AND\OR operators and a set of available filters. The 2020 v2 release also includes the beta version of the newest Material Themes.
• New C1ControlPanel Install UX - In this release, you'll also notice a new user experience when installing or updating any ComponentOne product. Inspired by the Microsoft Visual Studio Updater, the panel on the right of the installer gives you detailed information about what will be performed. You can install and update a version of the product and select which Microsoft .NET Framework version, samples, and see what common tools are getting installed, as the new GrapeCity License Manager.

Adds .NET Core 3.1 support, Blazor charts and WebAssembly support.

Features

• Studio Enterprise Subscribers Get More - Starting with 2020 v2, GrapeCity have merged Studio Enterprise and Ultimate bundles at the lower subscription price. If you have Studio Enterprise, you now get access to JavaScript and MVC Enterprise controls and the newest Microsoft .NET service components like DataConnectors and DataEngine. If you're developing for the web, the controls give you advanced charts and pivot grids for financial and analytical apps. With FinancialChart you get nine specialized chart types such as Heikin-Ashi and Kagi. With the Enterprise OLAP controls you get pivot tables and charts inspired by Microsoft Excel for ASP.NET MVC and JavaScript. If you're developing for the desktop or the web, the newest .NET service components are cross-platform data management solutions. They include online CRM data connectors to popular sources like Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce, and the innovative DataEngine and DataCollectionlibraries deliver high-performance features like caching and data virtualization to any data management app.
  • JavaScript Wijmo Enterprise Controls and ASP.NET MVC Enterprise Controls
    • FinancialChart: Includes nine specialized chart types such as Heikin-Ashi and Kagi and a built-in calculation engine.
    • FlexSheet: Extension of FlexGrid with spreadsheet-like headers and formula bar.
    • OLAP/Pivot: Pivot tables and charts. Pure client-side JavaScript.
    • MultiRow Datagrid: Utilize multiple rows to represent each data item. Supports all the features of FlexGrid
    • ReportViewer: Lightweight viewer used to display reports from a ActiveReports or ComponentOne FlexReport.
  • Microsoft .NET Standard Service Components
    • DataConnectors: Connect to and integrate data from: Dynamics 365, Salesforce Kintone or any OData source.
    • DataEngine: Fetch and query millions of records in a second or less. Sort, filter, group and aggregate data at runtime without needing to hit the server.
    • DataCollection: Enables cursor and paging-based data virtualization for incrementally loading large data sets. A more powerful Microsoft .NET CollectionView.
    • TextParser: Extract data from plain text or HTML files, such as emails.
• Important Changes to Licensing - Starting with 2020 v2, ComponentOne is issuing a new serial key and licensing system. If you have an active subscription, then there's nothing you'll need to do right away. When you renew or activate a new machine, you'll want to check out how to use the new GrapeCity License Manager. Along with the new licensing system, developers building Microsoft .NET Core, MVC Core, Blazor, Xamarin, and UWP apps no longer need to use the runtime app keys. GrapeCity have improved the licensing to validate within the NuGet build scripts so once your machine is activated - you are good to go when building your app. No more runtime app keys and no more licenses.licx files.
• Microsoft .NET 5 WinForms and WPF Controls (CTP) - Get a look at the first .NET 5 WinForms and WPF controls implemented just in time for .NET 5 Preview 6. These controls are built upon .NET 5 and take advantage of new features without compromising on backward compatibility or performance. In the initial WinForms CTP, GrapeCity are releasing FlexGrid, FlexChart, Ribbon, Sparkline, SuperTooltip, C1Icon, ExpressionEditor, RulesManager, and themes. For WPF CTP, they are releasing FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexPie, Input, DateTime Editors, ColorPicker, ComboBox, DropDown, Docking, RichTextBox, TabControl, and TreeView.
• Microsoft .NET 5 Support for WinForms and WPF - The .NET 5 CTP includes new versions of the most popular WinForms and WPF controls built on .NET 5 for optimal performance and features.
• Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 Support - 2020 v2 now supports .NET Core 3.1 across WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core MVC, and Blazor.
• DataConnectors Expand with SalesForce Integration, Scaffolding, and Intelligent Caching - Integrate your business data from popular online CRMs like Salesforce and Dynamics into your Microsoft .NET apps with ease. The.NET DataConnectors library continues to grow this release with added SalesForce and Kintone integration. Salesforce is a CRM that helps manage various enterprise business systems and Kintone is an online workspace to build collaborative workflows. The data connector for these two platforms are .NET standard libraries that enable data operations based on established .NET technologies such as ADO.NET and Entity Framework Core. These data connectors come with features like CRUD support, performance features like Batch updates, connection pooling and caching, quick development tools like scaffolders.
• Conditional Formatting Rules Manager for WinForms - RulesManager is a UI library that can be attached to any data-aware control such as FlexGrid, DataGridView, or FlexChart to enable users to add and manage conditional formatting at runtime. Similar to Microsoft Excel, the control supports, colors, data bars, gradients for formatting cells based on rules. The control has easy to use API which developers can use to add conditional formatting through code.
• WPF FilterEditor and Material Themes - Let your users build complex filter expressions with FilterEditor. The new FilterEditor component shares the DataFilter Engine and enables the end-user to easily build category-based AND/OR filter expressions. The control can be bound to a data source and it will automatically provide visual options to create expressions based on available fields. Complex expressions can be created using a combination of AND\OR operators and a set of available filters. The 2020 v2 release also includes the beta version of the newest Material Themes.
• Blazor Charts and WebAssembly Support - The Blazor Edition expands this release with the addition of FlexChart and WebAssembly support for all controls.
  • 50+ chart types and customization options.
  • Visualize live data with easy-to-use data binding.
  • Deliver modern data visualizations and dashboards with SVG rendering.
  • High-performance for both Blazor Server and WebAssembly apps.
  • Choose from a comprehensive list of popular chart types including clustered, stacked and composite plots.
  • The same powerful charting engine as other platforms.
• ASP.NET Core MVC Enhancements
  • FlexGrid for MVC Checkbox Selection and Boolean Checker - The 2020 v2 release of FlexGrid for MVC includes a selector that adds checkboxes for row selection. This is very useful on mobile devices, which have no keyboards with shift and control keys for extended selections.
  • FlexGrid for MVC Template Functions and Column Pinning - For the MVC FlexGrid, this release also adds support for template functions in columns. This feature enables calling functions at runtime to create custom cells. 2020 v1 added the ability to pin a column at runtime to freeze it. This update enhances this feature so that a user can pin a range of columns or a single column.
  • FlexChart for MVC BreakEven Chart - FlexChart now supports BreakEven charts for MVC.
  • New MultiSelectListBox Control for MVC - The new MultiSelectListBox control is an advanced ListBox that supports checkboxes for each item and the ability to filter items.
  • FileManager Local Storage, New Layouts and Themes - The FileManager for ASP.NET MVC now supports local storage in addition to cloud storage.
• New C1ControlPanel Install UX - In this release, you'll also notice a new user experience when installing or updating any ComponentOne product. Inspired by the Microsoft Visual Studio Updater, the panel on the right of the installer gives you detailed information about what will be performed. You can install and update a version of the product and select which Microsoft .NET Framework version, samples, and see what common tools are getting installed, as the new GrapeCity License Manager.

Improves PDFViewer, Map and SpreadSheet controls.

Fixes

ExpressBars Suite

• The "Invalid operation in GDI+ (Code: 11)" exception can occur on drawing an extra pane item of a TdxBarApplicationMenu component if its ExtraPane.AllowPinItems property is set to False.

ExpressEditors Library

• A TcxBarEditItem object discards entered text when focus moves from it to another editor within a TdxBarContainerItem container even if the TdxBarManager.AlwaysSaveText property is set to True.
• cxTextEdit - It is impossible to change an editor's value programmatically if the Properties.EchoMode and Properties.ShowPasswordRevealButton properties are set to eemPassword and True respectively.
• Reopening a Microsoft Excel-inspired filter dropdown causes the "Out of Memory" exception if the range track bar of the Values page includes a number of values.
• TcxBarEditItem - cxCheckComboBox - The editor discards an entered value when losing focus if the TdxBarManager.AlwaysSaveText property is set to True.

ExpressFlowChart

• FlowChart incomplete printing.

ExpressLayout Control

• Layout item positions can be calculated incorrectly if a layout group whose LayoutDirection property is set to ldHorizontal contains a separator with a caption.
• TdxLayoutSplitter works incorrectly in RTL mode.

ExpressLibrary

• Custom cursors blur when monitor DPI changes at runtime.

ExpressMap Control

• The control incorrectly calculates a map tile's position if the URL template uses custom coordinates when the OpenStreetMap provider is active.

ExpressPageControl

• Tab icons do not change the position in RTL mode if the Properties.Rotated property is set to True, and the Properties.TabPosition property is set to tpRight or tpLeft.

ExpressPDFViewer

• An AV occurs on loading a PDF document image encoded with the Group 3 CCITT facsimile (fax) compression whose EncodedByteAlign parameter is set to an incorrect value.
• An AV occurs on reading a composite font whose BaseFont attribute contains an empty string.
• An AV occurs when text is rendered if it has an incorrect value of its font's Subtype parameter.
• An EdxGdiException exception occurs when rendering a transparent group that has the zero height or width.
• An EReadError exception can occur when reading a PDF document's trailer whose Prev parameter equals zero.
• An EReadError exception can occur when rendering an image in a PDF document.
• An EReadError exception occurs when reading a non-existent object in a PDF document.
• Content becomes invisible if pattern cells are calculated incorrectly.
• EdxGdiException occurs on rendering a PDF document that contains a clip region definition command whose parameter values are outside ranges that GDI+ calls can accept.
• The "Out of memory" exception occurs when rendering JPX images in some cases.

ExpressPivotGrid Suite

• BCD values used in calculations lose their precision.
• The EDatabaseError exception occurs when populating TcxPivotGridSummaryDataSet linked to the pivot grid whose data field displays string values.

ExpressPrinting System

• A report link's PDFExportOptions.SingatureOptions properties are not accessible via Object Inspector.
• The "Choose File Name" dialog shows an incorrect format description for certificate files in the file name filter.

ExpressQuantumGrid Suite

• A selected row with an applied conditional formatting rule uses the rule's font and background fill settings instead of the corresponding style settings of the row selection clipping the wrong side of cell on RTL bidimode grid.
• The mouse wheel does not horizontally scroll content in the Grid, Tree List, or Vertical Grid control if its vertical scrollbar is unavailable.

ExpressQuantumTreeList Suite

• TcxTreeList - The Items Editor reverts image index changes.

ExpressSkins Library

• A standard VCL message dialog displays its icon with opaque background in Microsoft Windows 10 if a skin is applied and an application is built with Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney.
• Even and inactive grid rows are visually identical in the Basic, Office2019Colorful, Office2019White, and Office2019DarkGray skins.
• TheBezier skin - A bar item's caption blends with its background if the TdxBar component is a main menu without a border.

ExpressSpreadSheet

• A Spreadsheet control partially updates its scrollable content area on scrolling an open document that has frozen columns and/or rows if the OptionsView.Headers property is set to False.
• Border styles can be merged incorrectly on inserting an empty cell.

ExpressTile Control

• A StoreToIniFile procedure call creates an inconsistent file when the OnGetStoredProperties event handler stores a tile control's custom settings.
• A tile item's ActivateDetail procedure call always raises the OnItemDeactivatingDetail and OnDeactivatingDetail events, even if the call does not change the active detail page.

Adds the ability to a check if a file is encrypted.

Features

• Added the ability to a check if a file is encrypted.
• Improved resource deletion execution time.

ComponentOne Studio includes controls for .NET 5.

GrapeCity has been collaborating with Microsoft to make the ComponentOne Studio .NET controls compatible with Microsoft .NET 5 - the convergence of .NET Framework and .NET Core. Microsoft is unifying APIs and runtime of all development platforms and GrapeCity are pleased to announce the community preview of .NET 5 controls for WPF.

• Microsoft .NET 5 WPF and WinForms Controls (CTP) - Get a look at the first .NET 5 WPF and WinForms controls implemented just in time for .NET 5 Preview 6. These controls are built upon .NET 5 and take advantage of new features without compromising on backward compatibility or performance. In the initial WinForms CTP, GrapeCity are releasing FlexGrid, FlexChart, Ribbon, Sparkline, SuperTooltip, C1Icon, ExpressionEditor, RulesManager, and themes. For WPF CTP, they are releasing FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexPie, Input, DateTime Editors, ColorPicker, ComboBox, DropDown, Docking, RichTextBox, TabControl, and TreeView.
• Microsoft .NET 5 Support for WPF and WinForms - The .NET 5 CTP includes new versions of the most popular WPF and WinForms controls built on .NET 5 for optimal performance and features.
• Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 Support - 2020 v2 now supports .NET Core 3.1 across WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core MVC, and Blazor.

For more information, please see the following products:

• ComponentOne Studio WPF
• ComponentOne Studio Enterprise
• ComponentOne Studio WinForms
• ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition

Adds grid control that binds to an array of objects and displays data in a tabular format.

Features

Grid

• JsDataViews - a grid control that binds to an array of objects and displays the data in tabular format.
• Some of the main features of the grid control are:
  • Row virtualization - Only the rows that are visible within the current viewport are rendered, which allows large sets of records to be displayed faster.
  • Inplace editing of grid cells - Data-type dependent inplace editors allow inline editing of grid cells data. Custom editors from the MindFusion.Common.UI library can also be used as inplace editors for the DateType, DateTimeType and ImageType data types.
  • Select, add and delete grid rows interactively - A built-in row header context menu supports add and delete operations.
  • Interactive column sorting and resizing - A built-in column header context menu supports sorting operations.
  • Custom draw cells and column headers - You should handle the customDraw events.
  • Localization support - Date, number and currency values can be localized by specifying Intl locale and options in the column metadata.
  • Themes - A set of predefined css themes are available.

Diagramming

• Shape components - The Shape class used to specify ShapeNode geometry can also be used as a component in CompositeNode.
• Video nodes - VideoNode objects display video streams, along with UI elements to play, pause, seek and change volume.
• React support - The DiagramView React component allows integrating the MindFusion.Diagramming API into React applications.
• Vue.js support - The diagram-view Vue.js component allows integrating the MindFusion.Diagramming API into Vue.js applications.
• Angular support - The diagram-view Angular component allows integrating the MindFusion.Diagramming API into Angular applications.
• Miscellaneous
  • Improved automatic routing of links.
  • Added more precise scrolling with TableNode scrollbar thumb.
  • Added containerChildAdding event handlers which can stop propagation of the event in the container hierarchy by calling setHandled.

Charting

• Added support for innerLabelRotation, outerLabelRotation and stackOuterLabels properties which give you better control over the rendering of labels in bar charts.
• Improved the ToolTip class with many new properties that allow you to customize the appearance and position of tooltips.
• The Color.knownColors field lists all standard CSS color names.
• Brush and Pen instances can be created with simple strings that specify the HTML code of the color as argument instead of Color objects.
• The yLabelAlignment property of BiaxialChart specifies horizontal alignment of Y-axis labels.
• All Series can now accept simple JavaScript arrays as arguments instead of Collections.List instances.

Mapping

• Canvas overlays - Canvas-based decoration layers can display Circle and Poly drawings at specified geographical locations.

Scheduling

• Serialization Support - The Schedule class registerClass method allows you to register custom types for serialization support. Members of your custom class will be serialized with the schedule. If you don't register your custom class, but it derives from one of the library classes that support serialization, your class will be serialized the way the base class is serialized.
• The itemDraw event has been added to the Calendar class. It is raised when schedule items are drawn. An instance of ItemEventArgs provides you data about the event and allows you to access the DOM element of the Item that is drawn.

Virtual Keyboard

• Added support so that you can use the virtual keyboard with Quill.

UI

• DateTimePicker control - An input control with the ability to parse and select dates from a popup calendar and/or time from a popup list.
• Calendar control - A lightweight month calendar control.
• ImagePicker control - An input control with the ability select images from the file system or a predefined list.

Adds sorting indicator on all Grid components.

Features

New Angular Theme - Ignite UI for Angular now has a new theme based on Indigo.Design.

Angular Grids: IgxGrid, IgxTreeGrid and IgxHierarchicalGrid

• Sorting Indicator on all Grid components.
• IgxGrid - hide the group area row.
• Manage summaries visibility on expand/collapse action.
• Added support for binding columns to properties in nested data objects.
• The grid now exposes a default handling for number, string, date and boolean column types.
• IgxColumnHiding and IgxColumnPinning components have been deprecated in favor of a component combining the their functionality - IgxColumnActions.
• Added support for mixing px and % column widths.
• The selectedRows() method is now an Input property.
• Exposed templates for all Microsoft Excel-style filtering UI parts.
• "Unfreeze All" option under Freeze button on Data Grid and Tree Grid.
• Added support for expansion states, column selection and row pinning.
• Added support for IgxTreeGrid and IgxHierarchicalGrid (including child grids)
• Exposed activeNodeChange output in the Grid.
• Exposed new cellEditDone and rowEditDone non cancelable events.
• Added tooltips for grid cell text content and summary cell.

Enhanced Angular Components

• IgxCombo
  • Added igxCombo component case sensitive property in filter search.
  • The default positioning strategy has been changed from ConnectedPositioningStrategy to AutoPositionStrategy.
  • onSearchInput is now not cancelable and the IComboSearchInpitEventArgs arguments have been updated.
• IgxOverlay - Added new property closeOnEscape in OverlaySettings that controls whether the overlay should close on escape key press.
• IgxToast and IgxSnackBar - show() method can now take a message parameter.
• IgxNavBar - The igx-action-icon has been renamed to igx-navbar-action.
• IgxCalendar and IgxMonthPicker
  • viewDateChanged emitted after the month/year presented in the view is changed after user interaction.
  • activeViewChanged event emitted after the active view (DEFAULT, YEAR, DECADE) is changed on user interaction.
  • viewDate day value is always 1 and activeView setter is now available as an input property.
• IgxTimePicker - Added a disabled style for time parts outside of the minimum and maximum range.
• IgxDialog - Added closeOnEscape - with it, the dialog can be allowed or prevented from closing when Esc is pressed.

Angular Material Design and More

• Material Icons Extended by Infragistics - this is an unofficial subset of icons that extends the official Material Design Icon set provided by Google.
• Added igxHint support - Specifies a igx-hint for in the igx-select whenever needed.
• Themes - Added Dock Manager support.
•  IgxDateRangePickerComponent calendar should display selected range if both start and end are filled and valid.
•  CLI - Added a template for IgxMap component.
• New Microsoft ASP.NET Core Repository that consists of different Microsoft ASP.NET Core applications.
• New TaskPlanner sample application demonstrates how to use the Github API with Octo Kit in order to load Ignite UI for Angular Issues and Pull requests into different visual elements like List and Grid.