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Generate Diagrams with Text-Based Mermaid Syntax

February 25, 2025
Syncfusion Essential Studio WPF 2024 Volume 4 adds Mermaid-syntax support for easy mind map and flowchart creation, sharing, and editing.

Syncfusion Essential Studio WPF (available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) is a powerful suite of over 95 UI controls, 50+ charts, and document processing libraries designed to boost the development of high-performance line-of-business applications for the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) framework. With built-in themes, touch-friendly interfaces, and seamless Visual Studio integration, it empowers developers to craft modern, feature-rich, and cross-platform experiences with ease.

The Syncfusion Essential Studio WPF 2024 Volume 4 update introduces support for importing and exporting mind maps and flowcharts using Mermaid syntax, providing developers with a streamlined way to define, edit, and visualize diagrams through a simple text-based language. This feature enables seamless integration with AI-assisted tools for generating Mermaid syntax, enhances cross-platform compatibility for sharing and editing diagrams, and simplifies the process of creating dynamic visualizations within WPF applications. By leveraging this update, developers can efficiently incorporate diagramming capabilities into their workflows and applications with minimal overhead.

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

Syncfusion Essential Studio WPF 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 WPF product page.

Let Users Quickly Locate Content in a PDF

February 25, 2025
Enhance the user experience of WPF apps with PDF bookmark navigation, enabling quick access to key sections when viewing complex documents.

Bookmark navigation in a PDF viewer enhances the user experience by allowing quick access to specific sections within a document. This feature enables users to navigate through large PDFs efficiently by leveraging a predefined structure of bookmarks, which often correspond to headings or key sections. It improves the usability of the viewer by eliminating the need for manual scrolling or searching, making it easier to locate specific content within the document. Navigating via bookmarks is particularly beneficial for documents with complex structures, such as technical manuals, reports, and e-books, where streamlined access to key information enhances productivity and readability. By integrating bookmark support, developers can ensure that their applications provide a seamless way to jump between sections without manually scrolling or searching.

Several WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) PDF viewer components allow you to navigate via bookmarks, including:

  • DevExpress WPF PDF Viewer (part of DevExpress WPF) lets you navigate PDFs effortlessly using an interactive bookmark panel with expandable and clickable hierarchical entries.
  • Telerik UI PDF for WPF (part of Telerik UI for WPF) includes support for bookmark navigation, enabling end-users to move through files while maintaining a smooth UX.
  • Syncfusion WPF PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) provides apps with bookmark functionality, so users can navigate to bookmarks present in the loaded PDF.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WPF PDF viewer comparison.

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Accelerate Web Apps with .NET 9 Support

February 24, 2025
Smart UI Blazor components now fully support .NET 9, ensuring faster performance and enhanced stability for modern web applications.

Smart UI by Smart HTML Elements is an enterprise-grade UI library offering pre-built web components for developers in Angular, React, Vue, Blazor, and JavaScript. It boasts over 60 ready-to-use components including grids, charts, schedulers, and editors, all featuring two-way data binding, responsiveness, accessibility, and theming capabilities. This library helps developers rapidly build dynamic and modern web applications with consistent look-and-feel and rich functionalities, accelerating development time and ensuring professional quality.

The Smart UI v21.1.0 release adds full support for Microsoft .NET 9 in all Smart.Blazor components, enhancing compatibility with the latest Blazor features and ecosystem updates. This integration ensures that developers can leverage the most recent advancements in .NET 9, leading to improved performance and stability in their applications.

To see a full list of what's new in v21.1.0, see our release notes.

Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. It includes distribution to unlimited Web applications, SaaS projects, Intranets and Websites. Team, OEM and Enterprise licensing options are also available. See our Smart UI licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Smart UI product page.

Easily Expand Data with Row Insertion

February 24, 2025
Inserting rows in spreadsheet components allows users to modify and expand data seamlessly, ensuring flexibility for dynamic content updates.

Inserting rows in spreadsheet components is a fundamental feature that allows users to dynamically expand their data sets while maintaining structure and organization. This capability is essential for applications that handle tabular data, enabling seamless modifications without disrupting existing content. Whether used for financial calculations, data analysis, or collaborative editing, the ability to add rows programmatically or through user interaction enhances flexibility and efficiency in spreadsheet-based applications.

Several React spreadsheet controls offer support for inserting rows including:

  • Wijmo FlexSheet (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) provides built-in methods for inserting rows both through the UI and programmatically using its API.
  • Telerik Spreadsheet React (part of KendoReact by Telerik) enables users to insert rows dynamically while preserving formulas and formatting, ensuring data integrity.
  • Syncfusion Spreadsheet JavaScript (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers row insertion with support for undo/redo functionality for improved users control.
  • Infragistics Spreadsheet React (part of Infragistics Ignite UI) allows users to add rows via user commands or API calls, integrating with other spreadsheet operations.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our React spreadsheet controls comparison.

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Build High-Performance Network Apps with UDP

February 24, 2025
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) support empowers developers to build apps for real-time communication and high-frequency data streaming.

In internet communications, UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a connectionless, message-oriented protocol that transmits data in the form of datagrams. It operates at the transport layer and prioritizes speed and efficiency over guaranteed delivery or ordered arrival of data. For .NET developers, UDP offers a lightweight alternative to TCP, enabling rapid data transfer for scenarios like streaming or real-time data feeds where performance is critical.

Several .NET communications and messaging components offer UDP features including:

  • IPWorks .NET Edition by /n software empowers developers with comprehensive UDP components for rapid development of high-performance network applications.
  • PowerTCP Sockets for .NET by Dart Communications provides robust UDP functionalities, simplifying the creation of real-time data streaming solutions.
  • SocketTools .NET Edition by Catalyst Development Corp. facilitates streamlined UDP integration for high-speed communications within .NET applications.
  • Clever Internet .NET Suite for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET allows seamless UDP implementation, supporting client and server roles with advanced features for optimized data transfer.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET communications & messaging components.

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