DevExpress WinForms 20.2.4

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.