Actipro Charts for WPF Versions

• Charts
  • Improved how charts determine element type from the ItemsSource.
• Shared
  • Added several new extension methods for DependencyObject that can be used to interact with the logical tree.
  • Added several new extension methods for Visual and Visual3D that can be used to interact with the visual tree.
  • Added support for numeric string formats (e.g., "0'*'") for NumericBadge.OverflowStringFormat.
  • Added InfoBar.IsSingleLineAllowed property that can be used to force a wrapped layout.
  • Added Card.IsResponsiveToPointerOver and IsResponsiveToPointerPressed properties that provide more discrete control over making a Card appear actionable.
  • Refactored licensing infrastructure and moved types to a new ActiproSoftware.Licensing namespace.
  • Created a new simpler licensing dialog that displays when necessary, guiding the user through next steps.
  • Moved the ObservableObjectBase class to the Core assembly in the ActiproSoftware namespace and improved APIs, including adding a SetValue method.
  • Moved the DisposableObjectBase class to the Core assembly in the ActiproSoftware namespace and made the Dispose method abstract.
  • Moved a few extension method classes to the Core assembly in the ActiproSoftware.Extensions namespace and improved APIs. The RoundMode, DateTimeFormatPattern, and DayOfWeekFormatPattern enumerations used by the extension methods were moved to the ActiproSoftware namespace.
  • Moved all types in the ActiproSoftware.Products.Logging namespace to the Core assembly in the ActiproSoftware.Logging namespace.
  • Moved the WeakEventListener class to the Core assembly in the ActiproSoftware namespace.
  • Updated DateRange.OverlapsWith logic to be inclusive of the start and end dates.
  • Updated some brush comparison logic.
• Core
  • Added a new Core assembly that is referenced by all Actipro assemblies and contains various fundamental classes used across the product line.
  • Applications that use Actipro assembly references instead of NuGet packages must now also reference the Core assembly.
• All
  • Added official support for Visual Studio 2026.
  • Added .NET assembly targets for .NET 10 and removed targets for .NET 6.
  • Added nullable reference type (NRT) annotations for all libraries and samples except some legacy/deprecated products.
  • Added MenuFactory that is used by all Actipro products which can be used to customize or replace built-in contextual menus.
  • Moved all assembly image and cursor resources to a root path level in each assembly.
  • Renamed the ActiproSoftware.Products namespace to ActiproSoftware.Properties.
  • Details for any breaking changes are in the 'Converting to v26.1' documentation topic.
  • Removed legacy XAML designer assemblies that are no longer supported by Visual Studio 2022 or higher.
  • To ensure a consistent API, all classes that implement INotifyPropertyChanged that do not derive from ObservableObjectBase have deprecated the NotifyPropertyChanged method in favor of new OnPropertyChanged and SetProperty methods that match ObservableObjectBase.

• Charts
  • Fixed an issue where bar charts may not render at the correct size in certain scenarios.

• Charts
  • Improved X/Y charts to support binding to ICollectionView objects as an ItemsSource.
• Shared
  • Added the TrustedCodeService class that manages dynamic loading of types in a secure-by-default manner. This change may be potentially breaking for certain rarely used features, so it's important to review the related documentation for details.

• Shared
  • Removed a MaxLines setter in EmbeddedTextBox's default style, as it seemed to cause a minor layout issue in some scenarios.

• Improved X/Y and pie charts to support binding to DataTable and DataView objects as an ItemsSource.

Shared

• Fixed a rare exception that might be thrown from InfoBarPanel due to a negative calculated width of the center column.