Adds new Gantt control and skinnable Open/Save File dialogs.

Features

New Gantt Control (Beta) - The new DevExpress VCL Gantt Control is a powerful project management tool that allows users to schedule activities required to achieve project goals and to monitor their progress. The Gantt Control ships with the following features:

• Three views for project management: Gantt Chart, Resource Sheet, and Timeline.
• Multiple task, dependency, and constraint types.
• Manual and automatic task scheduling.
• Workday and holiday tracking.
• Timescale customization.
• Scroll and zoom options.
• Undo/Redo history.
• Project XML file support.
• DirectX hardware acceleration.

Open/Save File Dialogs (CTP) - This release introduces skinnable DevExpress counterparts for standard VCL Open/Save File dialogs. It inherits the dialogs from the standard VCL Open File dialog to make the replacement of standard dialogs as easy as changing a class name.

UX Enhancements

• Smooth Scrolling - This release adds smooth scrolling support to the following DevExpress VCL components:
  • Grid Control.
  • TreeList Control.
  • Vertical Grid Control.
  • Layout Control.
  • NavBar Control.
  • PDF Viewer.
  • Flow Chart Control.
  • Org Chart Control.
  • Image Slider Control.
  • Scroll Box Control.
  • Image Editor.
  • Print Preview.
• Content Padding Options - With this release, the VCL Grid, TreeList, Pivot Grid, and Vertical Grid controls introduce a quick way to pad their in-place editors and/or headers and adjust the spacing between certain UI elements. Use the new TdxVisualRefinements.Padding and TdxVisualRefinements.HeaderPadding class properties to specify the padding for each side of an element.
• New Display Style for Filter Criteria - The Filter Box available in the VCL Grid, TreeList, and Vertical Grid controls now supports a new visual style displayed in the image below. This style helps end-users easily differentiate between colorized filter items, modify or clear individual filter conditions.

Grid Control

• Custom Row Layouts in Table and Banded Table Views (CTP) - Custom row layouts allow users to arrange cells in a way similar to the one Layout View provides, with numerous customization options available at design and runtime.
• Performance Enhancements
  • Content is rendered up to two times faster.
  • Layout calculations in Banded Table Views are up to three times faster.
  • OnGetFilterValues event handlers almost instantly populate filter dropdowns with items.
  • Lookup column values are sorted 30% faster.

Spreadsheet

• Ability to obtain document metadata, modify and save the changes you made to it.
• New built-in dialogs that allow users to manage defined names.

Rich Edit

• New Document Server Component - This release includes a non-visual Rich Edit component that can load, edit, process, and export documents without end-user interaction. The new component has the same edit capabilities as the Rich Edit Control with fewer dependencies and no UI, so you can utilize the component in console applications.
• Miscellaneous Enhancements
  • Documents are loaded faster by one-third, while consuming 20-60% less memory.
  • Load methods now automatically detect a document's format.
  • Content scroll operations consume less memory.
  • The Rich Edit components allow you to add support for specific document formats from the context menu.

PDF Viewer

• Digital Signature Support - A new SignatureOptions property set allows you to obtain information about digital signatures in a document and to sign it with an X.509 certificate.
• Encryption and Protection - Use the new SecurityOptions property set to encrypt a document, enforce password protection, and manage user access permissions.
• Save Functionality (Beta) and Editable Metadata - New methods allow you to save a document with the changes you made to its metadata, security and signature settings.

Layout Control

• Performance Enhancements in Customization Mode
  • Selection is updated 25 times faster than in previous versions.
  • The optimized drag-and-drop operations make the UI more responsive and accelerate layout calculations by 30%.
• Miscellaneous Enhancements
  • The SizeOptions.MaxWidth and SizeOptions.MaxHeight properties now operate as dimension constraints in layout items and groups.
  • Ability to shorten long element captions with an ellipsis and specify its position.

NavBar Control

• Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) Support - Each NavBar element now creates an MSAA tree node that exposes the UI structure and other information to accessibility tools (MSAA clients). An active screen reader (for instance, Microsoft Narrator) reads these nodes when an end-user navigates between UI elements.

Miscellaneous

• Callout Popup Control - Flyout Panel Style - The Callout Popup control can optionally stretch across its owner - a form or another control. This allows you to mimic flyout panels and auto-hide toolbars.
• Gallery Control - Drag and Drop Support - Internal and external drag-and-drop operations are fully supported. Users can drag and drop items within a group, between groups and gallery controls.
• Image Picker Enhancements
  • You can now temporarily keep selected images in a specially designed box before you close the Image Picker and add them to an image list.
  • You can now open a particular image's location in Microsoft Windows File Explorer.
• Entity Model Designer - Sort Operations
  • Extended context menus with items that allow you to sort elements in the Database Browser, Model Browser, and Diagram windows.
  • Added support for TVirtualImageList images to per-monitor DPI-aware applications.
  • The cloud storage component now allows you to manage access permissions to files and folders on Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive cloud services.

Adds support for reading/writing of cost-based time-phased data for resource assignments.

Features

• Added support for reading/writing of cost-based time-phased data for resource assignments.

Improves Diagramming, Scheduling and Spreadsheet controls.

Features

MindFusion.Diagramming

• SVG nodes - Added SVG nodes which can display SVG drawings in addition to the rendering provided by its base ShapeNode class.
• Diagrams can now be serialized in JSON files.
• Miscellaneous
  • ImagePadding property of ShapeNode, TableNode and Cell lets you set padding space between element's borders and the contained Image.
  • FoldIconSize property added to ContainerNode.
  • Tag property added to the Cell class lets you associate custom data with cells.
  • The MoveNodes behavior allows grabbing nodes to drag them without using adjustment handles.
  • Added a new createDiagramLink overload of the Factory class which makes it easier to create links between TreeViewNode items.

MindFusion Virtual Keyboard

• Added support for Input Method Editor (IME) mode and Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) languages.
  • The component now supports general IME mode that maps raw input sequence to dictionary entries.
  • The component now parses IME tables from the Linux Ibus project to implement various Chinese transliteration systems.
  • The LoadImeTable can parse tables from Google's mozc project to convert Hiragana to Kanji.

MindFusion.Charting

• Axis origin - New property lets you specify the origin of a chart axis.
• Added the FunctionSeries class which represents a series that calculates its values from a mathematical expression.
• Miscellaneous
  • Added DataLabelsBorderStroke, DataLabelsBorderDashStyle, DataLabelsBorderThickness properties to the Theme class which allows you to display and customize borders around data labels.
  • Added DataLabelsBackground property to Theme class which specifies the background of data labels.
  • Added ToolTips property to the SimpleSeries class which specifies the tooltips for data values.
  • Added new and updated sample projects.
  • Added new StemWidth property to FunnelChart.

MindFusion.Scheduling

• Schedules can now be serialized in JSON format.
• The library now includes several standard forms for editing object properties.
  • AppointmentForm can be used to create or edit Appointment instances.
  • RecurrenceForm for Recurrence instances.
  • TaskForm for Task instances.
• Added the ability to display a list of prototype schedule items, and lets user create new items based on them by drag-and-drop.

MindFusion.Spreadsheet

• The standard forms from com.mindfusion.spreadsheet.standardforms package can now be localized via XML translation files containing UI labels for respective languages.
  • Translations for German, Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese can be found inside the localization folder of the library's distribution.
• Miscellaneous
  • Added the ability to drag-select cells to enter a range while editing in formula bar.
  • Added new worksheetCellParsing event which lets you replace values entered by users or change their data type.
  • Added the ability to limit a spreadsheet's scroll range by setting MaxRows and MaxColumns properties.
  • The drawCell event now specifies the origin of the merged range as an argument, instead of the first visible cell from a merged range.
  • When a cell's format is set to percentage, the cell's entry box automatically appends % suffix (as in Microsoft Excel).
  • Added drawCell event which lets you render custom graphics inside cells.
  • Added ActiveBorderPen property which lets you customize the borders of the ActiveCell.
  • Improved scrolling speed.
  • Added TabBackground property which specifies a worksheet's tab background.
  • Added ArrowActions property which lets you specify the action of arrow buttons in the tab strip.
  • Added new resizeRowsToFit overloads which lets you set the default size of empty rows.
  • Added queryDropDownList event which lets you provide custom values for the validation drop-down.
  • Validation dropdown can now display values from a named range.
  • Improved render quality of embedded pictures.
  • Improved Microsoft Excel import performance by setting a shared DocumentBuilder object.
  • Added several fixed default values in Microsoft Excel import/export.
  • Canceling edit operation from inplaceEditEnding event handler now keeps the active cell.
  • The activatingCell event allows overriding cell navigation.
  • Added support for mnemonics in translation files.
  • Pressing ESC in formula bar cancels editing.
  • Added dynamic layout and sizing in standard forms.
  • resizeRowsToFit now works for rows containing merged cells.
  • Click-selecting merged cells while editing formulas now selects first cell's address.

Adds API for saving more than one page to MemoryStream.

Features

• Added support for “Clear” operation for project’s OleObjects collection.
• Refactored API for CalendarExceptions.
• Added API for saving more than one page to MemoryStream.
• Added the ability to write displayed time units for an assignment’s Duration extended attributes.
• Enhanced reading of dates in evaluation mode.

Adds .NET DataConnectors for Google Analytics and QuickBooks, plus new Pivot Grid for WPF .NET 5.

Features

• Microsoft .NET 5 Support in WPF
  • The following .NET 5 controls are now production ready: FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexPie, Input, DateTime Editors, ColorPicker, ComboBox, DropDown, Docking, RichTextBox, TabControl, TreeView, FlexPivot, DataFilter, FilterEditor, Expander, Maps, Ribbon, FinancialChart, TabControl, and RichTextBoxToolstrip (simplified toolbar). The controls also have new default styles compared to the .NET 4.5.2 version. The new default style is more fluent-like, with minimal lines and light colors.
  • If you need any controls not available in .NET 5 yet - you can continue to work with .NET 4.5.2 controls in .NET 5 apps. The known issues include incomplete designer support, and OleDB data sources are not supported out-of-the-box in .NET 5.
• New Pivot Grid for WPF .NET 5
  • Introduces new FlexPivot for WPF .NET 5. Renamed and re-engineered from the older C1Olap controls, FlexPivot is a UI library of pivot tables, charts, and pivot panels that replicate the Microsoft Excel pivot table experience.
  • FlexPivot allows you to process and aggregate millions of rows of data in milliseconds and pull multiple data sources into a single, multi-dimensional pivot table from online or local OLAP cubes.
  • FlexPivot also extends the FlexGrid .NET data grid, internally, this control now uses the newest charting library, FlexChart, and data engine for improved performance.
  • ComponentOne FlexPivot is an enterprise control available with a ComponentOne Studio Enterprise subscription.
• New Material Themes for WPF
  • In addition to .NET 5 support, ComponentOne WPF Edition adds a new material theme in this release. Inspired by the popular Google theme, Material themes are minimal and utilize empty space to visualize data more cleanly.
  • Material themes are ideal for a modern look or touch-based UIs. The light and dark material themes are supported in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.
• FlexGrid for WPF Column Selection
  • FlexGrid for WPF has been updated to support two new selection modes: Column and ColumnRange. This allows developers to restrict selection to a single or range of entire columns for unique scenarios.
• DataConnectors Expand with QuickBooks Online and Google Analytics Integration
  • Integrate your business data from popular online CRMs like Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics into your .NET apps with ease. The .NET DataConnectors library continues to grow this release with added QuickBooks Online and Google Analytics integration.
  • The DataConnectors are based on Microsoft .NET Standard 2.1, so they can be used anywhere - WinForms, WPF, .NET 5, Blazor, ASP.NET Core.
  • With ComponentOne DataConnectors, you can import and analyze data from different data sources using a standard interface while displaying data or generating reports from these popular Cloud services.
• New Look for C1DemoExplorer
  • You can now access and experience all of the ComponentOne demos from one convenient desktop application.
  • The new and improved C1DemoExplorer app includes new desktop demos for Microsoft .NET 5 and links to online demos.

Adds .NET 5 support plus new controls and features for WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET MVC and Blazor.

Features

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is Microsoft .NET 5 Ready

• ComponentOne is ready with new, yet familiar, .NET 5 controls for desktop development. Following Microsoft .NET Core 3.1, .NET 5 is the next version that unifies the Microsoft .NET Framework with other .NET development across the web, cloud, mobile, and gaming by providing a single SDK and runtime that can be used everywhere. With .NET 5, developers also get performance enhancements, single-file applications, Web and cloud improvements, and much more. This release includes new versions of ComponentOne's most popular WinForms and WPF controls built on .NET 5 for optimal performance and features.
• When it comes to UI controls for WinForms and WPF, ComponentOne has you covered for the past, present, and future, with continued support for .NET Framework 4.5.2, current support for .NET 5, and future commitment to .NET 6 in 2021.

New in ComponentOne Studio WinForms 2020 v3

• .NET 5 Support in WinForms
  • The following .NET 5 controls are now production ready: FlexGrid, FlexChart, Ribbon, InputPanel, ExpressionEditor, RulesManager, SuperTooltip, Themes, Sparklines, DataCollection, Icon, and DataEngine.
  • The following .NET 5 controls are released as beta: TextBox, NumericEdit, Button, ComboBox, Label, MaskedTextBox, FlexReport, FlexViewer, TreeView, Maps, Document, BarCode, Bitmap, and Command. These controls will be production-ready by the 2021 v1 release.
  • If you need any controls not available in .NET 5 yet - you can continue to work with .NET 4.5.2 controls in .NET 5 apps. The known issues include incomplete designer support, the property grid can't set some select type properties, and OleDB data sources are not supported out-of-the-box in .NET 5.
• FlexGrid for WinForms Enhancements
  • The .NET 5 version of FlexGrid has added missing features from the preview like GroupPanel, import, and export to Excel and CSV.
  • For .NET 4.5.2, FlexGrid is enhanced with an optional context menu on the column headers to sort, hide, and auto-size columns.
• Ribbon for WinForms Enhancements
  • C1Ribbon icons have high DPI support thanks to C1Icon. It also has improved support for selecting dark or light icons from presets for Backstage and AppMenu buttons.
  • The RibbonControlHost component now supports simplified mode, and the old C1Ribbon has been replaced with the new one in other controls and applications like FlexViewer and ThemeDesigner.
• Other WinForms Enhancements
  • RulesManager for WinForms now has tooltip support and a rich tooltip API to customize the tooltips. Use the new ShowToolTips property and the BeforeTooltipShow event to customize the tooltips.
  • TreeView for WinForms has been improved with a new AddRange method that adds a collection of nodes, new AutoCheckChildNodes property to check all items when the header is checked, and design-time editor enhancements.

New in ComponentOne Studio WPF 2020 v3

• .NET 5 Support in WPF
  • The following .NET 5 controls are now production ready: FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexPie, Input, DateTime Editors, ColorPicker, ComboBox, DropDown, Docking, RichTextBox, TabControl, TreeView, FlexPivot, DataFilter, FilterEditor, Expander, Maps, Ribbon, FinancialChart, TabControl, and RichTextBoxToolstrip (simplified toolbar). The controls also have new default styles compared to the .NET 4.5.2 version. The new default style is more fluent-like, with minimal lines and light colors.
  • If you need any controls not available in .NET 5 yet - you can continue to work with .NET 4.5.2 controls in .NET 5 apps. The known issues include incomplete designer support, and OleDB data sources are not supported out-of-the-box in .NET 5.
• New Pivot Grid for WPF .NET 5
  • Introduces new FlexPivot for WPF .NET 5. Renamed and re-engineered from the older C1Olap controls, FlexPivot is a UI library of pivot tables, charts, and pivot panels that replicate the Microsoft Excel pivot table experience.
  • FlexPivot allows you to process and aggregate millions of rows of data in milliseconds and pull multiple data sources into a single, multi-dimensional pivot table from online or local OLAP cubes.
  • FlexPivot also extends the FlexGrid .NET data grid, internally, this control now uses the newest charting library, FlexChart, and data engine for improved performance.
  • ComponentOne FlexPivot is an enterprise control available with a ComponentOne Studio Enterprise subscription.
• New Material Themes for WPF
  • In addition to .NET 5 support, ComponentOne WPF Edition adds a new material theme in this release. Inspired by the popular Google theme, Material themes are minimal and utilize empty space to visualize data more cleanly.
  • Material themes are ideal for a modern look or touch-based UIs. The light and dark material themes are supported in .NET Framework 4.5.2.
• FlexGrid for WPF Column Selection
  • FlexGrid for WPF has been updated to support two new selection modes: Column and ColumnRange. This allows developers to restrict selection to a single or range of entire columns for unique scenarios.
• DataConnectors Expand with QuickBooks Online and Google Analytics Integration
  • Integrate your business data from popular online CRMs like Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics into your .NET apps with ease. The .NET DataConnectors library continues to grow this release with added QuickBooks Online and Google Analytics integration.
  • The DataConnectors are based on Microsoft .NET Standard 2.1, so they can be used anywhere - WinForms, WPF, .NET 5, Blazor, ASP.NET Core.
  • With ComponentOne DataConnectors, you can import and analyze data from different data sources using a standard interface while displaying data or generating reports from these popular Cloud services.

New in ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition 2020 v3

• Blazor Inputs for Dates, Times, and Numbers
  • Display, edit, and validate numeric, date, and time information using DateTime Editors and NumericBox for Blazor.
  • Get four specialized Blazor input controls: C1NumericBox, C1DateTimePicker, C1DatePicker, and C1TimeEditor.
  • Select values from a wide range of supported date and time formats and cultures.
  • Customize the icons and display buttons.
• Blazor Calendar
  • Display multiple, adjacent months in a single calendar view.
  • The new Blazor Calendar control supports data binding, selection events, customizable styles, and navigation elements.
  • Quickly pick dates with built-in support for month and year views and switch among these views to quickly navigate to any date.
• Blazor Charts
  • The new Blazor chart control, FlexChart, gets many enhancements this release, including:
    • New chart types: treemap, sunburst, polar, and radar.
    • Interaction improvements: tooltips, selection, and legend toggling.
    • Analytic chart types: trendlines, error bars, box and whisker, waterfall series, histogram, and ranged histogram.
    • Support for multiple axes and plot areas.
    • Support for automatic label positioning and dashed line styles.

New in ComponentOne Studio ASP.NET MVC 2020 v3

• Organize Lists and Content with Accordion UI
  • Display a list of expandable items with the new Accordion for ASP.NET MVC control.
  • MVC Accordion control helps organize your UI and optimize the use of screen real estate, and it's optimized with responsive rendering and animation.
• Generate Barcode Images Supporting 26 Encoding Types
  • Generate or retrieve barcodes on the server and render them entirely on the client with the new Barcode for ASP.NET Core MVC.
  • The barcode control supports 26 different types of encodings, from QR codes to UPC barcodes.
• MultiRow Enhanced with Transposed View
  • MultiRow for ASP.NET MVC now supports a transposed view, which is another way to show tabular data and is especially useful when there are few data items. The transposed multi-row aspect repeats the records horizontally instead of vertically like in a traditional grid.
• FlexGrid Enhanced with Custom Editors
  • FlexGrid has in-built support for Microsoft Excel-like, fast editing. However, in some instances, users may need advanced editing. Now you can specify a custom editor control for a column by setting the "Editor" property.
  • Use any input control you want, including DatePicker, Numeric Textbox, AutoComplete, ColorPicker, and more.
• FlexChart Enhanced with Fast WebGL Rendering Options
  • With WebGL rendering, you can load extensive data sets, up to hundreds of thousands of data points, without sacrificing performance.
• Other ASP.NET MVC Enhancements
  • Case-Sensitive Search - FlexGrid, ComboBox, and ListBox now support case-sensitive search.
  • Security Features in PDF Export - PDF protection features: setting the user password and owner password and permissions added for annotating, accessibility, copying, document assembly, filling forms, modifying, and printing.

New Look for C1DemoExplorer

• You can now access and experience all of the ComponentOne demos from one convenient desktop application.
• The new and improved C1DemoExplorer app includes new desktop demos for Microsoft .NET 5 and links to online demos.

Adds the ability to custom draw the current time indicator in ResourceView.

Features

• The library has been updated to Xamarin.Forms version 4.4. The target runtime of libraries have been changed to Microsoft .NET Standard 2.0.
• The underlying rendering implementation has been switched to the Win2D Microsoft Windows Runtime API.
• The referenced Microsoft .NET Core UWP SDK has been updated to UWP 6.2.
• The referenced Android SDK has been updated to Android 9.0 Pie (API Level 28).
• The Apple iOS assemblies now target iOS version 13.
• Added JSON serialization via the Schedule.SaveToJson and Schedule.LoadFromJson methods.
• Added support for underlined font styles.
• EnableAntialiasing property now works in UWP.
• Added the ability to custom draw the current time indicator in ResourceView.
• ResourceViewNowIndicator and CalendarComplete values have been added to the CustomDrawElements enumeration.
• Added ItemSettings.ResizeBandSize, ResourceViewSettings.SnapToItems and SnapToItemsThreshold properties.

Improves XtraDiagram, XtraGrid and XtraMap controls.

Fixes

All WinForms products

• Data Library - The CriteriaOperator.ToString method returns a result that is incompatible with the Parse method if an operator contains a PositiveInfinity or NegativeInfinity value.
• Editors don't increase their size in Touch UI mode in modern SVG skins on high DPI screens.
• ListSourceDataController selects empty data when CriteriaOperator contains duplicate subexpressions along with the Concat function or the In operator in certain scenarios.
• Serialization - The "isnull" and "isnkey" parameters are case dependent.
• SvgImageCollection - The Edit Collection editor is displayed outside visible boundaries of screens.
• TreeList - Built-in checkboxes and expand/collapse buttons are not scaled in the Flat style.

MVVM Framework

• A memory leak occurs on using the MVVMContextCommandFluentAPI.After() method.

PDF Viewer

• PdfViewer shows the splash screen on control initialization.
• Rendering - A page with an unknown command in the command stream cannot be rendered.
• Rendering - CFF fonts that contain the 'Format 2' charset cannot be rendered.
• Rendering - It's impossible to print a document if it contains fill geometry whose transformation matrix has a determinant close to zero.
• Rendering - Metrics for non-embedded fonts are obtained incorrectly.

WinForms Demos

• Demo Clinic Dental - Calendar Error when clicking on the image of the floating panel.

XtraBars Suite

• A document caption is not updated when it is set in the QueryControl event handler.
• AdornerUIManager - NullReferenceException is thrown when the parent UserControl is disposed of.
• BarItems in ToolbarForm do not refresh their state after modifying properties.
• DockManager - The Dock command is not shown in DockPanel's context menu.
• DockManager - An exception occurs if auto hidden Panels are pinned on expanding.
• DockManager - The size of the panel header in Auto-Hidden mode is incorrect.
• DocumentManager - A document can be closed via the taskbar thumbnail when the AllowClose property is set to false.
• DocumentManager - Loading indicator appearance changed after upgrade to 20.1.
• FluentDesignForm - The form header's colorized area has incorrect boundaries in RTL mode.
• Gallery Control - NullReferenceException occurs when the control is right-clicked at design time.
• GalleryControl - An item's image disappears on dragging the item.
• Inspect.exe does not recognize BarButtonItem's drop-down button.
• NavigationFrame buttons are incorrectly painted in the designer when the Microsoft Office 2010 Black theme is used.
• Overlay Form's animation is slow on big resolutions.
• PopupMenu is shown and immediately closed when BarManager is created in code.
• RibbonControl - Win App UI Recorder cannot recognize items of the BarSubItem element.
• RibbonForm's Text is duplicated each time the designer is opened.
• SchedulerControl - ArgumentOutOfRangeException exception is thrown when ActiveView is changed to YearView and the LimitInterval property is set to a maximum value.
• StandaloneBarDockControl - The AutoSize function does not work when the UseWholeRow option is enabled.
• SvgImage - Lines without the stroke attribute are drawn with the black color.
• TabbedView - Background of the floating dock window does not change on changing a skin.
• TabForm - Controls on inactive pages are incorrectly scaled in high-DPI environment.
• The Tools label in BarManager's Customization form is shown incorrectly in the Dutch culture.
• TileNavPane - The TileNavElement.TileImage property does not allow Svg images.
• Tile's "Properties" property is visible on the events tab in the VS Property Grid.
• Tooltips are not displayed for BarItems placed into GalleryDropDown.
• WidgetView - A document's control is not shown when this document is restored.
• WindowsUI search panel - String reference not set to an instance of a String.
• XtraTabbedMdiManager - The control box buttons of tab headers are painted incorrectly.
• XtraTabbedMdiManager - The floating form is displayed incorrectly when detaching the last tab and HeaderLocation = Left.

XtraCharts Suite

• An unhandled error (ArgumentOutOfRangeException) occurs in PaneLayout = Grid mode when hiding panes at runtime.
• An unhandled exception is thrown on panning an empty pane with a touch gesture.
• Export to SVG - Waterfall Series is displayed with misaligned connecting lines.
• Hit Testing - A Constant Line element cannot be determined when the ConstantLine.RuntimeMoving property is set to True.
• Incorrect FilterString in a XRChart control with a data filter after updating a report.
• Layout Serialization - ChartControl incorrectly loads point arguments depending on certain culture settings.
• Polar area series displays borders although they are disabled in certain cases.
• Some chart strings are not translated.
• The CalcHitInfo method crashes after a hotfix is installed.
• Unable to obtain view icon/image for certain ViewTypes (3D Spline Area, 3D Full-Stacked Spline Area and 3D Stacked Spline Area).
• WinForms Dashboard - Hand cursor is too small on 200 DPI.

XtraDiagram

• An error occurs during DirectX rendering when DiagramControl loads a document.
• Connectors that aren't connected to any shape are resized incorrectly.
• Diagram connectors in the tree layout are misaligned when ConnectorsSeparationMode is set to AllLines.
• InvalidOperationException is thrown in DiagramControl after copying all items and pasting them into a new diagram.
• The ConvertIdToCommandString method throws an exception in certain cases.
• The Toolbox element for DiagramControl searches and filters items with a delay.

XtraEditors Library

• AdornerUIManager - NullReferenceException is thrown when the parent UserControl is disposed of.
• AdvancedEditMode cannot be used when an editor is located in LayoutControl.
• AdvancedModeOptions label is not localizable.
• ArgumentNullException when setting an editor mask in GridView.ShownEditorError upon upgrading to v20.2.
• Bar Code Control with the Data Matrix symbology - Add API methods to obtain effective Data Matrix size.
• BarManager - The Sub & Popup Menus designer works incorrectly.
• DateEdit - AdvancedMode - Editor selects an incorrect value after opening a popup.
• DateEdit - The e.NewValue event parameter has the DateTimeMaskValueEnvelope type in the EditValueChanging event handler.
• DateEdit's displayed text isn't cleared when EditValue is set to Null and WindowsFormsSettings.UseAdvancedTextEdit is enabled.
• DockManager - The Dock command is not shown in DockPanel's context menu.
• DocumentManger - Width of Tabs is incorrect in the latest hotfix of v20.1.8.
• DropDownButton - The arrow does not use a skin background when the DropDownArrowStyle property is set to Show.
• Fluent Design Form - BarEditItem cannot display a *.gif image in QAT.
• GridLookupEdit - NullReferenceException is thrown when a form is closed in the EditValueChanged event handler.
• GridLookUpEdit - Popup isn't displayed when a value is pasted using the Ctrl+V key combination.
• GroupControl - The CustomButtonClick event fires for the disabled button.
• ImageListBoxControl - It's impossible to specify searchable columns using the RepositoryItemSearchControl.SearchByMembers property.
• ListBoxControl - The QueryIsSearchColumn event of a bound SearchControl editor does not fire during search.
• Mask in SearchControl removes previously entered characters and throws NullReferenceException on an attempt to delete all text.
• Masks do not work starting with v.20.2.
• MemoEdit - The CalcAutoHeight method returns -1 when the AdvancedTextEdit mode is used.
• MemoEdit - The InvalidOperationException is thrown when LabelAppearance is used.
• MemoEdit - The SelectionStart property returns a wrong index if the cursor is not in the first line and AdvancedTextEdit mode is used.
• MemoEdit - There is no way to focus the last line using the mouse or the arrow down.
• MRUEdit - The Delete button is missing in PerMonitorV2 mode.
• NavigationFrame buttons are incorrectly painted in the designer when the Office 2010 Black theme is used.
• NullReferenceException is thrown in RepositoryItemTokenEdit on adding tokens at runtime.
• NullText is not displayed in LookupEdit in advanced edit mode when AutoSuggest is used.
• Page selectors (dots) in SvgSkinPaletteSelector are too small to be used on touch devices.
• Performance degradation can be observed when using specific skins in the latest hotfix of v20.1.8.
• PrintableComponentLink throws NullReferenceException if DisplayFormat of a column is set.
• SearchLookUpEdit does not show its label in Advanced mode.
• Setting EditValue on a BarEditItem does not work on a manually merged ribbon on the 3rd or deeper ribbon.
• SuperTip - An SVG image is scaled incorrectly on using PerMonitorDpiAware.
• SVG Images - ArgumentException is thrown on using images with small scaling values of the transform property.
• TablePanel doesn't take into account the SvgImageBox control's MinimumSize.
• TextEdit - A label doesn't change its color when the ReadOnly property is changed at runtime.
• TextEdit - ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown on typing text after an editor value is cleared.
• TextEdit - ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when canceling the previous value in the EditValueChanging event handler.
• TextEdit - Changing a font in code does not work when the AdvancedTextEdit mode is enabled.
• TextEdit - Ctrl+shift shortcut does not work with the AdvancedTextEdit mode.
• TextEdit - EditValue is set to DbNull after text is cleared when UseAdvancedMode is enabled.
• TextEdit - The caret is incorrectly positioned when text is centered and the AdvancedTextEdit mode is used.
• TextEdit - The control is not updated in the designer after enabling the UseAdvancedMode property.
• TextEdit - The Ctrl + Backspace shortcut doesn't work when using AdvancedMode.
• TextEdit - The culture set at the mask level is not applied.
• TextEdit - The LabelAppearance property is ignored when UseDirectXPaint is enabled.
• TextEdit - The MaxLength property is ignored when the UseAdvancedMode option is enabled.
• TextEdit - The Shift + Left Click shortcut doesn't work when AdvancedMode is applied.
• TextEdit - The TabStop property does not work when the Advanced mode is enabled.
• TextEdit - There is no way to customize appearance of Label text in Advanced Mode.
• TextEdit does not show NullText in Advanced mode.
• TextEdit overlaps other LayoutControlItems when a label is shown in advanced mode.
• TextEdit with Advanced Mode - The first character typed with the Shift key is selected and replaced with the next typed character.
• The DateTimeAdvancingCaret mask is ignored in v20.2.3.
• The DropDownButton image has an incorrect position in the text area in RightToLeft mode.
• The NullReferenceException occurs when an SVG image has a "use" tag.
• The Text property contains the previous value in the EditValueChanged event handler when WindowsFormsSettings.UseAdvancedTextEdit is enabled and TextEdit and ButtonEdit have a mask.
• TimeEdit(Advanced Mode) - It's impossible to change an edit value using editor buttons.
• TimeSpanEdit - ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when clearing the editor value and the AllowNullInput option is enabled.
• TimeSpanEdit - Incorrect values are displayed in popup when MinValue and MaxValue are set, hh:mm mask is applied and a big value is assigned to the TimeSpan property.
• TimeSpanEdit - Setting MaskSettings.InputMode to Restricted doesn't limit the largest mask part value.
• TimeSpanEdit - The popup form does not take the TouchUIMinuteIncrement property value into account.
• TokenEdit - The "InvalidPropertyPathException: 'Can't find property 'Description'' error occurs when the EditMode property is set to Manual.
• TrackBarControl - Labels are not visible enough in dark skins and palettes.
• TreeListLookUpEdit - NullReferenceException in UpdateMaskBoxPropertiesCore when UseAdvancedTextEdit is enabled.
• XtraForm - Form size is enlarged on reopening the form designer if the Form.ControlBox option is disabled.
• XtraInputBox - An image from HtmlImages is not painted.
• XtraTabControl does not respond when page selection is canceled and the AllowTransition property is set to True.

XtraGrid Suite

• A previous cell value is displayed when a row loses focus if the DirectX acceleration is enabled.
• A search in CustomizationForm does not hide extra items when the UseAdvancedCustomizationForm feature is enabled in XAF.
• BandedGridView - There is no way to access a hidden band at design time.
• DevExpress controls disappear if the application is left open for a long time.
• GridControl - New Customization Form doesn't take ColumnPanelRowHeight into account.
• GridView - An application freezes on restoring a layout.
• GridView - Applied filter is reset when changing column visibility in Column Chooser.
• GridView - CheckBox is not clipped and is drawn in the next column when column width is smaller than CheckBox width.
• GridView - CustomizationForm does not scale correctly when dragged to another monitor.
• GridView - Expression editor generates duplicated fields if the DataColumn.Caption property is used for columns in a bound DataTable.
• GridView - FindPanel has an incorrect background color when the Metropolis skin is used.
• GridView - Rows are not redrawn in v20.2.3.20328 of DevExpressNETComponentsSetup.
• GridView - Text selection is not visible when EnableAppearanceFocusedCell is set to false and UseAdvancedTextEdit is set to true.
• GridView - The HotTrackedRow appearance is not applied when using the dark Basic skin.
• GridView's PrintPreview doesn't display group rows separators when AllowPartialGroups is set to True.
• InvalidProgramException is thrown in DevExpress.Utils.Drawing.ControlPaintHelper.XPaintEventArgs after installing DevExpress v20.2.3-ctp Microsoft .NET 5.
• LayoutView - The CardMinSize property value is not taken into account in the view designer.
• Logical operators in RTL are not flipped.
• Only the focused row is exported when CheckBoxSelectorField is used.
• PrintableComponentLink - NullReferenceException is thrown when the DisplayFormat.FormatType property of a column is set to Custom.
• PrintableComponentLink throws NullReferenceException if DisplayFormat of a column is set.
• The "Expand" button is not visible for GridView GroupRow when the Bezier skin is applied.
• The Find Panel color doesn't match the Group Control color when Find Panel is located in Group Header.
• TileView - A group in the Kanban board is scrolled when a large tile is clicked.
• TileView - A group scrollbar overlaps tiles in Kanban mode.
• TileView - Scrollbar position in Kanban mode is incorrect when dragging an application between screens.
• TileView - The focused tile is changed despite the value of the Allow parameter in the BeforeLeaveRow event.
• TileView - The TileViewInfoCore.VisibleItems property is not accessible due to its protection level.
• WinExplorerViewHitInfo.ItemInfo.Row.RowHandle returns an incorrect value when Cursor hovers over the empty space in a group.
• XtraGrid - How to customize the Appearance of the "blue line" when AllowPartialGroups is enabled.
• XtraGrid - How to customize the height of the "blue line" when AllowPartialGroups is enabled.
• XtraGrid - Multiple rows can be highlighted on scrolling when the DirectX hardware is enabled.

XtraLayout Suite

• An unhandled designer exception is thrown on editing TablePanel.
• AppearanceItemCaptionDisabled does not take the settings of AppearanceItemCaption into account.
• AppearanceItemCaptionDisabled is used when a SplashForm with the ParentFormState.Locked parameter is displayed.
• It's impossible to change the minimum size calculation mode for a layout control item.
• LayoutControl doesn't always reflect changes immediately when the Padding property is reset.
• LayoutView - The application looses focus after renaming an item in the Customization Form.
• RangeControl cannot be resized in LayoutControl.
• StackPanel - Control settings are not available in a successor of the control's parent form.
• TextEdit overlaps other LayoutControlItems when a label is shown in advanced mode.
• The LayoutControl.RestoreLayoutFromXML method ignores the XtraForm.LookAndFeel.TouchUIMode property value.

XtraMap

• MbTilesDataProvider - Tiles are rendered with artifacts in certain situations.

XtraPivotGrid Suite

• NullReferenceException is thrown on editing pivot pre-filter criteria in XtraReport.
• Performance degradation when iterating through fields and changing their Summary type in a cycle.
• Pivot Grid - Incompatible collapsed state upon changing the data processing engine.
• PivotGridControl incorrectly applies conditional formatting rules with Expressions in certain cases.

XtraPrinting Library

• PrintableComponentLink - A previously assigned component cannot be disposed of as its reference is kept by the link.
• PrintableComponentLink throws NullReferenceException if DisplayFormat of a column is set.
• Text underlining is rendered incorrectly in the print document displayed in DocumentViewer if this document was merged from multiple RichEditDocumentServers' documents.

XtraReports Suite

• A PDF file loaded into an XRPdfContent control has wrong orientation in a merged report.
• ASP.NET Reporting - The "System.InvalidOperationException: Image not found in the document storage." exception is thrown on an attempt to view a report with images obtained by URL.
• Bar Code Control with the Data Matrix symbology - Add API methods to obtain effective Data Matrix size.
• Conversion Tool does not convert a Tablix control and formulas with the RTrim and UCase functions from an RDLC report.
• Data Source Wizard cannot find an object if a project contains a linked JSON file.
• Document Viewer - InvalidOperationException with the "Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute" message may be thrown in the TryGetEditingField method.
• DocumentViewer - Not all the assemblies that are required for this control are added to the project's References list when this control is dropped to the form.
• Editing Fields stop working in a merged report in case its PrintOnEmptyDataSource property was disabled.
• End-User Report Designer - DXResourceDirectory domain property is not used for resolving relative ImageUrls.
• End-User Report Designer - The tooltip message for Field List nodes does not separate information sections with new lines.
• Export to DOCX - System.InvalidOperationException is thrown on exporting a nested table that is located in the second or subsequent row in the beginning of a table cell.
• Export to DOCX - Viewing exported XtraReport copies in Google Docs is not possible due to a broken layout.
• Export to Image - XRLine is drawn thicker in the Linux Docker environment.
• GroupHeaderBand - The WholeGroup condition is not satisfied when the footer's GroupUnion is WithLastDetail.
• Incorrect FilterString in a XRChart control with a data filter after updating a report.
• NullReferenceException is thrown on editing pivot pre-filter criteria in XtraReport.
• PageFooter band produces an empty page at the beginning of a document in case XRSubreport with the GenerateOwnPages option is located in the ReportHeader band.
• Properties set in the constructor cannot be changed in a localized report.
• Reporting - The DisplayName and Bookmark properties take the Name value at design time but this results in no value taken at runtime.
• Reporting in Linux - Label text is cut off at a page break.
• Saving a master report layout to XML produces wrong subreport output if the master report has localization.
• Text is truncated on applying certain fonts if the XRLabel.AutoWidht option is enabled.
• The BeforePrint event is raised twice after calling the ExportToPdf method.
• The DevExpress.XtraReports.Import.RepxConverter.LoadReport method is marked private.
• The Object Data Source wizard fails to collect assemblies/types for the Microsoft Visual Studio report designer.
• The PageSetup form in the Right-to-left mode has an incorrect layout.
• WinForms Dashboard - It is impossible to edit the Join rule in the federation data source.
• XRCrossTabCell.Text expression cannot be edited in End-User Report Designer.
• XRShape - Borders are drawn incorrectly after changing the LineWidth property.
• XRTable - A table row height is increased after a cell is removed at runtime after an upgrade to v20.2.
• XtraReport - CrossTab Report does not save the text values of some labels.

XtraRichEdit

• ActiveX controls are lost when a document is saved.
• Document Layout - System.NullReferenceException is thrown on an attempt to delete the last page that contains only footnotes.
• Editing - Microsoft Pinyin IME behaves incorrectly after opening the IME in RichEditControl and switching the input focus between two RichEditControls.
• Export to DOC - Table borders are lost after exporting a document.
• Export to HTML - The DevExpress.Office.Utils.OfficeImage.Uri property returns an empty string in the IUriProviderService.CreateImageUri method.
• Export to RTF - NullReferenceException is thrown on obtaining the RtfText property value after loading a specific document.
• Fields - NullReferenceException on an attempt to update the formula field.
• High DPI - Images are scaled after importing/pasting HTML content where image size is set in pixels.
• Import from DOCX - NullReferenceException on an attempt to load a specific document after installing a hotfix.
• Multithreading - ArgumentException is thrown on opening multiple forms with RichEditControl.
• RepositoryItemRichTextEdit crashes with NullReferenceException on attempts to format a floating table that exceeds the editor's client area.
• Shapes - Cropped images in specific documents are processed incorrectly.
• Tables - RichEditControl incorrectly calculates table column width if the column has cells merged vertically and the merged cells have different width.
• UI - Layout of the 'Customize Outline Numbered List' form is incorrect if a non-default font and localization are applied.
• UI - The "Customize Bulleted List" dialog does not apply a custom bullet symbol.

XtraScheduler Suite

• DateNavigationBar overlaps some items when SchedulerControl is resized.
• Demo Clinic Dental - Calendar Error when clicking on the image of the floating panel.
• InvalidCastException occurs on setting GanttView.ResourceHeight.
• Non-all day weekly/monthly/yearly recurring events are created at the wrong time when SchedulerStorage.TimeZoneId is set to a non-UTC time zone.
• RecurrenceForm - The error is displayed when setting the end date to today.
• Resources in Scheduler aren't hidden when searching is performed via the FindPanel in ResourcesTree.
• ResourcesTree - Resources are not synchronized in certain skins (Office 2019 White, etc.).
• SchedulerControl - ArgumentOutOfRangeException exception is thrown when ActiveView is changed to YearView and the LimitInterval property is set to a maximum value.
• SchedulerControl - ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when scrolling TimeLineView.
• SchedulerControl - NullReferenceException is thrown on invoking the labels menu populated from a data source.
• SchedulerControl - There is no way to cancel the drop operation in the AppointmentDrop event when using the OccurrenceCalculator class with the TimeRegion object.
• The "End by Date" option generates an incorrect number of occurrences when SchedulerStorage.TimeZoneID is set to a non-default zone.
• The AppointmentChanged event does not fire for a custom field when data is synchronized.
• TimelineView - The resource scrollbar position changes when the view is scrolled to show an appointment.
• XtraSchedulerReport - Appointment is not printed if its label color is empty.

XtraSpreadsheet

• KeyNotFoundException is thrown on an attempt to remove a particular array formula.
• Microsoft Excel displays an error in an attempt to paste a cell with a comment copied in SpreadsheetControl.
• NullReferenceException is thrown on an attempt to move a cell outside the visible boundaries of SpreadsheetControl.
• Spreadsheet - Conditional Formatting Rules containing custom formulas are not re-calculated on printing a document.
• System.IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown when hiding all rows in a worksheet.
• The macro certificate is lost after resaving an XLSM document containing a signed macro.
• Usability - There is no API to obtain the local number format.
• Usability - There is no public API to retrieve names of selected worksheets.

XtraTreeList Suite

• All nodes are expanded when the EntireBranch filter mode is used.
• Custom filtering works incorrectly after an upgrade to v20.1.7.
• TreeList - A row height can be less than the minimum value when the application uses a small font size and the RowHeight property is specified.
• TreeList - An ArgumentOutOfRange exception is thrown when re-setting the DataSource of the TreeList with the NewItemRow positioned on the bottom.
• TreeList - Only nodes that are currently visible are dragged when InsertNodesInSelectionOrder is disabled.
• TreeList - The vertical scrollbar is not scrolled to the bottom if the TopVisibleNodeIndex property is set to the last node and the CalcNodeHeight event is used.
• TreeList - TreeListOptionsCustomization.AllowColumnMoving does not disable CustomizationForm.
• TreeList - Two items are displayed after a drag-and-drop operation.
• TreeList - ValidateNode isn't raised when a new node is added via NewItemRow.
• TreeList doesn't reflect changes made in the underlying data source in VirtualMode.

XtraTreeMap

• Usability - There is no capability to determine the screen location and boundaries of a tree map item.

XtraVerticalGrid Suite

• PropertyGridControl - Control applies the PasswordPropertyText attribute to all properties.
• PropertyGridControl - Row appearance settings are not in effect in a printed document.
• PropertyGridControl doesn't display an error if a custom UIType editor is used and the Required attribute is assigned to the target field.
• VGridControl - A tooltip is not shown when it is set by the row's ToolTip property.
• VGridControl - Captions of newly added rows in the Customization Form are truncated.
• VGridControl - Error tooltips are displayed in grid cells though these tooltips do not relate to the active editor.

Comprehensive software development toolset for .NET and JavaScript. Latest maintenance release.

Features

DevExpress has released a maintenance update across their entire product range.

• DevExpress ASP.NET - Improves Diagram, Gantt and GridView controls.
• DevExpress Office File API - Improves PDF, Office File and Spreadsheet APIs.
• DevExpress Report and Dashboard Server - Improves Job Wizard control.
• DevExpress Reporting - Improves Reporting, QueryBuilder and Document Viewer controls.
• DevExpress Windows 10 Apps - Improves Grid control.
• DevExpress WinForms - Improves XtraDiagram, XtraGrid and XtraMap controls.
• DevExpress WPF - Improves Diagram, Editors and PivotGrid controls.
• DevExtreme - Improves Data Grid, Chart and Gauge controls.

Comprehensive software development toolset for .NET and JavaScript. Latest maintenance release.

Features

DevExpress has released a maintenance update across their entire product range.

• DevExpress ASP.NET - Improves Diagram, Gantt and GridView controls.
• DevExpress Reporting - Improves Reporting, QueryBuilder and Document Viewer controls.
• DevExpress Windows 10 Apps - Improves Grid control.
• DevExpress WinForms - Improves XtraDiagram, XtraGrid and XtraMap controls.
• DevExpress WPF - Improves Diagram, Editors and PivotGrid controls.
• DevExtreme - Improves Data Grid, Chart and Gauge controls.

Adds the ability to save Project documents with password protection.

Features

• Added the ability to save Microsoft Project documents with password protection.
• Added the ability to read and write Activity_Id for Primavera XML, XER and DB formats.
• Added the ability to read timescale settings and render custom timescales for Task Usage and Resource Usage views.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Features

• Improved touch support.
• Added the ability to display completion levels on summary tasks.

Adds .NET 5.0 support for Windows Forms and WPF.

Features

Ultimate UI for Windows Forms and WPF

• Added Microsoft .NET 5.0 support.

Ultimate UI for WPF

• Added support for the Microsoft Visual Studio Toolbox and the new Visual Studio designer for both Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5.0 assemblies.

Ignite UI for Angular

• Added support for Angular 11.
• Accessibility improvements.
• Improved Data Grid - You can now add new row.
• Hierarchical Data Grid - Enhanced multi-cell selection behavior.
• Enhanced Microsoft Excel Style Filtering.
• Improved Ignite UI Excel Export Service.
• Added 220+ Material Icons.

Ignite UI for Blazor

• Added new Blazor Date Picker input component - Allows end-users to select a date from a calendar that is shown in a dropdown when the editor is clicked and adds the ability to navigate the days, months, and years in an intuitive and easy to use component.
• Added new Blazor Microsoft Excel Library which allows you to work with spreadsheet data using familiar Excel spreadsheet objects like Workbooks, Worksheets, Cells, Formulas and many more without taking a dependency on Excel.
  • The Blazor Excel Library makes it easy for you read and modify Excel files, export your applications data into Excel spreadsheets and parse data from Excel into your application. Also you can generate charts and sparklines based off your application data at runtime.
• New Blazor Excel Charts - This functionality allows you to add chart representations of data trends across regions of cells in a worksheet.
• Blazor Excel Sparklines - Added support for adding sparklines to an Excel Worksheet.
  • The following is a list of the supported predefined sparkline types:
    • Line.
    • Column.
    • Stacked (Win/Loss).
• Improved Blazor Grid.
  • Accessibility (ARIA) - Added the appropriate ARIA attributes to all grid DOM elements which are required for screen readers to interpret and interact with grid-based applications.
  • Added Row Editing - You can now edit an entire row and make changes to other cells in the same row without committing the data, with the ability to use undo capabilities. Cell values that have not been committed are visually represented by a light gray italic text styling.
• Added new Blazor Multi-Column Combo Box - It is a combo box that visualizes large amounts of data in a data grid embedded in the dropdown and supports features such as filtering with auto-suggest, a material-based label, placeholder text, defining columns, controlling column header visibility, sorting, and more.

Ignite UI for React

• Added new React Date Picker input component - Allows end-users to select a date from a calendar that is shown in a dropdown when the editor is clicked and adds the ability to navigate the days, months, and years in an intuitive and easy to use component.
• Improved React Grid.
  • Accessibility (ARIA) - Added the appropriate ARIA attributes to all grid DOM elements which are required for screen readers to interpret and interact with grid-based applications.
  • Added Row Editing - You can now edit an entire row and make changes to other cells in the same row without committing the data, with the ability to use undo capabilities. Cell values that have not been committed are visually represented by a light gray italic text styling.
• Added new React Multi-Column Combo Box - It is a combo box that visualizes large amounts of data in a data grid embedded in the dropdown and supports features such as filtering with auto-suggest, a material-based label, placeholder text, defining columns, controlling column header visibility, sorting, and more.

Ignite UI for Web Components

• Added new Web Components Date Picker input component - Allows end-users to select a date from a calendar that is shown in a dropdown when the editor is clicked and adds the ability to navigate the days, months, and years in an intuitive and easy to use component.
• Improved Web Components Grid.
  • Accessibility (ARIA) - Added the appropriate ARIA attributes to all grid DOM elements which are required for screen readers to interpret and interact with grid-based applications.
  • Added Row Editing - You can now edit an entire row and make changes to other cells in the same row without committing the data, with the ability to use undo capabilities. Cell values that have not been committed are visually represented by a light gray italic text styling.
• Added new Web Components Multi-Column Combo Box - It is a combo box that visualizes large amounts of data in a data grid embedded in the dropdown and supports features such as filtering with auto-suggest, a material-based label, placeholder text, defining columns, controlling column header visibility, sorting, and more.

Adds .NET 5.0 support plus line distribution to Diagram component.

Features

Common

• Added Microsoft .NET 5.0 support.
• Added individual NuGet packages for Syncfusion Blazor components.
• The following components are now marked as production-ready components for Blazor:
  • Color Picker.
  • DateRangePicker.
  • File Manager.
  • Input Mask.
  • MultiSelect Dropdown.

ButtonGroup

• Added a new ButtonGroup component - A ButtonGroup is a container that groups a series of buttons on a single line. It has an optional radio button (single selection) and checkbox (multiple selection) behavior. It may contain a DropDownButton or SplitButton component.

Diagram

• Line distribution - Users can now decide whether or not the segment of each connector from a single parent node is automatically distributed.

Dialog

• Resize all edges of Dialog - Added the ability to resize all the edges (corners) of the Dialog.

Microsoft Word Library

• Metadata properties - Accesses metadata properties of a Word document used in the Microsoft SharePoint document library.
• Update word count - Updates the count of paragraphs, words, and characters in a Word document.
• Word-to-PDF enhancements - Word-to-PDF conversion has been enhanced in the Word Library:
  • SkiaSharp version has been upgraded from 1.59.0 to 2.80.2.
  • Draw list numbers in Spanish format during Word to PDF conversion.

Word Processor

• Footnotes and endnotes - Added the ability to insert, access, and edit the footnotes and endnotes in a Word document.

Data Grid

• Virtual scrolling cell placeholder support - Improved the visualization experience while scrolling by showing a placeholder in grid cells until the data operation is completed.
• Searching support for foreign key columns - Users can now search values in foreign key columns. Users can have multiple foreign key columns with individual data sources, and these columns can be searched with values or criteria to reduce the view of data.
• Data aggregation support for DynamicObject/ExpandoObject data binding - Users can apply various types of aggregations such as sum, average, min, max, etc. to row data while using the DynamicObject/ExpandoObjects data binding.

Kanban

• Workflow validation - This feature allows users to map workflow statuses to the Kanban columns. Users can transition single or multiple cards based on the configured workflow by dragging them from one column to another.
• Card UI improvement - This feature allows users to map additional fields such as tags, footers, and grabbers to the Kanban cards.
• Tooltip template - Allows users to display a tooltip with a customized design using HTML elements instead of the default tooltip.

PDF Viewer

• Import and export annotations - All the annotations in a PDF file can be exported to a XFDF file. The annotation XFDF data can also be imported to a PDF file.

Microsoft PowerPoint Library

• Language for text part - Access and modify the language property of the text in a PowerPoint presentation.
• PPTX-to-PDF and PPTX-to-image conversions have been enhanced in PowerPoint Library:
  • SkiaSharp version has been upgraded from 1.59.0 to 2.80.2.
  • The fallback font is used to render characters that do not have glyphs in the original font when converting PPTX to image.
  • Draws gradient line for shapes when converting PPTX to PDF and image.
  • Draws gradient fill with transparency for shapes when converting PPTX to PDF and image.

Rich Text Editor

• Paste from Microsoft Excel - Allows pasting content from Microsoft Excel into the Rich Text Editor while preserving any formatting.

Scheduler

• WebAssembly performance improvement in Scheduler - The performance of the following schedule views in the WebAssembly application have been improved after avoiding unnecessary component rendering:
  • Timeline day.
  • Timeline week.
  • Timeline workweek.
  • Timeline month.
  • Month.
• Drag-and-drop and resize in timeline year view - Allows users to reschedule and extend appointments (events) in the timeline year view.
• Time format - This feature determines the hour format (12-hour or 24-hour) in the Scheduler. By default, the Scheduler works based on norms of the current culture.

Tree Grid

• Lazy loading with child data in remote data binding - Added support to load or fetch the current page parent rows with their corresponding child rows from a remote service in the expanded state while binding remote data.

Excel Library

• Enhancements in XlsIO - The following enhancements were made in the XlsIO library:
  • An event has been added to control the data export from Excel to DataTable.
  • Long-dash line patterns are now supported in Excel charts.

Adds .NET 5.0 support along with footnotes and endnotes in Word Processor.

Features

Common

• Added Microsoft .NET 5.0 support.

Diagram

• Line distribution - Users can now decide whether or not the segment of each connector from a single parent node is automatically distributed.

Dialog

• Resize all edges of Dialog - Added the ability to resize all the edges (corners) of the Dialog.

Microsoft Word Library

• Metadata properties - Accesses metadata properties of a Word document used in the Microsoft SharePoint document library.
• Update word count - Updates the count of paragraphs, words, and characters in a Word document.
• Word-to-PDF enhancements - Word-to-PDF conversion has been enhanced in the Word Library:
  • SkiaSharp version has been upgraded from 1.59.0 to 2.80.2.
  • Draw list numbers in Spanish format during Word to PDF conversion.

Word Processor

• Footnotes and endnotes - Added the ability to insert, access, and edit the footnotes and endnotes in a Word document.

Gantt Chart

• Virtual Scroll - Improved support for loading large amounts of data efficiently. It also reduces the DOM element’s weight by virtually updating DOM during the vertical scroll.
• Split Tasks - Added the ability to interrupt a task due to unplanned events or re-prioritize planned events. In such cases, you can split the pending task and reschedule them to different dates.

Data Grid

• Frozen rows and columns at right side - Added support for freezing specific rows and columns at the right side of the grid, and making the remaining grid content scrollable.
• Column selection - This feature allows users to select a single or multiple grid columns through mouse clicks or keyboard shortcuts.

Kanban

• Workflow validation - This feature allows users to map workflow statuses to the Kanban columns. Users can transition single or multiple cards based on the configured workflow by dragging them from one column to another.

PDF Library

• EAN-13 and EAN-8 barcodes - Added the ability to render EAN-13 and EAN-8 barcodes in PDF pages and images.
• Draw HTML styled text - Added the ability to draw HTML styled text in PDF pages and PDF grids.
• Read and edit JavaScript PDF actions - Added the ability to read and edit JavaScript PDF actions from the PDF document.

PDF Viewer

• Import and export annotations - All the annotations in a PDF file can be exported to a XFDF file. The annotation XFDF data can also be imported to a PDF file.

Pivot Table

• Drill support for attribute hierarchy members - Like user-defined hierarchy members, drill up/down operations can be performed by attribute hierarchy members in OLAP data source.
• Palette support for accumulation charts - Accumulation chart types like pie, doughnut, pyramid, and funnel now support the palette feature that allows you to customize the default color of the series or points of your choice.

Microsoft PowerPoint Library

• Language for text part - Access and modify the language property of the text in a PowerPoint presentation.
• PPTX-to-PDF and PPTX-to-image conversions have been enhanced in PowerPoint Library:
  • SkiaSharp version has been upgraded from 1.59.0 to 2.80.2.
  • The fallback font is used to render characters that do not have glyphs in the original font when converting PPTX to image.
  • Draws gradient line for shapes when converting PPTX to PDF and image.
  • Draws gradient fill with transparency for shapes when converting PPTX to PDF and image.

Rich Text Editor

• Browse images from File Manager - Integrated the File Manager component into the Rich Text Editor to browse images.
• Paste from Microsoft Excel - Allows pasting content from Microsoft Excel into the Rich Text Editor while preserving any formatting.

Scheduler

• Drag-and-drop and resize in timeline year view - Allows users to reschedule and extend appointments (events) in the timeline year view.

Spreadsheet

• Chart - Transforms your Spreadsheet data to an intuitive overview for better understanding and to make smart business decisions.

TreeGrid

• Immutable data support in Tree Grid - Added the option to refresh only the changed or affected rows in DOM when performing actions such as CRUD, sorting, paging, filtering, and drag and drop. It prevents re-rendering of unaffected rows and boosts up the performance of a tree grid.

Excel Library

• Enhancements in XlsIO - The following enhancements were made in the XlsIO library:
  • An event has been added to control the data export from Excel to DataTable.
  • Long-dash line patterns are now supported in Excel charts.