Road Map for Essential Studio for .NET MAUI

New controls

The following new controls will be implemented with all its required functionalities:

• SfNumericEntry
• SfChip
• SfChipGroup
• SfImageEditor

Charts

New series types

This new feature will introduce several new types of series to the Cartesian Chart control, including step line, step area, range area, stacked column 100, candle, and OHLC. These types will provide users with more visualization options and allow them to represent data effectively.

Explode all

This feature allows all segments of a circular chart to be enlarged, making it easier to focus on data.

Grouping

This feature allows users to group small segments in a circular chart into the ‘other’ category.

Show and hide tooltips

This feature allows users to programmatically show or hide tooltips using either the show or hide method.

DataForm

Numeric text editor

The numeric text editor is an editor that allows users to type numerical values.

Masked text editor

The masked text editor is an editor that allows users to type values in a specific format.

Slider editor

The slider editor is an editor that allows users to enter numerical values by moving a slider.

Scheduler

Appointment drag-and-drop support

This feature allows users to interactively modify Scheduler appointments by dragging and dropping them to different times and dates within the Scheduler.

Calendar

Calendar types

This feature allows users to set different types of calendars, such as Gregorian, Julian, Hebrew, and more.

DataGrid

Grouping

This feature enables users to group rows of data based on the values in one or more columns.

Caption summary

This feature allows users to display a row at the top of the group that contains summary data for the columns.

Group summary

This feature allows users to display a row at the bottom of the group that contains summary data for the columns.

Export to Excel

This feature enables users to export the data grid into an Excel file.

Export to PDF

This feature enables users to export the data grid into a PDF file.

SfAutocomplete and SfComboBox

Dropdown customizations

This feature allows users to customize the dropdown items in both the controls.

Token representation

Selected items will be displayed with a customizable token representation and users can remove each tokenized item using the close button in both the controls.

Custom filtering

This features allows users to filter items based on their own requirements in SfComboBox.

ListView

Item reordering

This feature enables users to reorder items by dragging and dropping them. The appearance of the dragged item can be customized.

Word Library

Word document comparison

This feature allows users to compare two Word documents and preserve the difference as tracked changes such as insertion, deletion, moving, and formatting.

PowerPoint Library

Find text using regular expressions

This feature allows users to find the text in PowerPoint presentations using regular expressions (RegEx).

PDF Viewer

Select and copy text

This feature allows users to select and copy text from PDF files.

Shape annotations

This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify shape annotations in PDF files. The supported shapes are line, arrow, rectangle, and circle.

Ink annotations

This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify ink annotations in PDF files.

Text markup annotations

This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify text markup annotations in PDF files.

Stamp annotations

This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify stamp annotations in PDF files.

Excel library

Excel to image enhancements

• Linear and radial gradient fill color support in chart to image conversion.
• Linear and radial gradient fill color support in worksheet to image conversion.

Security

Support to open encrypted XLS documents with a password using a strong encryption algorithm (RC4 Crypto).

PDF library

PDF digital signature enhancements

• Get revocation certificate information and validity details from the signature validation.
• Select a specific revocation type when signing the PDF document.
• Get revision of the signature in the PDF document.
• Improve the LTV signature to support the CAdES standard.

Image extraction enhancement

Improve the performance and memory consumption when extracting images from PDF documents.