.NET 8 WinForms News

Edit Images in a Rich Text Editor

December 8, 2023

ComponentOne Studio WinForms 2023 v3 enhances the C1Editor control with new image manipulation and editing capabilities.

ComponentOne Studio WinForms delivers a comprehensive set of high-performance, adaptable controls that simplify the development of intuitive and visually appealing Windows Forms applications. Users can enhance data presentation with efficient datagrids and input controls, and explore data visualization with versatile charts and reporting components.

The 2023 v3 release includes an updated Rich Text Editor which now supports .NET 8. The C1Editor control offers improved image editing with features including image rotation, cropping, and sizing, with the option to preserve aspect ratio.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2023 v3, see our release notes.

For more information, visit our ComponentOne Studio WinForms product page.

ComponentOne Products Now Support .NET 8

December 7, 2023

MESCIUS adds .NET 8 support to ComponentOne ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, WinForms, WinUI, and WPF product ranges.

The ComponentOne Studio range by MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity) is a comprehensive suite of UI controls for building rich, responsive, and cross-platform applications. It provides a wide range of components for desktop, web, and mobile development including high performance datagrids, charts, reporting components, dashboards, and other UI controls.

The release of .NET 8 has brought significant performance enhancements, and MESCIUS has announced that its extensive library of components is now updated with support for the latest .NET release. This ensures that developers can reap the benefits of the framework's performance improvements. For example, layout and scrolling performance in the Blazor FlexGrid are up to five times faster than in .NET 6 thanks to AOT (Ahead-of-Time) compilation in WebAssembly.

Developers can now effortlessly embark on their .NET 8 projects with the introduction of pre-configured templates for WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET MVC, WinUI, and MAUI. These templates, tailored for both C# and VB, provide a seamless path to building high-performance applications in the latest version of .NET.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2023 v3, see our release notes.

For more information, visit our ComponentOne Studio product pages:

Build Cutting-Edge .NET 8 Applications with Syncfusion

November 28, 2023

Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2023 Volume 3 SP1 adds .NET 8 compatibility for ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, WinForms, and WPF.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise provides a comprehensive collection of UI components and frameworks for building modern cross-platform applications. It offers over 1,800 components compatible with .NET WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core & MVC, WinUI, MAUI, JavaScript, Xamarin, Blazor, and more, enabling seamless application development across diverse devices and operating systems.

Version 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.5) adds support for .NET 8, allowing developers to build WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and .NET MAUI applications in the new release version of Microsoft's popular .NET ecosystem.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.5), see our release notes.

For more information, visit our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise product page.

Improve Office File Report Rendering with SkiaSharp

November 24, 2023

Telerik Reporting R3 2023 SP1 adds SkiaSharp-based rendering for reports created as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

Telerik Reporting is a comprehensive and lightweight embedded reporting tool for .NET web and desktop applications. It enables developers and reporting users to create, design, and export visually appealing, interactive, and reusable reports to effectively present analytical and business data. It supports various technologies, including ASP.NET Core, Blazor, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET AJAX, HTML5/JS, Angular, WPF, WinForms, and WinUI.

Telerik Reporting R3 2023 SP1 introduces SkiaSharp-based rendering for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. SkiaSharp is a 2D graphics API for .NET, based on Google's Skia Graphics Library. This cross-platform API means your rendered documents will look the same on all platforms that support it, such as Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS/iOS, Android, and Linux. SkiaSharp can leverage the hardware acceleration capabilities of modern devices so your reports will be rendered faster and more smoothly.

To see a full list of what's new in R3 2023 SP1, see our release notes.

Telerik Reporting is available to buy in the following products:

.NET 8: A New Era of Performance and Productivity

November 23, 2023

Microsoft has officially released .NET 8, the latest version of its popular development platform.

Microsoft has released .NET 8, the latest version of its popular development platform. This new Long Term Support (LTS) release will be supported by Microsoft for three years after the initial release. .NET 8 delivers significant performance, stability, and security improvements, as well as platform and tooling enhancements that help increase developer productivity and speed of innovation.

Key highlights of .NET 8 include:

Unparalleled performance: .NET 8 comes with thousands of performance improvements across the stack.
.NET Aspire: An opinionated stack to build observable, production-ready cloud-native applications with .NET.
.NET 8 Container Enhancements: More secure, compact, and productive.
Native AoT: Compile your .NET apps into native code that uses less memory and starts instantly.
Artificial Intelligence: Infuse AI into your .NET applications.
Blazor: Build full stack web applications with .NET.
.NET MAUI: Elevated performance, reliability, and developer experience.
C# 12 Features: Simplified syntax for better developer productivity.