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Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise by Syncfusion

Add sophisticated grid, grouping, charting, diagramming, Excel reporting, enhanced editing, and many more user-interface capabilities to your .NET Windows forms, WPF and ASP.NET applications. Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise includes Syncfusion Essential Tools, Essential Grid, Essential Grouping, Essential XlsIO, Essential Diagram, Essential Chart, and Essential Edit. Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise incorporates a unique debugging support system that allows switching between Debug and Release versions of the library with a single click from inside the Visual Studio.NET IDE. Dynamic and feature-rich, Syncfusion Essential Studio has everything developers need to create enterprise-class applications.

Essential Studio includes the following libraries in one great package. Each of these component libraries has a unique and useful feature set.

Essential Tools - Collection of great user interface controls including XP style controls, docking windows

Essential Grid - Fully customizable industry standard grid control with extensive Excel like feature set

Essential Chart - Full fledged business chart component with a unique point based styles architecture

Essential Diagram - Essential Diagram is a .NET framework for developing Microsoft Visio like interactive 2D graphics and diagramming applications

Essential Edit - Enhanced edit with great features such as syntax high lighting, multi-level Undo / Redo

Essential Grouping - Essential Grouping is a high performance grouping engine that can group any list of data

Essential XlsIO - Essential XLsIO is a .NET framework component that can read and write Microsoft Excel files (BIFF 8 format)

Essential Calculate - Essential Calculate is a full fledged stand-alone formula engine. It comes with over 150 commonly used formulas. This product comes with Essential Studio Enterprise

Essential PDF - Essential PDF is a full featured .NET library that can produce Adobe PDF files. This product comes with Essential Studio Enterprise

Essential HTML UI - Essential HTMLUI is a 100% .NET HTML display engine. It can be used to create extremely flexible user interfaces. This product comes with Essential Studio Enterprise

Essential DocIO - .NET library that can read and write Microsoft Word files, with a full-fledged object model similar to Microsoft Office COM libraries

Also included is Essential TestStudio, which enables automated testing of Syncfusion controls using Mercury Quick Test Professional

What’s new in Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3?

Grid Web:

New Pass-Through Grouping – greatly improved -Essential Grid adds support for a pass-through grouping mode that is an industry first. This mode allows you to delegate data processing work to the database server, where it belongs, while giving up nothing on the front-end. Your users will still be able to group, sort, and filter data as before, but your application will scale much better.

New LINQ support - Complete support for LINQ.

New DataPager Support -DataPager is a flexible control that enables easy paging. The Grid supports this control natively. Numeric style and Next/Previous style paging are supported.

New FilterBarTextCell -New FilterBarTextCell allows filtering records by simply typing search text.

New DragNDrop Rows -Complete support for dragging and dropping rows. Server-side and client-side events are implemented.

Client-side Improvements -Improved client-side functionality including the ability to hide columns and respond to MouseOver events has been added.

RTL support - Work with any Unicode-supported language using GridGroupingControl.

FF 3.0 support - Now work seamlessly with Firefox 3.0 and all other Gecko browsers.

New designer Editor Form - Enhanced support for specifying the grid structure and appearance through the designer

New samples - Completely renovated samples show the casing-in-depth feature listing for GridGroupingControl.

Updated documentation - Documentation with in-depth details on using GridGroupingControl with new features has been updated.

Grid Windows

DateTime Format Parsing - Specify various DateTime formats for parsing user input in a DateTime cell value using the ParseFormats property.

Row Column Visibility - Check the presence of a set of rows and columns by obtaining dictionaries with various visible rows and columns using GridViewLayout.VisibleRowsList and GridViewLayout.VisibleColumnsList.

Performance Improvements - Performance under virtual-mode scenarios can be improved by using GridNewVolatileData implementation. Frequently accessed properties will be faster using the AllowViewStyleCacheBaseStyleValues property.

FormulaEngine Changes for the IF function - A new property has been added, AllowShortCircuitIFs, that indicates whether additional work should be done to guarantee the unused alternative is not computed in an IF function call. Currently, if an IF function call involves nested Functions in its arguments, all the arguments are evaluated. Setting this new property avoids the unnecessary calculation. Also, support for calculating an IF function with two arguments has been added.

Grid WPF:

Improvements in internal support for cell virtualization, cell updating and drawing. Support for inserting and removing rows and columns with associated events -Grid WPF now supports direct inserting, and moving and deleting rows and columns using the InsertColumns commands on the GridModel. Additionally, accompanying notification events like ColumnsMoved are available.

Support for Selections -You can now enable selection of rows, columns and cell ranges through the GridModelOptions property. Events are also available to customize this selection behavior. Grid WPF also has a ListBoxSelectionMode.

Support for Current Cell events -Various CurrentCell events are available in this release. They include actions like CurrentCellMoving, CurrentCellStartEditing, CurrentCellValidating, etc. Some are cancelable events and others are strictly notification events.

Support for dynamically providing CoveredRanges and CellSpanBackgrounds -Events have been added to allow you to dynamically provide CoveredRanges.

Tools Web

New CAPTCHA Control -A new CAPTCHA control has been added. This control is commonly used on Web sites to prevent the automated submission of forms by scripts and robots.

XHTML Compliance -Most controls in Essential Tools are now XHTML 1.0 compliant including the Menu, Toolbar, TreeView, GenericDropDown, Window, and RichTextEditor controls.

Extensive Client-Side Features -Client-side interactivity of the Toolbar, Menu, TreeView, and TabStrip controls has been greatly enhanced.

Rich Text Editor - CSS Sprite Optimization -Loading of images has been optimized for use with CSS Sprite-based implementations. We have greatly reduced the number of HTTP requests made for image resources thereby improving startup performance.

Improved Script Management -All new SFScriptManager allows for registering scripts and loading them separately. Automatic compression of Javascript code is also supported.

Static Menus -Multilevel static menus are supported to combine menus with the appearance of a Tabstrip control.

Enhanced Upload Control -The Uploadbox control now supports saving files in streams without saving to disk. Automatic collision detection and management are now contained in the control.

FireFox 3 support - Tools Web controls now support the FireFox 3 browser.

New skins for Tools.Web controls - Office2007 Blue, Black, Silver, and Vista format styles have been added to all our Tools Web controls that support skins.

New samples – New samples that show all the client- and server-side properties; events for Treeview, RichTextEditor, Tabstrip, Menu, and GroupBar controls are also demonstrated.

Documentation- Product documentation is updated with a new User Guide for MultiSelectionDropdown control that instructs the end user on how to get started with that control. It details the control’s usage with its client- and server-side properties and events.

Tools windows:

Outlook 2007 style Group Bar collapsible navigation-Group bar supports complete Outlook 2007 emulation including support for sliding.

Microsoft Office 2007 style Message Box -Message Box has an all new Office 2007 style for a consistent user interface look and feel. Easily replace standard message boxes with the new Message Box to greatly enhance visual appeal.

AutoComplete Control – Matching from multiple columns-Autocomplete control provides new automation modes for matching items from multiple columns and for highlighting matched text.

Super ToolTip- RightToLeft Support -Super ToolTip now supports regular ToolTip for displaying in right-to-left languages.

Samples Enhancement - Most of the samples have been revamped to give a consistent look and feel in order to show all the features.

Tools WPF

New Document Container Framework (MDI / TDI) -Create MDI applications using WPF. The new document container framework adds support for Multiple Document Interface (MDI) and Tabbed Document Interface (TDI) applications in WPF. Sophisticated window switching styles are also supported.

New Advanced Tab Control -TabControlExt—a new advanced TabControl with drag and drop support of tab items, multiple tab strip placements, different tab scroll styles, additional context menus, multiple close button types, dynamic in-place header text editing, and more–has been added. The control also supports skinning and custom drag markers.

Docking Manager XBAP Support -The DockingManager can now be used in XBAP applications.

Outlook 2007 style GroupBar collapsible navigation -GroupBar control has Outlook 2007-like collapsible Navigation Pane support.

RibbonVistaGlass Style -The ribbon window now supports Vista Glass style, further enhancing the appearance of ribbon-based applications.

Color Picker -Color-picker control now supports the selection of colors using an eyedropper. New layouts, visual styles, and themes have been added; ARGB values can also be directly edited.

Chromless Window - With Chromeless Window you can create customizable windows for the end user's presentation UI. It comes with features that allow resizing, and dragging and moving. The user can create custom title bars, status bars, scrollbars, and so on. It also comes with support for various skins.

Extensive Help Document - Ship an extensive collection of help documents with Essential Studio WPF, making the developer feel at ease while building any application that uses the controls.

Sample Modifications - As a part of this release, have altered all the existing Tools WPF samples and created new samples to demonstrate the efficiency of Essential Studio WPF.

Chart Web

New Clustered 3-D View -Visualize 3-D data clearly with the new clustered rendering mode. A series of data will be clearly spaced along the z-axis to improve visual clarity.

Rich Border Styles -Enhance the appearance of charts using built-in rich border styles. Thirteen different styles are included with extensive customization options.

Enhanced Scale Break Feature -The Scale Break feature has been enhanced to better reflect real-world data display.

Horizontal Error Bars -Error bars are used to visually highlight data boundaries plotted on a chart. This release adds support for horizontal error bars in addition to vertical error bars, which were already supported.

Samples Enhancement - Most of the samples have been revamped to give a consistent look and feel in order to show all the features.

Chart Windows

New Clustered 3-D View -Visualize 3-D data clearly with the new clustered rendering mode. A series of data will be clearly spaced along the z-axis to improve visual clarity.

Rich Border Styles -Enhance the appearance of charts using rich border styles built into the chart. Thirteen different border styles are included with extensive customization options.

Enhanced Scale Break Feature -The Scale Break feature has been enhanced to better reflect real-world data display.

Horizontal Error Bars -Error bars are used to visually highlight data boundaries plotted on a chart. This release adds support for horizontal error bars in addition to vertical error bars, which were already supported.

Samples Enhancement - Most of the samples have been revamped to give a consistent look and feel in order to clearly show all the features.

Chart WPF

New Chart 3-D Support -Chart WPF now comes with complete 3-D support for twelve different Chart types. Interactive rotation and zooming of the chart are built into the control. Camera projections and light settings can also be applied to the chart.

Extended Data Binding -Chart data binding support has been improved. Now a chart can be directly bound to an observable collection, LINQ query results, databases, collection views, and lists. Data context can be set at different levels in the chart and used across levels.

Improved Mouse Events -Mouse events in the Chart series now provide additional information about segments of the series including chart points.

Sample Modifications - As a part of this release, have altered all the existing Chart WPF samples and created new samples to demonstrate the efficiency of Essential Studio WPF.

Diagram Web

New Client-Side Node Resizing -Essential Diagram now supports resizing of nodes on the client side.

New Node Context Menu -Context menus can now be associated with diagram nodes.

New In-place Text Node Editing -Essential Diagram now supports in-place editing of text in a node.

New Resize Connectors using End Points -Essential Diagram now gives you the ability to resize connectors by dragging end points.

Diagram Windows

Improved Visio Stencil Import -Import and conversion of Visio stencils into Essential Diagram EDP files has been greatly improved.

Advanced Property Editor -The Diagram property editor has been enhanced to allow access to all model-related objects for easy customization.

Pinpoint Visibility -The Pinpoint display associated with diagram nodes can be controlled by toggling visibility.

Edit (ASP.NET, Windows Forms):

New Office 2007 Style ScrollBars - Edit adds support for Office 2007-style scrollbars with complete support for visual styles and color schemes.

Schedule (ASP.NET, Windows forms)

New Month View support -Provides support for displaying appointments by month.

Blocked Time Appointment -Gives you the ability to block specific appointments so they cannot be deleted or removed.

Showing Appointment Event -This new event allows you to easily show your own appointment editing form. Previously, you had to derive classes to display your own form.

AllowAdjustAppointmentWithMouse Property -This new property allows you to easily control whether the user can or cannot change an appointment; this is accomplished by using the mouse to drag appointments around.

PDF (ASP.NET , Windows Forms, wpf)

PDF Booklet - Added support for booklets in PDF. Booklets are documents with multiple pages arranged on sheets of paper that, when folded, present the correct page order.

Improved HTML to PDF conversion - HTML to PDF conversion using MSHTML and Essential PDF has been greatly improved. User credentials are now supported for working with Active Directory authentication.

3-D Annotations - 3-D annotations are the means by which 3-D artwork is represented in a PDF document. You can now embed collections of 3-D objects such as those used in CAD software.

Digital Signature - Creating and signing PDF documents with digital signatures is now supported. Incremental signatures and multiple signatures are also supported.

XLSIO(ASP.NET , Windows Forms, WPF)

Support for compound File format in Managed code-This change enables medium-trust support for XlsIO.

Support for Scrolling to particular row or Column-This version provides support for scrolling to a particular row or column in a large worksheet while opening it in Excel.

Support for getting Used Range of Data without formatting-Added support for obtaining a range from rows or columns in a data spreadsheet that excludes empty cells containing formatting.

DocIO(ASP.NET , Windows Forms, WPF)

New - Read .docx files -Added support to read MS Office 2007 files.

Support for Nested Mail Merge -Create personalized letters and pre-addressed envelopes or mailing labels.

Support for Text Box Fill Effects -Added support for reading and writing textbox-fill effects.

Support for Image Hyperlinks -Image-based hyperlinks that mask complex URL’s and enhance readability of documents are now supported.

Convert from Doc to HTML format -This is a vastly enhanced Microsoft Word-to-HTML file converter.

Manipulate Document Comments -Ability to remove or replace document comments.

Advanced Find and Replace feature -Find and Replace have been greatly enhanced. Using the FindNext method, it is now possible to locate text within a specific paragraph or table.

Calculate(ASP.NET , Windows Forms, WPF)

Changes for the IF function -A new property has been added, AllowShortCircuitIFs, that indicates whether additional work should be done to guarantee that an unused alternative is not computed in an IF function call. Currently, if an IF function call involves nested functions in its arguments, all the arguments are evaluated. Setting this new property avoids unnecessary calculations. Also, support for calculating an IF function with two arguments has been added.

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PurchaseOptions: Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 - Binary 1 Developer License (with 1 Year Subscription) - with TestStudio , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 - Binary 1 Developer Annual Subscription Renewal License (for subscriptions soon to expire or up to 2 weeks past expiration) , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 - Binary 1 Developer Reinstatement of Lapsed Subscription License (for subscriptions lapsed longer than 2 weeks) , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 - Binary 1 Developer License without Subscription Upgrade from previous version - with TestStudio , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 - Binary 5 Developer License Pack (with 1 Year Subscription) - with TestStudio - Limit one bundle per company , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 with Source Code 1 Developer License with Source Code (with 1 Year Subscription) - with TestStudio , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 with Source Code 1 Developer Annual Subscription Renewal License (for subscriptions soon to expire or up to 2 weeks past expiration) with Source Code , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 with Source Code 1 Developer Reinstatement of Lapsed Subscription License (for subscriptions lapsed longer than 2 weeks) with Source Code , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 with Source Code 1 Developer License without Subscription Upgrade from previous version with Source Code - with TestStudio , Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2008 Vol. 3 with Source Code 5 Developer License Pack (with 1 Year Subscription) - with TestStudio - Limit one bundle per company

Resources: Read the Syncfusion Essential Studio brochure - Requires Acrobat Reader, View the Syncfusion Studio Matrix - Requires Acrobat Reader, Read the Syncfusion Company brochure - Requires Acrobat Reader, Read the Syncfusion License Agreement - Requires Acrobat Reader, Download the Syncfusion Essential Studio 2008 Vol. 3 evaluation on to your computer - Expires after 30 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ASP.NET WebForms, ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS), .NET WinForms, .NET WPF, 100% Managed Code, JavaScript, AJAX

Built Using: Visual C# .NET

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008, Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, Microsoft Visual C# 2008, Microsoft Visual C# 2005, Delphi 8.0, C#Builder, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework 3.0, .NET Framework 2.0

Product Class: User Interface Components

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