Road Map for Essential Studio for Blazor

Common

Preview to production-ready components

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

• Gantt Chart
• Button Group

Rich Text Editor

Merge table cells

This feature allows two or more table cells to merge while at the same time allowing merged cells to be split.

Enter-key customization

This feature allows users to customize the default browser’s behavior when pressing the Enter key inside the content of the editor. Users can specify which tag will be inserted when the Enter key is pressed. It can be a line break (<br>), paragraph tag (<p>), or <div> tag.

Browse images with File Manager

Browse local and server-path image files using the Syncfusion File Manager component and insert images in the Rich Text Editor.

Data Grid

Multiple primary-key columns

This feature allows users to have a composite key or compound key in the Data Grid. Every primary-key-based action such as edit, delete, selection persistence, and more will be done in a row if and only if all the key columns match.

Complex binding with Expando/Dynamic object data

While using ExpandoObject/DynamicObject binding, this feature allows users to perform complex property binding in grid columns.

One-to-many relationship data operations

This feature allows users to have one-to-many relationship columns in a grid and perform data operations such as sorting, paging, grouping, filtering, and searching in that particular field.

Tree Grid

Complex binding with Expando/Dynamic object data

While using ExpandoObject/DynamicObject binding, this feature allows users to perform complex property binding in tree grid columns.

PowerPoint Library

Embed binary files as OLE objects

Allows the user to embed binary files (DOC, XLS, or PPT) as OLE objects in a PowerPoint presentation.

Word Processor

Multicolumn layout

Displays the document content in two or three columns on a page.

PDF Viewer

Add form fields programmatically

In PDF Viewer, users can programmatically include form fields like TextBox, PasswordBox, CheckBox, Button, RadioButton, ComboBox, ListBox, and SignatureField. The PDF Viewer can also be used like the form designer.

Kanban

External drag and drop support

This feature allows users to drag-and-drop cards from a Kanban board to other components and vice versa.

Schedule

Drag Multiple Events

This feature allows multiple appointments (events) to be dragged simultaneously.

Virtual Scrolling Mask

This feature displays a masked layout above cells and appointments that is rendered when scrolling.

Timeline Year

The following improvements will be made to the timeline year view:

• The ability to customize the first month of the year instead of making it January.
• A template option for header cell customization.
• Support to auto-adjust row height based on appointment count.

Tab

Reorder tab items

This feature allows users to rearrange tab items by dragging and dropping them within the current Tabs control.