Road Map for Essential Studio for Xamarin.Forms

Toggle Icon Button (New Component)

The Toggle Icon Button component allows users to trigger two different actions based on its checked or unchecked state.

Chart

Trendline

This feature allows users to analyze and display the current and past trends of data graphically.

DataGrid

Xamarin.Forms for WPF

This feature provides WPF platform support for the DataGrid component.

Sort records in a group

This feature allows you to sort records in a group in either ascending or descending order.

Move a current cell

This feature allows you to move the current cell to a specific cell by providing the required row and column index.

PDF Viewer

Asynchronous PDF loading and cancellation

This feature allows users to load PDF files asynchronously and cancel the loading operation while it is in progress.

Customize the position of handwritten signatures

This feature allows users to customize the position of handwritten signatures when the "Done" button on the built-in signature pad is tapped.

Disable annotation interaction

This feature allows users to disable selecting, moving, and resizing annotations.

Schedule

Current time indicator

This feature allows users to view the current time in day, week, workweek, and timeline views.

Busy Indicator

New animation types

New animation types are planned for the Busy Indicator control.

Rich Text Editor

Autosize support

This feature will change the size of the control to accommodate input as it is entered by the user.

Localization support

This feature will change the toolbar details based on the current culture (localization).

Image support

This feature will allow users to insert and remove images in the Rich Text Editor.

Font family support

This feature will allow users to modify the font family used in the Rich Text Editor.

DatePicker

Looping support

This feature allows users to loop the date values of each column.

Header and footer templates

These features allow you to customize the header and footer of the DatePicker control.

TimePicker

Looping support

This feature allows users to loop the time values of each column.

Header and footer templates

These features allow you to customize the header and footer of the TimePicker control.

Word Library

Mathematical equations in Word-to-PDF conversions

This feature allows users to preserve mathematical equations (MathML) while converting Word documents (DOCX and WordML) to PDF.

PowerPoint Library

Header and footer

This feature allows users to add and edit headers and footers in PowerPoint presentations.

Popup

Disable shadow effect around pop-up

This feature allows you to disable the shadow effect around a pop-up.

Adjust the pop-up position when keyboard comes into view

This feature automatically adjusts the position of a pop-up when the keyboard comes into view.

Chat

Card message

This feature allows you to show a card in a message containing an image, buttons, and text (title, subtitle, and description) to tie cards from popular bot frameworks with the Chat control.

Styling and theme support

This feature allows you to customize the appearance of the Chat control elements, including using light and dark themes.

Maps

Auto zoom based on map geo-bounds or distance

This feature allows users to set the zoom level automatically based on map geo-bounds or distance (KM/miles) from the geo-point center value.

Alignment support for custom markers

This feature allows users to set the custom marker alignment.

Reset the previously selected marker

This feature allows users to reset the previously selected marker by using the MarkerSelected event.

Circular Gauge

Auto radius and center based on angle

This feature allows users to automatically adjust the radius and center of a circular gauge based on the angle value.

Linear Gauge

Label format support

This feature allows users to apply a label format for linear gauge labels.

PDF

Redaction annotation

This feature allows creating redaction annotations in PDF documents.

Excel Library

Enhancements in pivot tables

The following enhancements are being made to pivot table functionality in the Excel Library:

• Support for outline layout and tabular layout.
• Inline formatting support in pivot table cell range.

Enhancements in shapes

The following enhancements are being made to shapes in the Excel Library:

• Font size adjusts according to the indent level within a shape.
• Bullets supported in shapes.
• Access and modify border properties in shapes.