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Essential Studio 2008 Volume 4 Windows Forms Edition
Essential Studio for Windows Forms includes seven user interface (UI) product packages for the Windows Forms .NET platform. This roadmap details the changes and enhancements to these UI
packages that will be made available as part of Essential Studio 2008 Volume 4.
The UI products included in Essential Studio for Windows Forms are
- Essential Tools
- Essential Grid
- Essential Chart
- Essential Diagram
- Essential Edit
- Essential Schedule
- Essential HTMLUI
Note: Some of the features listed in this roadmap are subject to change.
Schedule
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October 7, 2008
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| Final Release
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October 14, 2008
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Feature Details
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New themes
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Vista Aero theme will be implemented in RibbonControlAdv and Office 2007 form controls.
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Office 2007 color schemes
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Office 2007 style support for TabControlAdv and DockingManager controls will be further enhanced to support custom color schemes.
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Office 2007 manager
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Office 2007 styles for Syncfusion controls can be managed through a single manager control.
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Docking Manager
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Docking Manager will support custom images for highlight and disabled caption buttons.
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Improved MultiColumnTreeview
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MultiColumnTreeview control will be enhanced.
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New Breadcrumb control
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A new navigation control based on the Vista Explorer will be added.
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New helper classes
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Essential Grid for Windows will offer several helper classes that will expose commonly used functionality like column and field choosers, custom sorters, and conditional style setters.
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Rounded corners for appointments
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Essential Schedule will have a new property that allows the appointments to be displayed with rounded corners.
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Multiday appointment display
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Display multiday appointments in month view as a single block instead of multiple blocks.
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Layout management
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Essential Diagram will have improved layout management.
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Shading effects
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Shading effects of the shapes will be improved.
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Diagram dialogs
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Embedded diagram customization dialogs will be enhanced to provide a better user interface.
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Auto sizing of label node
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Label Node text will support auto sizing based on text length.
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Design time
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SmartTag support at design time will be added to the Diagram control.
Ability to specify EDD files through designer.
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Documentation
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User guide and class reference will be completely revamped.
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Expanded grid lines support
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Essential Chart will provide support for interlaced gridlines and minor grid lines.
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Auto format
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New Autoformat support will be added for easily changing the entire appearance of the chart.
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Divide area
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Divide area support will be improved.
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Documentation
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Class reference will be completely revamped.
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Watermark
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Essential Chart will provide support for displaying watermark image or text inside the chart area.
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Controlling of tabs
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Essential Chart will provide support to hide tabs in the chart dialogs.
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