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Handle Form Field Data in Your Angular App

April 4, 2024
Learn how to use the Text Control Document Viewer to deploy forms for end users to fill out and save the retrieved data.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is a server-side component that equips developers with a powerful word processing engine for web applications. It integrates seamlessly with ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, popular frameworks like Angular and React, and JavaScript, allowing you to build dynamic document editing and generation features directly within your web applications. This empowers you to create documents on the fly using data from various sources, edit existing documents in the browser, and handle functionalities like PDF processing and form filling, all on the server-side.

In this blog post, Text Control's Bjoern Meyer shows you how to use the Document Viewer in your Angular application to allow your users to open a PDF document, enter their data into the form fields, and save the document. Features include:

  • Form field validation including mandatory fields
  • Saving the form data values back as an array
  • Saving the document itself
  • Flattening the form fields to make the document read-only

Read the full blog to get started handling form field data in your Angular apps.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is licensed per Developer and includes Run-time licensing for up to 5 Servers. Licensing is perpetual, and include a 1-year subscription. See our TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET licensing page for more details.

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Create PDF Forms In-Browser via Confluence

April 3, 2024
ONLYOFFICE Confluence Connector v5.0.0 lets you create interactive PDF forms that can be filled out directly in Confluence.

ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with Confluence Connector combines an online document editor with a seamless integration for Confluence, a centralized platform for project management and collaboration. This allows teams to create, view, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets, presentations, and text files online, directly within Confluence, boosting efficiency and eliminating the need for file switching.

The ONLYOFFICE Confluence Connector v5.0.0 release (available as part of ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with Confluence Connector v8.0.1) adds functionality allowing you to create complex PDF forms with interactive fields and fill them out online, directly within your Confluence platform. This ability empowers teams to design and distribute easily fillable PDF forms seamlessly within Confluence, collecting valuable data from their users and fostering a more collaborative and productive work environment.

To see a full list of what's new in ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition v8.0.1 with Confluence Connector 5.0.0, see our release notes.

ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with Confluence Connector is licensed per server and is available as an annual license with 1 year of support and updates, or as a perpetual license with 3 years of support and updates. See our ONLYOFFICE Confluence connector licensing page for full details.

For more information, see our ONLYOFFICE Confluence Connector product page.

Refine Data Exploration with Enhanced Grid Filtering

April 2, 2024
ZingGrid 1.7.0 empowers users to easily sift through data and find exactly what they are looking for, regardless of its complexity.

ZingGrid is a JavaScript library that simplifies the creation of interactive data tables and grids within web applications. Utilizing modern web components and focusing on performance and responsiveness, ZingGrid allows developers to implement features like searching, filtering, pagination, and in-line editing with minimal coding. This empowers efficient data visualization and manipulation for users, making it a valuable tool for web development.

Version 1.7.0 adds a rich set of filter conditions, including "contains," "notContains," "equal," "beginsWith," "endsWith," and many more, to pinpoint exactly the information you need. It also empowers you to create custom conditions, ensuring your filtering capabilities perfectly match your data and use case.

To see a full list of what's new in version 1.7.0, see our release notes.

ZingGrid is available as either a Single-Domain Website or Multi-Domain SaaS license. See our ZingGrid licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our ZingGrid product page.

Improve JavaScript Chart Rendering

April 2, 2024
Wijmo 2024 v1 refines rendering in the FlexChart control with spline chart interpolation and smoother rounding for polylines and polygons.

Wijmo by MESCIUS is a comprehensive suite of JavaScript UI controls for building interactive web applications. It offers a wide range of powerful components including grids, charts, inputs, and gauges, designed to streamline development processes and enhance user experiences. With its robust functionality and customizable features, Wijmo simplifies the creation of sophisticated web interfaces, empowering software developers to efficiently craft responsive and visually appealing applications without sacrificing performance or scalability.

The Wijmo 2024 v1 release includes significant rendering refinements for FlexChart and FlexPie. Notable improvements include smoother rounding for polylines and polygons in FlexChart, enhanced spline chart interpolation, and refined tooltips tailored specifically for small slices within FlexPie. These updates collectively enhance the visual quality, precision, and user experience of both chart components, providing developers with finer control over chart aesthetics and data representation.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 v1, see our release notes.

Wijmo is licensed per developer. Developer Licenses are perpetual and include 1 year Subscription which provides upgrades, including bug fixes and new features. See our Wijmo licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Wijmo product page.

Integrate Scheduling Features into Your Angular Apps

March 22, 2024
UI suites with scheduling functionality streamline workflows by allowing users to easily manage tasks and appointments.

Scheduler components in UI Suites offer software developers a pre-built solution for integrating schedulers into applications. These components visually represent calendars or timelines for scheduling appointments, events, or resource allocation. These components often integrate with project management or resource management software.

Several Angular UI Suites feature a scheduler component including:

  • DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress empowers you to schedule appointments with drag-and-drop and customizable views.
  • Kendo UI by Telerik offers a feature-rich scheduler for various integrations, supporting timezones and multiple views.
  • jQWidgets facilitates scheduling tasks with interactive features like drag-and-drop, recurrence, and custom event templates.
  • Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise provides a comprehensive scheduler with recurring events, resource management, and custom rendering.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular UI Suites comparison.

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