.NET 8 WinForms News

Modify PDFs with Document-Level JavaScript

February 12, 2025
Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms 2024 Volume 4 adds JavaScript integration to its PDF Library for interactive and automated PDF content.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms (available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) is a powerful UI component suite designed to enhance your WinForms development. It boasts over 100 high-performance controls, ranging from essential grids and charts to advanced schedulers and diagrams, enabling you to craft visually appealing and feature-rich applications with ease. Its extensive customization options and built-in themes allow for tailored user experiences, while touch-friendly design ensures seamless interaction across devices.

The Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms 2024 Volume 4 update introduces advanced JavaScript integration capabilities within its PDF Library, empowering developers to add, retrieve, modify, and remove JavaScript actions at the document level. This enhancement enables the creation of dynamic and interactive PDF experiences, such as automated form handling, custom behaviors, and real-time content updates, directly within the application. By supporting ECMAScript, this feature ensures compatibility with industry-standard scripting practices, streamlining workflows and offering greater flexibility for tailoring PDFs to meet specific user and business requirements.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Volume 4, see our release notes.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms is available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise which is licensed per developer starting with a Team License of up to five developers. It is available as a 12 Month Timed Subscription License which includes support and maintenance. See our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms product page.

Strengthen Security with Certificate Validation

January 28, 2025
IPWorks improves application security by providing reliable tools for real-time certificate validation using CRL and OCSP.

IPWorks by /n software is a comprehensive development library designed to streamline your creation of internet-enabled applications. It offers pre-built, secure components for common functionalities like sending emails, transferring files, and consuming web services. This allows you to focus on your application's core logic while leveraging pre-tested, robust tools for essential internet interactions.

IPWorks enhances security by providing developers with advanced tools for certificate validation, ensuring that only trusted and verified certificates are used in applications. With support for Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) methods, IPWorks enables real-time checks to confirm the validity of certificates and detect revocations, reducing the risk of compromised or untrustworthy communication endpoints. This robust validation mechanism helps protect sensitive data, prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, and maintain secure connections, making it an essential component for building reliable and secure software solutions.

IPWorks is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our IPWorks licensing page for full details.

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Enhance Engagement with Interactive Chart Rotation

January 21, 2025
Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN 2025.1.1 adds interactive rotation for pie and doughnut charts, for dynamic data exploration and customized viewing.

Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN is a versatile suite of tools for crafting interactive data visualizations for web and desktop applications. It empowers developers to embed intuitive dashboards across various platforms, using platform-specific components or a centralized cloud designer. With data analysis elements, customization options, and pre-built templates, Stimulsoft Dashboards helps you transform complex data into clear, actionable insights for any audience.

The Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN 2025.1.1 update introduces the ability to rotate pie and doughnut charts directly within the dashboard, providing developers with a powerful new tool for creating more interactive and user-focused applications. This feature allows end-users to manipulate chart orientation using simple mouse actions, enhancing the visualization experience by enabling a closer examination of specific data segments. By integrating this functionality, developers can offer a more intuitive and flexible data analysis environment, aligning with modern UI standards and improving the overall usability of dashboards.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025.1.1, see our release notes.

Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft Dashboards.WIN is available individually or as part of Stimulsoft Ultimate.

Improve Iteration with Standalone Report Designer

January 13, 2025
Telerik Reporting 2024 Q4 adds enhanced Standalone Report Designer tooling for extensibility, enabling real-time updates and customization.

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.

The Telerik Reporting 2024 Q4 update introduces enhanced Standalone Report Designer tooling, providing developers with a streamlined approach to extending the Standard Report Definition (SRD). This new tooling allows for seamless customization through an intuitive UI, eliminating the need to manually edit configuration files or restart the designer after modifications. By enabling real-time updates and reducing workflow interruptions, this feature enhances development efficiency, minimizes errors, and accelerates iteration cycles, ensuring a more productive and user-friendly reporting experience.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Q4 (18.3.24.1112), see our release notes.

Telerik Reporting is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with a one year support subscription, which is offered in three tiers: Lite, Priority or Ultimate. See our Telerik Reporting licensing page for full details.

Telerik Reporting is available to buy in the following products:

Add Geographic Data Visualization to Your App

January 9, 2025
Enhance your app with interactive mapping, turning data into engaging visuals that enable intuitive exploration and uncover patterns.

Maps are powerful tools for integrating geographic data and visualizations, enabling users to explore and understand information in a spatial context. With features like zooming, panning, and layering, maps provide an interactive way to analyze data and identify patterns. They support cross-platform compatibility, allowing consistent performance across devices, and can be customized to align with specific branding or design needs.

Several .NET WinForms UI suites offer map components including:

  • DevExpress WinForms lets developers integrate geographical and Cartesian maps with its Map control, supporting diverse data sources and interactive navigation.
  • ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS includes a Map control for smooth zooming, panning, and mapping with built-in or custom data sources.
  • Telerik UI for WinForms provides a Map control to visualize geographical data, supporting multiple layers, projections, and customizable features.
  • MindFusion.WinForms Pack by MindFusion Group features a Map component that integrates interactive maps with support for layers and customizable elements.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET WinForms UI suites.

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