Actipro WPF Studio 2009.1 released

New version adds support for Windows 7 and Microsoft Expression Blend.

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A selection of WPF controls including gauge, docking and color picker.

Actipro WPF Studio includes all WPF components produced by Actipro Software. The following products are also available for individual purchase:

• Actipro Bar Code for WPF - bar code generation
• Actipro Docking & MDI for WPF - docking tool windows and multiple document interface
• Actipro Editors for WPF - part-based & masked edit controls, with advanced date/time picker
• Actipro Gauge for WPF - circular, linear, and digital gauge controls
• Actipro Navigation for WPF - navigation bars including Outlook 2007, Windows explorer bar, etc
• Actipro PropertyGrid for WPF - brings the power of the native Windows Forms PropertyGrid to WPF applications
• Actipro Ribbon for WPF - Office 2007-like user interface
• Actipro SyntaxEditor for WPF - a syntax-highlighting code editor control and parsing suite
• Actipro Wizard for WPF - wizard dialogs that follow the Wizard97 specifications

All included products are written 100% in C#, are compatible with XAML and can be used in XBAPs. All components have extensive Visual Studio 2008 designer functionality. WPF Studio licensees enjoy one year of free upgrades to any new WPF product versions and also any new WPF component products introduced. Source code is available and the suite is runtime royalty free.

Updates in 2009.1

General updates

• Windows 7 Compatible
• Expression Blend Compatible

Individual product updates

Actipro DataGrid for WPF

• Fixed issue with Office 2007 styles for DataGridColumnHeader not respecting HorizontalContentAlignment or VerticalContentAlignment

Actipro Docking/MDI for WPF

• Fixed a bug where an exception could be thrown when using non-hosted auto-hide popups in .NET 4.0 beta 2

Actipro Editors for WPF

• Added new PartValueCommitTriggers.EnterKeyDown trigger which commits any part changes when the Enter key was pressed
• Changed the DataGrid Interop columns default value for the PartValueCommitTriggers property to better match DataGrid standard behavior
• Exposed PartEditBox slot properties from the DataGrid Interop columns
• Exposed PartEditBox slot properties from the PropertyGrid Interop property editors
• Fixed issue when entering data in Double, In32, Int32Rect, Point, Rect, Size, and Vector editors

Actipro Gauge for WPF

• Added DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Content) attribute to read-only collection properties so they can be properly serialized

Actipro Navigation for WPF

• Updated NavigationPane tooltip to only apply to the associated button

Actipro PropertyGrid for WPF

• Added PropertyGrid.IsSummaryResizable property which can be used to prevent the summary area from being sized by the end-user

Actipro Ribbon for WPF

• Fixed a bug where run-time label changes to contextual tab groups or tabs in them may not resize the controls appropriately
• Fixed a bug where RibbonWindow content could be clipped when glass is active in .NET 4.0 beta 2

Actipro SyntaxEditor for WPF

• Improved the text exporters to not add style update tags if a highlighting style had all default values
• Fixed a bug in the Language Designer where the code generated for classification type providers should have indicated a Default underline instead of None
• Fixed a bug in the Language Designer where machines with non-English cultures could output an invalid xmlns for language project and definition files

About Actipro Software

Actipro Software LLC, founded in 1999, is a cutting-edge provider of .NET controls for developers. Always striving to generate the highest possible return-on-investment for customers, Actipro Software's products are specifically engineered with customizability and productivity as primary design goals. Actipro has been creating user interface control products for Windows Forms and the .NET framework since their inception. More recently, Actipro has begun developing components for .NET 3.0's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) framework. In fact, Actipro Software is the very first control vendor to release a commercial WPF control. Actipro’s development staff is highly skilled in .NET and applies its knowledge and experience towards providing the best products possible. Actipro Software is always willing to listen to its users. A firm belief central to the core of the organization is that product development should be driven by the needs of the users.