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DateTime Column V1.4 released

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:48:20 GMT

Date selection in DateTime Column.

Cross-browser compatible (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Safari and Chrome) DateTime Column picker for SharePoint.

DateTime Column is a quick way to make your SharePoint Date Time controls cross-browser compatible (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Safari and Chrome). DateTime Column picker works correctly in all modern browsers unlike the standard SharePoint date picker. The column allows you to select dates and times, restrict date and time ranges and specify display settings. Apart from the common Gregorian calendar, it also includes several other calendars that use different year and month systems, such as the Gregorian Arabic calendar.

Features

Cross-browser support (Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome, etc.)
Support for all Gregorian calendars
Ability to set minimum and maximum value for DateTime column value
Compatible with SharePoint themes
Fast client-side rendering
Fast date selecting using drop-downs
Supports Datasheet view, including edit mode
Two-way conversion between ArtfulBits DateTime column and standard SharePoint DateTime column

About ArtfulBits

ArtfulBits was established by enterprising Professionals with a strong IT background in March 2005. The company's development center is situated in Lviv, in the West of Ukraine and the representative office is placed in Czech Republic. ArtfulBits provides custom software development and IT outsourcing services for its clients from the USA, Canada and Europe. In December 2007 it employed over 60 highly qualified and talented IT specialists.

Solutions Schedule for .NET 4.0 released

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:25:00 GMT

Meeting Room Schedule created with Solutions Schedule for .NET.

New data visualization, Gantt scheduling, Schedule Notes, more TimeBars and Value Point, Font and ForeColor properties.

Solutions Schedule for .NET provides Windows developers with an advanced set of features for creating enterprise Asset Management and Multi-resource scheduling applications. Solutions Schedule can be used in care, natural resources, manufacturing, robotics, corporate Asset Management, fleet optimization, ERP, CRM and many other enterprise applications. Solutions Schedule .NET delivers intuitive mouse driven scheduling and planning with Gantt-style project management features. Solutions Schedule .NET also includes map and scroll-to-date features to easily manage schedules of any size. DBI's Solutions Schedule for .NET comes complete with Smart Client demonstrations, sample applications and sample source code in C# and VB.NET. Solutions Schedule for .NET is Visual Studio 2005 compliant and fully compatible with Visual Studio 2008. Solutions Schedule .NET includes 12 months of updates, both minor and major and 12 months of direct access to technical support.

Updates in v4.0

Hit Test Methods, [TimeBarsAt]
Major TimeLine, display vertical line at 'major' time intervals
Guide Line Dash Patterns
Guide Line Widths [global and unique]
Line Arrow TimeBar Indicators
More TimeBars Functionality*

TimeBarsBeforeSchedule Method
TimeBarsAfterSchedule Method

Schedule Notes*
Time Bar Mouse Enter Event
Time Bar Mouse Leave Event
Time Bar Restrictions - Advanced

allow horizontal time bar move
allow new time bars
allow resizing of time bars

Extended ItemMouseOver Event
Value Point, Font and ForeColor properties

Details of What's New in v4.0:

Schedule Notes
Notes are images/icons that can be attached to a schedule item. Their purpose is to alert the user to an item for that schedule. They are fixed in place and may not be moved with the mouse. Schedule Notes can either be fixed to the schedule so they are always visible, or they can be set to a specific date and time. Notes support tool tips, and respond to mouse over and click events.

Line Arrows
Line arrows are directional arrows that appear at the left and/or right side of the schedule to indicate other time bars that exist before or after the current view in the schedule. Their default appearance is a solid colored triangle, which can be replaced with custom images. They respond to mouse over and click events.

New methods:
TimeBarsBeforeSchedule and TimeBarsAfterSchedule are used in conjuction with Line Arrows to determine what time bars exist outside of the current view.
ScrollToDateTime method allows the schedule presentation to be changeed, bringing timebars into view. This makes it easy to navigate to other time bars by clicking on a line arrow.

New Properties:

AllowHorzMoves - Determines if time bars can be moved horizontally with the mouse
AllowNewBars - Determines if new time bars can be created with the mouse.
AllResizeBars - Determines if time bars can be resized with the mouse.
GuideDashPattern - For setting default dash patterns for all Guide Lines.
GuideLineWidth - For setting new default widths for all Guide Lines.
ValuePoint Event has 2 new properties - Font and ForeColor. An override to the default values.
TimeBarMouseEnter and TimeBarMouseLeave events. Two new properties that allow the developer to determine where a time bar action took place.
TimeBarsAt : Accepts a mouse point and returns a collection of all time bars at a given point.
dbiScheduleObject contains a new property called MajorTimeLine allows for the presentation (or not) of a full vertical line between major time segments on the Time Scale Ruler.
If a line item is marked as read only, vertically dragging a time bar is not allowed. Previously a drag motion would allow the timebar to show in the drag and then snap back on the release. Now, a timebar cannot be dragged when set to read only.
ItemMouse Over - an event that now reports when the cursor is over a guideline.

About DBI Technologies

Incorporated in 1996, DBI Technologies Inc. is a commercial software development company that is focused on empowering Windows application developers with the most flexible and respected commercial component products and services. DBI is recognized for its technical and pre-sales support for its customers working in any Microsoft development environment from Office to HTML. An industry leader in the implementation of component based application development, DBI provides creative solutions for its clients, incorporating leading edge Web technologies built on commercial component based architectures. DBI's Component::Solutions are incorporated in many Fortune 1000 business support systems, as well as commercial ERP and CRM solutions.

VIBlend WPF Controls V3.0 released

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:25:00 GMT

The welcome screen in VIBlend WPF Controls.

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

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.