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Mark Changes Clearly with Strikethroughs

August 15, 2025
Strikethrough annotations clearly mark deletions or edits in PDFs, helping teams collaborate and review documents more effectively.

At a high level, strikethrough annotations, also known as strikeout or line-through markups, enable reviewers to visually indicate deletions or corrections within PDF text while preserving the underlying content. This annotation type belongs to the broader category of text markup annotations, which also includes highlighting, underlining, and squiggly underlines. Developers can customize properties like color, opacity, and associated notes or author metadata. Strikethrough annotations support interactive use cases, such as insert/edit/delete, event handling, and rendering consistency across different rendering engines.

Several WinForms PDF controls offer support for strikethrough annotations including:

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Interpret Graphical Data via Auditory Feedback

August 15, 2025
Implementing chart components with screen reader support in ASP.NET Core projects makes data visualization accessible to a wider audience.

Screen readers, in the context of charts, are assistive technologies that convert digital text and interface elements into speech or braille, allowing users with visual impairments to navigate and understand graphical data on the screen. This involves adding semantic structure, descriptive labels, and metadata so the chart's content can be understood through auditory feedback, enabling users with visual impairments to understand trends, values, and relationships within the chart without needing to see the visual representation. Proper implementation not only improves usability, particularly in data driven environments, but also supports compliance with established accessibility standards such as WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

Several ASP.NET Core charting components support the use of screen readers, such as:

  • ComponentOne Charts for ASP.NET MVC (part of ComponentOne Studio ASP.NET MVC by MESCIUS) follows WAI-ARIA accessibility guidelines and provides charts for ASP.NET Core.
  • Telerik ASP.NET Core Chart (part of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core) uses inline SVG elements and supports assistive technologies, making chart data interpretable for screen readers.
  • jQWidgets ASP.NET Core MVC (part of jQWidgets) has built-in WAI-ARIA support and offers screen reader friendly charts for ASP.NET Core projects using Tag Helpers.
  • Infragistics ASP.NET Core Charts (part of Infragistics Professional) facilitates screen reader compatibility with comprehensive ARIA integration and text-based summaries.

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

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Highlight Key Metrics with Visual Gauges

August 13, 2025
Present key metrics in reports with vibrant visuals that show whether performance is on track, exceeding expectations, or needs urgent action.

A gauge is a visual reporting element, such as a dial, meter, or progress bar, designed to display a single metric’s value in relation to defined targets or thresholds. For software developers, gauges offer a quick and intuitive way to present key performance indicators, making it immediately clear whether performance is on track, exceeding expectations, or requires attention. By transforming raw data into a simple, at-a-glance visual, gauges reduce the need for users to analyze complex tables or charts, improve the readability of dashboards and reports, and support faster, more informed decision-making.

Several .NET Winforms Reporting controls include Gauges including:

  • DevExpress Reports (Multi-Platform) lets you add interactive gauges to reports, delivering instant visual feedback on KPIs across diverse platforms and devices.
  • Telerik Reporting allows you to integrate customizable gauges that clearly visualize performance metrics, enhancing clarity and speed of data-driven decisions.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.NET facilitates the creation of dynamic gauges, enabling quick interpretation of critical values and thresholds within professional, interactive reports.
  • FastReport .NET WinForms lets you embed visually engaging gauges, instantly conveying progress toward goals for efficient, results-focused report analysis.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Winforms Reporting Controls.

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Simplify Task Management with Interactive Controls

August 11, 2025
Plan, track, and adjust projects effortlessly with intuitive Gantt charts that combine visual clarity, real-time collaboration, and customizable designs.

Gantt controls are invaluable tools for project management, particularly in visualizing and tracking the timeline of tasks, dependencies, and progress. These controls are ideal for illustrating project schedules, resource allocation, and critical paths. By providing a clear and concise overview of project milestones, Gantt controls facilitate effective planning, communication, and monitoring, ultimately helping organizations achieve project goals efficiently and on time.

Several .NET Blazor UI suites offer Gantt controls including:

  • Telerik UI for Blazor lets you plan, track, and manage projects visually with interactive Gantt charts, customizable timelines, and task dependencies.
  • jQWidgets allows you to build responsive Gantt charts that display tasks, progress, and relationships clearly, with drag-and-drop scheduling and real-time updates.
  • Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) facilitates creating modern Gantt charts featuring smooth animations, flexible data binding, milestone tracking, and rich editing for projects.
  • Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise provides comprehensive Gantt chart components for visualizing project timelines and managing resources.

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

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Celebrating 15 Year Partnership with RadiantQ

August 11, 2025
ComponentSource and RadiantQ have worked together since 2010 to provide developers with advanced .NET component scheduling solutions.

RadiantQ is a globally recognized developer of high-quality .NET-based UI components, with a clear focus on delivering robust scheduling and planning solutions. Their suite of products empowers developers to create sophisticated project management and resource scheduling interfaces within modern applications. Their offerings span a range of platforms, making them a go-to partner for organizations building cross-platform enterprise solutions.

At the core of RadiantQ’s product line is RadiantQ WPF Gantt, a powerful control set built natively in WPF for performance and elegance. With features like effort-driven scheduling, progress tracking, localization, flexible printing, and intuitive data binding, developers gain a complete toolkit for building dynamic, enterprise-grade scheduling applications.

Through its partnership with RadiantQ, ComponentSource is able to extend a compelling catalog of UI components to its global customer base. By offering RadiantQ’s specialized Gantt solutions, ComponentSource addresses a niche for customers seeking advanced project visualization tools, while ensuring worldwide access, licensing support, and regional purchasing convenience. This collaboration reinforces ComponentSource’s role as a trusted distributor of software components from leading vendors around the world.

RadiantQ WPF Gantt is licensed per named developer. It allows royalty-free distribution within your organization. It includes a one-year subscription with support and updates, while the Source Edition adds full source code and priority support. See our RadiantQ WPF Gantt licensing page for more details.

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