Syncfusion Essential Studio User Interface Edition includes grids, docking and menu frameworks, data binding controls, scheduler, data visualization charts, gauges and diagrams. It includes Essential Grid, Essential Tools, Essential Chart, Essential Diagram, Essential Schedule, Essential Edit, Essential PDF Viewer (Windows Forms, WPF), Essential HTMLUI (Windows Forms), Essential Gauge, Essential Gantt (WPF, Silverlight), and Essential Maps (WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone).
Updates in 2012
Essential Diagram
- HTML 5 Diagram Modes - SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) mode and Canvas mode
- Export to Image - Export diagram area to multiple image formats (.jpeg, .bmp and .png)
- Polyline Support - When in SVG mode, Essential Diagram can support polylines—multiple lines connected by intermediate points
- Printing Support - Print diagram layouts when in SVG mode
- Saving and Loading Diagram Edits - In SVG mode, the Diagram control can save and reload information regarding changes to nodes and line connectors to and from a database
- Data Binding - Diagram data binding has been enhanced to support the ADO.NET Entity Model
Essential Grid
- JSON Support (ASP.NET) - TJSON mode can be enabled to handle paging, sorting, grouping and filtering
- Editing via Unbound Columns (ASP.NET MVC) - Make changes to multiple fields in a grid at the same time
Essential Tools
- Calendar Navigation (ASP.NET) - New navigation pane that makes browsing by day, week, month, year or decade easier. This JavaScript implementation is fast and gives users a fluid experience
- Rotator Control Improvements (ASP.NET) - An auto-play button can be added to the Rotator control to allow users to automatically scroll up or down, left or right with one click. While in this button mode, the rotator control retains all its other features
- AutoComplete Enhancements (ASP.NET MVC) - Client-side data fetching has been added to increase performance
- Captcha Control Refresh (ASP.NET MVC) - Refresh button allows regeneration of the code that has to be entered in the verification text box
- Dragging and Dropping Tree Nodes (ASP.NET MVC) - With drag and drop support, tree nodes can be repositioned at different levels in the same tree or dropped into a different tree
- Splitter Control (ASP.NET MVC) - Create separate panes in a work area that can be resized or collapsed by dragging or clicking
- TimePicker Control (ASP.NET MVC) - Four primary fields can be set: hours, minutes, seconds and a.m. or p.m
About Syncfusion
Founded by industry experts in 2001, Syncfusion provides a broad range of enterprise-class software components and tools for the Microsoft .NET platform. Their award-winning .NET components and controls are designed to meet evolving development needs, whether working in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC or Silverlight. Syncfusion strive for excellence in order to offer the very best value to customers - from small ISVs to Fortune 100 companies.
