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Let Users Personalize their Coding Environment

March 1, 2024
Actipro SyntaxEditor 24.1 lets you build coding apps that seamlessly switch between light and dark themes according to user preference.

Actipro SyntaxEditor is a sophisticated WPF code editor control designed to provide developers with a seamless way to integrate advanced code editing capabilities into their .NET applications. It offers syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages, code outlining, automated IntelliPrompt (code completion and information tooltips), background parsing, error reporting, and more. This delivers a familiar user experience for developers used to the powerful code editors found in popular IDEs.

The Actipro SyntaxEditor v24.1 release streamlines light and dark theme switching with a dedicated class to manage UI elements, highlighting styles, and icon sets during theme transitions. All built-in syntax languages come with both light and dark highlighting styles, and for custom languages that lack dedicated dark styles, SyntaxEditor automatically converts many common light-themed colors to suitable dark theme equivalents. This comprehensive approach ensures a smooth and visually consistent user experience regardless of the chosen theme.

To see a full list of what's new, see our Actipro SyntaxEditor for WinForms release notes or our Actipro SyntaxEditor for WPF release notes.

Actipro SyntaxEditor is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Actipro SyntaxEditor for WinForms licensing page or our Actipro SyntaxEditor for WPF licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Actipro SyntaxEditor for WinForms and Actipro SyntaxEditor for WPF product pages.

Streamline Reporting and Dashboards with a Wizard

February 29, 2024
ActiveReports.NET v18 boosts report creation speed with a powerful new wizard that guides you through setup and data binding.

ActiveReports.NET is a reporting tool that allows developers to design and deliver reports with intuitive, reliable, and user-friendly report designers and controls. Features include the ability to create reports in a variety of formats, such as PDF, Excel, and HTML. ActiveReports.NET is also highly customizable, with an extensive API and advanced feature library.

ActiveReports.NET v18 introduces a powerful Report Wizard to streamline the creation of RDLX, Page, and Dashboard reports. This intuitive wizard expertly guides you through the entire report design process, from initial configuration to seamless data binding. Whether you're crafting detailed financial reports, visually rich data dashboards, or any other type of document-based presentation, the wizard ensures a smooth experience. This new feature helps you transform raw data into clear, actionable insights with ease.

To see a full list of what's new in version 18, see our release notes.

ActiveReports.NET is licensed per developer and is available with or without a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our ActiveReports.NET licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our ActiveReports.NET product page.

Develop Modern Charting Applications in .NET 8

February 28, 2024
Nevron Chart for .NET 2024.1 adds .NET Core 8.0 support to WinForms and WPF controls, enabling advanced data visualizations in .NET 8 apps.

Nevron Chart for .NET is an advanced component suite designed for developers to add rich charting functionality to WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET and MVC applications. Covering any data visualization requirements it is an ideal solution for developing charting enabled presentation, business, scientific or financial applications. It boasts hardware acceleration for optimal performance, a flexible API for customization, and advanced interactivity features like zooming, panning, and tooltips to enhance user engagement with your data.

Nevron Chart for .NET 2024.1 adds support for Microsoft .NET Core 8.0 for the WinForms and WPF chart controls. This enables developers to leverage the latest features and performance improvements offered by the .NET ecosystem in their existing .NET applications, while still utilizing the comprehensive charting capabilities of Nevron Chart.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024.1, see our release notes.

Nevron Chart for .NET is licensed per developer machine and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year subscription and support. See our Nevron Chart for .NET licensing page for full details.

Nevron Chart for .NET is available to buy in the following products:

Break Down Complex Data with Subreports

February 28, 2024
Reduce information overload by implementing subreports, promoting modularity for easier maintenance and updates.

Subreports let you combine smaller reports into one, allowing you to present hierarchical or related data in a structured manner. They effectively function as modular components within a larger report, enhancing data organization and clarity. Subreports are useful for displaying detailed information associated with a main report's record, such as order items within an invoice or the sales history of a specific customer.

Several ASP.NET Core reporting controls offer support for subreports including:

  • DevExpress Reports (Multi-Platform) (part of DevExpress Reporting) empowers you to design and embed interactive subreports into your ASP.NET Core applications.
  • ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS facilitates the creation of comprehensive reports with rich features, including the ability to integrate drilled-down data through subreports.
  • Telerik Reporting offers a robust reporting solution that allows you to seamlessly nest subreports within your reports, providing a hierarchical view of your data.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.Web enables you to generate web-based reports with dynamic subreports, catering to web application reporting needs.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our ASP.NET Core reporting controls comparison.

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Convert Scanned Docs into Editable, Searchable PDFs

February 27, 2024
ComPDFKit Conversion SDK v1.10 optimizes document workflows by converting scans into PDF files that can be easily searched and edited.

The ComPDFKit Conversion SDK is used to convert PDF files to a variety of other formats such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, TXT, CSV, RTF, and JSON. Instead of having server-side dependencies, it uses its own built-in conversion engine with no dependency on external apps. This is more secure than traditional converters as it doesn't need to transmit sensitive data to external servers. It has advanced PDF parsing capabilities, can analyze a PDF's logical structure to accurately recreate the original document, and can handle complex and irregular tables.

ComPDFKit Conversion SDK v1.10.0 (Windows and Mac editions) further enhances its OCR capabilities by adding the ability to convert scanned documents into PDFs that you can edit and search. This empowers users to modify existing content, conduct efficient text searches within the document, and streamline information retrieval, significantly enhancing document workflow and accessibility.

To see a full list of what's new in v1.10.0, see our release notes for Mac.

ComPDFKit Conversion SDK is licensed per application per platform and is available as an annual license. See our ComPDFKit Conversion SDK for Windows licensing page for full details.

ComPDFKit Conversion SDK for Windows/Mac is available to buy in the following products: