Vue.js News

Make your Grids and Spreadsheets More Accessible

December 5, 2023
Handsontable 14.0.0 improves screen reader support and adds new keyboard shortcuts to help make navigation more intuitive and inclusive.

Handsontable is a JavaScript data grid component that provides a spreadsheet-like user experience for web applications. It allows developers to easily integrate data tables into their web pages, enabling users to manipulate data in a familiar and intuitive way.

Handsontable V14 now meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards, making it easier for people with disabilities to use the grid. This release also enhances screen reader compatibility by incorporating ARIA attributes into the HTML markup, ensuring seamless navigation for users of NVDA and JAWS on Windows, and VoiceOver on macOS.

To see a full list of what's new in version 14.0.0, see our release notes.

For more information, visit our Handsontable product page.

Select and Input Colors in Vue Apps

December 4, 2023
Color pickers empower users to choose and apply colors seamlessly across designs and user interfaces.

A color picker is a graphical tool that allows users to select colors from a palette or by adjusting different color parameters. Color pickers are commonly found in graphics software, web development tools, and design applications. They are used to ensure accurate and visually appealing color choices in various creative and technical projects. Color pickers provide an intuitive way to select precise colors, commonly by using sliders for RGB values or hex codes.

Several Vue.js data editor collections provide color pickers including:

  • DevExtreme Complete Data Editors (part of DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress) offers a user-friendly interface for selecting colors, including predefined color palettes.
  • Wijmo Input and Editors (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) provides a comprehensive color selection experience with features like color sliders and color swatches.
  • Kendo UI for Vue Data Editors (part of Kendo UI by Telerik) delivers a customizable color picker solution with options for popup placement, palette customization, and accessibility support.
  • jQWidgets Data Editors (part of jQWidgets) features a versatile color selection mechanism with support for various color formats and color presets.
  • Syncfusion Essential Studio Data Editors (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers a rich set of color selection capabilities, including color sliders and color eyedroppers.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Vue Data Editors comparison.

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How to Save Searches in Grids

November 29, 2023
Use Isomorphic Software's SmartClient to save search preferences, instead of repeating the same process time after time.

SmartClient is a comprehensive JavaScript component suite compatible with React, Vue, Angular, and more, that empowers you to craft large-scale, high-productivity Enterprise web applications. Its modern class system fosters clean encapsulation of application modules and screens, resulting in a more maintainable and comprehensible codebase.

In this blog post, Alex Fashakin demonstrates how to use SmartClient's built-in feature to save search preferences on grids. Steps include:

  • Creating the DataSource
  • Building the UI for the Saved Search feature
  • How to save searches on grids
  • Adding visible UI for storing search preferences

Read the complete blog to learn how to boost productivity with the SmartClient saved search feature.

For more information visit our SmartClient product page.

Enhance Stock Analysis with the SMI Indicator

November 16, 2023
amCharts 5: Stock Chart v5.5.3 adds support for the Stochastic Momentum Index indicator, helping users make more informed trading decisions.

amCharts 5: Stock Chart provides analytical tools for displaying time-based data, be it financial, stock or otherwise. It is a ready-made library that allows you to add interactive financial charts to a vast array of applications.

amCharts v5.5.3 adds built-in support for the Stochastic Momentum Index (SMI) to its bundled indicator control, allowing you to add the SMI to your charts via a simple user interface. This indicator reduces false signals by measuring the distance between the current closing price and the midpoint of the high/low price range. The SMI is a valuable technical indicator that can help traders identify potential trend reversals, capture momentum shifts, and make more informed trading decisions. Adding the SMI to your stock charts can help users gain a competitive edge in the market.

To see a full list of what's new in v5.5.3, see our release notes.

For more information, see our amCharts 5: Stock Chart product page.

Improve Multi-Chart Display Performance

November 14, 2023
LightningChart JS v5.0 introduces WebGL context sharing to boost performance when displaying multiple charts.

LightningChart JS is a high-performance JavaScript charting library that utilizes WebGL rendering and GPU acceleration to deliver exceptional performance for a wide range of data visualization needs. It is designed to handle large datasets and complex visualizations with ease, enabling developers to create interactive and visually appealing charts for various applications.

The LightningChart JS v5.0 release introduces WebGL context sharing, enabling the sharing of WebGL resources (e.g. textures, shaders, and buffers) across multiple WebGL contexts. This enhances the performance of multi-chart displays, minimizes memory consumption, and simplifies resource management. It optimizes the rendering of each chart, regardless of their arrangement or quantity. Developers can now employ HTML <div> elements to define chart layouts and use CSS for precise control over positioning.

To see a full list of what's new in v5.0.0, see our release notes.

For more information, see our LightningChart JS product page.