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Customize JavaScript Bullet Charts

January 10, 2024
Syncfusion Essential Studio JavaScript 2023 Volume 4 allows users to easily customize bullet chart value and target bar colors, enhancing clarity.

Syncfusion Essential Studio JavaScript, available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise, is a comprehensive UI library offering over 80 high-performance, lightweight, and responsive components to transform your web apps. Built from scratch with TypeScript, it boasts modularity and touch-friendliness, letting you pick and choose specific features while ensuring smooth mobile interaction. With rich themes, global accessibility features, and extensive documentation, it powers everything from basic buttons to interactive charts and data grids, simplifying frontend development across JavaScript, Angular, React, and Vue.

Version 2023 Volume 4 (24.1.41) adds the ability to customize your bullet charts by assigning specific colors to individual value and target bars. Bullet charts are a concise and data-rich visualization tool ideal for dashboards and performance presentations. They efficiently display several key metrics within a single bar, allowing for swift comparison between a primary measure, target values, and qualitative performance ranges. By combining visual cues like color and bar lengths, bullet charts enable rapid interpretation of data, making them perfect for decision-makers who need to grasp complex information at a glance.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2023 Volume 4 (24.1.41), see our release notes.

Syncfusion Essential Studio JavaScript 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.

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

Import XLSX Files into your Vue.js Applications

January 8, 2024
Add Microsoft Excel file handling to your Vue.js apps with a spreadsheet control that supports XLSX import.

The ability to import XLSX files is a common feature in spreadsheet software, allowing users to open and work with files created in other applications like Microsoft Excel. These versatile controls streamline data integration and boost efficiency by effortlessly populating spreadsheets with pre-existing data, saving valuable time and eliminating error-prone manual entry. This ensures compatibility and ease of data transfer, enabling users to bring in complex datasets with various formatting and formulas intact, which is essential for interoperability and collaboration. Vue.js spreadsheet components eliminate the drudgery of manual data entry and revolutionize the way you manage information within your applications.

Several Vue.js spreadsheet controls support XLSX file import, including:

  • Wijmo FlexSheet (part of Wijmo) by MESCIUS fully supports the import of XLSX files via its FlexGrid component for Vue, which is capable of retaining the styles and formatting of the document.
  • Syncfusion Spreadsheet JavaScript (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers all the common Excel features including the ability to import XLSX files and other Excel file formats.
  • Jspreadsheet Pro is a lightweight JavaScript library compatible with Vue that provides import/export functionality for the XLSX file format, as well as many other advanced spreadsheet-like controls.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Vue.js Spreadsheet Controls comparison.

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Boost JavaScript Calendar Productivity with Flexible Date Selection

January 3, 2024
DevExtreme Complete 23.2 Calendar now lets you select a single date, multiple dates, or the first and last dates in a range.

DevExtreme Complete is a comprehensive JavaScript UI component suite developed by DevExpress. It provides a wide range of features and tools to help developers build high-performance and responsive web applications for various platforms, including traditional web, mobile, and next-generation web technologies.

The DevExtreme Complete 23.2 update brings powerful date selection options to the Calendar. You can now select single dates, multiple, or choose a date range with ease. The initial view can be set as a single date or an array, and entire weeks can be selected by clicking on the week number. These powerful new selection enhancements make date selection easier for novices and advanced users alike.

To see a full list of what's new in version 23.2, see our release notes.

DevExtreme Complete is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. We can supply any DevExtreme Complete license including new subscriptions, subscription renewals, expired subscription renewals, and additional licenses. See our DevExtreme Complete licensing page for full details.

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Add Financial Charts to Your Vue.js Apps

December 28, 2023
Give users a concise overview of price movement over time with open-high-low-close (OHLC) charts. Compare leading solutions for Vue.js.

Financial apps can be significantly enriched by integrating open-high-low-close charts. These versatile visualizations condense price movement data into clear, concise bars, empowering users to rapidly grasp market trends and identify potential trading opportunities. With a quick glance, users can assess open, high, low, and closing prices within a chosen timeframe, gaining valuable insights into market sentiment and volatility. This immediate understanding fosters informed decision-making, transforming your Vue.js app into a dynamic platform for financial analysis and informed action.

Several Vue.js chart controls offer OHLC charts including:

  • DevExtreme Chart (part of DevExtreme by DevExpress) lets users decode market movements with interactive OHLC bars, dynamic indicators, and crosshair navigation.
  • Highcharts Stock by Highsoft helps you master price action with advanced OHLC candlesticks, volume analysis, and powerful technical indicators.
  • FusionCharts Suite XT lets users make informed decisions with feature-rich OHLC charts, including price gaps, volume indicators, and trendlines.
  • amCharts: Charts provides granular insights from comprehensive OHLC charts, featuring range bars, price bands, and brush selection for deep analysis.
  • AnyChart JS elevates your app's visual appeal with sleek OHLC charts, customizable tooltips, and dynamic animations for a captivating trading experience.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Vue.js chart controls comparison.

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Create Gantt Scheduling Apps in JavaScript

December 27, 2023
SpreadJS 17 introduces the optional GanttSheet add-on, offering a data-bound DataTable view with Gantt chart behavior and a spreadsheet UI.

SpreadJS by MESCIUS is a powerful JavaScript library that lets you build Excel-like spreadsheets within your web applications. It offers tables, charts, formulas, pivot tables, and more, all running within the browser. It works with major frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue, and offers Excel file import and export. SpreadJS empowers developers to create interactive dashboards, analyze data, and streamline workflows, all within the familiar spreadsheet interface.

The SpreadJS 17 release introduces the optional GanttSheet Add-On, a full Gantt implementation that works inside of SpreadJS. It seamlessly integrates with your existing spreadsheets, transforming them into clear and concise Gantt charts. This allows you to visualize tasks, dependencies, and progress at a glance, identifying potential bottlenecks and adjust schedules proactively. GanttSheet offers a flexible and intuitive may to manage tasks, sort data, customize calendar settings, and even import/export plans for smooth collaboration.

To see a full list of what's new in version 17, see our release notes.

SpreadJS is licensed per developer and includes 1 Year Maintenance (major and minor version releases and unlimited support phone calls). SpreadJS requires an Annual or Perpetual Deployment License. The GanttSheet Add-On is available at an additional cost, and requires a SpreadJS license. See our SpreadJS licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our SpreadJS product page.