VIBlend WPF Controls V3.0 released

Adds 12 new WPF controls, improved DataGrid performance and scrolling animations.

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The welcome screen in VIBlend WPF Controls.

VIBlend WPF Controls includes, WPF Data Grid, WPF Input Controls and WPF Navigation Bars. VIBlend WPF Controls is a feature complete collection of WPF components for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010. VIBlend WPF Controls includes the following controls: DataGrid, Navigation Pane, Outlook Navigation Pane, Scrollable Panel, NumbericUpDown, Currency editor, Decimal editor, Fixedpoint editor, Number editor, Percentage editor, Masked TextBox, Checked ListBox, PromptTextBox, DateTimeEditor, DateTimePicker and ErrorProvider.

Updates in 3.0

New Controls:

• TabControl
• GroupBox
• ColorPicker
• DropDownButton
• SplitButton
• RadioButton
• CheckBox
• Button
• ToggleButton
• RepeatButton
• ScrollViewer
• LinkLabel

Improved:

• DataGrid - performance optimizations.
• DataGrid - support for data binding to a DataTable.
• DataGrid - cells and headers styling.
• DataGrid - added scrolling animations.
• DataGrid - localization support.
• DataGrid - clipboard operations - Cut(CTRL + X), Copy(CTRL + C) and Paste(CTRL + V)
• DataGrid - better cells highlight functionality with ability to highlight all cells in a row or column.

New Themes:

• Default
• Silver

New Free Styles for the standard WPF controls:

• Office2007 Blue
• Office2007 Black
• Office2007 Silver
• Silver

Fixed:

• DataGrid - issue related to the multiple selection in nested DataGrids.
• DataGrid - issue related to the editors deactivation with ESC key.
• DataGrid - issue related to the keyboard navigation after editing.
• DataGrid - issue related to the cell editing when the update is canceled.
• DataGrid - issue related to the EnsureVisible method.
• DataGrid - issue related to the scrolling when the DataGrid cells are merged.
• SpinEditor - databinding issues
• Numeric Editors - decimal key stroke
• DateTimePicker - popup closing issue
• Error Provider - closing on window deactivation
• OutlookPane - popup closing issue
• CheckedListBox - binding issue

Breaking Changes:

• BackgroundHover and BackgroundHoverSelected properties of the GridCellElement are removed.

About VIBlend

VIBlend is a privately held software company specialized in building advanced User Interface components for Windows platform. We create every component with passion and dedication to high quality to deliver exceptional end-user experience. Our components provide rich functionality, easy to use APIs and unparalleled performance. We are proud to build components that help businesses and developers around the world deliver better applications in less time and with lower budget.